Target... Earth? (1980)
Is Earth Worth Saving?
Really strange documentary of Wheeler Dixon production quality on the Tunguska Event and the possibility of it happening again causing an apocalypse (basically a meteor scare film) sprinkled with UFO conspiracy kooks, and other 'professionals', riddled with stock footage of all kinds, freaky moog music and sound fx, a Dr. Who rip-off end theme, Victor Buono as Homer the Archivist, a philosophical history recorder in a space ship with a HAL 9000 type talking computer named Ino, there's also another space ship with Egyptian looking aliens girls with pasties and see-thru blouses.
Director: Joost Van Rees
Genre: Documentary, Science Fiction
Runtime: 95 min
Release Date: July 28, 1980
Cast
- Victor Buono - Homer The Archivist
- Rick Overton - Ino The Computer (voice)
- Carl Sagan - Self
- Isaac Asimov - Self
- Eugene Cernan - Self (archive footage)
- Bernard J. Carr - Self (as Dr. Bernard Carr)
- Frank Drake - Self (as Dr. Frank Drake)
- Ronald E. Evans - Self (archive footage)
Screenplay
Production: Gold Key Entertainment
Original Language: en
Keywords
meteorite, psychotronic, siberia, tunguska event, ufo conspiracy
More Films by Director: Joost Van Rees
More Films in Genre: Documentary, Science Fiction
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Target... Earth? about?
- Really strange documentary of Wheeler Dixon production quality on the Tunguska Event and the possibility of it happening again causing an apocalypse (basically a meteor scare film) sprinkled with UFO conspiracy kooks, and other 'professionals', riddled with stock footage of all kinds, freaky moog music and sound fx, a Dr. Who rip-off end theme, Victor Buono as Homer the Archivist, a philosophical history recorder in a space ship with a HAL 9000 type talking computer named Ino, there's also another space ship with Egyptian looking aliens girls with pasties and see-thru blouses.
- Who directed Target... Earth??
- Target... Earth? was directed by Joost Van Rees.
- Who stars in Target... Earth??
- Target... Earth? stars Victor Buono, Rick Overton, Carl Sagan, Isaac Asimov, Eugene Cernan, Bernard J. Carr.
- How long is Target... Earth??
- Target... Earth? has a runtime of 1h 35m (95 minutes).
- What genre is Target... Earth??
- Target... Earth? is a Documentary, Science Fiction film.