BARBARELLA meets FLESH GORDON gone 2001 A SPACE ODYSSEY

TAKE AN INTERGALACTIC JOURNEY with the space age adventurer DILDANO (played by a 16 year old Cliff Carson) and featuring noted cinematographer BILL BURTON. Cinema Showcase host and Creative Loafing critic JIM WHALEY directed this little Sc-FI romp back in the 70's. If Barbarella and Flesh Gordon got together this would be their child. Completely inspired by the Roger Vadim / Jane Fonda cult classic with a bit of 2001 a Space Odyssey thrown in.

For years I couldn't look at this film. I was told that it would be very cinematic and psychedelic which in some ways it was. Even at 16 I was embarrassed to be wearing that outfit but I was assured by a 28 year old JIM WHALEY that it would all work out. When he showed me the film I wanted to destroy it. I told him I wouldn't do anymore and that's where filming stopped. This is what survived. Looking back on it now, I'm sorry I didn't complete it. It's silly, gay and low budget, but kind of charming.

RATED M for MATURE AUDIENCES

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Film & Animation

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• SCIENCE
• FICTION
• outer
• SPACE
• galaxy
• FANTASY
• love
• UNIVERSE
• cult
• films
• PLANETS
• STARS
• STUD
• teen
• muscle
• astronaut
• COSMOS
• gay
• TEENAGE
• muscles
• flexing
• musical
• LAVA
• LAMP
• comedy

[MarisolCorazon]

Finally I know there are others like us on this foreign planet!

[gukonni]

A man was having dreams. He remembered them and wrote a script. It became this movie. He stopped overdosing and the dreams stopped. He faded into obscurity.

[Cineramic]

The special effects are amazing, and so is Cliff Carson's "Dildano" costume (but not in the same context). haha

The set design is an excellent concept, though I wonder if the little staue(that appears around the 07:19 mark) isn't the REAL dildano! haha Nope...the real Dildano shows up around 10:04 mark!!

Seriously, alot of today's horror movies insert blue light "post production" whereas here it is "in the lens" - looks good! It's a shame Jim didn't get to finish this film...

Ric Burton

[jconstantine100]

Check out the "Lo Batt" video by Man or Astroman.

[SailorBarsoom]

Now that's a right pretty man!

Thanks for posting.  I never knew it existed.

[Cineramic]

Unbelievable! The print is crystal clear! I LOVE the Spaceship, FX and Cliff's eh-hem...costume! I have always appreciated Jim Whaley's skill behind the camera lens-Cliff's talent AND willingness to perform...This is a 70's timecapsule! Thanks Cliff for having the "beans" to showcase Babarella meets Flesh Gordon!

[laurelp1111]

Folks, prepare to blast off on your intergalatic, fantasmalatic journey. Sexy music, & sexpot Cliff in yellow short shorts! Big dreams for big boys! Your silver triangle is so distracting! Cliff, you are my Pygar!

[slovenec58]

This was a blast to watch. Nice slice of the 60's for sure! I liked teh special effects and the choice of music. Wished it had been a bit longer