Action Cult Classic

Space miners, sadistic wardens, and mutant rodents collide in a sci-fi women's prison far from home.

STAR SLAMMER

Untamed. Uncaged. Unleashed In Space.

1986 · 1h 26m · R · Action / Comedy / Science Fiction · IMDB TMDB

Two women who have been unjustly confined to a prison planet plot their escape, all the while having to put up with lesbian guards, crazed wardens and mutant rodents.

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What is Star Slammer about?

Star Slammer is a 1986 American action-comedy science fiction film directed by Fred Olen Ray about a woman miner sent to a brutal space prison after defying corrupt authorities.

Programmer's Pick

Fred Olen Ray’s Star Slammer turns the women-in-prison genre loose in zero gravity, complete with laser guns, mutant rodents, and a warden with a flair for cruelty. Taura’s journey from miner to inmate is less about rehabilitation and more about dodging catfights and plotting escape with her fellow misfits. It’s exploitation cinema in space—glitter, grit, and a dash of parody.

— SassyFlix Programmer

Overview

On the distant planet of Arous, Taura, a resourceful miner, finds herself at odds with the authorities when Captain Bantor and the Sovereign attempt to seize her mined crystals for the Magistrate. After a violent confrontation that leaves Bantor maimed, Taura is sentenced to serve time aboard the notorious prison ship Vehemence, ruled by the sadistic Warden Exene. Life among the other female inmates is treacherous and unpredictable, but Taura’s resilience and alliances help her navigate the power plays and eccentric personalities inside. With elements of parody, prison drama, and space opera, Star Slammer blends action, dark comedy, and campy sci-fi tropes into a cult-favorite mashup of interstellar incarceration.

Details & Specs

Director: Fred Olen Ray
Writers: Miriam L. Preissel, Fred Olen Ray, Michael Sonye
Release: 1986
Runtime: 1h 26m
Country: United States of America
Language: English
Genres: Action, Comedy, Science Fiction
Also Known As: Prison Ship, The Adventures of Taura: Prison Ship Star Slammer, Starslammer: The Escape, Original title: Prison Ship

Cast & Crew

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Director: Fred Olen Ray Writers: Miriam L. Preissel +2 more

Sandy Brooke Taura

Susan Stokey Mike

Ross Hagen Bantor MG Marya Gant Warden Exene

Aldo Ray The Inquisitor

Dawn Wildsmith Muffin RH Richard Hench Garth MS Michael Sonye Krago LS Lindy Skyles The Sovereign

Bobbie Bresee Marai DA Danita Aljuwani Ruby DR Dori Renee Crofts Scratch LM Liat Mathias Stace MM Mimi Monaco Squeeker VS Vivian Schilling Marni KS Karen Stanton K.K. GP Gwen Perlman Adriene JB Jade Barrett Dr. Po JL Johnny Legend Zaal

Christopher Ray Twizzle

John Carradine The Justice LF Lee Forbes Joo Joo JL Jerome L. Dennae Mogwart #1

Sandra Church Mogwart #2 JA Joseph A. Lepera TV Wrestler

Robert Tinnell Zombie Alien SC Stephen Carter Trooper #1 BI Bob Ivy Trooper #2 EC Eric Caidin Android Guard JS Jimmy Skakel Android Guard MN Martin Nicholas Android Guard FB Frank Bresee Game Show Announcer JH Jack H. Harris Intercom Announcer (voice)

Fred Olen Ray Mouse Robot (voice)

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Why Cult

Space Prison Mayhem

The film takes the classic women-in-prison formula to a galactic level, with life aboard the Vehemence featuring sadistic wardens, mutant rodents, and plenty of laser-powered chaos.

Campy Sci-Fi Parody

Star Slammer blends parody, action, and science fiction, poking fun at both genre conventions and itself along the way.

Female Bonding & Rivalry

Watch alliances and enmities form among a cast of colorful female inmates, all under the watchful eye of a dominatrix warden.

Mutant and Alien Chaos

The prison isn’t just full of tough inmates—there are mutant rodents and alien creatures lurking in the shadows.