The Shape of Things to Come (1979)
Jack Palance stars in this loose adaptation of the H.G. Wells novel.
Planet Earth is a wasteland, and what's left of humanity has colonized the Moon in domed cities. Humanity's continued survival depends on an anti-radiation drug only available on planet Delta Three, which has been taken over by Omus, a brilliant but mad mechanic who places no value on human life. Omus wants to come to the Moon to rule and intends to attack it by ramming robot-controlled spaceships into the domes. Dr. John Caball, his son Jason, Jason's friend, Kim, and a robot named Sparks embark on Caball's space battlecruiser on an unauthorized mission to Delta Three to stop Omus.
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LukeAltman commented
It's also very boring. It takes too long to get to the action, and when it does get there, it's not even comically bad (unless you count a bit of styrofoam from the collapsing set falling onto Jack Palance's head at one point during the climax).
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Anonymous commented
Please. This is ripe for riffing. Jack Palance in space with an army of akward robots. Oh... And it's a Canadian star wars ripoff.