Space Raiders (1983) - Because You Watched Starcrash

<p>“We never do laundry.”</p> <p>The distinguished professors discuss <em>Space Raiders</em>, another Roger Corman production that rips off space footage (and theme music) from the apparently immortal <em>Battle Beyond the Stars. </em>Topics include the failure of the space sex worker sight gag, the space western as a genre, viewer identification with the kid and this movie’s intended audience, comparisons to <em>Cloak and Dagger</em>, the need for more set-up, the acid-spewing bug gag’s violation of the Prime Directive, the crew’s boobtacular ship stolen from <em>BBtS</em>, lots of dramatic shooting and dramatic dying, the kid’s beer, the jokey announcements before the opening bloodbath, missed opportunities for railing kills, <em>Raising Arizona </em>meets <em>Home Alone</em> in space, the pointlessness of the crews’ deaths, that heroic extra trying to build a house of cards, the awesomeness of Thom Christopher/Flightplan, flashing lights and toggle switches, and why you should always go with strangers from space.</p> --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. <a href="https://anchor.fm/app">https://anchor.fm/app</a> Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/because-you-watched/support" rel="payment">https://anchor.fm/because-you-watched/support</a>