Strangely, there has only been one attempt to bring this epic science fiction series to the screen. MISSION STARDUST (1967) uses the first two Perry Rhodan novellas to bring a version of the character and his world to the movies. The basics of the printed tale set things in motion (minus the more interesting/expensive parts) and then the story is melded with a standard Euro-Spy plotline to give us one of the stranger variations on the genre that the 1960’s ever produced. On his Antonio Margheriti Blog, Adrian Smith pointed out that this film’s special effects were done by Margheriti and his team sometime after the completion of the Gamma One films. Dr. Smith suggested that the film was worthy of a conversation and after a rewatch I had to agree. It’s a bizarre genre mash-up that works far better than it really should even if the fans of the book series have every right to treat this film with the same disdain that the female alien Thora has for the human race!
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The first thing we hear in the movie is Edda D'ell Orso singing an incredible wordless lick as only she can do. At first I thought it was a theremin or some other electronic instrument but it is a human voice. The degree of difficulty on what she is singing there is a 10 out of 10.
just discovered your blog. Fantastic. My copy of the film is an old Rhino Vhs. Unfortunately, it is practically unwatchable on an HD Tv. Something Weird had the trailer on an old compilation tape but I can't find it. It is something of a guilty pleasure of mine, so maybe I will transfer it to a dvd. Keep up the excellent work.
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