Dennis Hopper Movie:

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		MPAA Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested) Media: DVD

Space Truckers [Region 2] Reviews:
Main Stars are Dennis Hopper, Stephen Dorff, Charles Dance, Debbi Mazar
2008-10-23 - It makes me crazy to see the stars listed for a movie or TV series are NOT the main characters. Amazon, apparently, has copied the actor list from www.imdb.com and so the main characters, who appear further on down the list, do not even appear after the title of the movie. A potential buyer of this DVD would be looking for the main characters not the bit players.

I have tried to move up the stars in a DVD's list of actors before but have been rejected. Sometimes, but not always, someone actually looks at what I am trying to do and fixes the problem. Example: On Tour of Duty, a female actress was in a few episodes of ONE season but she was the only name Amazon put for all 3 seasons instead of Terrence Knox, et al. Doesn't make sense. It was finally fixed.

By the way, I really like this movie and would recommend it to those who like sci-fi action movies with good actors (characters!).

Stuart Gordon's Star Wars
2008-09-26 - Space Truckers is a different kind of movie than we're used to seeing from Gordon. It's a little more lighthearted, comical, and slick looking. Plus it's PG-13, so the over the top gore isn't present.
But the movie is alot of fun. It's silly sci-fi nonsense that aims to be nothing more than a fun popcorn flick.
Dennis Hopper is a space trucker who gets screwed out of getting paid for his load by an evil pork company. He then takes on an unregistered and illegal load to transport to Earth. Little does he know that his cargo is a small army of indestructible killer robots designed by a mad scientist to enable a loon to secure his presidency. Along for this ride are a rookie space trucker played by Stephen Dorff and Hopper's "fiance" played by Debi Mazar. They're hijacked by pirates who unleash the robots. It also just so happens that the leader of the pirates is the mad scientist who created the robots. He's half machine, which leads to some rather funny scenes.
So, Hopper and company have to escape the pirates, stop the evil robots and get to Earth where Debi Mazar's mother is in the hospital. It's good, fun stuff that reminds me of films like The Ice Pirates and Flash Gordon. The film was shot entirely in Ireland, and I'm not sure what the budget for the movie was, but the it looks like they definitely made the most of the budget. Very slick and professional looking, almost as if it could have been made in Hollywood. Hopper is Hopper, what can you say? Dorff is passable, but nothing special, Mazar is also okay but nothing special. I certainly don't think she's as hot as you're supposed to believe she is. The always reliable Charles Dance plays the evil scientist/pirate leader/cyborg with the same sophisticated flair in which he usually plays villains.
I was fortunate enough to see this movie at a test screening with Stuart Gordon back in 1997 at the University of Wisconsin. Gordon did a little Q&A with the audience after the film. The movie went over quite well with the audience that night. It was a fun experience and one reason why this movie is particularly close to me.
Well worth it.

Hauling it in space.
2007-01-14 - Fans of Dennis Hopper should enjoy this funny movie about being an independant space trucker, and going against the flow like Dennis Hopper characters often do. In the process, he and two other like minded people he picks up on a space station, end up fighting space pirates and also fighting some serious killer robots to save Earth. I liked the fact that no matter how bad things seem to get for our heroic space truckers, they managed to keep the jokes comming, and your funny bone tickled. The budget restraints are evident in the space seens, but the various ship interiors were pulled off quite well in my opinion.

A Hilarious Little Classic
2007-01-09 - I stumbled across this film on VHS in the used bin of a Blockbuster. I thought, Dennis Hopper and Charles Dance, why not? Truckers in space, why not?

Why not? Indeed. This hilarious little gem is full of pleasant surprises. Yes, it sorta runs out of steam by the end, but who cares?

It's a classic direct to video film, low budget, but it makes the most of what it has. I could describe the plot, but hey, just like "Snakes on a Plane": "Space Truckers", what else do you need to know?

It's rare to get something with this sense of humour in outer space.

Space Truckers
2006-11-13 - I had no desire to see this movie when it hit the screens but should have. I was pleasantly surprised by what I saw. While the plot is not a good as it could have been it is pretty decent entertainment. Really great graphics and set layout. Of course, Dennis Hopper is always great on screen. And what about those square pigs? LoL! If you are a fan of Dennis I recommend you check out 'My Science Project' and 'Riders of the Storm' as these are some of his lesser known films which are fun to watch.