Alien Attack (1980): reparto, argumento y streaming

Released in 1980, Alien Attack is a drama and ciencia ficción film directed by Lee H. Katzin, running about 104 minutes. “The ultimate space-age disaster ... and a desperate struggle for survival” — that tagline sets the tone.

What it’s about. 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).

Who’s in it. Alien Attack stars Martin Landau as Commander John Koenig, Barbara Bain as Doctor Helena Russell, Barry Morse as Professor Victor Bergman and Nick Tate as Captain Alan Carter, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 6.2/10, Alien Attack has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Alien Attack page.

If you liked it. Fans of Alien Attack tend to enjoy Cadena perpetua, El padrino, La lista de Schindler and El padrino II.