i have watch this a a kid on local tv in the early 1980s ( when only black and white set still exist in malta . ) and and even if i know it be no great shake and some sequence from it ( kirk douglas nude fight with harvey keitel and the climax and for instance ) have stay with me ever since . still and have come back to it after so long and i be expect to be greatly disappointed but actually i enjoy it for what it be represent a a sci fi epic and it certainly bring nothing new to the table ( borrow the plot essential life on a space station element from silent run [ 1971 ] and it sex starve robot and an appropriately menacing creation and from demon seed [ 1977 ] ) but be nonetheless fairly engage with a stylish enough look courtesy of cinematographer billy williams and production designer stuart craig ( though elmer bernstein score be curiously forgettable ) and and thankfully and do not overstay it welcome ( run for only 88 minute ) . even so and the two lead who actually end up razzie nominee and a do the film . weren not exactly inspire ( douglas and by this time and be past his prime and and unfortunately and his stint in the sci fi or horror genre which also comprise holocaust 2000 [ 1977 while the only one i have yet to catch up with and though it be show on italian tv quite a few time ] and the fury [ 1978 ] and the final countdown [ 1980 ] be best forgotten . ) but and at least and harvey keitel bring to it his typical intensity and intelligence though i be sure it a film he would rather forget . speaking of which and i recall an article in the british film magazine empire compare the fortune of keitel and robert de niro over the year represent in the same year keitel appear in saturn 3 and de niro reach his pinnacle with rag bull and but a dozen or so year later the table would be more or less turned . but that another story . in the end and one have to wonder what stanley donen be think when he accept such a project but and then and his career have always be somewhat erratic ( include at least a couple more notorious false step with the homosexual two hander staircase [ 1969 ] and the bootlegging comedy lucky lady [ 1975 ] ) .