Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone
A roguish space adventurer crosses a diseased alien frontier to free three captives from the dictator who rules it.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Mild
- pulp
- heightened
- adventurous
- cult movie night
- 1980s nostalgia night
What critics said
Critics broadly regarded the film as derivative and muddled despite well-shot action and unusually effective 3D presentation.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Wolff travels across a dangerous alien planet as a lone adventurer confronting a dictator and rescuing captives.
The production was specifically noted for making substantial use of 3D, particularly in its action scenes.
OverDog rules the Forbidden Zone and captures the stranded women, creating the film’s central political threat.
The film combines alien-planet peril, heroic rescue, comic-book action, and space-western imagery.
Films like Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone, and why
The Ice Pirates
Shared space western setting, pulpy adventure tone, and low-budget science fiction world-building.
Damnation Alley
Shared post-apocalyptic science fiction adventure, eccentric villains, and heightened 1980s genre style.
Krull
Shared comic-book space opera sensibility, colorful alien environments, and broad adventure action.
Outland
Shared rugged frontier atmosphere, survival adventure, and science fiction western motifs.
Movie Details
- Director
- Lamont Johnson
- Release Date
- 1983-05-20
- Runtime
- 90 min
- Rating
- 5.4 / 10 (145)
Cast
- Peter Strauss
- Molly Ringwald
- Ernie Hudson
- Andrea Marcovicci
- Michael Ironside
- Beeson Carroll
- Hrant Alianak
- Deborah Pratt
- Aleisa Shirley
- Cali Timmins
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Sony Pictures Core Amazon Channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone about?
- A roguish space adventurer crosses a diseased alien frontier to free three captives from the dictator who rules it.
- What is Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone as mild.
- What did critics think of Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone?
- Critics broadly regarded the film as derivative and muddled despite well-shot action and unusually effective 3D presentation.
- Which films are like Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone?
- Films with a similar feel include The Ice Pirates, Damnation Alley, Krull, and Outland.
- How long is Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone?
- Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone runs 90 minutes.
- Where can I watch Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone?
- In United States, Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone streams on Sony Pictures Core Amazon Channel.
