Episode 699 - The Ice Pirates (1984), Stewart Raffill, and Budget Cuts

About this episode

Mark and Niall discuss the 1984 science fiction film The Ice Pirates, its director, and various themes including budget cuts and humor.

Mark and Niall discuss the 1984 science fiction film The Ice Pirates . Directed by Stewart Raffill and starring Robert Urich, Ron Perlman, Anjelica Huston and a time distortion field, the movie focuses on a group of pirates who loot ice from spaceships. In this episode, they also talk about budget cuts, cheeky sci-fi, and clumsy robots. Enjoy!

People in this episode

Hosts: Mark, Niall

Topics covered

• science fiction
• film discussion
• budget cuts
• sci-fi humor
• robot characters

Keywords

• The Ice Pirates
• Stewart Raffill
• science fiction film
• budget cuts
• clumsy robots
• sci-fi humor

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Books & works: The Ice Pirates

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