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CrapScore 58, Certified Crap

Arena

“For a thousand years no human has been the champion. He wants to be the first.”

Certified Crap. CrapScore 58, rated by 1 admin.

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Why it’s crap
A human enters an intergalactic fighting tournament where the competitors appear to have escaped several different effects workshops. The underdog sports story is familiar, but putting it inside a space-station monster costume party is an excellent reason to revisit it.

Nominated by @flabbergasted_jones

The club’s verdict

Acting
6/10
Plot
8/10
Effects
3/10
Dialogue
5/10
Rewatchability
7/10
  • “Rocky, after a serious incident at the creature shop.”

    @flabbergasted_jones, scored it 58

Synopsis and movie facts

On a distant space station far in the future, the best fighters from every planet vie for the championship in an intergalactic fighting competition. After over fifty years of no human contenders, Steve Armstrong emerges having trained all his life for a shot at the title, only to come up against a ruthless extra-terrestrial crime lord who wants him dead.

Released
1989
Directed by
Peter Manoogian
Running time
94 min

Starring

  • Paul Satterfield as Steve Armstrong
  • Hamilton Camp as Shorty
  • Claudia Christian as Quinn
  • Marc Alaimo as Rogor
  • Shari Shattuck as Jade
  • Armin Shimerman as Weezil
  • Brett Porter as Wayne
  • Charles Tabansi as Troy

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