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The Ice Pirates (1984)

Starring: Robert Urich, Mary Crosby Director: Stewart Raffill Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested) Format: DVD
3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (79 customer reviews)

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  • Actors: Robert Urich, Mary Crosby, Michael D. Roberts, Anjelica Huston, John Matuszak
  • Directors: Stewart Raffill
  • Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dubbed, DVD, Subtitled, NTSC
  • Language: French (Dolby Digital 1.0), English (Dolby Digital 1.0)
  • Subtitles: English, Spanish, French
  • Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
  • Studio: Warner Home Video
  • DVD Release Date: February 15, 2005
  • Run Time: 94 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (79 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B0006J28MS
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #8,747 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

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The amiable sci-fi spoof The Ice Pirates has earned a small but vocal cadre of admirers thanks to its go-for-broke gags and a healthy disrespect for outer space epics like the Star Wars and Star Trek franchises. An atypically goofy Robert Urich stars as the leader of a band of space pirates who kidnap a princess (Mary Crosby of Dallas fame), and then join her quest to find a mythical planet that can solve the universe’s water shortage. A completely game (shameless?) cast (which includes Anjelica Huston in fetching leather gear, Ron Perlman, John Matuszak, and fantastic film icon John Carradine) and Stewart (The Philadelphia Experiment) and Raffill’s breezy direction help sell the funniest bits (most notably, the notorious "space herpy" scene, and the frantic time-warp finale) and make the more leaden jokes palatable. --Paul Gaita


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Spoofy-goofy comedy, otherworldly special effects, spectacular space creatures, bedraggled 'bots, and biceps-ripplnig swashbuckling highlight this cult fave. In the future, as the galaxy's water supply starts to run out, a band of pirates searches for a new water source.

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26 of 27 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars If You Liked Mars Attacks! and Buckaroo Banzai ...., December 31, 2004
By Howard Evans (Syracuse NY USA) - See all my reviews
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This is the movie that killed Mary Crosby's career and nearly derailed Robert Urich's, Angelica Houston's and Ron Perlman's. It's one of those movies - like 1941 and Paint Your Wagon - that everyone knows is a total turkey, except for those who place what they see on the screen above what they read in the reviews. If you liked Mars Attacks! and Buckaroo Banzai, and laughed your ass off at Spaced Invaders and Killer Clowns from Outer Space, you'll love Ice Pirates.

The time is the distant future, where by far the most precious commodity in the galaxy is water. The idea that there were once ten planets whose surface was principally covered by water is considered a myth by most people, as is the story that the last surviving water planet was somehow removed to the unreachable center of the galaxy at the end of the galactic trade wars. The galaxy is ruled by your basic evil emperor (John Carradine) presiding over a trade oligarchy that controls all mining and sale of ice from asteroids and comets.

Robert Urich is Jason, leader of a band of ice pirates that includes Ron Perlman, John Matuzak and Michael D Roberts. Of course, the crew also prominently features the obligatory unbeatable master swordsman and latter-day samurai, but, in a blow for equality, the part is played to perfection by Angelica Houston. In the formulaic plot for outlaw space operas, our heroes attack an ice freighter, are captured, but escape with a princess (Mary Crosby) kidnapped by the evil emperor in tow. They rescue her, thread the perilous path to the center of the universe and the fabled tenth planet, and destroy the evil empire's stranglehold on the people.

Along the way, you are treated to some of film's oddest aliens, god-awful puns and excellent lampoons of space opera icons. It's full of bona fide toilet humor, from the pirates breaking through the hull of the ice freighter into a lavatory whose commode is occupied by a chickenman, to the standard reconditioning for outlaws and other deviants - castration by mechanical chompers, a lobotomy and a blond dye job, then sale as a soprano domestic slave.

Ice Pirates is the illegitimate child of Star Wars and Animal House. The jokes, both verbal and physical, range from the hackneyed to the truly brilliant - and most of both will have you rolling on the floor. It's a an hour-and-a-half of pure unadulterated fun. When I finally get the 6' x 8' screen for our light projector mounted, this will be one of the first movies we watch.
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19 of 20 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Ice Pirates leave a warm feeling!, June 4, 2001
By GARY KEYES "garykeyes" (MONTCLAIR, NEW JERSEY United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Ice Pirates [VHS] (VHS Tape)
What a wonderful piece of sci-fi fun! I always loved this picture since the first time I saw it WAAAYYY back in '84. I have to admit, it's not for everybody. You really have to be in a class of science fiction fans who also enjoy movies like Sleeper or tv shows like Red Dwarf. My only regret about Ice Pirates was that the director didn't have a larger budget--then again... Urich, Roberts and Huston (The Space Samurai Chick!) really steal the show--check out the gut-funny scene when Ulrich and Roberts were about to lose their "manhood". Hilarious!! The story is ludicrous in itself, water has become more valuable than gold or silver. I always found it funny that these people have the ability of interstellar travel but they can't produce water. I give the movie four stars--even though it loooks really bad on tv--in anyevent, Ice Pirates makes me wish filmmakers would produce more sci-fi satires. Long Live Jason and his Ice Pirates!
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23 of 26 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars The precursor to Spaceballs, finally on DVD!, February 14, 2005
By Michael Rook "Insane SciFi Addict!" (Florida, land of humidity) - See all my reviews
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Crisp and clean transfer... excellent quality... and finally in widescreen. The Ice Pirates was ahead of it's time, blending light Sci-Fi with comedy in a manner not seen again until Spaceballs. Aliens, robots, princesses, and time warps abound in this classic... where the humor isn't limited to bland jokes. The sets homage not only the classics of 60's SciFi... but the more serious 80's Science Fiction films. Anyone who considers themselves a SciFi buff should pick this one up, as no collection is complete without it's campy insanity. Sparse on the extras, but beggars can't be choosers. Those who've only seen the craptacular VHS copy owe this film another look on DVD...

For those who haven't seen it... the sum-up of the movie is this. Take Spaceballs, Princess Bride, and Alien... mix in a blender... throw in some 60's SciFi camp and cool robots... and there you go. Given it's been 21 years since the widescreen version has been available to the public... this is a must have Cult classic!
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2.0 out of 5 stars Sci-fi Pirates
Not quite what I remembered it was like. Dont place to high of an expectation on the movie. It might have been good in its day, but todays standards really make it look amaturish.
Published 2 months ago by Donna Smith

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the BETTER SCI-FI B Movies
A Very Corny,But Entertaining Movie To While Away The Hours. It Has A Plot Line,Which Many B-Movies Just Seem to be Made of Slap-Stick and EFFECTS!! Read more
Published 2 months ago by David P. Rouleau

5.0 out of 5 stars Great
I love the older movies. When this movie stopped playing on the cable channels, I thought I would never get to see it again and now I own a copy. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Carol Bowman

2.0 out of 5 stars Ice Pirates
Movie just wasn't as funny as I remembered it to be, probably because that was so long ago.
Published 2 months ago by anonymous

5.0 out of 5 stars Nostalgia
I was quite young when this movie came out. Watched it on the old 5000 lb top load VHS player. I remember watching it many times over. but then it was lost. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Archetype

4.0 out of 5 stars leave you expectations at the door
don't sit down to this expecting citizen kane. watch this knowing that it's going to be truly ridiculous. I've been warning people of space herpes for years. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Mike M

2.0 out of 5 stars Drive-In Movie
This must be the original movie before " Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy". Science Fiction? I rather make out......
Published 4 months ago by Brice L. Korte

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the worst movies ever made
Considered one of the worst movies ever made. But since I saw this movie when I was a kid it stuck with me. I guess you can call it a guilty pleasure. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Timothy B. Deselm

5.0 out of 5 stars Ice Pirates with Robert Urich
This is one of my all time favorite comedies. Robert Urich and Mary Crosby do a really god job of pulling off the ridiculous. Read more
Published 7 months ago by Susan H. Garris

4.0 out of 5 stars Enjoyable trashy fun
You won't find anything here but campy cheese of the 80's variety. Very low-budget, the film nonetheless transcends cardboard sets and shoddy costuming to provide good... Read more
Published 10 months ago by Charles Johnson

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