A spaceship
lands back on Earth after a failed mission, but the astronauts have been
replaced by creatures that can penetrate people's bodies and make them
explode. A group of cave explorers are attacked by the monsters inside
an underground cave near Los Angeles. But the survivors are in for a surprise
when they manage to escape the trap...
This
brazen Italian ripoff was shot in California, in English, shortly after
the success of Ridley Scott's Alien (1970)
[the official 20th Century Fox sequel would not come for
another seven years]. The stars are a collection of based-in-Europe actors
from Mark Bodin [later the same year he would appear in Joe D'Amato's
ANTHROPOPHAGUS]
to Belinda Mayne [the daughter of Ferdy Mayne, FEARLESS
VAMPIRE KILLERS] to Michele Soavi [actor/director from the Lamberto
Bava stable, best known for MASK
OF SATAN and BLADE
IN THE DARK]. It is produced and directed by character-actor Ciro
Ippolito (FLAVIA
THE HERETIC, END
OF INNOCENCE and CONVENT
OF CASTRO). Reportedly, he was so convinced 20th Century Fox would
file an injunction, stop the project and seize funds that - upon receiving
the production budget - he immediately bought an expensive Lamborghini
sportscar for himself.
An
Italian production in English language; widescreen, (86 min.),
DVD encoded for WORLD FORMAT NTSC, playable on any American machine.
Extras include original theatrical trailer
Graphic
Violence/Gore/Sexual Brutality
For Mature Audiences
![(395) ALIEN 2 (1980) rare [unofficial] Italian-made sequel](Images/vd4720_1.jpg "(395) ALIEN 2 (1980) rare [unofficial] Italian-made sequel")
