Alien Attack

Alien Attack

The ultimate space-age disaster ... and a desperate struggle for survival

1980 · 104 min · ★ 6.5 · Science Fiction, Drama

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).

Directed by Charles Crichton · Written by Christopher Penfold

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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

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