Star Hunter

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Star Hunter
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Directed byCole S. McKay
Fred Olen Ray
Screenplay byM.B. Dick
Mark Litton
R.J. Robertson
Produced by Sam Newfield
Raymond Reynolds
Starring Roddy McDowall
Stella Stevens
Cinematography Gary Graver
Mark Melville
Edited byRobert L. Goodman
Vaniak Monadian
Production
company
Release date
  • February 17, 1998 (1998-02-17)
Running time
89 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Star Hunter is a 1995 science fiction film directed by Cole S. McKay and Fred Olen Ray, and starring Roddy McDowall and Stella Stevens. The eponymous character is an alien who travels through space seeking species to hunt for pleasure. He arrives on Earth, landing in Los Angeles, and is soon in pursuit of a teacher and her students, whose bus broke down on the way home from a football game.

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Plot

Two aliens escape from prison and begin traveling throughout the galaxy, hunting species on different planets for fun. The hunters set up on Earth, and begin terrorizing a group of high school students whose bus has broken down after a school football game. The aliens set up a force field around the area to prevent the teens and their chaperone (Stella Stevens) from receiving any outside aid.

The students seek safety in the house of a blind man (Roddy McDowall), who, unknown to them, is actually one of the hunters. The aliens force the teens to fight a robot, named Star Hunter. The students improvise weapons, but these prove ineffective against Star Hunter.

Officers from the alien prison arrive; known as trackers, they are in pursuit of the escapees. They attempt to help the teens. One tracker takes control of a student, but the alien is hindered by his unfamiliarity with human emotions. [1]

Cast

Production

Fred Olen Ray reshot half an hour of the film for $11,000. [2]

Stella Stevens was proud of having worked with Roddy McDowall. [3]

Reception

This movie has no score on Rotten Tomatoes. [4] It also received one star from Creature Feature, which liked the movie’s premise, but called its execution hokey and amateurish. Moria gave the movie a rating of zero. [5]

Home release

As of November 2020, the movie as available on Amazon Prime. [6]

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References

  1. ↑ Stanley, J. (2000) Creature Feature: 3rd Edition
  2. ↑ "Fred Olen Ray Interview". The Spoiler Room Podcast (Podcast). 21 April 2015.
  3. ↑ Weaver, T. (February 1996) Purdy Lady Starlog #223 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0114529/externalsites?ref_=tt_ql_rel_2
  4. ↑ "Star Hunter". Rotten Tomatoes . Fandango Media.
  5. ↑ "Star Hunter (1995)". 17 August 2002.
  6. ↑ "Watch Star Hunter | Prime Video". Amazon.


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