Alien Attack (1980)
Alien Attack (1980)
The ultimate space-age disaster ... and a desperate struggle for survival
Earth's Moon is the site of Moonbase Alpha, a scientific research colony nestled in the crater Plato. Staffed by over 300 men and women from Earth, it is the operations center for several space expeditions. It is also a watchdog for vast amounts of atomic waste from Earth stored in silos on the Moon's far side. Magnetic radiation builds up and causes the wastes to explode with such force that the Earth's centripetal pull on the Moon is overcome, and the Moon is broken free of Earth's orbit to drift at incredible speed out of the Solar System off the plane of the ecliptic. The survivors on Moonbase Alpha are unable to return to Earth and must survive in unknown space on their wandering Moon. They encounter a planet whose advanced people project an illusion of a devastating attack on Moonbase. This TV movie was edited from scenes of two episodes ("Breakaway" and "War Games") of "Space: 1999" (1975).

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Cast

Martin Landau Martin Landau As: Commander John Koenig
Barbara Bain Barbara Bain As: Doctor Helena Russell
Barry Morse Barry Morse As: Professor Victor Bergman
Nick Tate Nick Tate As: Captain Alan Carter
Prentis Hancock Prentis Hancock As: Paul Morrow
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Earth's Moon is the site of Moonbase Alpha, a scientific research colony nestled in the crater Plato. Staffed by over 300 men and women from Earth, it is the operations center for several space expeditions. It is also a watchdog for vast amounts of atomic waste from Earth stored in silos on the Moon's far side. Magnetic radiation builds up and causes the wastes to explode with such force that the Earth's centripetal pull on the Moon is overcome, and the Moon is broken free of Earth's orbit to drift at incredible speed out of the Solar System off the plane of the ecliptic. The survivors on Moonbase Alpha are unable to return to Earth and must survive in unknown space on their wandering Moon. They encounter a planet whose advanced people project an illusion of a devastating attack on Moonbase. This TV movie was edited from scenes of two episodes ("Breakaway" and "War Games") of "Space: 1999" (1975).


Tagline: The ultimate space-age disaster ... and a desperate struggle for survival
Certification: Unknown

Details

Genres: Science Fiction, Drama

Language: English

Release Date: 04 September 1980

Country: GB

Runtime: 104m

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Company: ITC Entertainment

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Cast

Martin Landau

Martin Landau

Commander John Koenig

Barbara Bain

Barbara Bain

Doctor Helena Russell

Barry Morse

Barry Morse

Professor Victor Bergman

Nick Tate

Nick Tate

Captain Alan Carter

Prentis Hancock

Prentis Hancock

Paul Morrow

Zienia Merton

Zienia Merton

Sandra Benes

Roy Dotrice

Roy Dotrice

Commissioner Gerald Simmons

Anthony Valentine

Anthony Valentine

Male Alien

Isla Blair

Isla Blair

Female Alien

Philip Madoc

Philip Madoc

Commander Anton Gorski

Lon Satton

Lon Satton

Benjamin Ouma

Eric Carte

Eric Carte

Eddie Collins

Clifton Jones

Clifton Jones

David Kano

Patrick Allen

Patrick Allen

Luna Commission Chairman

Christopher Matthews

Christopher Matthews

Main Mission Operator

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Production Crew

Sylvia Anderson

Sylvia Anderson

Producer

Gerry Anderson

Gerry Anderson

Executive Producer

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Other Crew

Brian Johnson

Brian Johnson

Special Effects

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