The Ice Pirates (1984)

The future kind of sucks. (430 movies items)

"Reason for the future sucking: Water is an immensely valuable substance, both as a commodity and as a currency, and where there's water there is..... ICE PIRATES! Year it takes place: Unknownish"

Pop Culture Phenomenon Films: 80’s (1473 movies items)

" SEE... A Universe on the Rocks! SEE... Great Special Affects! SEE... Space Herpie the Love Bug! SEE... The Evil Emperor and his Bird! SEE... Action-Packed Action! SEE! Ferocious Space Possums! See A Totally Spaced Adventure! Practically, few saw it. In the far future water is the most valuable substance. Two space pirates are captured, sold to a princess, and recruited to help her find her father who disappeared when he found information dangerous to the rulers. A real Space Opera with swo"

DVD Pickups Winter/Spring 2023 (16 movies items)

"I was holding out for the Warner Archive Blu-ray, but since I saw this on a newer DVD release for a dollar I had to pick it up. Now I can put the remaining $12-14 on something like a used Criterion. Yet another childhood favorite that I need to revisit."

...and you send your pictures for my wall Mary ! (16 person items)

" In the summer of '84 I was in the Army ready for a Lebanon mission, I was serving in a small town in the Dolomiti, next Cortina more or less, all the town counted 45k souls, 3 cinemas...my neightborhood in Bologna 93k with 15 halls...anyway The Ice Pirates was on the circuit...and Mary on top bill !! The movie was pretty bad...not so bad, but I'm a SyFy geek...and this flick sounds like a 50's Western...What do you say ? Carpenter did too...of course...but maste JC never directed such a "t"

Favorite Sci-Fi/Fantasy Films: 1984-1985 (66 movies items)

" Directed by: Stewart Raffill Produced by: John Foreman Written by: Stanford Sherman and Stewart Raffill Cinematography: Matthew F. Leonetti Edited by: Tom Walls Music by: Bruce Broughton Distributed by: MGM/UA"

My Top 175 Favorite Comedies (175 movies items)

" Anyone else remember this space-faring, ice-stealing, Urich-starring, not-so-classical science-fiction 80's film-fare? Anyone...? Anyone....? ...Bueller...?"