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Space Raiders

German title: Weltraumpiraten
Spain title: Space Raiders: Invasores del Espacio
Greek title: Επιδρομεις του διαστηματος
Russian title: Космические охотники
Original title: Space Raiders

Alternative titles:
Space Raiders – Die Weltraumpiraten | Star Child | Space Wars | Epidromeis tou diastimatos | Επιδρομεις Του Διαστηματος

Science fiction adventure – USA
Production year: 1982
Movie length: 84 minutes

Director: Howard R. Cohen
Writer: Howard R. Cohen
Cinematograph: Alec Hirschfeld
Music: James Horner

Movie description:

A futuristic, sensitive tale of adventure and confrontation when a 10 year old boy, Peter, is accidentally kidnapped by a spaceship filled with a motley crew of space pirates. When they come under attack, Peter helps them escape. As they go on to other adventures, they find that Peter is a very clever kid who helps them solve their problems.

The story is about a Col. Hawkins or »Hawk« who has to defeat the »Company« and their massive robot ship in order to bring a young boy back to his home planet. A Star Wars bar scene has a space creature hooker looking great until she turns around and shows her face. Aside from the familiar content in this film, there are continuity gaps that make wounds miracu-lously jump from one side of the body to the other and do not connect the special effects in space with the space travellers inside the ships.

Boy Actors