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A 1981 science fiction horror BMovie by Creator/RogerCorman and starring Edward Albert, Ray Walston, Sid Haig, and Creator/RobertEnglund.

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A 1981 science fiction horror BMovie by Creator/RogerCorman and starring Edward Albert, Ray Walston, Sid Haig, Creator/SidHaig, and Creator/RobertEnglund.
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* AnArmAndALeg: [[spoiler:Quuhod]] is forced to cut off his own arm.


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* HoistByHisOwnPetard: [[spoiler:Quuhod]] is killed with his crystal throwing star by his own severed arm.
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* TheBigGuy: Quuhod.
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A 1981 science fiction horror BMovie by Creator/RogerCorman.

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A 1981 science fiction horror BMovie by Creator/RogerCorman.
Creator/RogerCorman and starring Edward Albert, Ray Walston, Sid Haig, and Creator/RobertEnglund.
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* ALongTimeAgoInAGalaxyFarFarAway: Earth is never mentioned.

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* BossRush: [[spoiler:The Master summons killer illusions of all of the dead crew members to fight Cabran at the climax.]]
* ClosedCircle: Once the ''Quest'' crash-lands in Morganthus, they are unable to communicate with anybody and SomeKindOfForceField that emanates from the pyramid makes it impossible for them to take off, forcing them to enter the place to see if they can shut it off.



* FanService / FanDisservice: The worm scene

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* FanService / FanDisservice: The worm scenescene. Daimeia looks mighty fine, except... yeah... ''rape by overgrown maggot''.



* MirrorMatch: [[spoiler:Ranger ends up hallucinating a copy of himself that tries to kill him. After a few cuts, Ranger figures out that the only way to prevent his death is by not fighting at all, making the illusion dispel.]]




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* YouKillItYouBoughtIt: [[spoiler:For reasons known only to himself, the Planet Master chose the crew of the ''Quest'' to take the test to see who would become the new Master. Carbon accomplishes it, by surviving everything the pyramid threw at him and taking out the Master.]]
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* DeathWorld: Mporganthus. The only thing that could be called "civilization" anywhere in its deserted surface is the gigantic pyramid full of killer aliens and MindRape.

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* DeathWorld: Mporganthus.Morganthus. The only thing that could be called "civilization" anywhere in its deserted surface is the gigantic pyramid full of killer aliens and MindRape.
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The crew of the starship Quest are sent on a rescue mission to the distant planet Morganthus where they discover a mysterious pyramid-shaped structure, that sets [[EverythingTryingToKillYou gruesome things out to kill them]], born from each of their fears.

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The crew of the starship Quest ''Quest'' are sent on a rescue mission to the distant planet Morganthus where they discover a mysterious pyramid-shaped structure, that sets [[EverythingTryingToKillYou gruesome things out to kill them]], born from each of their fears.



* TheDogWasTheMastermind: The Planet Master, who had sent the Quest to Morganthus, was actually [[spoiler:Kore the cook.]]

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* TheDogWasTheMastermind: The Planet Master, who had sent the Quest ''Quest'' to Morganthus, was actually [[spoiler:Kore the cook.]]



* TheVoiceless: Quuhod. He has only one line: "I live...and I die... by the crystals."

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* TheVoiceless: Quuhod. He has only one line: "I live...live… and I die... die… by the crystals."
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The crew of the starship Quest are sent on a rescue mission to the distant planet Morganthus where they discover a mysterious pyramid-shaped structure, that sets[[EverythingTryingToKillYou gruesome things out to kill them]], born from each of their fears.

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The crew of the starship Quest are sent on a rescue mission to the distant planet Morganthus where they discover a mysterious pyramid-shaped structure, that sets[[EverythingTryingToKillYou sets [[EverythingTryingToKillYou gruesome things out to kill them]], born from each of their fears.

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* DeathWorld: Morganthus.
* DwindlingParty: The only crew members who ''don't'' die [[spoiler: are Cabran and Ranger]]
* TheDogWasTheMastermind: The Planet Master, who had sent the Quest to Morganthus, was actually [[spoiler: Kore the cook.]]

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* DeathWorld: Morganthus.
Mporganthus. The only thing that could be called "civilization" anywhere in its deserted surface is the gigantic pyramid full of killer aliens and MindRape.
* DwindlingParty: The only crew members who ''don't'' die [[spoiler: are [[spoiler:are Cabran and Ranger]]
* TheDogWasTheMastermind: The Planet Master, who had sent the Quest to Morganthus, was actually [[spoiler: Kore [[spoiler:Kore the cook.]]



* NewMeat: [[spoiler: The youngest of the group dies first]]
* RapeAsDrama / DeathBySex: [[spoiler: Daimeia gets raped to death by a huge monster maggot in the film's most infamous scene.]]

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* MyLittlePanzer: [[spoiler:Turns out that the pyramid full of monsters literally out of the crew's worst nightmares is a piece of LostTechnology that AncientAstronauts used to teach ''their children'' lessons.]]
* NewMeat: [[spoiler: The [[spoiler:The youngest of the group dies first]]
* RapeAsDrama / DeathBySex: [[spoiler: Daimeia [[spoiler:Daimeia gets raped to death by a huge monster maggot in the film's most infamous scene.]]
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* OldShame: Actually averted, no one really seems to be that ashamed of working on it, not even Taaffe O'Connell, who played Daimeia.

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The crew of the starship Quest are sent on a rescue mission to the distant planet Morganthus where they encounter [[EverythingTryingToKillYou gruesome things out to kill them]].

The gruesome things are born out of each crew member's fears.

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The crew of the starship Quest are sent on a rescue mission to the distant planet Morganthus where they encounter [[EverythingTryingToKillYou discover a mysterious pyramid-shaped structure, that sets[[EverythingTryingToKillYou gruesome things out to kill them]].

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* DwindlingParty: The only crew members who ''don't'' die [[spoiler: are Cabran and Ranger]]
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The crew of the starship Quest are sent on a rescue mission to the distant planet Morganthus where they encounter [[EverythingOutToKillYou gruesome things out to kill them]].

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The crew of the starship Quest are sent on a rescue mission to the distant planet Morganthus where they encounter [[EverythingOutToKillYou [[EverythingTryingToKillYou gruesome things out to kill them]].

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The crew of the starship Quest are sent on a rescue mission to the distant planet Morganthus where they encounter gruesome things out to kill them.

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The crew of the starship Quest are sent on a rescue mission to the distant planet Morganthus where they encounter [[EverythingOutToKillYou gruesome things out to kill them.
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[[caption-width-right:348:[[CoversAlwaysLie Well . . . it's not a worm.]]]]

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* DumbBlonde: Averted, Daimeia is blonde and busty but she's a medic officer. [[spoiler: Doesn't save her from dying.]]

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* DumbBlonde: Averted, Daimeia is blonde and busty but she's a medic officer. [[spoiler: Doesn't save her from dying.]]



* FanService / FanDisservice: The...worm scene...

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* FanService / FanDisservice: The...The worm scene...scene



* NewMeat: [[spoiler: Would you believe the youngest of the group dies first!?]]

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* NewMeat: [[spoiler: Would you believe the The youngest of the group dies first!?]]first]]



* RapeAsDrama / DeathBySex: Daimeia gets raped to death by a huge monster maggot in the film's most INFAMOUS scene.

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* RapeAsDrama / DeathBySex: [[spoiler: Daimeia gets raped to death by a huge monster maggot in the film's most INFAMOUS infamous scene.]]

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A 1981 science fiction horror BMovie by RogerCorman.

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A 1981 science fiction horror BMovie by RogerCorman.
Creator/RogerCorman.



* RogerCorman: Produced, not directed.
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JamesCameron was the production designer and second unit director for this one, by the way.

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JamesCameron Creator/JamesCameron was the production designer and second unit director for this one, by the way.

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[[spoiler: The gruesome things are born out of each crew member's fears.]]

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[[spoiler: The gruesome things are born out of each crew member's fears.]]
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* HeyItsThatGuy: [[Film/HouseOf1000Corpses Captain]] [[Film/TheDevilsRejects Spaulding]] is Quuhod the crystal thrower. [[Franchise/ANightmareOnElmStreet Freddy Krueger]] is Ranger. (Also qualifies as RetroactiveRecognition)
** [[MyFavoriteMartian Uncle Martin]] (or if you prefer, [[FastTimesAtRidgemontHigh Mr. Hand]]) is Kore the cook.
** [[HappyDays Joanie]] is the empath Alluma.
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* HeyItsThatGuy: [[Film/HouseOf1000Corpses Captain]] [[Film/TheDevilsRejects Spaulding]] is Quuhod the crystal thrower. [[Franchise/ANightmareOnElmStreet Freddy Krueger]] is Ranger.

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* HeyItsThatGuy: [[Film/HouseOf1000Corpses Captain]] [[Film/TheDevilsRejects Spaulding]] is Quuhod the crystal thrower. [[Franchise/ANightmareOnElmStreet Freddy Krueger]] is Ranger. (Also qualifies as RetroactiveRecognition)
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* HeyItsThatGuy: [[HouseOf1000Corpses Captain]] [[TheDevilsRejects Spaulding]] is Quuhod the crystal thrower. [[Franchise/ANightmareOnElmStreet Freddy Krueger]] is Ranger.

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* HeyItsThatGuy: [[HouseOf1000Corpses [[Film/HouseOf1000Corpses Captain]] [[TheDevilsRejects [[Film/TheDevilsRejects Spaulding]] is Quuhod the crystal thrower. [[Franchise/ANightmareOnElmStreet Freddy Krueger]] is Ranger.
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* EveryoneRemembersTheStripper: The worm scene.
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* RapeAsDrama/DeathBySex: Daimeia gets raped to death by a huge monster maggot in the film's most INFAMOUS scene.

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* RapeAsDrama/DeathBySex: RapeAsDrama / DeathBySex: Daimeia gets raped to death by a huge monster maggot in the film's most INFAMOUS scene.
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* RapeAsDrama: Daimeia gets raped to death by a huge monster maggot in the film's most INFAMOUS scene.

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* RapeAsDrama: RapeAsDrama/DeathBySex: Daimeia gets raped to death by a huge monster maggot in the film's most INFAMOUS scene.
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* HeyItsThatGuy: [[HouseOf1000Corpses Captain]] [[TheDevilsRejects Spaulding]] is Quuhod the crystal thrower. [[ANightmareOnElmStreet Freddy Krueger]] is Ranger.

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* HeyItsThatGuy: [[HouseOf1000Corpses Captain]] [[TheDevilsRejects Spaulding]] is Quuhod the crystal thrower. [[ANightmareOnElmStreet [[Franchise/ANightmareOnElmStreet Freddy Krueger]] is Ranger.

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* NaughtyTentacles: Daimeia gets raped to death by a huge monster maggot in the film's most INFAMOUS scene.


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* RapeAsDrama: Daimeia gets raped to death by a huge monster maggot in the film's most INFAMOUS scene.
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[[BetterThanItSounds The crew of the starship Quest are sent on a rescue mission to the distant planet Morganthus]] [[YourMileageMayVary where they encounter gruesome things out to kill them]].

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[[BetterThanItSounds The crew of the starship Quest are sent on a rescue mission to the distant planet Morganthus]] [[YourMileageMayVary Morganthus where they encounter gruesome things out to kill them]].them.
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[[quoteright:348:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/GalaxyTerror_204.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:348:[[CoversAlwaysLie Well . . . it's not a worm.]]]]

A 1981 science fiction horror BMovie by RogerCorman.

[[BetterThanItSounds The crew of the starship Quest are sent on a rescue mission to the distant planet Morganthus]] [[YourMileageMayVary where they encounter gruesome things out to kill them]].

[[spoiler: The gruesome things are born out of each crew member's fears.]]

JamesCameron was the production designer and second unit director for this one, by the way.

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!! This film contains examples of:

* AnyoneCanDie: [[spoiler:And most do. Even the hero's girlfriend Alluma doesn't survive.]]
* DeathWorld: Morganthus.
* TheDogWasTheMastermind: The Planet Master, who had sent the Quest to Morganthus, was actually [[spoiler: Kore the cook.]]
* DumbBlonde: Averted, Daimeia is blonde and busty but she's a medic officer. [[spoiler: Doesn't save her from dying.]]
* EnemyRisingBehind: The maggot towards Daimeia.
* EveryoneRemembersTheStripper: The worm scene.
* FanService / FanDisservice: The...worm scene...
* HeyItsThatGuy: [[HouseOf1000Corpses Captain]] [[TheDevilsRejects Spaulding]] is Quuhod the crystal thrower. [[ANightmareOnElmStreet Freddy Krueger]] is Ranger.
** [[MyFavoriteMartian Uncle Martin]] (or if you prefer, [[FastTimesAtRidgemontHigh Mr. Hand]]) is Kore the cook.
** [[HappyDays Joanie]] is the empath Alluma.
* KarmicDeath: [[spoiler:People die based on what they fear the most.]]
* NaughtyTentacles: Daimeia gets raped to death by a huge monster maggot in the film's most INFAMOUS scene.
* NewMeat: [[spoiler: Would you believe the youngest of the group dies first!?]]
* OldShame: Actually averted, no one really seems to be that ashamed of working on it, not even Taaffe O'Connell, who played Daimeia.
* RogerCorman: Produced, not directed.
* TheVoiceless: Quuhod. He has only one line: "I live...and I die... by the crystals."

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