Starcrash (1978)

If you’re like me and you feel that the only thing missing from Star Wars is Caroline Munro in a black space bikini, this is the movie for you. It’s a cheap charmer from some of the finest rip-off artists that Italy has to offer. A caped Joe Spinell (and whoever that is that provides his voice overdub) is an evil imperialist out to rule the galaxy and the only ones who can stop him are goodhearted cosmic outlaws Ms. Munro and Marjoe Gortner. They have a spaceship on strings, they have laser guns and they have a sword made of light. Along for the ride is a wisecracking robot voiced by Hamilton Camp, a young David Hasselhoff and a society of scantily clad Amazon women who show up far too briefly. It’s an entertaining artifact with good low-budget effects.