Scariest Moments In This Movie (can anyone help me out on this)

Hmmm, I saw this one way back in the day on cable when I was about 13, and while I remember several gross scenes, I do not recall the scene you describe. I remember the awful giant caterpillar rape scene, the part where the crystal shards move slowly up the guy's arm, and finally the extremely graphic scene where Joanie Cunningham....err Erin Moran's head implodes. Pretty gruesome stuff for a B-movie, I am dying to see it again for nostalgia and have a feeling just like the majority of those childhood movies, it won't be anywhere near as scary to me now.

I think the rape scene scared me the most.
My folks took us to see this at the theatre when it was out mostly because they weren't able to get a babysitter. They had us trained to cover our eyes when there were "adult" or "scary" things and cover our ears when there were "cuss" words. ;)

Can't say I didn't peek a bit being a curious kid but if it was intense enough I'd just cover my eyes back up and keep my head down for a bit till my mom poked me it was ok. LOL

I wonder if this movie is on DVD or something.
I kept trying to remember who was in it thinking it was John Wayne's song but apparently it was Eddie Albert's. I knew it was a son of a big star but till I looked up this movie, I couldn't remember for sure.

Obviously I was like 6 or 7 when this movie came out and why I recall it, I don't know. I guess it scared me quite a bit. I only really remember Edward Albert and the rape scene, God knows why. I think the idea of the latter was scarier than some of the other things. Plus I'm sure my mother was commenting to my dad at the time about how controversial that scene was so it stuck in my mind.

~J~

Im glad Im not the only one who A) remembers this movie & B) it scared the crap out if me as well.The head scene was the one that really creeped me out.
I think it was because I had a crush on Erin Moran.

That scene where Quuhod (Sid Haig) tries unsuccessfully to dig that shard out of his arm always gives me the creeps.

Normal is what people are until you get to know them

I was also traumatized by the movie when I saw it in a theater as a kid.
I watched it 3 or 4 times aven writing down names and causes of death - so I know exactly the scene you are talking about.

What's so creepy about it is the editing.
Englund is running along the corridors, the camera moves along, but with each cut you don't realize if it is his point of view or not.
Doors open, and the camera moves through or you suddenly see him running in a medium shot.
Then finally a door opens and you see the close-up of the burnt face.
Then cut to Englund's face who expresses the kind of raw terror that the over-cool actors of today's films simply do not achieve anymore.

The music is creepy beyond belief too.

Great movie!!!

I think I found a still shot from the scene you're talking about. Here it is, and it's still pretty effective face to scare you when the doors just open and there it is.

http://www.b-movies.gr/UserFiles/Image/galaxy%20of%20terror/galaxy%20of%20terror%207.jpg


Don't expect it to tango; it has a broken back.

I just re-watched this movie the other night. Yes, it is Grace Zabriskie's character (the Captain of the ship) who gets toasted. You see her burned corpse falling forward. It's pretty gruesome, but frankly, for the most horrifying moment in this great late-night movie, you can't beat the sexy gal getting raped to death by a giant maggot.

I saw this in a theater as an adult, and I had to hide my eyes a couple of times. For me the scariest moment was when the commander went down the hole and ended up getting sucked dry by the big space leaches/worms or whatever they were.
Disgusting and creepy!