Story of movie Alienator : Alienator is a 1989 science fiction/action/thriller, directed by filmmaker Fred Olen Ray—the producer, director, and screenwriter of over one hundred low to medium-budget feature films in many genres—and starring Jan-Michael Vincent, star of the CBS television series Airwolf. Alienator is among several films produced by Jeffrey C. Hogue.
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| Directed by | Fred Olen Ray |
| Produced by | Jeffrey C. Hogue |
| Written by | Paul Garson |
| Starring | Jan-Michael Vincent John Phillip Law Ross Hagen Dyana Ortelli Teagan P. J. Soles |
| Music by | Chuck Cirino |
| Cinematography | Gary Graver Christopher Roth |
| Edited by | Dan Q. Kennis |
Production company | Amazing Movies |
| Distributed by | Image Entertainment Prism Entertainment Corporation Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
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Running time | 93 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The movie was described by Leonard Maltin and confirmed by Fred Olen Ray to be a "semi-remake" of the 1957 film The Astounding She-Monster. Robert Clarke, who starred in that movie, also appears in Alienator.
Screenplay
Kol (Ross Hagen), an alien criminal, escapes from a spaceship into the woods of an American suburb. The commander (Jan-Michael Vincent) of the spaceship dispatches The Alienator (Teagan Clive) -- a deadly gynoid, to capture Kol. He meets up with some teenagers as they are all running from fiery death at the hands of The Alienator. She relentlessly pursues Kol and the teens through a series of action sequences and low-budget special effects. Kol must face the toughest decision of his life: kill or be killed.
- Jan-Michael Vincent as Commander
- John Phillip Law as Ward Armstrong
- Ross Hagen as Kol
- Teagan Clive as Alienator
- Dyana Ortelli as Orrie
- Jesse Dabson as Benny
- Dawn Wildsmith as Caroline
- P.J. Soles as Tara
- Robert Clarke as Lund
- Richard Wiley as Rick
- Leo Gordon as Col. Coburn
- Robert Quarry as Doc Burnside
- Fox Harris as Burt
- Hoke Howell as Harley
- Jay Richardson as Prison sergeant major
- Dan Golden as Electrocuted prisoner
- Joseph Pilato as Tech #2
Turner Classic Movies states that the theater release date of the film was in the winter of 1989, or on January 1, 1989.However, the January 15, 1989 Los Angeles Times discusses the film as an "upcoming 1989 release" whose distributor is still pending.
The film was released on VHS by Prism Entertainment on February 8, 1990.
Shout! Factory released the film on DVD as part of a 4-film "Action-Packed Movie Marathon" set on March 19, 2013.
Scream Factory released the film on Blu-ray on June 13, 2017 with a commentary track by director Fred Olen Ray.
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