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Space Rage
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Wikipedia article
'Space Rage' is a 1985 American space Western film directed by Conrad E. Palmisano.
Premise
Two centuries in the future, a dangerous lunatic named Grange (Par) is sentenced to a penal colony, Botany Bay, on the planet Proxima Centauri 3. There, a bounty hunter (Laughlin) and an ex-policeman (Farnsworth) team up to prevent him from escaping.
Cast
*Richard Farnsworth as Colonel
*Michael Par as Grange
*John Laughlin as Walker
*Lee Purcell as Maggie
*Lewis Van Bergen as Drago
*William Windom as Gov. Tovah
*Frank Doubleday as Brain Surgeon
*Dennis Redfield as Quinn
*Harold Sylvester as Max Bryson
*Wolfe Perry as Billy Boy
*Ricky Supiran as Kirk
*Nick Palmisano as Carny
*Rick Weber as Nose
*Eddie Pansullo as Mean guard
*Paul Linke as Duffy
*Gene Hartline as Bubba
*Allan Graf as Tiny
*Paul Keith as Dr. Wehiberg
*R.J. Ganzert as Tallahassee
*Jim Bentley as Bob Smith
*Susan Madigan as Mary Smith
*William Cowley as Charlie
*John Foscone as Waiter at party
Soundtrack
The soundtrack includes The Spikes, The Screaming Believers, Exploding White Mice, Dream Syndicate, and Blood money.
Release
The film is also known as 'A Dollar a Day', 'Breakout on Prison Planet', 'Trackers 2180', 'Trackers', and 'The Last Frontier'.
Reception
Leonard Maltin wrote that Farnsworth "should've turned [his laser-beam six-shooter] on the negative of this bomb." 'TV Guide' rated it two out of four stars and called it "an uneasy blend of science fiction and western", though it praised the unconventional casting of Par as a villain.
References
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