Star Hunter
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| Directed by | Cole S. McKay Fred Olen Ray |
| Screenplay by | M.B. Dick Mark Litton R.J. Robertson |
| Produced by | Sam Newfield Raymond Reynolds |
| Starring | Roddy McDowall Stella Stevens |
| Cinematography | Gary Graver Mark Melville |
| Edited by | Robert L. Goodman Vaniak Monadian |
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Running time | 89 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Star Hunter is a 1996 science fiction film directed by Cole S. McKay and Fred Olen Ray, and starring Roddy McDowall and Stella Stevens. The eponymous character is an alien who travels through space seeking species to hunt for pleasure. He arrives on Earth, landing in Los Angeles, and is soon in pursuit of a teacher and her students, whose bus broke down on the way home from a football game.
Plot
[edit | edit source]Two aliens escape from prison and begin traveling throughout the galaxy, hunting species on different planets for fun. The hunters set up on Earth, and begin terrorizing a group of high school students whose bus has broken down after a school football game. The aliens set up a force field around the area to prevent the teens and their chaperone (Stella Stevens) from receiving any outside aid.
The students seek safety in the house of a blind man (Roddy McDowall), who, unknown to them, is actually one of the hunters. The aliens force the teens to fight a robot, named Star Hunter. The students improvise weapons, but these prove ineffective against Star Hunter.
Officers from the alien prison arrive; known as trackers, they are in pursuit of the escapees. They attempt to help the teens. One tracker takes control of a student, but the alien is hindered by his unfamiliarity with human emotions.[1]
Cast
[edit | edit source]- Roddy McDowall as Riecher
- Stella Stevens as Mrs. March
- Rebecca Budig as Carrie
- Kenn Scott as Pichel
- Zack Ward as Cooper
- Sean P. Donahue as Spivak (credited as Sean Donahue)
- Alexander Keith as Leslie (credited as Wendy Schumacher)
- Gregg Brazzel as Star Hunter
- Fred Olen Ray as Tracker
- Steve Barkett as Street Bum
- Tripp Reed as Junkie
- Ted Monte as Kyle
- Bob Bragg as Cop
- John Brandon as John Taylor
- Hoke Howell as Jack Turner
Production
[edit | edit source]Fred Olen Ray reshot half an hour of the film for $11,000.[2]
Stella Stevens was proud of having worked with Roddy McDowall.[3]
Reception
[edit | edit source]This movie has no score on Rotten Tomatoes.[4] It also received one star from Creature Feature, which liked the movie’s premise, but called its execution hokey and amateurish. Moria gave the movie a rating of zero.[5]
Home release
[edit | edit source]As of November 2020, the movie as available on Amazon Prime.[6]
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Stanley, J. (2000) Creature Feature: 3rd Edition
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- ^ Weaver, T. (February 1996) Purdy Lady Starlog #223 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0114529/externalsites?ref_=tt_ql_rel_2
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Star Hunter at Standard Ebooks
- Star Hunter at IMDbLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
