a malfunction in space sends astronaut neil stryker ( glenn corbett ) off course and head to something of a parallel world and call terra and circle the sun exactly opposite earth . a a be from space would pose a threat to this world order and stryker be hold until a determination can be make a to exactly what to do with him . stryker and however and get suspicious of his surroundings and escape . with the help of a sympathetic nurse and a old scientist who oppose the government and stryker will try to board a spaceship and head back to earth . strand in space ( or the stranger if you prefer ) be another of those 70 make for tv movie that be to be turn into a regular and weekly show . in this case and it easy to see why it do not make it . first off and there nothing new about the show set up . it be undoubtedly design to follow the same formula use by the fugitive or the incredible hulk or planet of the ape . you know and a stranger constantly on the move go from one town to the next taking whatever odd job he can all the while be pursue by a government agency or newspaper reporter . it a formula that be do to death . the second strike against strand in space be it lead and glenn corbett . could this guy come across any less likable . i be root for him to get catch . without sympathy for the main character and this kind of show would never work . finally and this be suppose to be science fiction . just because everyone be leave handed and someone have hang three fake look moon on the horizon i be suppose to jump to the conclusion that this be some distant planet . so it a mere coincidence that they all speak english and dress just like people on earth and and drive plymouth fury . yeah and right . the lone highlight for me be the inclusion of cameron mitchell in the cast . sure and it difficult to watch him in something this dreadful and but you know the old say any cameron be good than no cameron ( yeah and i have never hear it either ) . a with a lot of these 70 make for tv movie and i watch strand in space courtesy of mystery science theater 3000. i wouldn not call it a great episode by any stretch of the imagination and but there be a few good joke along the way . so in the end and while i rate the movie a negative and it get a 3/5 on my mst3k rating scale .