INSEMINOID (1980) Ultra Gory SciFi with Judy Geeson
4129DVD
Judy
Geeson in Mega-Gory SciFi Thriller
Also known as: HORROR PLANET [edited version]
director: Norman J Warren
starring: Robin Clarke · Jennifer Ashley · Steven Grives · Stephanie
Beacham · Judy Geeson
During
an exploration of the
caves beneath the surface of Jupiter's moon Xeno, a scientific research
team activates a dormant alien creature. It's first primal instinct is
'procreation.' The alien immediately attacks and impregnates Sandy, one
of the female crew members (played by Judy Geeson). Her pregnancy develops
at an alarming rate and Sandy is completely obsessed with protecting her
unborn litter. She begins a relentless massacre against her colleagues.
Often this film has been dismissed as just another [albeit excessively
gory] Alien ripoff. But, significantly Norman J Warren began working
on this movie a year before the world was introduced to Ridley Scott's
SciFi masterpiece. Warren claims that he wasn't influenced by that movie
at all, in fact he declared that he'd "never even heard of it until
his shoot was completed." Reportedly, the release of the film was
delayed at the whim of producer Run Run Shaw (Shaw Bros) who was concerned
that there were already too many Shaw financed 'Space' movies in the marketplace
[specifically Meteor and the upcoming big-budget Blade Runner].
As a result, INSEMINOID didn't hit the theaters
until 1980, six months after Alien.
Cult
horror filmmaker Norman J Warren was born in London, England, 1942. His
movies are a radical departure from the gothic styled productions of Hammer
Studios. They are usually set in cold, stark modern [or post-modern] settings
and contain large doses of graphic violence. Aside from this project,
he is best known for TERROR
and SATAN'S
SLAVE.
A British/Hong
Kong co-production in English language; widescreen format (16:9),
uncut original version (92 minutes), DVD encoded for ALL REGION NTSC WORLD
FORMAT.
Extras include original trailer.
Graphic
Violence/Gore/Sexual Themes/Nudity/Sexual Brutality
for Mature Audiences
