Galaxy of Terror (1981)

Another film from director/producer Roger Corman is "Galaxy of Terror", a psychological slasher film set on a distant planet, where the rescue crew end of being the victims that are killed one by one. As cheesy and low budget movies can be, Roger Corman had a knack of working with young stars in the film industry and giving them the oppurtunity that they needed. For example, "Galaxy of Terror" marked the second time that James Cameron worked on a Roger Corman film, impressing everyone with his ingeunity for creating special effects with a minimal budget while working as the Production Designer and Second Unit Director. Another example is a starring role for Robert Englund, who would soon appear in the mini-series "V" before becoming world renown as Freddy Krueger in "A Nightmare On Elm Street".

"Galaxy of Terror" is both a success and a failure as a horror film. The story is about a rescue team sent out to a distant planet to rescue another ship that had sent out a distress signal. Once on the planet, the members of the rescue crew are slowly tested and killed by their deepest fears. In this respect, the film could be compared to the higher budget, glossy production of "Event Horizon". But where "Event Horizon" was slick and carefully designed, "Galaxy of Terror" is full of cardboard sets, horrible sound effects, and an even worse and annoying soundtrack. If someone took the time to restore and replace the sound effects and the occastrastion, "Galaxy of Terror" would be a solid film in it's own right rather than a cult movie favorite most recognized for a scene involving a giant maggot raping a woman.

Favorite moment - When the character played by Sid Haig finally speaks and says "I live by the crystal and I die by the crystal."