''Alien Intruder'' is a 1993 action/ science-fiction film directed by Ricardo Jacques Gale and written by Nick Stone. It stars

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, Tracy Scoggins,

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, Gary Roberts, Richard Cody, and Stephen Davies.

Plot

Set in 2022, several convicts sentenced to life in prison are led on a mission into uncharted deep space by Commander Skyler (Williams) to salvage a lost ship. Should they survive their mission, their sentence will be commuted. Astronaut Borman had killed the crew of the lost ship. While on the way to the ship, the convicts are allowed into a

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world where they could live out their sexual fantasies with any woman they choose. However, Ariel (Scoggins), a woman who is not part of the virtual reality program appears in it, kills each virtual woman, and seduces each convict. When Ariel begins to appear outside the program, she manipulates the men, who quickly turn on each other.

Cast

* Borman ( Jeff Conaway) * Ariel ( Tracy Scoggins) * Commander Skyler (

) * Nick (

) * D.J. (

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) * Peter (Stephen Davies) * Lloyd (Gary Roberts)

Production

The virtual reality sequences are parodies of

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, Westerns and

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films. "Broadway Joe" Murphy provided many of the stunts in the film. The film was produced and distributed by

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Reception

Creature Feature gave the movie 2 out of 5 stars, finding the effects to undermine the films good intentions.

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found that the film wasn't as good as the idea, giving the film one of five stars.

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gave the film a D+ finding the film crude.

Home release

''Alien Intruder'' was released on both VHS and

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References

External links

* {{IMDb title, id=0106244, title=Alien Intruder 1993 films 1990s science fiction action films American science fiction action films American space adventure films Films set in 2022 1990s English-language films 1990s American films English-language science fiction action films