The Galaxy Invader is a 1985 sci-fi horror film about an alien being hunted by a group of hillbillies who saw its spaceship crash-land.
The movie was written and directed by Don Dohler (The Alien Factor; Fiend; Nightbeast) with additional story credits by Anne Frith and David W. Donoho. Also known as Galaxy Invader
The Moviecraft Entertainment production stars Richard Ruxton (Curse of the Screaming Dead; Blood Massacre; Harvesters), Faye Tilles, George Stover, Greg Dohler (Countess Dracula’s Orgy of Blood; The Dead Matter), Ann Firth, Don Leifert, Dick Dyszel, Theresa Harold.
Plot [contains spoilers]:
When a glowing meteor-like object careens toward the Earth, a young student, David Harmon, is narrowly missed as it falls into the forest ahead of him. He calls his old high school teacher, Doctor William Tracy, to tell him about this potential UFO landing. Several hours later, a young couple hears a noise in their basement and go down to see what it is. As they slowly descend into the basement, they are terrified and knocked out or possibly killed by a green humanoid alien.
Joe Montague, is angered by his daughter, Carol, at breakfast and chases her through the woods with a gun. After encountering the alien and finding the power source to its weapon, the space ball, Frank Custer, advises Joe to hunt the alien for a reward. The alien is hunted by a gang of locals led by Montague intent on cashing in on the creature. Joe captures the alien and ties it up in his garage. Doctor Tracy and David break into the garage and set the alien free.
As they flee the garage into the woods, Frank shoots Doctor Tracy. The alien returns and shoots Frank, then Joe shoots the alien and takes back the space gun. Frank’s wife Vickie comes looking for him at Joe’s house and, following his history of domestic violence, Joe tries to force himself on her. As she runs away, Joe shoots Vickie using the space gun. Joe’s family conspire with Michael Smith, Carol’s boyfriend, to set the alien free and return it home.
When they steal the weapons from Joe’s sleeping hands, he suddenly wakes and pursues the group with a shotgun and corners them at the edge of a cliff. When all hope is lost, the alien appears and attacks Joe. Joe kills the alien using the space gun, but it gives enough time for Michael Smith to get the jump on Joe. A fight ensues and ends with Joe’s wife, Ethel, knocking him off a cliff.
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