ALIEN ATTACK

(1979)

The year is 1999, and Earth has a base on the moon. Due to an explosion, the moon is thrown out of Earth's gravitational pull and sent hurtling into deep space, where they encounter a planet whose people project an illusion of a devastating attack on the moon base. Alien Attack is compiled from the "Space 1999" episodes "Breakaway" and "War Games"

"Space 1999" was a 48 episode television series set in the year 1999, with the Earth having a base on the moon. Due to an explosion, the moon is thrown out of Earth's gravitational pull and sent hurtling into deep space. Other telemovies were made from re-edited episodes - "Spazio 1999" (1976) compiled from the episodes "Breakaway", "Ring Around The Moon" and "Another Time, Another Place"; "Destination Moonbase Alpha" (1978) compiled from the episodes "The Bringers Of Wonder (1)" and "The Bringers Of Wonder (2)"; "Journey Through The Black Sun" (1982) compiled from the episodes "Collision Course" and "Black Sun"; "Cosmic Princess" (1982) compiled from the episodes "The Metamorph" and "Space Warp".
There is also a documentary "Space:1999 & UFO - The Documentaries".

ALIEN ATTACK
104 minute telemovie

TRANSMISSION DATE
1979

CAST

Commander John Koenig	. . . . . . . . .	Martin Landau
Doctor Helena Russell	. . . . . . . . .	Barbara Bain
Professor Victor Bergman	. . . . . . . . .	Barry Morse
Commissioner Simmonds	. . . . . . . . .	Roy Dotrice
Male Alien	. . . . . . . . .	Anthony Valentine
Female Alien	. . . . . . . . .	Isla Blair
Controller Paul Morrow	. . . . . . . . .	Prentis Hancock
Sandra Benes	. . . . . . . . .	Zienia Merton
Alan Carter	. . . . . . . . .	Nick Tate
Doctor Bob Mathias	. . . . . . . . .	Anton Phillips
David Kano	. . . . . . . . .	Clifton Jones
Benjamin Ouma	. . . . . . . . .	Lon Satton
Collins	. . . . . . . . .	Eric Carte
Tanya Alexandria	. . . . . . . . .	Suzanne Roquette
Lunar Commission Chairman	. . . . . . . . .	Patrick Allen
Lunar Commission Committee Member	. . . . . . . . .	Weston Gavin
Commander Anton Gorski	. . . . . . . . .	Philip Madoc
Shuttle Captain	. . . . . . . . .	Charles Napier
Eagle Pilot  (voice)	. . . . . . . . .	Shane Rimmer

ALIEN ATTACK "LINKS"

Internet Movie Data Base

Space 1999

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