# The Ice Pirates (1984)

> A pair of captured space pirates join a princess on a wildly chaotic quest through a water-starved future ruled by dangerous secrets.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/5291

## Facts

- Runtime: 94 min
- Genres: Science Fiction, Action, Adventure, Comedy
- Director: Stewart Raffill
- Cast: Robert Urich, Mary Crosby, Michael D. Roberts, Anjelica Huston, John Matuszak, Ron Perlman, John Carradine, Natalie Core
- TMDB rating: 5.7/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087451/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: breakneck
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: mild
- Mood: irreverent, campy, chaotic, cult movie night, retro sci fi marathon

## Movies like The Ice Pirates

- [The Last Starfighter (1984)](https://ember.film/movie/6786)
- [Spaceballs (1987)](https://ember.film/movie/797)
- [Battle Beyond the Stars (1980)](https://ember.film/movie/8551)
- [Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone (1983)](https://ember.film/movie/16178)
- [Mutant Action (1993)](https://ember.film/movie/15082)
- [Cherry 2000 (1987)](https://ember.film/movie/9468)
- [Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (1979)](https://ember.film/movie/2316)
- [Space Truckers (1996)](https://ember.film/movie/5755)
- [Hell Comes to Frogtown (1988)](https://ember.film/movie/13478)
- [Science Fiction Volume One: The Osiris Child (2016)](https://ember.film/movie/229129)

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