editor's blog
The Ice Pirates
When George Lucas released Star Wars in 1977 it prompted a flurry of lower budget knock-offs one of which – 1984’s “The Ice Pirates” – concerned itself with the struggles of two intergalactic privateers desperate to steal the universe’s most valuable commodity, water.
At one point during this comedy romp - which astoundingly features both Max von Sydow and Hollywood royalty Anjelica Huston in its cast – one of the heroes warns a colleague about the content of storage box b-28.
“Roscoe: What is it?
Jason: Space Herpes.
Roscoe: herpes?
Jason: Dormant form. uh - Keep away from heat and - uh - moisture. Extremely dangerous when activated. Antibody - oh boy - unknown.”
