Woodyanders Review of Escape from Galaxy 3

Escape from Galaxy 3 (1981)

A choice tasty chunk of Italian sci-fi schlock

[8/10 · 23 April 2012]

Gorgeous Belle Starr (lovely brunette Sherry Buchanan) and her dashing boyfriend Lithan (dippy James Milton) escape from the vile clutches of dastardly despot Oraclon (robustly essayed with deliciously hammy brio by Don Powell) and seek refuge on a primitive planet called Earth. While on Earth Belle and Lithan encounter a friendly tribe of humans, who teach the couple the simple joys of wine, eating chicken, and, most importantly, making love. However, Oraclon gives chase and eventually tracks the pair down. Director Bitto Albertini, working from a divinely asinine script by John Thomas, certainly comes through with the inspired silliness: We've got ineptly staged spaceship fights, crummy (far from) special effects, laughable tin-eared dialogue (sample line: "You galactic idiots!"), a funky-throbbing disco score that really hits the get-down groovy spot, a goofy premise that's treated with uproariously misguided seriousness, gaudy costumes, leftover sets and models from the gloriously ridiculous "Starcrash," a hilariously schmaltzy song called "The Touch of Love," and even a satisfying smattering of tasty female nudity and sizzling soft-core sex. A total campy hoot and a half.