Main Cast: Judy Geeson, Robin Clarke, Jennifer Ashley, Stephanie Beacham, Stephen Grives
Release Year: 1982
Country: UK
Run Time: 93 minutes
MPAA Rating: R
Plot
This unsettling British Alien clone (released in the U.K. under the sleazy title Inseminoid) is set in the labyrinthine underground caverns of a remote planet, where a team of scientific explorers find themselves in the bizarre predicament of defending themselves from a rampaging, pregnant crew member (Judy Geeson). It seems the poor woman has been impregnated by a slime-covered insectoid alien (as depicted in a surreal and truly disgusting flashback), and the resulting hormonal imbalance has transformed her into an inhumanly strong, psychopathic killer. She promptly sets about dismembering and eating everyone in sight (no doubt because of the baby's nutritional requirements) before finally giving birth to a pair of snarling little mutants bearing a more-than-passing resemblance to the terror tykes from the It's Alive series. Aside from the admittedly "unique" premise, this is a fairly standard rip-off -- complete with characters resembling their Alien counterparts -- and the lovely Geeson's rabid, eye-popping performance is more than a bit uncomfortable to watch. The American video release is missing a great deal of the original's graphic violence. ~ Cavett Binion, All Movie Guide
Review
This is one knockoff that doesn't take its time with anything -- at just 12 minutes in, there's action in those outer space mine shafts, with the first victim in this sci-fi horror tale kick-starting every cliché and already-stolen Alien plot point in the book. Amazingly, Inseminoid then does an about-face and moves into bizarre territory when the movie's army of astronaut buffoons is pitted not against a monster, but, rather, a raging, pregnant, and quite loony blonde in a sweater (Judy Geeson). What follows is simply a stage for gloriously awful dialogue spouted out of amateur actors, whose deaths are more a result of pure idiocy in their dumb-as-nails characters than any kind of suspenseful horror plotting. Also worthy of praise are the wonderfully strange dream sequences where "alien impregnation" takes on a whole new B-movie meaning! Director Norman J. Warren later went onto direct the incredibly inept stinker Bloody New Year (known for its brilliant video cover). ~ Jeremy Wheeler, All Movie Guide
Rosalind Lloyd; Victoria Tennant; Trevor Thomas; Heather Wright; David Baxt; Dominic Jephcott; Barrie Houghton
Credit
Gary White - First Assistant Director, Norman J. Warren - Director, Peter Boyle - Editor, Peter Schlesinger - Executive Producer, John Scott - Composer (Music Score), Nick Maley - Makeup Special Effects, Hayden Pearce - Production Designer, John Metcalfe - Cinematographer, Ray Corbett - Production Manager, David Speechley - Producer, Richard Gordon - Producer, Oxford Scientific Films - Special Effects, Simon Okin - Sound/Sound Designer, Peter Brayham - Stunts Coordinator, Nick Maley - Screenwriter, Gloria Maley - Screenwriter
A team of scientists are working on a distant planet. One of them, Sandy (Judy Geeson), is investigating an underground network of caverns when she is attacked and impregnated by a huge, unknown creature. Seeking to protect her unborn twins, she turns on the other members of the team, killing them and drinking their blood. The scientists, who were on a routine mission, now have to fight for their lives.
The film was novelized under the same title in 1981 by Larry Miller.
