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| name = Sette uomini d'oro nello spazio (Seven Gold Men in Space)
| name = Seven Gold Men in Space
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| image =Star Odyssey.jpg

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| director = [[Alfonso Brescia]]
| director = {{ubl|[[Alfonso Brescia]]|(as Al Bradley)}}
| producer = [[Luigi Alessi]] (producer)
| producer = Luigi Alessi
| writer = [[Alfonso Brescia]]<br>[[Massimo Lo Jacono]] (screenplay)<br>[[Giacomo Mazzocchi]] (screenplay)
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| starring = See below
| starring = {{ubl|[[Yanti Somer]]|[[Gianni Garko]]|[[Malisa Longo]]|[[Chris Avram]]}}
| music = [[Marcello Giombini]]
| music = [[Marcello Giombini]]
| cinematography = [[Silvio Fraschetti]]
| cinematography = Silvio Fraschetti
| editing = [[Mariano Arditi]]
| editing = Mariano Arditi
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| released = 1978
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| runtime = 88 minutes (Italy)<br>103 minutes (USA)
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'''''Star Odyssey''''' (Italian: '''''Sette uomini d'oro nello spazio''''' / '''''Seven Gold Men in Space''''') is a 1978 Italian film directed by [[Alfonso Brescia]].
'''''Star Odyssey''''' (Italian: '''''Sette uomini d'oro nello spazio''''' / '''''Seven Gold Men in Space''''') is a 1979 Italian film directed by [[Alfonso Brescia]]. The film is also known as '''''Space Odyssey''''', '''''Metallica''''' and '''''Captive Planet''''' in other video markets.
The film is also known as '''''Space Odyssey''''', '''''Metallica''''' and '''''Captive Planet''''' in other video markets.


== Plot summary ==
== Plot summary ==
In the year 2312, a group of aliens auction off insignificant planets and the winner of the auction for Sol 3 (Earth) is evil despot named Kress. He soon flies to "Sol 3" in what is the first contact with beings from another planet for those living there. Kress starts gathering humanoid slaves using his robot army to sell them to his evil counterparts.
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One of four low-budget Italian science fiction movies produced in the wake of Star Wars by Italian director Alfonso Brescia (under the pseudonym Al Bradley), the film takes place on Earth (now renamed "Sol 3") in the year 2312.
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The planet is sold to an evil despot named Kress, who soon flies to "Sol 3" to start gathering humanoid slaves to sell to his evil counterparts. Defending "Sol 3" against the new owner is the kindly Professor Maury and his ragtag band of human and robot friends. Maury and his defenders set out to reclaim the planet from Kress and his cyborg army.
Familiar faces include Gianni Garko, Malisa Longo, and Chris Avram, veterans of numerous European thrillers. ~ Robert Firsching, Rov


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Defending "Sol 3" against the new owner is the kindly Professor Maury and his ragtag band of human, one of which wears a [[Spider-Man]] t-shirt, and robot friends. Maury and his defenders set out to reclaim the planet from Kress and his cyborg army. Their plan is to destroy the metal of the alien ship, called Iridium (or etherium) after discovering its weakness.
The three other films in Brescia's 1978 sci-fi series are ''Cosmos: War of the Planets'' (1978, aka ''Year Zero War in Space''), ''War of the Robots'' (1978, aka ''Reactor'') and ''Battle in Interstellar Space'' (1978, aka ''Battle of the Stars'').


After being defeated and retreating from the planet, Kress resells the planet at the space auction for a profit.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://worstmoviesevermade.com/star-odyssey-malisa-longo-yanti-somer/|title = Star Odyssey - 1979 - Review|date = 11 November 2012}}</ref>
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== Cast ==

==Production==
''Star Odyssey'' is one of the four low-budget Italian [[space opera]] movies produced in the wake of ''[[Star Wars (film)|Star Wars]]'' by Italian director [[Alfonso Brescia]] (under the pseudonym Al Bradley). This is the fourth and final film in [[Alfonso Brescia]]'s sci-fi series, with the others being '''''[[Cosmos: War of the Planets]]''''' (a.k.a. ''Year Zero War in Space''), '''''Battle of the Stars''''' (a.k.a. ''Battle in Interstellar Space''), and '''''[[War of the Robots (film)|War of the Robots]]''''' (a.k.a. ''Reactor'').

The film re-uses many of the effects and costumes from ''War of the Robots''.<ref>Stanley, J. (2000)Creature Feature: 3rd Edition</ref> "Popular Mechanics" noted the "light-sabers" were cardboard swords painted with fluorescent paint. "Worst Movies Ever Made" found the effects to be laughable and the story confused at best.

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== Cast ==
*[[Yanti Somer]] as Irene
*[[Yanti Somer]] as Irene
*[[Gianni Garko]] as Dirk Laramie
*[[Gianni Garko]] as Dirk Laramie
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*[[Chris Avram]] as Shawn
*[[Chris Avram]] as Shawn
*[[Ennio Balbo]]
*[[Ennio Balbo]]
*[[Roberto Dell'Acqua]] as Norman
*Roberto Dell'Acqua as Norman
*[[Aldo Amoroso Pioso]]
*Aldo Amoroso Pioso
*[[Nino Castelnuovo]]
*[[Nino Castelnuovo]]
*[[Gianfranca Dionisi]]
*Gianfranca Dionisi
*[[Pino Ferrara]]
*[[Pino Ferrara]]
*[[Aldo Funari]]
*Aldo Funari
*[[Cesare Gelli]]
*[[Cesare Gelli]]
*[[Claudio Undari]]
*[[Claudio Undari]]
*[[Filippo Perrone]]
*Filippo Perrone
*[[Franco Ressel]] as Commander Barr
*[[Franco Ressel]] as Commander Barr
*[[Massimo Righi]]
*Massimo Righi
*[[Silvano Tranquilli]]
*[[Silvano Tranquilli]]
*Claudio Zucchet<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.archiviodelcinemaitaliano.it/index.php/scheda.html?codice=CD7383|title=Scheda}}</ref>
*[[Claudio Zucchet]]

==Reception==
"Creature Feature" found the movie to be an example of sci-fi so bad it has to be seen to be believed, giving the movie two out of five stars. "[[Popular Mechanics]]" noted the movie was a dreadful trashpile.<ref>Wenz. J. (25 May 2017) 7 Spacetastic 'Star Wars' Rip-Offs Popular Mechanics.</ref> Techradar found the movie either insufferable or hilariously bad, depending on your mood.<ref>Lambrects, Stephen (2015) 8 Star Wars Rioffs https://www.techradar.com/news/home-cinema/the-8-most-entertaining-star-wars-rip-offs-1310972</ref>

==References==
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Latest revision as of 06:39, 20 July 2024

This article is about the 1979 film. For the Sega Mega Drive game, see Blue Almanac.
Not to be confused with Space Odyssey.
Seven Gold Men in Space
Directed by
Written by
  • Alfonso Brescia
  • Massimo Lo Jacono
  • Giacomo Mazzocchi
Produced byLuigi Alessi
Starring
CinematographySilvio Fraschetti
Edited byMariano Arditi
Music byMarcello Giombini
Release date
  • 26 October 1979 (1979-10-26) (Italy)
Running time
  • 88 minutes (Italy)
  • 103 minutes (US)
CountryItaly
LanguageItalian

Star Odyssey (Italian: Sette uomini d'oro nello spazio / Seven Gold Men in Space) is a 1979 Italian film directed by Alfonso Brescia. The film is also known as Space Odyssey, Metallica and Captive Planet in other video markets.

Plot summary

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In the year 2312, a group of aliens auction off insignificant planets and the winner of the auction for Sol 3 (Earth) is evil despot named Kress. He soon flies to "Sol 3" in what is the first contact with beings from another planet for those living there. Kress starts gathering humanoid slaves using his robot army to sell them to his evil counterparts.

Defending "Sol 3" against the new owner is the kindly Professor Maury and his ragtag band of human, one of which wears a Spider-Man t-shirt, and robot friends. Maury and his defenders set out to reclaim the planet from Kress and his cyborg army. Their plan is to destroy the metal of the alien ship, called Iridium (or etherium) after discovering its weakness.

After being defeated and retreating from the planet, Kress resells the planet at the space auction for a profit.[1]

Production

[edit]

Star Odyssey is one of the four low-budget Italian space opera movies produced in the wake of Star Wars by Italian director Alfonso Brescia (under the pseudonym Al Bradley). This is the fourth and final film in Alfonso Brescia's sci-fi series, with the others being Cosmos: War of the Planets (a.k.a. Year Zero War in Space), Battle of the Stars (a.k.a. Battle in Interstellar Space), and War of the Robots (a.k.a. Reactor).

The film re-uses many of the effects and costumes from War of the Robots.[2] "Popular Mechanics" noted the "light-sabers" were cardboard swords painted with fluorescent paint. "Worst Movies Ever Made" found the effects to be laughable and the story confused at best.

Cast

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Reception

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"Creature Feature" found the movie to be an example of sci-fi so bad it has to be seen to be believed, giving the movie two out of five stars. "Popular Mechanics" noted the movie was a dreadful trashpile.[4] Techradar found the movie either insufferable or hilariously bad, depending on your mood.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Star Odyssey - 1979 - Review". 11 November 2012.
  2. ^ Stanley, J. (2000)Creature Feature: 3rd Edition
  3. ^ "Scheda".
  4. ^ Wenz. J. (25 May 2017) 7 Spacetastic 'Star Wars' Rip-Offs Popular Mechanics.
  5. ^ Lambrects, Stephen (2015) 8 Star Wars Rioffs https://www.techradar.com/news/home-cinema/the-8-most-entertaining-star-wars-rip-offs-1310972
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