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Space Truckers (1997)
, 1h37Directed by Stuart Gordon
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Adventure, Comic science fiction
Themes Space adventure films, Transport films, Trucker films, Comedy science fiction films, Films set in the future, Road movies, Space opera
Actors Stephen Dorff, Dennis Hopper, Debi Mazar, Charles Dance, George Wendt, Michael G. Hagerty
At a corporation's base on the Neptunian moon Triton, mercenaries are setting up a defense perimeter to try to hold off an unstoppable cyborg warrior. The commander, Nabel, seals himself inside the control room. The cyborg destroys the soldiers' tank and then attacks a helicopter—which crashes into the control room. The soldiers are killed one by one, until Nabel finally deactivates the cyborg with a remote control. The remaining corporate employees discover that the cyborg was created by company owner E.J. Saggs. Saggs arrives at the base just as the battle ends, and takes the remote from Nabel. He reactivates the cyborg and orders it to kill Nabel.
Making Mr. Right (1987)
, 1h35Directed by Susan Seidelman
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance, Comic science fiction
Themes Comedy science fiction films, Robot films
Actors John Malkovich, Dean Cain, Ann Magnuson, Glenne Headly, Christina Cox, Ben Masters
Jeff Peters (John Malkovich) is an emotionally repressed scientist who can't stand others because of their intellectual inferiority. He dreams of deep space exploration, which would be difficult because of the lack of human contact for long periods of time. He develops the Ulysses android (which looks exactly like him) for the purpose of space exploration, since an android would not be affected by the isolation.
The Garbage Pail Kids Movie (1987)
, 1h37Directed by Rodney Amateau
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Musical theatre, Fantasy, Adventure, Musical, Comic science fiction
Themes Comedy science fiction films, Musical films
Actors Mackenzie Astin, Anthony Newley, Phil Fondacaro, Katie Barberi, Jim Cummings, Debbie Lee Carrington
A garbage can spaceship is seen flying near Earth. The same garbage can is then shown inside an antique shop owned by Captain Manzini. A boy named Dodger is being assaulted by four bullies in a park. Juice, the leader, steals Dodger's money and drops him in a puddle. Dodger goes to Manzini's antique shop where he works. Manzini takes Dodger's clothes and cleans them while warning him to stay away from the garbage can. Later, Dodger sees Tangerine, Juice's girlfriend, who seems to be the most compassionate one towards Dodger, and tries to persuade her to buy something. Dodger is attracted to Tangerine and covertly smells her hair while she is distracted. The other bullies enter the shop and attempt to rough up Dodger again, but he manages to outwit them. However, amidst the tussle, the garbage can is knocked over. The bullies then bring Dodger into a sewer, handcuff him to a rail, and open a sewage pipe on him. Dodger is saved by little mysterious people named the Garbage Pail Kids.
The Three Stooges in Orbit (1962)
, 1h27Directed by Edward Bernds
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Comedy, Adventure, Comic science fiction
Themes Space adventure films, Comedy science fiction films, Films about extraterrestrial life, Space opera, Buddy films, Films about extraterrestrial life
Actors Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Joe DeRita, Emil Sitka, Carol Christensen, Edson Stroll
The Stooges are TV actors who are trying to sell ideas for their animated television show The Three Stooges Scrapbook. Unfortunately, their producer does not like anything. He gives the boys ten days to come up with a gimmick or their show will be canceled. In the meantime the Stooges lose their accommodation when they are caught cooking in their room because Curly-Joe turned up the TV-disguised refrigerator way too loud. The only affordable accommodation that will allow cooking is found in an advertisement in a newspaper. The home belongs to Professor Danforth (Emil Sitka) and it resembles a castle.
Strange Invaders (1983)
, 1h34Directed by Michael Laughlin
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Comedy, Action, Horror, Comic science fiction
Themes Films about writers, Films about journalists, Comedy science fiction films, Films set in the future, Films about extraterrestrial life, Films about extraterrestrial life, Alien invasions in films, Disaster films
Actors Paul Le Mat, Nancy Allen, Diana Scarwid, Michael Lerner, Louise Fletcher, Wallace Shawn
In 1958, the town of Centerville, Illinois was invaded by a race of aliens. The invaders could fire lasers from their eyes and hands and reduce humans to "crystallized" glowing blue orbs. They took over the form of the humans who were either captured or killed.
, 1h38Origin Canada
Genres Science fiction, Comedy, Adventure, Comic science fiction
Themes Dance films, Space adventure films, Films about sexuality, Sports films, Erotic films, Comedy science fiction films, Space opera
Actors Vince Murdocco, William Dennis Hunt, Alison Armitage
Flesh (Vince Murdocco) is kidnapped by cheerleaders from a world known only as The Strange Planet, after the men on their planet are rendered impotent thanks to the villain known only as the Evil Presence (William Dennis Hunt). The Evil Presence, who is in an unhappy relationship with Queen Frigid (Maureen Webb), soon learns of Flesh's arrival on the planet, and wishes to transfer Flesh's penis to himself, in order to make up for his own poor endowment.
, 1h17Directed by Charles Lamont
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Comedy, Fantasy, Adventure, Comic science fiction
Themes Space adventure films, Comedy science fiction films, Space opera, Buddy films, Venus in film
Actors Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Mari Blanchard, Dudley Dickerson, Robert Paige, Martha Hyer
Orville (Lou Costello) is the oldest orphan at the Hideaway Orphans Home. He accidentally winds up inside a truck heading to a top-secret laboratory, where he is placed under the guidance of lab worker Lester (Bud Abbott) to help load supplies onto a rocket ship. While on board with Lester, Orville hits the ignition button and the rocket blasts off, flying across the country to New Orleans, where Mardi Gras is in progress. They exit the ship and witness "hideous creatures", which are actually costumed celebrants, and conclude that they have landed on Mars.
Kenny Begins (2009)
, 1h27Genres Science fiction, Comedy, Action, Comic science fiction
Themes Comedy science fiction films, Superhero films
Actors Björn Gustafsson, Bill Skarsgård, Pernilla August, Brasse Brännström, Josephine Bornebusch, Cecilia Frode
Kenny Starfighter (Johan Rheborg) is probably the most hopeless student that the Hero academics of the galaxy has ever had. His parents Benny (Per Mårtenson) and Jenny (Sissela Kyle) are tired of paying for his studies and give him an ultimatum: Graduate or become a hairdresser at the family salon!
Mutant Action (1993)
, 1h35Directed by Álex de la Iglesia
Origin Espagne
Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Comedy, Action, Comic science fiction
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about terrorism, Comedy science fiction films, Films set in the future, Films about disabilities, Dystopian films
Actors Antonio Resines, Álex Angulo, Fernando Guillén, Karra Elejalde, Jaime Blanch, Bibiana Fernández
A future post-apocalyptic world is ruled by the good-looking people. A terrorist group of disabled people, who see themselves as mutants, take arms against their oppressors. They plan to rid the world of "beautiful people" and superficiality. They are very inept at what they do and mistrust one another. They assassinate body builders, massacre an aerobics class on live TV and blow up a sperm bank as part of their violent campaign.
, 1h15Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Comedy, Adventure, Horror, Comic science fiction
Themes Space adventure films, Films about music and musicians, Comedy science fiction films, Films set in the future, Musical films, Space opera, Robot films
Actors Michael J. Nelson, Trace Beaulieu, Kevin Murphy
For the plot of the film-within-the-film, see This Island Earth The film opens with mad scientist Dr. Clayton Forrester, working from an underground laboratory, explaining the premise of the film (and associated TV series). Mike Nelson and the robots Crow T. Robot, and Tom Servo, along with Gypsy, are aboard the Satellite of Love high in Earth's orbit, when Dr. Forrester forces them to watch the film This Island Earth to break their wills; as per the television show, Mike, Crow, and Tom make fun of the movie as it airs.
Flesh Gordon (1974)
, 1h18Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Erotic, Comedy, Adventure, Comic science fiction
Themes Space adventure films, Films about sexuality, Erotic films, Sexploitation films, LGBT-related films, Comedy science fiction films, Space opera
Actors William Dennis Hunt, John Hoyt, Candy Samples, Craig T. Nelson, Rene Bond
Distinguished Professor Gordon (John Hoyt) explains that Earth is being tormented by periodic "sex rays" which send people into a sexual frenzy. When one of the rays hits the Ford Tri-Motor passenger aircraft carrying Flesh Gordon (Jason Williams) and Dale Ardor (Suzanne Fields), the pilots abandon the controls and everyone aboard has manic sex. When they finish, Flesh and Dale escape the imminent crash by parachute. They land near the workshop of Flexi Jerkoff (Joseph Hudgins), who has a plan to stop the sex rays at their source.
Real Men (1987)
, 1h27Directed by Dennis Feldman
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Comedy, Action, Spy, Comic science fiction
Themes Spy films, Comedy science fiction films, Buddy films
Actors James Belushi, John Ritter, Barbara Barrie, Isabella Hofmann, Isa Jank, Mark Herrier
The film opens with Agent Pillbox (John Ritter) walking through a forest, when he is shot and killed by an unseen assassin. Pillbox had been engaged on a dry run for a meeting that was to take place with a group of aliens seeking to help humans eliminate a chemical that will end all life on Earth, which scientists accidentally dumped in the ocean.
The Invisible Boy (1957)
, 1h30Directed by Herman Hoffman
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Comedy, Adventure, Comic science fiction
Themes Comedy science fiction films, Robot films
Actors Richard Eyer, Philip Abbott, Diane Brewster, Harold J. Stone, Robert H. Harris, Than Wyenn
The Invisible Boy is a mixture of lighthearted playfulness and menacing evil. As it begins, ten-year-old Timmie Merinoe (Eyer) seems only to want a playmate. After he is mysteriously invested with superior intelligence, he reassembles a robot that his father and other scientists had been ready to discard as unrepairable junk. No one pays much attention to the robot, named Robby, after Timmie gets it operating again, until Timmie's mother becomes angry when her son is taken aloft by a huge powered kite that Robby has built at Timmie's urging.
The Invisible Woman (1940)
, 1h12Directed by A. Edward Sutherland, Joe May
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Comedy, Horror comedy, Horror, Romance, Comic science fiction
Themes Films based on science fiction novels, Comedy science fiction films, Comedy horror films, Invisibilité
Actors Virginia Bruce, John Barrymore, John Howard, Charles Ruggles, Cedric Hardwicke, Oskar Homolka
The wealthy lawyer Dick Russell (John Howard) funds the dotty old inventor Professor Gibbs (John Barrymore) to create an invisibility device. The first test subject for this machine is Kitty Carroll (Virginia Bruce), a department store model who had been fired from her previous job. The machine proves quite successful, and Kitty uses her invisible state to pay back her former sadistic boss, Mr. Growley (Charles Lane).
Kaboom (2010)
, 1h26Directed by Gregg Araki
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Thriller, Fantastic, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Horror, Crime, Romance, Comic science fiction
Themes Films about families, Films about sexuality, Bisexuality-related films, Erotic films, LGBT-related films, Comedy science fiction films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film, Lesbian-related films
Actors Thomas Dekker, Juno Temple, Haley Bennett, Roxane Mesquida, Brennan Alexander Mejia, James Duval
Smith is an 18-year-old film student who identifies sexually as "undeclared". He has been having strange dreams. He is going to college with his best friend, Stella, whom he has known since junior high. Smith finds a note saying that he is the "chosen son". He has a roommate, Thor, whom he lusts after, regretting that Thor is straight. Stella goes to a party with Smith, but hooks up with another girl, Lorelei. He recognizes Lorelei as one of the people in his dream. Smith notices a guy, but is distracted when a red-haired girl from his dream vomits on his shoe. The guy vanishes, but Smith gets picked up by London, a British student. They have sex, but to Smith's regret she does not want to be with him except during the sex.