Deep Space

Directed by Fred Olen Ray

R

1988 90mHorror, Science Fiction

4.522%4.4

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A spaceship with a hideous monster with an incredible appetite for flesh crashes to Earth. Unsuspecting policemen Ian Mclemore and Jerry Merris investigate the wreckage. They discover several small pods, which they remove.

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Cast of Deep Space

Charles NapierDet. Ian McLemore
Ann TurkelCarla Sandbourn
Bo SvensonCaptain Robertson
Ron GlassJerry Merris
Julie NewmarLady Elaine Wentworth
James BoothDr. Forsyth
Norman BurtonGeneral Randolph
Jesse DabsonJason
Elisabeth BrooksMrs. Ridley
Anthony EisleyDr. Rogers
Peter PalmerPike
Fox HarrisProfessor Whately
William FairMichaelson
Dawn WildsmithJanice
Susan StokeySusan
Sandy BrookeWoman in House
Rachel HowardMarylyn
Drew GodderisBlue Coat
Jimmy WilliamsWorkman #1
Fred Olen RayWorkman #2 / Director / Writer
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Deep Space Ratings & Reviews

jackmeatAugust 8, 2025
My quick rating - 4.5/10. Maybe 30 years ago, this could have passed. The monster looks extremely hokey, even for that time. Fred Olen Ray is highly regarded for these types of flicks, and for very good reason. He loves the exploitative movies and still to this day is churning them out. At first, he was all about the horror and sci-fi schlock, but as that phase passed, he moved on to the "skinemax" type T&A flicks. Here we have a military-created killing machine? that crash-lands back to Earth and seeks to do what it was designed to do. Part of the fun is the sheer inept way that this tragic event is handled. There is no doubt in my mind that it was written that way to make fun of some specific events of the time. But leaving that agenda aside, the local police arrive to investigate the murder of a couple of teens who were the first to the crash site. Again, the government would not allow this to happen either, but how it is presented is sheer comic relief. Leading up to the investigation is the police legend, Charles Napier as McLemore. We know he is a legend since they make sure to point that out at the precinct. After the eggs that were on board begin to hatch, the mother? goes into a rage, and it is up to McLemore and his new sidekick Ann Turkel to catch up with the monster and attempt to eradicate it. Still all in good fun, just not enough to be that "so bad it is good" thing. It just kind of dwells in the bad area. Has some good laughs, though, which will at least make it viewable once for anyone interested in b-budget goodness.

Deep Space Trivia

Deep Space was released on May 1, 1988.

Deep Space was directed by Fred Olen Ray.

Deep Space has a runtime of 90 min.

Deep Space was produced by Alan Amiel.

The key characters in Deep Space are Det. Ian McLemore (Charles Napier), Carla Sandbourn (Ann Turkel), Captain Robertson (Bo Svenson).

Deep Space is rated R.

Deep Space is a Horror, Sci-Fi film.

Deep Space has an audience rating of 2.2 out of 10.

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