A pilot of the future Golob gets entrapped in the machinations of Lord Graal, Dr. Kraspin and Lady Agatha and is turned by them into the titular Humanoid, going on a rampage to assassinate the Great Brother. He is rescued by a man, a woman, a boy with strange powers and a cute robot. The film does perhaps wears its 'influences' rather heavily but the space ship model work is adequate and the music score by the legendary Ennio Morricone is a galaxy away from other similar films. Of the actors I liked Richard Kiel as the genial Golob, veteran Arthur Kennedy hamming it up as Kraspin and Barbara Bach as the stunning Lady Agatha who has a demise straight out of H. Rider Haggard's 'She'. Not a classic but I enjoyed it much more than those tedious 'Star Wars' prequels and sequels.
Review of The Humanoid
The Humanoid
(1979)
"Are you quite sure he is suitable for the experiment?"
6 June 2023
Warning: Spoilers