Space Raiders (film)

Space Raiders, also known as Star Child, is a 1983 science fiction film written and directed by Howard R. Cohen and produced by Roger Corman. The film was made during the time when many studios were releasing space opera films following the success of Star Wars, however the film was panned by critics especially for its reuse of special effects footage and music composed by James Horner taken from Cormans 1980 film Battle Beyond the Stars.

At first, Hawk considers ransoming the child, but during a skirmish with Company fighters, Hawks feelings change when Peter courageously volunteers to squeeze into a tight compartment and fixes a damaged power conduit that allows them to escape. Hawk then promises to take Peter back to his home planet, Procyon III, with no strings attached. First however, Hawks crew stop to rest at a space station owned by an alien crime lord named Zariatin Ray Stewart.On Procyon III, Peters father meets with The Companys security director who decides to track the boy down with their advanced robot ship a massive, fully automated battle cruiser that can home in on an identity tag Peter wears around his neck. ........

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