Galaxina
Encyclopedia
Galaxina is a low-budget 1980 American
comedy
/science fiction film
, best remembered for its lead actress, Playboy
Playmate of the Year for 1980 Dorothy Stratten
, who was murdered shortly after the movie's release.
Galaxina is a parody of Star Wars
, Star Trek
, and Alien
in which Stratten played a lifelike, voluptuous android named Galaxina who is assigned to oversee the operations of an intergalactic Space Police cruiser captained by incompetent Cornelius Butt (Avery Schreiber
). When a mission requires the ship's crew to be placed in suspended animation
for decades, Galaxina finds herself alone for many years, developing emotions and falling in love with the ship's pilot, Thor (Stephen Macht
), as he and the other crew sleep the years away.
Besides its homages to and parodies of science fiction mainstays, the film, which won the Audience Award
at the 1983 Brussels International Festival of Fantasy Film, also pokes fun at western movies
.
The showed film-in-film is a sample from the 1960 Eastern bloc
movie First Spaceship on Venus
.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
comedy
Comedy film
Comedy film is a genre of film in which the main emphasis is on humour. They are designed to elicit laughter from the audience. Comedies are mostly light-hearted dramas and are made to amuse and entertain the audiences...
/science fiction film
Science fiction film
Science fiction film is a film genre that uses science fiction: speculative, science-based depictions of phenomena that are not necessarily accepted by mainstream science, such as extraterrestrial life forms, alien worlds, extrasensory perception, and time travel, often along with futuristic...
, best remembered for its lead actress, Playboy
Playboy
Playboy is an American men's magazine that features photographs of nude women as well as journalism and fiction. It was founded in Chicago in 1953 by Hugh Hefner and his associates, and funded in part by a $1,000 loan from Hefner's mother. The magazine has grown into Playboy Enterprises, Inc., with...
Playmate of the Year for 1980 Dorothy Stratten
Dorothy Stratten
Dorothy Stratten was a Canadian model and actress. Stratten was the Playboy Playmate of the Month for August 1979, Playmate of the Year in 1980 and was the second Playmate born in the 1960s. Stratten appeared in three comedy films and at least two episodes of shows broadcast on US network...
, who was murdered shortly after the movie's release.
Galaxina is a parody of Star Wars
Star Wars
Star Wars is an American epic space opera film series created by George Lucas. The first film in the series was originally released on May 25, 1977, under the title Star Wars, by 20th Century Fox, and became a worldwide pop culture phenomenon, followed by two sequels, released at three-year...
, Star Trek
Star Trek
Star Trek is an American science fiction entertainment franchise created by Gene Roddenberry. The core of Star Trek is its six television series: The Original Series, The Animated Series, The Next Generation, Deep Space Nine, Voyager, and Enterprise...
, and Alien
Alien (film)
Alien is a 1979 science fiction horror film directed by Ridley Scott and starring Tom Skerritt, Sigourney Weaver, Veronica Cartwright, Harry Dean Stanton, John Hurt, Ian Holm and Yaphet Kotto. The film's title refers to its primary antagonist: a highly aggressive extraterrestrial creature which...
in which Stratten played a lifelike, voluptuous android named Galaxina who is assigned to oversee the operations of an intergalactic Space Police cruiser captained by incompetent Cornelius Butt (Avery Schreiber
Avery Schreiber
Avery Lawrence Schreiber was an American comedian and actor. He was a veteran of stage, TV, and film.-Biography:...
). When a mission requires the ship's crew to be placed in suspended animation
Suspended animation
Suspended animation is the slowing of life processes by external means without termination. Breathing, heartbeat, and other involuntary functions may still occur, but they can only be detected by artificial means. Extreme cold can be used to precipitate the slowing of an individual's functions; use...
for decades, Galaxina finds herself alone for many years, developing emotions and falling in love with the ship's pilot, Thor (Stephen Macht
Stephen Macht
Stephen Robert Macht is an American television and film actor.-Early life:Macht was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was raised in Brooklyn Heights, NY, until his father's death. At age nine, he moved with his mother and older brother to live with his maternal grandfather, a haberdasher, in...
), as he and the other crew sleep the years away.
Besides its homages to and parodies of science fiction mainstays, the film, which won the Audience Award
Audience award
An audience award is typically an award at a film festival which is selected by the audience attending the festival, rather than by the festival jury or a group of critics.- Examples :...
at the 1983 Brussels International Festival of Fantasy Film, also pokes fun at western movies
Western (genre)
The Western is a genre of various visual arts, such as film, television, radio, literature, painting and others. Westerns are devoted to telling stories set primarily in the latter half of the 19th century in the American Old West, hence the name. Some Westerns are set as early as the Battle of...
.
The showed film-in-film is a sample from the 1960 Eastern bloc
Eastern bloc
The term Eastern Bloc or Communist Bloc refers to the former communist states of Eastern and Central Europe, generally the Soviet Union and the countries of the Warsaw Pact...
movie First Spaceship on Venus
First Spaceship on Venus
First Spaceship on Venus, German: Der schweigende Stern , Polish: Milcząca Gwiazda, is a 1960 East German/Polish film directed by Kurt Maetzig and based on the novel The Astronauts by Stanisław Lem...
.
Cast
- Stephen MachtStephen MachtStephen Robert Macht is an American television and film actor.-Early life:Macht was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was raised in Brooklyn Heights, NY, until his father's death. At age nine, he moved with his mother and older brother to live with his maternal grandfather, a haberdasher, in...
as Sgt. Thor - Avery SchreiberAvery SchreiberAvery Lawrence Schreiber was an American comedian and actor. He was a veteran of stage, TV, and film.-Biography:...
as Captain Cornelius Butt - James David Hinton as Buzz
- Dorothy StrattenDorothy StrattenDorothy Stratten was a Canadian model and actress. Stratten was the Playboy Playmate of the Month for August 1979, Playmate of the Year in 1980 and was the second Playmate born in the 1960s. Stratten appeared in three comedy films and at least two episodes of shows broadcast on US network...
as Galaxina - Lionel SmithLionel SmithLionel Smith was an English footballer.-Biography:Born in Mexborough, Yorkshire, Smith played for local non-league sides before signing as an amateur with London club Arsenal F.C. in April 1939...
as Maurice - Tad HorinoTad HorinoTadashi Horino was an American film and television actor.-Selected filmography:Tadashi Horino had an impressive career in film and television...
as Sam Wo - Ronald J. Knight as Ordric
- Percy Rodrigues as Ordric's voice
- Herb Kaplowitz as Rock Eater / Kitty / Ugly Alien Woman
- Nancy McCauley as Elexia
- Fred D. Scott as Commander Garrity
- George Mather as Horn Man
- Susan KigerSusan KigerSusan Lynn Kiger is an American model and actress. Her centerfold was photographed by Pompeo Posar and Ken Marcus...
as Blue Girl - Rhonda ShearRhonda ShearRhonda Shear is an American television personality, comedienne, and actress.-Early life:Shear was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, to a Jewish American family. She attended Loyola University, earning a B.A. in Communications...
as Mime / Robot