Name: Alien Attack
Director: Lee H. Katzin
Genre: Science Fiction, Drama
Released: 1980-09-04
Duration: 1 h 44 min
Rating: 6.2
Cast: Martin Landau, Barbara Bain, Barry Morse, Nick Tate

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Alien Attack (1980)

6.2

Runtime104 min

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Earth's Moon is the site of Moonbase Alpha, a scientific research colony nestled in the crater Plato. Staffed by over 300 men and women from Earth, it is the operations center for several space expeditions. It is also a watchdog for vast amounts of atomic waste from Earth stored in silos on the Moon's far side. Magnetic radiation builds up and causes the wastes to explode with such force that the Earth's centripetal pull on the Moon is overcome, and the Moon is broken free of Earth's orbit to drift at incredible speed out of the Solar System off the plane of the ecliptic. The survivors on Moonbase Alpha are unable to return to Earth and must survive in unknown space on their wandering Moon. They encounter a planet whose advanced people project an illusion of a devastating attack on Moonbase. This TV movie was edited from scenes of two episodes ("Breakaway" and "War Games") of "Space: 1999" (1975).

Critical Reception & Ratings

Alien Attack, a 1980 science fiction TV movie directed by Lee H. Katzin, received a mixed critical reception, with an IMDb rating of 6.2/10 indicating a somewhat divided audience response. The film was edited from episodes of the British TV series Space: 1999, and while it may not have been critically acclaimed, it found a dedicated fanbase among viewers of the original show.

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Fans of classic sci-fi drama will appreciate the rich, thoughtful worldbuilding and performances in the 1980 film Alien Attack, directed by Lee H. Katzin. The film presents a gripping, high-stakes scenario as the Moon itself breaks free from Earth's orbit, forcing the inhabitants of Moonbase Alpha to survive in the uncharted depths of space.

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