Spaceship (1983)
Spaceship (1983)
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Cast & Crew.
Cindy Williams
Annie McHugh
Bruce Kimmel
John / Director / Writer
Leslie Nielsen
Capt. Jamieson
Gerrit Graham
Rodzinski
Patrick Macnee
Dr. Stark
Paul Brinegar
Clint Eastwood / Dirty Harry
Cherie Steinkellner
TV Host #1 (as Cheri Eichen)
Margaret Willock
TV Host #2
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Release DateJuly 1, 1983
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 28m
Content RatingPG
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This Movie Is About.
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The Creature Wasn't Nice (also known as Naked Space and Spaceship) is a 1983 American comedy film written and directed by Bruce Kimmel. The film is a parody of Alien. It stars Leslie Nielsen in a role similar to those in the farcical comedies Airplane! and Naked Gun. It co-stars Cindy Williams, Gerrit Graham, and Patrick Macnee. It was released on VHS in 1983 under the title Spaceship to emphasize Nielsen's connection to Airplane!, and released on DVD in 1999 under the title Naked Space to play up the connection to Nielsen's Naked Gun films.
The film is a low-budget comedy with simple sets and dialogue wrapped around several musical numbers. In one of the scenes, the red slimy one-eyed alien monster performs a lounge-act style musical number called "I Want to Eat Your Face." Williams performs two musical numbers, one solo and one with Kimmel, who had previously appeared with and directed Williams in 1976 in The First Nudie Musical. The film was completely re-edited by the producers - that is what was released as Spaceship/Naked Space on home video. The original version, The Creature Wasn't Nice, was only seen at two public previews. In 2019, it was announced that both versions of the film would come to home video under its original title.