Starcrash story

movie: Starcrash (1979) · 1979-03-07

Two lowly smugglers are tasked by the galactic empire to protect Earth from an evil count.

13 total · 5 major · 8 minor

ThemeLevelMotivation
good vs. evil major We saw Stella Star and Acton struggle on behalf of a benevolent galactic empire to save Earth from destruction at the hands of the evil Count Zarth Arn, who wielded the most power super weapon in the universe.
imperialism major The story centered around an evil galactic empire.
interstellar space travel major People were routinely exploiting hyperspace to fly from one star to another across the galaxy.
precognition major Acton had this special power but kept secret from Stella for the first half of the film for her own good.
the lust for power major The evil Count Zarth Arn hatched a nefarious plot calculated to culminate with him becoming Emperor of the Universe.
destiny minor Acton told Stella it was his destiny for them to let him die.
father and son minor The Emperor of the Galaxy was joyfully reunited with his son Prince Simon.
floating city minor The Emperor of the Galaxy sacrificed his precious floating city in a last ditched attempt to thwart the evil Count Zarth Arn from becoming Emperor of the Universe.
human vs. captivity minor Stella Star and Akton escaped from some sort of forced labor camp to which that had been sentenced to toil in for 12 years.
humanoid robot minor The powerful robot policeman Elle endowed with emotions ended up helping Stella and Akton. An all-silver humanoid robot of feminine style and of gigantic proportions attacked Stella and Elle. Count Zarth Arn had two silver humanoid robot guards.