{"id":40068,"date":"2018-01-28T23:47:05","date_gmt":"2018-01-29T06:47:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=40068"},"modified":"2020-12-03T00:03:26","modified_gmt":"2020-12-03T07:03:26","slug":"galaxina-1980","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=40068","title":{"rendered":"Galaxina (1980)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;I&#8217;m better than a human woman.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Galaxina-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Galaxina-Poster-197x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"197\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-40071\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Galaxina-Poster-197x300.jpg 197w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Galaxina-Poster-84x128.jpg 84w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Galaxina-Poster.jpg 496w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 197px) 100vw, 197px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nAn intergalactic policeman (Steven Macht) on board a spaceship with an inept boss named Captain Butt (Avery Schreiber) falls in love with a beautiful android-servant (Dorothy Stratten) who reprograms herself to become more human-like for Macht &#8212; but will the crew survive a battle with aliens for the desirable &#8220;Blue Star&#8221; crystal?\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Androids and Clones<\/li>\n<li>Satires and Spoofs<\/li>\n<li>Science Fiction<\/li>\n<li>Space Opera<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Response to Peary\u2019s Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nAs Peary writes, &#8220;the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/news\/retropolis\/wp\/2017\/09\/29\/hugh-hefner-the-murder-of-dorothy-stratten-and-the-dark-side-of-playboy\/\">ill-fated Dorothy Stratten<\/a> moved from Playboy &#8216;Playmate of the Year&#8217; into the title role of this insipid, low-budget sci-fi film&#8221;:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Galaxina-Cinematography.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Galaxina-Cinematography.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-40070\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Galaxina-Cinematography.png 960w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Galaxina-Cinematography-128x72.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Galaxina-Cinematography-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Galaxina-Cinematography-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; a &#8220;truly boring sci-fi parody (it is also a parody of westerns) with limp humor and uninteresting direction by William Sachs (who also wrote the script).&#8221; Peary notes that &#8220;the most offensive scene is set in an outer-space [&#8216;human&#8217;] caf\u00e9 that has women&#8217;s heads mounted on walls:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Galaxina-Head.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Galaxina-Head.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-56080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Galaxina-Head.png 960w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Galaxina-Head-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Galaxina-Head-128x72.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Galaxina-Head-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Galaxina-Head-480x270.png 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; and such dishes as poached legs on toast and fruit of the womb&#8221;. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Galaxina-Fruit.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Galaxina-Fruit.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-56081\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Galaxina-Fruit.png 960w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Galaxina-Fruit-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Galaxina-Fruit-128x72.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Galaxina-Fruit-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Galaxina-Fruit-480x270.png 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>He adds that the &#8220;picture has a cult because of Stratten&#8217;s appearance&#8221; but it&#8217;s doubtful most modern film fanatics will even have heard of <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dorothy_Stratten\">Stratten<\/a>, let alone be curious to see her in this tediously awful film. Definitely feel free to skip it.  <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Some interesting cinematography<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Galaxina-Cinematography2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Galaxina-Cinematography2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-56083\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Galaxina-Cinematography2.png 960w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Galaxina-Cinematography2-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Galaxina-Cinematography2-128x72.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Galaxina-Cinematography2-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Galaxina-Cinematography2-480x270.png 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nUh&#8230; No. Despite its cult status, you can definitely skip this one. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0080771\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thespinningimage.co.uk\/cultfilms\/displaycultfilm.asp?reviewid=2236&#038;aff=13\">Spinning Image Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/moria.co.nz\/sciencefiction\/galaxina.htm\">Moria Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.stomptokyo.com\/movies\/g\/galaxina.html\">Stomp Tokyo Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m better than a human woman.&#8221; Synopsis: An intergalactic policeman (Steven Macht) on board a spaceship with an inept boss named Captain Butt (Avery Schreiber) falls in love with a beautiful android-servant (Dorothy Stratten) who reprograms herself to become more human-like for Macht &#8212; but will the crew survive a battle with aliens for the desirable &#8220;Blue Star&#8221; crystal? 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