Rivalling Barbarella as possibly the finest piece of tail in the universe, Stella Star (the delectable Caroline Munro) is an intergalactic smuggler who, accompanied by her navigator, Akton (Marjoe Gortner), and a police robot, Elle, embarks on a mission to find and destroy the planet sized weapon of the evil Count Zarth Arn (Joe Spinell).
Luigi Cozzi's Starcrash is a kitsch comic book sci-fi adventure that delivers some of the worst direction, special effects, acting and design ever to grace a third-rate Italian Star Wars rip-off, and as a result, it is a gem for connoisseurs of the truly awful. It's also unmissable if you're a fan of the delightful (and buxom) Ms. Munro, since she sports a range of sexy space-attire guaranteed to get your light-sabre pulsating with energy (if you're a straight male, and you don't find her hot, check your pulse... you may be dead!).
Also starring alongside the luscious Caroline is a young David Hasselhoff, who turns up to fight a couple of badly animated robots, and Christopher Plummer giving a marvellously hammy performance as The Emperor. But special mention must go to Joe Spinell, whose portrayal of the nasty Zarth Arn is truly inspired: all menacing scowls and evil grins, he cackles his way through every scene as if playing a pantomime baddie. Nobody can swish a cape as dramatically as Joe!
Obviously, Starcrash is absolute crap, but it's entertaining crap. And should you tire of stop-motion effects that would make Ray Harryhausen wince or spaceships made from household waste and air-fix kits, then there's always lightly-oiled Caroline in her thigh high boots and PVC bikini to make you smile.
Luigi Cozzi's Starcrash is a kitsch comic book sci-fi adventure that delivers some of the worst direction, special effects, acting and design ever to grace a third-rate Italian Star Wars rip-off, and as a result, it is a gem for connoisseurs of the truly awful. It's also unmissable if you're a fan of the delightful (and buxom) Ms. Munro, since she sports a range of sexy space-attire guaranteed to get your light-sabre pulsating with energy (if you're a straight male, and you don't find her hot, check your pulse... you may be dead!).
Also starring alongside the luscious Caroline is a young David Hasselhoff, who turns up to fight a couple of badly animated robots, and Christopher Plummer giving a marvellously hammy performance as The Emperor. But special mention must go to Joe Spinell, whose portrayal of the nasty Zarth Arn is truly inspired: all menacing scowls and evil grins, he cackles his way through every scene as if playing a pantomime baddie. Nobody can swish a cape as dramatically as Joe!
Obviously, Starcrash is absolute crap, but it's entertaining crap. And should you tire of stop-motion effects that would make Ray Harryhausen wince or spaceships made from household waste and air-fix kits, then there's always lightly-oiled Caroline in her thigh high boots and PVC bikini to make you smile.