About this episode

This episode explores the film 'The Humanoid' and its connections to the Star Wars franchise.

This classic episode of Weirdhouse Cinema explores one of the many films that sought to cash in on the popularity of George Lucas’ 1977 classic. Behold, 1979’s “The Humanoid,” an Italian space opera starring Richard Kiel, Barbara Bach and a whole lot of stuff that looks like Star Wars. (originally published 5/7/2021) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Topics covered

• film analysis
• science fiction
• space opera
• pop culture
• movie history

Keywords

• The Humanoid
• Richard Kiel
• Barbara Bach
• space opera
• Star Wars
• film analysis
• Weirdhouse Cinema

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Weirdhouse Cinema, iHeartPodcasts

Books & works: The Humanoid, Star Wars

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