Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone

Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone (1983)

  • 17% of critics liked it
    (6 reviews)

  • 30% of users liked it
    (3,051 ratings)

In this weakly scripted, dull sci-fi adventure, three women have been shipwrecked somewhere in the galaxy on planet Terra Eleven and now Wolff (Peter Strauss), the pilot of a salvage ship, his friend Washington (Ernie Hudson), and the orphaned Niki (Molly Ringwald) are out to rescue them. Along the… More

PG,
Directed By
Genres
Science Fiction & Fantasy
In Theaters
May 20, 1983 Wide
On DVD
Dec 4, 2001
Columbia Pictures

Critic Reviews

  • Rob Vaux, Mania.com

    The producers in their infinite wisdom decided to release it five days before the single most anticipated science fiction epic of all time.

  • Karina Montgomery, Cinerina

    Ages like good cheese

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • AJ V


    If you're a big fan of either Molly Ringwald or 80s sci-fi movies in general, I highly recommend this movie. I loved it, it has a good story, good actors, and it's fun. Of course it isn't one of the best sci-fi movies of the 80s, but I love it anyway.

  • Phil H


    With a small known cast of Ernie Hudson, Molly Ringwald and a well hidden Michael Ironside this sci-fi film starts off nicely with pretty good looking spaceships, land transports, costumes and a quirky neat feel that reminds you of 'The Ice Pirates' and a gentle 'Mad… More

  • Red L


    Peter Strauss, interplanetary adventurer and 15 year old Molly Ringwald team up to defeat the Forbidden Zone - a planet with all sorts of evil beings. I found this a really corny movie, although who knew that Molly acted in science fiction movies?

  • vieras e


    Oh, good grief...

  • Lafe F


    Junky 80's Sci-Fi mess. There are amusing relations between Peter Strauss and Molly Ringwald, but that couldn't save it. They team up with Ernie Hudson to rescue the three ditsy space princesses from the freakish Overlord played by Michael Ironside. It ends up being a… More

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