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| Credits | |
| Title: | Space Truckers |
| Director: | Stuart Gordon |
| Writers: | Ted Mann; Stuart Gordon |
| Producers: | Stephen Kay; Guy Collins; Mary Breen-Farrelly; Stuart Gordon; Greg Johnson; Ted Mann; Peter Newman; Morgan O'Sullivan |
| Composer: | Colin Towns |
| Cinematography: | Mac Ahlberg |
| Editors: | John Victor Smith |
| Production | |
| Production company: | Peter Newman Productions InterAl Pachyderm Productions Irish Film Industry Mary Breen-Farrelly Productions |
| Distributed by: | Goldcrest Films International |
| Released: | April, 1997 |
| Rating: | PG-13 |
| Running time: | 95 min. |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Language: | English |
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Space Truckers is a British independent feature film of the science fiction and comedy genres. It was directed by Stuart Gordon with a screenplay written by Ted Mann based on a story treatment by Gordon and Mann. It was produced by Pachyderm Productions and Peter Newman Productions/InterAl in association with Mary Breen-Farrelly Productions and with the support of the Irish Film Industry. Presented by Goldcrest Films International, it premiered at the Sitges Film Festival in October, 1996. It was screened in the United States in April, 1997.
Cast[]
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Tim Loane | Trooper officer |
| Ian Beattie | Trooper |
| Olwen Fouere | Building commander |
| Shane Rimmer | E.J. Saggs |
| Charles Dance | Nabel/Macanudo |
| Roger Gregg | Tank patrol |
| Denis Akiyama | Tech leader |
| Seamus Flavin | Chopper 4 |
| Jason O'Mara | Chopper 3 |
| Dennis Hopper | John Canyon |
| Sandra Dickinson | Bitchin' Betty |
| George Wendt | Keller |
| Graeme Wilkinson | Jackie |
| Sean Lawlor | Mel |
| Debi Mazar | Cindy |
| Stephen Dorff | Mike Pucci |
| Lonny Smith | Jerry |
| Carolyn Purdy-Gordon | Delia |
| Michael G. Hagerty | Tommy |
| Dave Duffy | Alex |
| Eileen Dromey | Woman on the toilet |
| Birdy Sweeney | Mister Zesty |
| Conor Mullen | Cop #1 |
| David Ganly | Cop #2 |
| Owen Conroy | Cop #3 |
| Vernon Wells | Mister Cutt |
| Sylvan Baker | Black pirate |
| Billy Clarke | Sam |
| Thomas McLaughlin | Lou |
| Pat Laffan | Scummy |
| Gerry Walsh | Fat Jacker |
| Barbara Crampton | Carol |
| Vincent Walsh | Rigid |
| Eugenie Bondurant | Bio-mechanical warrior |
| Finbarr Monahan | Bio-mechanical warrior |
| Julie Dowling | Bio-mechanical warrior |
| Angeline Morrison | Bio-mechanical warrior |
| Bongi McDermott | Bio-mechanical warrior |
| Suzanne Gibson | Bio-mechanical warrior |
| Natasha Byram | Bio-mechanical warrior |
Notes & Trivia[]
- Space Truckers (1996) redirects to this page.
- The tagline to this film is "They've shipped everything from square pigs to anti-gravity beer... But now they've got a load of real trouble."
- There are a total of forty credited cast members in this film.
- Production on Space Truckers began in September, 1995 with princiapl filming commencing on September 10th. The movie was shot at Ardmore Studios in County Wicklow, Ireland. [1]
- Space Truckers was released as a limited edition Blu-ray by Shout Factory on August 30th, 2022. Only 1,500 copies were put into production. [2]
- Executive producer Stephen Kaye is credited as Stephen Kay in this film.
- Actor Lonnie R. Smith, Jr. is credited as Lonny Smith in this film.
- Actor Mike Hagerty is credited as Michael G. Hagerty in this film.
- Actors Joe Cassidy, Bridgett Riley, and Mary Ann Schmidt are uncredited for their participation in this film. Cassidy plays a space trooper, Riley plays a bio-mech warrior, and Schmidt plays a woman in a space shuttle.
- On the movie review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, Space Truckers has 15% rotten rating on the Tomatometer based on thirteen critic reviews. It has two positive reviews with eleven negative reviews. It has an audience score of 31% based on more than 5,000 ratings, averaging 2.6 out of 5.
- On Letterboxd, Space Truckers has a weighted average of 2.80 out of 5.0 based on 2,990 rankings.
- Actress Carolyn Purdy-Gordon is the wife of director Stuart Gordon. They were married on December 24th, 1968 and remained son until Stuart's death on March 24th, 2020.
- Director Stuart Gordon is also known for directing sci-fi/horror films such as Re-Animator, From Beyond, and Castle Freak. Actress Barbara Crampton, who plays Carol in this film, also played Megan Halsey in Re-Animator, Katherine McMichaels in From Beyond, and Susan Reilly in Castle Freak.
- Actor Dennis Hopper has had a long and storied career and is best known for his work in films such as Easy Rider, Blue Velvet, and Speed, as well as less notable roles such as Firestarter 2: Rekindled, Land of the Dead and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2.
- Actor Charles Dance is also known for playing Jonathan Clemens in the 1993 film Alien³.
- Actor Jason O'Mara is also known for playing Jim Shannon in the FOX Network adventure series Terra Nova. He also played Sam Tyler on the American version of Life on Mars and Jeffrey Mace in episodes of the Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. TV series.
Recommendations[]
- Battle Beyond the Stars
- Fortress
- Galaxy Hunter
- Galaxy of Terror
- Robot Jox
- Starship Troopers
External Links[]
References[]
- ↑ IMDB; Space Truckers (1996); Filming & Production.
- ↑ Blu-ray.com; Space Truckers Blu-ray. Shout Factory Exclusive/Limited Edition of 1,500 Made.