Alien Attack

The story

Earth's Moon is the site of Moonbase Alpha, a scientific research colony nestled in the crater Plato. Staffed by over 300 men and women from Earth, it is the operations center for several space expeditions. It is also a watchdog for vast amounts of atomic waste from Earth stored in silos on the Moon's far side. Magnetic radiation builds up and causes the wastes to explode with such force that the Earth's centripetal pull on the Moon is overcome, and the Moon is broken free of Earth's orbit to drift at incredible speed out of the Solar System off the plane of the ecliptic. The survivors on Moonbase Alpha are unable to return to Earth and must survive in unknown space on their wandering Moon. They encounter a planet whose advanced people project an illusion of a devastating attack on Moonbase. This TV movie was edited from scenes of two episodes ("Breakaway" and "War Games") of "Space: 1999" (1975).

In the same saga

Space: 1999 Movie Collection

In release order

Space: 1999

1975

Destination Moonbase-Alpha

1978

This film

Alien Attack

1980

Journey Through the Black Sun

1982

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Cosmic Princess

1982

Prisoners in Space

2025

Cast

M Martin LandauCommander John Koenig B Barbara BainDoctor Helena Russell B Barry MorseProfessor Victor Bergman N Nick TateCaptain Alan Carter P Prentis HancockPaul Morrow Z Zienia MertonSandra Benes R Roy DotriceCommissioner Gerald Simmons A Anthony ValentineMale Alien I Isla BlairFemale Alien P Philip MadocCommander Anton Gorski L Lon SattonBenjamin Ouma E Eric CarteEddie Collins

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C Clifton JonesDavid Kano P Patrick AllenLuna Commission Chairman C Christopher MatthewsMain Mission Operator