Directed by:
Norman J. WarrenCinematography:
John MetcalfeComposer:
John ScottCast:
Robin Clarke, Jennifer Ashley, Barrie Houghton, Victoria Tennant, Stephanie Beacham, Robert Pugh, Judy Geeson, Steven Grives, Dominic Jephcott, David Baxt (more)VOD (2)
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Boasting a strong female cast, including Judy Geeson, Stephanie Beacham and Victoria Tennant and co-financed by Run Run Shaw of the Shaw Brothers, Inseminoid is among Norman J Warren’s most widely seen films… and his most infamous. Once listed as a ‘video nasty’, this science-fiction horror concerns a small crew of scientists who are terrorised by a creature on a distant planet. Comparisons with Ridley Scott’s Alien have been ever-present, though Inseminoid has a charm all of its own – it may not have the gloss or the budget, but it’s certainly a great deal of fun. (Powerhouse Films)
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The powerful thing about Inseminoid is that there's a combination of pregnancy and sex juxtaposed with violence and disgust. That makes it powerful and makes a statement. It's not exactly there for its own sake. The Brits have shown that they have what it takes to make a film that isn't a rip-off of Alien, that does its own thing, and is also quite good in terms of its special effects. That’s exactly what Inseminoid did.
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If there’s no budget for a monster, we’ll have a female astronaut raped to death by a monster. The attractive, always thoroughly made-up female members of the space-station crew and their charismatic colleagues act as if they are at a casting call for extras, and the suspense and action are laughable. Inseminoid is very bad sci-fi B-movie.
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This is British B-movie director Norman J. Warren's attempt to rip-off the legendary movie Alien. Here, however, there was apparently not a big enough budget for the "alien", and so the space crew members are mowed down by their own stupidity. I mean, really, I haven't seen such a desperately inept ensemble of characters in a long time. The titular inseminoid does show up to prominently star in one filthy psychedelic sex scene, but it was nothing to write home about really.
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