{"id":2160768,"date":"2025-11-16T23:21:12","date_gmt":"2025-11-16T23:21:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2160768"},"modified":"2025-11-16T23:21:12","modified_gmt":"2025-11-16T23:21:12","slug":"the-worst-sci-fi-film-of-the-1970s-destroys-star-wars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/the-worst-sci-fi-film-of-the-1970s-destroys-star-wars\/","title":{"rendered":"The Worst Sci-Fi Film Of The 1970s Destroys Star Wars"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Sci-fi fans expect to come across bad movies, from the legendary <em>Plan 9 From Outer Space<\/em> to <em>Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker<\/em>; it goes with the territory when you\u2019re a genre fan. Even then, it\u2019s amazing that you can\u2019t stream <em><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/google.com\/search?q=giant+frekain+robot+cocoon&amp;rlz=1C1VDKB_enUS987US987&amp;oq=giant+frekain+robot+cocoon&amp;gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOTIJCAEQIRgKGKABMgkIAhAhGAoYoAEyCQgDECEYChigAdIBCTQ4MzZqMGoxNagCDLACAfEFg5sEb_LpX4w&amp;sourceid=chrome&amp;ie=UTF-8\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Cocoon;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Cocoon<\/a><\/em>, but the 1978 disaster <em>Laserblast<\/em> is free to stream. If you consider yourself to be someone who loves bad movies, this one will put your conviction to the test.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Billy\u2019s got a gun in <em>Laserblast<\/em><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>Laserblast <\/em>is a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.giantfreakinrobot.com\/category\/ent\/scifi\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:sci-fi;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\">sci-fi<\/a> revenge tale about a teenager named Billy who finds an alien arm cannon out in the desert and proceeds to use it to get revenge on everyone who has wronged him. In the process, he turns into one of the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.giantfreakinrobot.com\/topic\/aliens\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:aliens;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\">aliens<\/a>, losing his grasp on humanity, the more he fires the alien weapon. There\u2019s the potential for a good morality tale to be told with that premise, but it\u2019s buried beneath horrible dialogue, acting, music, and editing. The only redeeming part of the film is the alien special effects.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">It doesn\u2019t help that Billy is made out to be such a loser; it\u2019s hard to have any sympathy for him as he\u2019s bullied, including by legendary 80s character actor Eddie Deezen (you know him as \u201cthe nerd\u201d from every 80s movie ever made), yelled at by his girlfriend\u2019s grandfather, and stopped by the cops. Billy\u2019s only character trait before picking up the alien weapon is \u201cdoormat.\u201d It doesn\u2019t even matter in the end, as <em>Laserblast <\/em>makes it clear that Billy really is a loser, and everyone was justified in being against him when the smallest taste of power turns him into a literal monster.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"An alien from &lt;em&gt;Laserblast&lt;\/em&gt;\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/lyxiaxCfFTPzUywEf61wMQ--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/giant_freakin_robot_articles_628\/0d651efd04067e4c86fec84f1a3126b5\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>An alien from <em>Laserblast<\/em><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The aliens themselves are actually adorable, portrayed by stop-motion puppets, in the only part of <em>Laserblast<\/em> that holds up. Even by the standards of late-70s sci-fi, which includes <em>Star Wars: A New Hope<\/em>, <em>Alien<\/em>, and the unbelievable Sean Connery disaster film <em><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/google.com\/search?q=giant+freakin+robot+meteor&amp;sca_esv=85d6b1dba9314c34&amp;rlz=1C1VDKB_enUS987US987&amp;sxsrf=AE3TifN4ruLF9AGm2OIBClhZUQh6kSoATw%3A1763263703002&amp;ei=1kQZabT1PPaDwbkPsZyjYA&amp;ved=0ahUKEwi0uKaV3fWQAxX2QTABHTHOCAwQ4dUDCBE&amp;uact=5&amp;oq=giant+freakin+robot+meteor&amp;gs_lp=Egxnd3Mtd2l6LXNlcnAiGmdpYW50IGZyZWFraW4gcm9ib3QgbWV0ZW9yMgUQIRigATIFECEYoAEyBRAhGKABMgUQIRigAUjNEFCuBFjTD3ABeAGQAQCYAXSgAaMGqgEDNS4zuAEDyAEA-AEBmAIJoALIBsICChAAGLADGNYEGEfCAgQQIxgnwgIKEAAYgAQYQxiKBcICCxAAGIAEGJECGIoFwgIKEAAYgAQYFBiHAsICBRAAGIAEwgIGEAAYFhgewgILEAAYgAQYhgMYigXCAggQABiABBiiBMICCBAAGKIEGIkFmAMAiAYBkAYIkgcDNC41oAeXLbIHAzMuNbgHwwbCBwUwLjYuM8gHFg&amp;sclient=gws-wiz-serp\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Meteor;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Meteor<\/a><\/em>, the film was considered to be one of the worst movies ever made. The only positive review came from Leonard Maltin, who gave the film two and a half stars, which became one of the greatest recurring jokes on <em>Mystery Science Theater 3000<\/em>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"&lt;em&gt;Laserblast&lt;\/em&gt; on &lt;em&gt;Mystery Science Theater 3000&lt;\/em&gt;\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/HB7YPzz05ePQ_4bzf5hcZw--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/giant_freakin_robot_articles_628\/8be6f7191c01f36a14147a5dc51a0098\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><em>Laserblast<\/em> on <em>Mystery Science Theater 3000<\/em><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>Laserblast<\/em> was the final episode of <em>Mystery Science Theater 3000\u2019s<\/em> original run on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.giantfreakinrobot.com\/topic\/comedy-central\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Comedy Central;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\">Comedy Central<\/a> before moving to The Sci-Fi Channel (now SyFy), and to say that the crew wasn\u2019t kind to the movie would be an understatement. Then again, the film was low-hanging fruit; the editors even misspelled Roddy McDowall\u2019s name in the credits as \u201cMcDowell.\u201d The Season 7 finale is the best way to watch <em>Laserblast, <\/em>but whatever you do, don\u2019t watch it alone.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Bad movies come in all shapes and sizes, and for a zero-budget production like <em>Laserblast<\/em> it\u2019s absolutely a case of punching down to make fun of it. Yet, get together with some friends, pop it on, and you\u2019ll see why in the last few years the film has started to become a beloved bad movie. There was talk of a sequel back in the 80s, and action figures were even made of Billy with his weapon. The horrible dialogue, plot holes large enough to drive a spaceship through, and poor acting give the film a cheesy sort of charm lacking in today\u2019s bad movies, which, like <em>The Electric State<\/em> and <em><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.giantfreakinrobot.com\/topic\/Borderlands\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Borderlands;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\">Borderlands<\/a><\/em>, are mostly just boring.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"A Star Wars billboard gets destroyed in &lt;em&gt;Laserblast&lt;\/em&gt;\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"313\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/4A.VFRZr_x8sctEh.Z0XGg--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTYwMTtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/giant_freakin_robot_articles_628\/9e605d366809a4fe8b333fd749f40fdf\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>A Star Wars billboard gets destroyed in <em>Laserblast<\/em><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">An ambitious, microbudget failure that tries to tell a story well beyond the capabilities of the cast and crew at that time is at least more exciting than the latest CGIfest that\u2019s been focus-group tested to the point of having zero creativity. <em>Laserblast <\/em>is a bad, bad movie, but it made an attempt with only $280,000, roughly the cost of three minutes of an episode of <em>Stranger Things<\/em>. They don\u2019t make bad movies like they used to.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>Laserblast<\/em> is now streaming for free on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/tubitv.com\/movies\/469612\/laserblast?start=true&amp;tracking=google-feed&amp;utm_source=google-feed\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Tubi;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Tubi<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/watch.plex.tv\/watch\/movie\/laserblast?uri=provider%3A%2F%2Ftv.plex.provider.vod%2Flibrary%2Fmetadata%2F5d77684161141d001fb16ed9&amp;autoplay=1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Plex;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Plex<\/a>, and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/video\/detail\/amzn1.dv.gti.f7c31fc5-e84b-4c04-9fc8-e3f09cace8b1?autoplay=0&amp;ref_=atv_cf_strg_wb\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Amazon Prime Video;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Amazon Prime Video<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sci-fi fans expect to come across bad movies, from the legendary Plan 9 From Outer Space to Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker; it goes with the territory when you\u2019re a genre fan. Even then, it\u2019s amazing that you can\u2019t stream Cocoon, but the 1978 disaster Laserblast is free to stream. If you consider yourself [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2160769,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25172],"tags":[358401,414254,414253,392848,23300],"class_list":["post-2160768","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment","tag-billy","tag-billys-got-a-gun","tag-eddie-deezen","tag-mystery-science-theater-3000","tag-star-wars"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/The-Worst-Sci-Fi-Film-Of-The-1970s-Destroys-Star-Wars.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2160768","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2160768"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2160768\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2160770,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2160768\/revisions\/2160770"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2160769"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2160768"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2160768"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2160768"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}