The film deals with an asteroid streaks toward a head-on collision with earth and the reaction to impeding doom by means of nuclear bombs (plot posteriorly used in blockbusters as ¨Armageddom¨ and ¨Deep impact¨) , being assigned for the mission a Major (Robert Horton) and a Commandant (Richard Jaeckel) of a spacial station . They go along for the ride on a strike force to attempt planetary salvation from space . They are going to a satellite to put on nuke charges and blowing it up . Later on , they return to the station but have brought aboard the ship a horrible alien monster in shape of green substance that mutates in malevolent tentacled creature that feeds energy . Meanwhile , both of whom dispute the love of the enticing ship doctor (Luciana Paluzzi).
The film is a cheap US-Japanese co-production with lack luster and little budget . Many of the background players are American military personnel who were based in Japan at the time . Special effects are ridiculous and embarrassing as are the cheesy monsters made with rubber . Although the green slime creatures were played by Japanese children in bulky monster suits . Aircrafts and spacial station are toys and made in lousy miniatures . However , the film has tension and suspense , being entertaining . Besides , appearing a magnificent secondary actor called Richard Jaeckel (Dirty dozen , Airplane) and the wonderful Luciana Paluzzi (Thunderball, Chuka) . The film was regularly directed by Kinji Fukasuku , author of some classic sci-fi movies (Virus, Battle Royale) . Rating : Below average.
The film is a cheap US-Japanese co-production with lack luster and little budget . Many of the background players are American military personnel who were based in Japan at the time . Special effects are ridiculous and embarrassing as are the cheesy monsters made with rubber . Although the green slime creatures were played by Japanese children in bulky monster suits . Aircrafts and spacial station are toys and made in lousy miniatures . However , the film has tension and suspense , being entertaining . Besides , appearing a magnificent secondary actor called Richard Jaeckel (Dirty dozen , Airplane) and the wonderful Luciana Paluzzi (Thunderball, Chuka) . The film was regularly directed by Kinji Fukasuku , author of some classic sci-fi movies (Virus, Battle Royale) . Rating : Below average.