Alien Attack
"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).
Alien Attack at a glance
Alien Attack is a 1980 science fiction and drama film directed by Charles Crichton, starring Martin Landau, Barbara Bain and Barry Morse. It runs for 1 hour 44 minutes. TMDB users rate it 6.5 out of 10 from 10 votes.
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Cast
Martin Landau
Commander John Koenig
Barbara Bain
Doctor Helena Russell
Barry Morse
Professor Victor Bergman
Nick Tate
Captain Alan Carter
Prentis Hancock
Paul Morrow
Zienia Merton
Sandra Benes
Roy Dotrice
Commissioner Gerald Simmons
Anthony Valentine
Male Alien
Isla Blair
Female Alien
Philip Madoc
Commander Anton Gorski
Videos & Trailers
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