The Humanoid
“Light years beyond tomorrow...”
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A power-hungry villain turns a pilot into an almost indestructible weapon in an Italian space fantasy. The Star Wars borrowing is unmistakable, from the ships to the masked authority figure. Richard Kiel's presence and the awkward imitation make it a useful stop on a vintage space-opera night.
Nominated by @flabbergasted_jones
The club’s verdict
- Acting
- 5.5/10
- Plot
- 9/10
- Effects
- 7/10
- Dialogue
- 7/10
- Rewatchability
- 7/10
“The galactic takeover has borrowed several familiar design decisions.”
@flabbergasted_jones, scored it 71
Synopsis and movie facts
Hoping to overthrow his brother as ruler of the planet Metropolis, the evil Graal enlists the help of the insane Dr. Kraspin, who has invented a chemical capable of turning an ordinary person into a perfect soldier. They test this chemical on the pilot Golob, turning the unsuspecting victim into a mindless but indestructible automaton possessing superhuman strength. The people of Metropolis must somehow outwit Graal before he can create an army of these soldiers, or their planet will be destroyed.
- Released
- 1979
- Directed by
- Aldo Lado
- Running time
- 100 min
- Original title
- L'umanoide
Starring
- Richard Kiel as Golob
- Corinne Cléry as Barbara Gibson
- Barbara Bach as Lady Agatha
- Leonard Mann as Nick
- Arthur Kennedy as Dr. Kraspin
- Ivan Rassimov as Lord Graal
- Massimo Serato as Great Brother
- Marco Yeh as Tom Tom
Research behind this pick
Researched . Explore the film references and reviews below.
- Film reference · themoviedb.org
Canonical film identity, release date, runtime, director credits, cast, genres, synopsis and poster checked against TMDB movie 73065.
- Review · moriareviews.com
The review criticises the slow script and repeated Star Wars visual borrowing while treating it as juvenile fantasy.
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