What came first, this or Star Wars?
I only ask because Lady Charlotte seems to be sporting Princess Leia’s famous ‘duel donut’ hairstyle!
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And she is in a white out fit.
And the two actresses look a lot a like.
And the pilot looks, acts and dresses like Han Solo minus the black vest.
And they have the exact same bickering relationship.
And she is an expert shot.
And there is a poor mans Jabba the Hutt with Jabba's favorite pet.
And the Naga's are the only ones in the entire civilization that wear head to toe armor.
And the Exectioner is played by Darth Vader himself.
And the captain on the ship was an Admiral on the Deathstar.
And the poor man's Jabba likes to toss people into a (lava) pit.
And the prison escape involved wearing Naga armor.
And they have the same mood music.
And the planes mechanic-engineer kicks more butt then the rest of the cast combined without any help while doing ship repairs an still gets no respect.
WOW!! I'm watching it right now, noticed that Lady Charlotte is indeed wearing the Princess Leia doo and wanted to log on to IMDB to see if that actress was who I thought it was...Ursa from Superman 1 & 2. It was. And now after reading your post, I'm realizing all those similarities you are talking about. Pretty funny! So if I had to imply some simple logic, I'd have to say this movie came after Star Wars. lol
shareThis opened two weeks after "STAR WARS" so I suspect mid-seventies fashion trends and nothing else.
shareAnd those are almost all archetypal adventure story plot elements that both Lucas and Burroughs drew from, so there should be no real surprises there.
Also you missed Shane Rimmer, who has a bit part in A New Hope.
"My brain rebelled, and insisted on applying logic where it was not welcome."share
There is no such film as A New Hope. It's title is Star Wars.
"Fortunately, Ah keep mah feathers numbered for just such an emergency!"
Dave Prowse is also in The People That Time Forgot & Star Wars
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