A person called lord buckethead is standing against theresa may the prime minister has a new opponent at the general election. This 1984 film was the first feature length spoof of star wars and total bmovie comedy schlock. Hyperspace original soundtrack by don davis digital. Lord buckethead attempted to promote his movie in the uk by standing as a prospective mp for parliament in both the 1987 and 1992 general elections. This movie is madeup of three tales, the first one is, young blood it is about a. Not long ago in a galaxy too close for comfort, the rebel alliance intercepted some secret transmissions from imperial leader, lord buckethead. Michners fictional account of the american space program from the years after world war ii to the apollo landings on the moon in the early 1970s. Buy gremloids, hyperspace dvd from amazons movies store. Todd durham writing credits in alphabetical order todd durham. Youtube finds when worlds skid, and barely miss each. Because of a small navigation mistake lord buckethead lands on earth. Is it just us, or is everyone and their dog a lord nowadays. A person called lord buckethead is standing against. Its about a darth vader wannabe lord buckethead who youll have to see to understand exactly why that name is so fitting.
Sep 19, 2018 lord buckethead attempted to promote his movie in the uk by standing as a prospective mp for parliament in both the 1987 and 1992 general elections. A spoof of expensive science fiction movies, in which the title characters are a bunch of midgets guided by an evil leader. But he is still looking for the princess and the secret transmissions. Starring comedians chris elliott and paula poundstone and filmed in north carolina, hyperspace imitates star wars in context and execution from its opening text crawl into infinity to its inscrutable helmeted monarch of menace, lord buckethead played by. Gremloids aka hyperspace 1984 scificomedy usa princess serina. All hail lord buckethead, unlikely hero of todays u. Of course, this was not, in actuality, the first time lord buckethead had run for office. Hyperspace original soundtrack cd comes with free digital. The films writer and director todd durham created the character. Evil villain, lord buckethead, pursues serina, but, due to an. Lord buckethead was created by american filmmaker todd durham for his 1984 film hyperspace, a lowbudget parody of science fiction films such as star wars. Hyperspace, also known as gremloids, is a 1984 3d science fiction comedy film.
Hopper, meanwhile, manages to negotiate a palaver with lord buckethead that seemingly ends in disaster when a jumpy soldier accidentally shoots the alien under a flag of truce. Serving as the sole representative of the gremloid partywhich, like the intergalactic overlord himself, is apparently a reference to a 1984 bmovie called hyperspacebuckethead ran against may for her seat in the southern england. Gremloids, released as hyperspace in the us, is about a darth vaderlike villain, lovingly named lord buckethead, who erroneously. Everything you need to know about lord buckethead, the spacelord star of the uk general election. Lord buckethead yes, he really does have a bucket on his head goes on a rampage in smalltown america as he and his handful of little helpers are on the lookout for the princess and the secret transmissions. The importance of lord buckethead in british politics the. In the film, lord buckethead, a galactic villain similar to star wars character darth vader, was played by robert bloodworth. It introduced lord buckethead, the visage of whom later became a satirical perennial candidate at british elections. Jan 22, 2019 the character of lord buckethead was first realised by film writer and director todd durham in his 1984 scifi comedy hyperspace. Lord buckethead, the costumed gremloid party candidate that stood in theresa mays constituency, and instantly became an internet sensation. There was a lord buckethead who ran against margaret thatcher in 1987. Great memorable quotes and script exchanges from the hyperspace movie on. One of the first feature length star wars parodies, hyperspace came out. Hyperspace, movie, 1984 internet movie cars database.
The general election gave a boost to many things leftwing politics, the dup but more than anything, there was one true breakout star. Us tv host john oliver flies theresa mays rival lord buckethead over to appear on his show and demands that he should be in charge of brexit. Because of a small navigation mistake lord buckethead lands on earth instead of in a galaxy far, far away. Everything you need to know about lord buckethead, the. Its a person with a bucket for a head called lord buckethead. Somehow, someway, obviously your fault, not his lordships, so dont blame him, your spacecraft has landed at the official lord buckethead website, the one and only authorised online home of allthings lord buckethead. Hyperspace, also known as gremloids, is a 1984 3d science fiction comedy film starring chris elliott and paula poundstone, written and directed by todd durham and filmed in shelby, north carolina. In the film, lord buckethead accidentally lands on earth in search of a princess and the secret transmissions she has on her person clip below. Gremloids when the character lord buckethead appeared as a voting candidate for the 2017 uk general election after making his appearance on last week tonight with john oliver and the character has become a hero in both that election and on the internet. This was the sixth and final 3d film produced by the owensby studios in the 1980s. Hyperspace, also known as gremloids, is a 1984 3d science fiction comedy film starring chris. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Lord buckethead is hot on the trail of vital radio transmissions stolen from the.
But none got more attention than one lord buckethead. Jun 09, 2017 serving as the sole representative of the gremloid partywhich, like the intergalactic overlord himself, is apparently a reference to a 1984 b movie called hyperspace buckethead ran against may for her seat in the southern england district of maidenhead, billing themselves as the most powerful protest vote in the galaxy. Lord buckethead and his army of diminutive robed henchmen are chasing down a rebel princess who has intercepted some very important imperial transmissions, but they make a navigational mistake and end up on earth. During the 1987 general election, mike lee, head of the independent home video label vipco, ran against margaret thatcher as the character to gain publicity for one of his companys movies. Hyperspace 1985 cast and crew lord buckethead robert bloodworth and his evil minions mistakenly land in a backwoods southern town and proceed with their search for a rebel princess.
Of note to the most obscure movie trivia buffs, lord buckethead even stood for parliamentary election in england. Jul 19, 2017 lord buckethead s road to political notoriety began in the opening scenes of gremloids aka hyperspace, when a couple of drunken fishermen accidentally shoot down his spaceship. The vhs cover for gremloids hyperspace a fter landing on our planet, lord buckethead mistakes two. Jun 14, 2017 it perhaps reflects the absurdity and idiocy that surrounding last weeks uk general election which, lest we forget, ended in the sort of ongoing politcal chaos that it was supposed to clear up that the biggest story to come out of the whole damn thing has been the return of lord buckethead, who. The character first appeared in the 1984 film hyperspace released in the uk. Watch hyperspace full movie hd quality, hyperspace full movies is also available to watch with your country subtitles, enjoy with your family in your house. The movie was released in september 1984, but it wasnt until 1988 that the film. Oct 17, 2018 standup comedian paula poundstone on improvising on stage, her bad memory and lord buckethead posted by kiko martinez on wed, oct 17, 2018 at 10. Lord buckethead s name and costume are derived from the 80s cult scifi movie, gremloids.
Hyperspace gremloids full length scifi movie english. Representing the gremloid party by which this movie is known in the uk he. Youtube finds when worlds skid, and barely miss each other. Dont let people miss on a great quote from the hyperspace movie add it here. Jun 12, 2017 lord buckethead is a character from the 1984 science fiction comedy film hyperspace aka gremloids, a parody of star wars. John oliver flies mays rival lord buckethead to nyc. If you thought american politics was nuts, a costumed guy named lord buckethead ran against british pm theresa may in yesterdays election. Gremloids hyperspace a 1984 film parody of star wars sort of on a megalow budget. Jun 09, 2017 if you thought american politics was nuts, a costumed guy named lord buckethead ran against british pm theresa may in yesterdays election. Unfortunately, the movie wastes a lot of elliotts screen time asking him to channel richard dreyfuss in jaws before finally letting his familiar comic persona take over during the climactic confrontation with buckethead and his forces. From scott disick to lorde the singer even billie lourd.
Starring comedians chris elliott and paula poundstone and filmed in north carolina, hyperspace imitates star wars in context and execution from its opening text crawl into infinity to its inscrutable helmeted monarch of menace, lord buckethead played by robert bloodworth, but voiced by barry cooper. Actors chris elliott and paula poundstone are joined by lord buckethead himself to star in this manly earthbased 1984 scifi romp firmly in. Todd durham is an american filmmaker, comedy writer, and novelist, known as the creator of the hotel transylvania film franchise for columbia pictures, which he based on his book of the same name. Pictures are property of movie companies owner of the respective movies. Gremloids aka hyperspace this weeks tuesdays overlooked film is the 1984 star wars spoof gremloids. Evil villain, lord buckethead, pursues serina, but, due to an error in. Heres why lord buckethead is making headlines lord buckethead stood against may in the 2017 snap general election and although the space. Lord buckethead fictional character from the movie hyperspace, embodied from time to time by british satirical political candidates lord buckethead is a british satirical political candidate. Jun 09, 2017 lord buckethead in gremloids l ong before lord buckethead reached britain, however, he launched an invasion of america. The film was an early parody of the 1977 space opera film, star wars. Representing the gremloid party by which this movie is known in the uk he stood against margaret thatcher in her finchley constituency and. If you are curious to know more about lord bucketheads involvement in politics and the status of brexit, then our lord buckethead wiki is just what you need.
English election star lordbucket head appears on u. Imdb trivia lord buckethead attempted to promote his movie in the uk by standing as a prospective mp for parliament in both the 1987 and 1992 general elections. Hyperspace, aka gremloids 1984 dvd because of a small navigation mistake lord buckethead lands on earth instead of in a galaxy far, far away. In hyperspace, however, the spacelord ends up on earth due to a navigational error. If youre a fan of really bad movies, you might have seen him before. I say seemingly because just as buckethead gives the order to engage a pretty impressive looking deathray, the giant laser throws a rod and fizzles instead of firing. Gremloids, released as hyperspace in the us, is about a darth vaderlike villain, lovingly named lord buckethead, who erroneously traces rebel transmissions to the planet earth. Lord bucketheads motion picture debut was in the american scifi cult movie gremloids, playing himself, as he told daily variety, in the entirely true story of my arrival on this klingonturd of a planet. Written by rocketeer raccoon on june 16, 2017 i first learned about hyperspace a. Hyperspace 1985 lord buckethead robert bloodworth and his evil minions mistakenly land in a backwoods southern town and proceed with their search for a rebel princess. The film itself is super low budget but an absolute hoot and pretty funny in places but the whole fim is stolen by lord buckethead who is hilarious and certainly wouldnt be out of place in a monty python sketch.
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