KVC@engvax.UUCP (08/25/85)
From: Kevin Carosso <engvax!KVC@cit-vax>
First of all, I was wondering if someone out there would be kind
enough to post a complete list of Known Space books. I've read
a lot of it, and liked it, but have never been sure if I've read
everything Niven wrote in Known Space.
Secondly... Name that TURKEY...
As I'm writing this, I'm watching some random late night flick
and wondering what it could possibly be. It's a REALLY BAD
early sf flick. Black and white. Story seems to be emminent
doctor designs spaceship (called the RMX). Spaceship departs
with 6 or so crew-members, one of whom is the standard "lovely
but cold female scientist" stereotype. They land somewhere
(the moon, I think) and find humanoid civilization that has nuked
themselves back into the stone-age some time ago. Barbarians
kill 3 or 4 disposable crew-members and the rest escape and head
back to earth, only to run out of fuel and make a melodramatic,
if somewhat meteoric, impact on Novia Scotia. Oh yeah, almost
forgot -- female scientist thaws out as they reenter...
"Oh (sob) hold me"............................(SPLAT)
yuck...
Effects were awful. Lotsa footage of old V2 test flights. They
wander around the moon (or whatever) wearing WWII gas masks, for
Christ's sake! A "meteorite" storm that has to be seen to be
(dis)believed. Worst dialogue I've heard in a LONG time, too...
Oh, also, I'm SURE I saw a young version of Jim Rockford's dad
(Rocky) in the crew of of the RMX. (yeah I'm a Rockford fan)
So, as I'm lacking a TV guide, can anyone pin a title on this turkey?