![]() John Phillip Law, who appeared in this movie as the villain Elijah Kalgan, also starred in the 1968 Italian film Diabolik (coincidentally, Diabolik was also featured as the series finale on Mystery Science Theater 3000). The scene is further undermined by the intense sunlight streaming into the corridor. One chase scene involves slow-moving Enforcer vehicles, strongly resembling bowling-alley floor polishers, and the collision of two of these vehicles produces an extraordinary explosion for such small craft. Lemont, working at her computer console as an extra despite having been killed in the previous scene. In one scene, the camera passes by a bridge officer, Lt. ![]() ![]() The engineering deck interiors include several shots of windows, which show sky beyond. The film's notable flaws provided substantial material for later spoofing on Mystery Science Theater 3000, and Eccentric Cinema described it as "quite possibly the worst science fiction/space adventure film made in English". The characters tend to wear the silver or white lamé outfits that were common to science fiction/futurist productions of the time, while many of the female characters wear spandex leotards. Kalgan’s "torture chamber" set features contemporary computer keyboards inexplicably mounted on the walls. The engineering areas of the ship were filmed in an industrial building with un-futuristic brick walls, windows and concrete floors, while the bridge looks remarkably like a vintage-1980s corporate office (non-shag, neutral carpeting white particleboard desks computers with 16-color ANSI displays, including one with a 5¼ inch floppy disk drive as an ID card reader). Some commentators began to compile rather large lists of continuity errors. Contractually he was apparently unable to get an Allen Smithee credit. The director of Space Mutiny has stated on his website that he was called away from set due to a death in the family before filming began, and delegated directing duties to the assistant director. The spaceship effects were lifted wholly from the original Battlestar Galactica TV series. Space Mutiny stars Reb Brown, Cisse Cameron, Cameron Mitchell and John Phillip Law. James Ryan as Chief Engineer MacPhearson.
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