Spaced Out (1979) from Tuna
Spaced Out is a silly sex farce from the UK. Four humans are taken aboard an alien spacecraft by the all-female crew from a unisex planet. The captain of the spaceship (Kate Ferguson) considers herself an expert martial artist, Glory Annen is the entire maintenance crew, and Ava Cadell does anything else required. The cast is rounded out with a talking Wurlitzer jukebox, the voice of which is played by Bob Saget in the US version.

The alien ship is forced to land on earth because of mechanical difficulties, and their cargo is ruined. When a herd of cows surrounds the ship, they take off, against the best advice of the ship's terminally depressed computer. Then they have a brainstorm and realize that it might be possible to sell humans to galactic zoos if any of them prove interesting enough. Two of the captured humans are a couple, unhappily engaged because she (Lynne Ross) is saving herself for the wedding - and even after that sex is not certain. A third human is a man who had been spying on the bickering couple. The fourth is a full-on wanker who has a jacket full of girlie magazines. The humans are examined for fighting ability, intelligence and physical characteristics. It is during the latter examination that the crew learns about the joys of being a species with two sexes. Due to a comedy of errors, the wanker proves to be the smartest, the most adept fighter, and the most complex physically. 

While it is certainly not a challenging or ambitious film, and the small budget is very evident, Spaced Out is enjoyable as a pleasant diversion.  Judged against other UK sex farces of the era, this one is satisfactory brainless entertainment. And yes, the bride-to-be does eventually come across!
 

DVD INFO

  • bare bones
  • no widescreen version

NUDITY REPORT

  • Glory Annen - full frontal

  • Ava Caddell -  full frontal

  • Kate Ferguson - breasts

  • Lynne Ross - breasts

The Critics Vote ...

  • No major reviews online

 

The People Vote ...

The meaning of the IMDb score: 7.5 usually indicates a level of excellence equivalent to about three and a half stars from the critics. 6.0 usually indicates lukewarm watchability, comparable to approximately two and a half stars from the critics. The fives are generally not worthwhile unless they are really your kind of material, equivalent to about a two star rating from the critics, or a C- from our system. Films rated below five are generally awful even if you like that kind of film - this score is roughly equivalent to one and a half stars from the critics or a D on our scale. (Possibly even less, depending on just how far below five the rating is.

Our own guideline:

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  • C+ means it has no crossover appeal, but will be considered excellent by people who enjoy this kind of movie. If this is your kind of movie, a C+ and an A are indistinguishable to you.
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  • D means you'll hate it even if you like the genre. We don't score films below C- that often, because we like movies and we think that most of them have at least a solid niche audience. Now that you know that, you should have serious reservations about any movie below C-. Films rated below C- generally have both bad reviews and poor popular acceptance.
  • E means that you'll hate it even if you love the genre.
  • F means that the film is not only unappealing across-the-board, but technically inept as well.

 

Based on this description, this film is a C-, typical genre fare, with enough pretty flesh and bad jokes to make it satisfactory to those who enjoy this type of entertainment.

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