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Laserblast

Laserblast
A film poster with a young man with a laser gun extended from his arm, shooting out the title "Laserblast". A tagline at the top reads "Billy was a kid who got pushed around... Then he found the power". The top left shows two extraterrestrial aliens on top of a burning building, opposite an extraterrestrial spacecraft. Below the burning building, people are seen running away on the street. Credits for the film appear below the title, and a skeleton on fire is at the bottom of the image.
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Michael Rae
Produced by Charles Band
Written by Frank Ray Perilli
Franne Schacht
Starring Kim Milford
Cheryl Smith
Gianni Russo
Roddy McDowell
Keenan Wynn
Dennis Burkley
Music by Richard Band
Joel Goldsmith
Cinematography Terry Bowen
Edited by Jodie Copelan
Production
company
Distributed by Irwin Yablans Company
Release date
  • March 1, 1978 (1978-03-01)
Running time
 80 minutes
Country United States
Language English

Laserblast is a 1978 American science fiction film about an unhappy teenage loner who discovers an alien laser cannon and goes on a murderous rampage, seeking revenge against those who he feels have wronged him. The extremely low-budget film was directed by Michael Rae and produced by Charles Band, who is widely known for producing B movies. Starring Kim Milford, Cheryl Smith, and Gianni Russo, the film features notable cameo appearances by Keenan Wynn and Roddy McDowall, and marked the screen debut of actor Eddie Deezen.

The reptilian alien creatures in the film were works of stop motion animation by animator David W. Allen, marking the first chapter in a decades-long history of collaboration between Allen and Band. The alien spacecraft model featured in Laserblast was designed and built by Greg Jein in two weeks, and the musical score was written in five days by Joel Goldsmith and Richard Band, the first film score for both composers.

Laserblast has received overwhelmingly negative reviews and consistently ranks among the Bottom 100 list of films on the Internet Movie Database. Many critical reviews, however, cited Allen's stop motion animation as one of the film's only redeeming qualities. A 1988 sequel was planned, but ultimately abandoned due to financial difficulties. Laserblast was featured in the seventh season finale of the comedy television series Mystery Science Theater 3000, marking the show's final episode on Comedy Central before the series moved to the Sci-Fi Channel.


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