The read
A Balasaur Score of 55 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 6.2/10, Rotten Tomatoes 43%, Metacritic 48/100. Audiences rate it 14 points higher than critics do. Number 2 of 2 in its series by score. It runs a compact 1h 24m. Streaming on Paramount+.
Synopsis
A faulty computer causes a passenger space shuttle to head straight for the sun, and man-with-a-past Ted Striker must save the day and get the shuttle back on track – again – all the while trying to patch up his relationship with Elaine.
Ratings
IMDb6.2/10
Rotten Tomatoes43%
Metacritic48/100
Audiences rate it 14 points higher than critics do.
1,306 audience votes
Key crew
- Ken FinklemanDirector
- Ken FinklemanScreenplay
- Elmer BernsteinOriginal Music Composer
- Al JeanWriter
- Mike ReissWriter
Cast
- Lloyd BridgesSteve McCroskey
- Raymond BurrJudge D.C. Simonton
- Chuck ConnorsThe Sarge
- Rip TornBud Kruger / President Reagan
- John DehnerThe Commissioner
- Chad EverettSimon Kurtz
- Peter GravesCapt. Clarence Oveur
- Julie HagertyElaine Dickinson
- Robert HaysTed Striker
- Kent McCordDave Unger
- James A. Watson, JrFirst Officer Dunn
- William ShatnerCdr. Buck Murdock
Stills
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Themes
space marinemoonspace travelcoffeesequelspoofbomb plantingaftercreditsstingeranarchic comedy