Alien Attack (1980)

  • NR
  • 09/04/1980 (GB)
  • Science Fiction, Drama
  • 1h 44m

The ultimate space-age disaster ... and a desperate struggle for survival

Overview

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).

Lee H. Katzin

Director

Charles Crichton

Director

George Bellak

Screenplay

Christopher Penfold

Screenplay

Cast

Martin Landau's headshot

Martin Landau

Commander John Koenig
Barbara Bain's headshot

Barbara Bain

Doctor Helena Russell
Barry Morse's headshot

Barry Morse

Professor Victor Bergman
Nick Tate's headshot

Nick Tate

Captain Alan Carter
Prentis Hancock's headshot

Prentis Hancock

Paul Morrow
Zienia Merton's headshot

Zienia Merton

Sandra Benes
Roy Dotrice's headshot

Roy Dotrice

Commissioner Gerald Simmons
Anthony Valentine's headshot

Anthony Valentine

Male Alien

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