
Alien Attack (1980)
6.2|4 Sept, 1980|104 min
The ultimate space-age disaster ... and a desperate struggle for survival
6.2|4 Sept, 1980|104 min
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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).
Casts

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

Lon Satton
Benjamin Ouma

Eric Carte
Eddie Collins

Clifton Jones
David Kano

Patrick Allen
Luna Commission Chairman

Christopher Matthews
Main Mission Operator
Crews
Christopher Penfold
Screenplay
Brian Johnson
Special Effects

Sylvia Anderson
Producer

Charles Crichton
Director
George Bellak
Screenplay

Lee H. Katzin
Director

Gerry Anderson
Executive Producer

David Lane
Supervising Editor
Ron Fry
Production Manager
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