Space Truckers (1996)

Like Stuart Gordon's other venture into science fiction territory, the underrated and ill-fated ROBOT JOX, this is a nifty little film that was plagued by production difficulties and failed to find a theatrical distributor, which is a shame because its quite an enjoyable viewing experience. Everyone in the cast has fun in this , with Dennis Hopper delivering some unexpected and funny bits of dialog, Debi Mazar and Stephen Dorff providing reliable 2nd banana support and Charles Dance having the time of his life with his horny half-metal madman. This Excellent DVD offers a chance to see this little sleeper in a great looking print with a fascinating and funny commentary by the Director. This film delivers exactly what its titles proclaims.

Dennis Hopper must've been really hungry to do this movie. Atrocious special effects, very poor writing, cheesy dialogue, stupid-looking killer bio-robots. Never mind the blatent disregard for science. The awkward scene with the 2 young leads taking their clothes off. The best part of this movie was the pull-start cyber-penis on the wacked-out cyborg pirate captain. 2 out of 10 stars because I'm in a generous mood.

In the future logistics will be handled by truckers in spaceships - thus the title: Space Truckers. Automatically you see outer space diners, outer space food, and outer space villains who have a need to hijack everything that movies. So OK, the plot is somewhat predictable, but it is fun.This is not a great movie. This is not a great comedy. What it is, is a good 1 hr. 36 min. piece of fun watching. The plot is filled with enough good lines and action that it keeps moving. I recommend it to the less discerning people out there who just want a good easy fun scifi movie to watch. 8/10What I am saying is that it is palatable. You can watch it alone and feel that you're in a room with your friends (the characters in the movie) or watch it with your friends over pizza and you won't feel embarrassed since it is enjoyable... if you're a guy.-Zafoid

This is one of those hybrid movies, grafting together a sci-fi space movie and a blue-collar trucker movie. Actually, it's not all that bad a concept but that's all it is -- a concept in search of a plot. The better-than-expected cast helps even though most of them appear to be slumming it.Stephen Dorff spends the central part of the movie stripped down and squeezed into a pair of tight black undershorts while he's bound in chains with his arms stretched above his head. These scenes should please those fraternity house guys who really, really enjoyed being Pledgemaster during Hell Week. And isn't it heartening that Mr. Dorff hasn't been talked into shaving his chest?