Exploring Dead Space - From Reimagining to Remake 

I love it when great actors give small productions their all. True professionals never phone-in a performance.

It's incredible that Corman is still active at his current age (he's 96 years old).

Marc Singer will always hold a special place in my heart for The Beastmaster and V. I'm glad to hear that he's a good guy in real life.

Excitement, confusion, disappointment, curiosity, interest, entertainment. The emotions I got when I clicked this Dead Space video.

I met Marc Singer several years ago at Comic-Con. Very nice, very friendly, and easy to talk to. I got my mom an autographed picture of him from "The Beast Master", which she was extremely appreciative of.

Joe Dante tells a story about Corman. In a conversation about low budget Corman film making, Joe said Roger told him that “if you do 2 successful films for me, you’ll never have to work with me again” . It’s true, you earn your chops working for Corman. I worked on 10 pictures for Roger in the ‘70’s and moved on to bigger and better things. New World Pictures was my film school

On the shorter side for an Exploring video, but great as always. Eight years I've been watching this channel, and i still look forward to each upload

Corman is truly a giant of Moviemaking

Probably my favorite movie out of the Roger Corman catalogue. This movie terrified me as a little kid, before I realized how goofy the alien looked.

I loved Marc Singer in V. It had a great ensemble cast, but I always felt like he was the heart of the story. Glad to hear he's a nice guy IRL, too.

I met Marc Singer at DragonCon a few years back. He chatted with me for a long time. GREAT guy!!!

I've worked on huge shows and tiny shows... and the tiny shows were always the most fun and rewarding. All the closest friendships I have made in the industry were forged in the kind of camaraderie that only the low-budget films can produce. Long live Roger Corman.

At first thought you were covering the games with the title. Glade I'm not disappointed.

Good to know that Bryan Cranston acted for 20years before you could say he arguably became main stream in a recognizable way (Malcolm in the Middle 2000) and another 8yrs before his iconic and most memorable role in Breaking Bad.

Any decent horror sci-fi film collector has to love a big slice of delicious cheese. toasted, grilled or raw...a little cheese is good for ya!

I remember my parents having this on VHS when I was a kid. I remember the box art for it. Honestly, when they announced a game called "Dead Space" I thought it was going to be set in the same universe.

been watching this channel for a very long time (Exploring Texas Chainsaw days). i remember watching your The Evil Dead video and many different videos and really inspire me to analyze movies and interpret them on my own. i'm still as passionate about movies (if not more), because you showed me the side of movies that i never thought i should watch. now i'm proud to say that i'm a filmmaker and i can say that you and your channel had/have a huge impact on me. keep on being you Cecil and thank you

11:36 Good Entertaining Pictures sounds like it was the original name for this channel haha

Bryan Cranston and Mac Singer together? Wow! This is quite a finding! Thanks Cecil for putting this together!

My two favorite video games rolled into a single movie 😆

I watched this film about 2 years ago for the first time and I did enjoy it.

We all have to love the great Roger Corman...he, staff & protege's definitely make the most without having a lot of resources. "Dead Space" is goofy & extremely campy , but still a watchable popcorn sci fi horror. I have a guilty pleasure for "Forbidden World" aka " Mutant". Like you once said Cecil, "The sleaziest sci fi horror movie ever"...Hell yes it was & a lot of fun, Its crazy. Marc Singer seems like a nice guy & I'm a big fan of "V" that's coming up on its 40th anniversary. Too bad that we will probably never see John Carpenter's "Dead Space". It would have been a great way to end his great career.

It's pretty sad that there isn't somebody working today who could follow in the footsteps of Roger Corman. At least not as far as I know. I'm pretty sure with the right ideas and business model the Corman spirit could be kept alive even today. Just look at RU-vid how many interesting fresh talents are out there who mostly never get a shot in Hollywood. Lots of potential to make great low budget entertainment. Greetings from Germany :)

Gotta love these cheesy old flicks. And Marc Singer is now even cooler in my book for not slagging these sort of films off.

Great job on this episode, Cecil. I saw "Dead Space" again just recently and I think it still holds up as a product of its time. Marc Singer was always fun to watch as an action hero and that was cool that you got a chance to meet him.

They should do a series about Corman concentrating on how he filmed his movies.

"Humanoids From The Deep" aka "MONSTER" deserves a GoodBadFlicks episode.

I do think that someone like Jason Blum and Blumhouse could take the place of a "New Corman" when talking about giving begginer Directors a chance.

0:54 It really bothers me that there isn't a space in between "USC" and "University"

Damn, I remember this film from TV but it was one of those films that you didn't know what was the name of since you catch it with no notice.

Adore this series and every instalment you put out. fascinating insight as always!

I love Cormen's approach to film making; so much more creative than modern billion dollar blockbusters.

I saw Dead Space a few years ago on RU-vid. It was interesting because it was so much like Forbidden World that I thought it may be a ripoff(of an Alien ripoff?) that I was a bit surprised it was a remake by Roger Corman of his own own film only made about 9 years earlier.. I could never remember Mark Singer's name, just his character in various low budget films like The Beastmaster. He looks so much like Kevin Bacon. Bryan Cranston is so famous now that seeing him before even Malcolm in the Middle is always fun. Its like Where's Waldo?

Ahh Cecil, you never fail to educate and entertain. Excellent video.

Hope I'm not the only one who thought this was about the Dead Space game remake.

I bet it was renamed because there is a Fred Olin Ray horror flick called "Biohazard" from about 1983-84. Also, it's not impossible to have a sex scene in a movie with murderous aliens. Creature (1985) managed to pull it off.

Another great video :-) I moved to CA from CT a year and a half ago and live near Vasquez Rocks, which are clearly visible from the 14 highway. I always think about Star Trek and the Corman movies when I drive by.

Small correction about Planet Bur. This is one of my favorite films since I first saw it in the 80s. The actual transliteration is 'Planeta Bur' with an extra A and soft R at the end. Because it's a transliteration, the 'Bur' is not the name of the planet but a plural of 'storms'. So it goes more like Planeta bur - Планета бурь - Planet of the Storms.

"Dead Space" is a fun, entertaining little movie, and a shirtless Marc Singer is always worth seeing.

Still have it on VHS!

Thanks! Hey Cecil, Thanks for your hard work! I have watched many of your reviews and saw your comments on the on The Search for Darkness documentaries, I hope you get most of this donation!

Looking for this movie now for about 10 years. Thanks!

Excellent summary of Corman and the film industry itself besides just the title movie. Great job!!!

Thanks for the write on this movie. I loved watching anything Singer as a kid.

"Red Eye" did the "pad out the movie by extending the end credits" thing as well.

You're right about that Cecil. If you put in the work and effect, you can make an effective horror film on a limited budget.

Never heard of this film, but I'll give it a watch when I get round to it. It's quite a coincidence because I've recently been reading the Star Wars legends novel, Death Troopers. Written by Joe Schreiber, it's about an Imperial biohazard weapon called the blackwing virus, which can turn anyone into zombies. The survivors of a prison barge have to fight off the dead, while trying to find a way to stop it on a derelict star destroyer where the virus began. I've bought a prop replica of the blackwing virus off Etsy, which is a medical glass vial, the kind you normally see in laboratories. On it, is a label written in aurebesh language, as seen in the Star Wars universe. Inside is this grey liquid with red spores, that float about when you move it. I've also purchased a tube container, to keep the vial safe from getting damaged. The finishing touches are adding some vinyl stickers, the Galactic Empire's symbol and biohazard warning signs. I'm tempted to get another blackwing virus vial from Etsy, there's enough room in the container for one more.

I sure remember that VHS box back in the days, along with the Deep Star Six one!! Truly creepy!!! Thanx, Cecil, great as usual!!!

I thought you were saving a detail about the editor that got sent out of the room; "and that editor was Quentin Tarantino" or someone similar.

Surely the primary source of inspiration for the video game was "event horizon", but the design of the creature in the film is reminiscent of that of the ancient aliens of "Dead Space 3".

I love Forbidden World and had no idea it had a remake of sorts, this is awesome

Thank you for your advice Cecil!

That 'dog kick' at the end really did it for me🤣🤣

Movies like these were VHS gold back in day. I truly believe limitation is what makes for true creativity. The ability to do so much with so little is what made for the greatests movies, videogames, and special effects. Production crews today have all the money and technology that crews thirty years ago wished they had but all it's done is stagnate that ingenuity and imagination.

Have you seen or reviewed Push Nevada? I love the channel and all the backstory - and have always wondered how Push Nevada was made and if someone won the prize at the end for solving the mystery. Thanks for considering! And thanks for your content!

I keep recommending your videos to other RU-vidrs because I consider you the definitive movie reviewer

I remember seeing this one in the video store back in the day, not sure why I never rented it. Love these old campy sci-fi movies. Definitely need to try and rrac, this one down

This video title made me think of the Dead Space videogame remake for a second, but still great videos man keep it up.

So you have a movie originally called Biohazard but then the name was changed to Dead Space......and there is a game called Dead Space that was inspired by a game who's Japanese name is Biohazard.

Your Exploring series is my favourite! Thanks!

On the John Carpenter Dead Space note, apparently Carpenter's been so passionate about that-that in a recent interview, he said a different filmmaker is potentially set to make one. My money's on William Eubank who made the awesome 2020 horror films Underwater

Another movie that should be a great review on Goodbadflicks can be Knight Riders - 1981!!

You really need to see Your Honor season 2 (just started a week or two ago) if you want to see Bryan Cranston with hair... because man oh man does he have a head of hair and monster beard in that show!

Fun bit of trivia: Randy Reinholz, who played Tim, was an acting professor at my college theater department, and that was just a couple years after this film.

HELL YEAH I ACTUALLY GOT TO SEE ONE OF YOUR VIDS WITHIN AN HOUR OF POSTING. I'm sorry for yelling. It's just been so long.

That's not Bryan Cranston! That's Lee Stone!

Funny that the movie had the name of two of the most successful horror games of all time, first Biohazard (Resident Evil) and then Dead Space ^^

Been waiting for this!

Very clever move to release this video a few day before the release of the remade Dead Space game. I was suprised to see it was about this little known Forbidden World remake, but ultimately pleasantly surprised. What I don't really see is a parallel between these Corman cheapos and Lawrence Of Arabia. I'd say they are opposites in regard to story, production and everything else.

Dead Space, Grand Theft Auto... Corman invented all the cool names

This still sounds like fun. I really want to check it out now! I gotta love monsters being made through animatronics! Something that movies lack nowadays. Also, John Carpenter adapting a Dead Space game would have been awesome to see! If he's really a fan of the games, I'm sure it would have turned out well! As for THIS Dead Space film, I'll definitely check it out!

I remember seeing this in the video store when I was a kid and always being drawn to it by the box art. Of course my parents never let me rent it so I never saw it. Thanks for the vid, Cecil.

I've loved your videos for years, and have recently been checking out the episodes that I've missed. I just found out that you also like Bad Channels. Is there any chance that you're planning on covering it any time soon?

This was such a good video, thank you for making this

All I can say is, thank God for GBF 😳

always interesting, love your videos

Can't wait for the remake this Friday.

So the lesson here is that if you need a title for your new Survival Horror game, just use one from a Corman scifi movie.

Finally!!! More please!

Video Store Era Sci-Fi ... call your friends, chill the Beer, Pop the Popcorn.

I can't believe I haven't seen this more.

08:39 "Een Hele Planeet In Levensgevaar" "A whole planet in mortal danger" wasn't expecting to see some Dutch when I was peeking at my screen XD

Whether or not you use the notes, always take the notes!

Looking forward to the Callisto Protocol episode! 😅

11:29 I love that film it's pretty much my favorite Marc Singer role as Paul Ferguson. I was never the biggest fan of"Forbidden World" or this film for that matter they are other creature feature flicks Rodger Corman produced I enjoy a lot more like The Terror Within(1989) The Terror Within 2(1991)(it's a guilty pleasure lol) The Nest(1988) Watchers 2(1990) Watchers 3(1994)(it's a fun Predator ripp off) Galaxy of Terror(1981) Fantastic job on another installment of"Exploring" Cecil👍👍

There a passion and work ethic in small budget movies that I love hearing about

I thought this is the game, wouldn’t mind seeing some game stuff! Love those videos from you!

Another great Exploring video! I saw last year Scream Factory put this out on BluRay as a site exclusive with limited copies. It had a extended cut on it, did you get that bluray and is the longer cut better or no? thanks Cecil!

So it went from sharing the name of one survival horror franchise to sharing the name of a completely different survival horror franchise? What next, a movie called "Silent Hill" that's later renamed "Fatal Frame"?

Great video

I've been waiting a long time for you to do "Humanoids From the Deep" Its been mentioned before on here. This was one of those movies that scared the hell out of me as a kid. That and the movie "Dogs" 1978. It's cool if you dont get to it, Im still going to keep watching as I always do. Cheers.

Maybe it is me looking through rose tinted glasses at a pool over-flowing with naivety and nostalgia but, the (low) budget films of yonder year, including as recently as the 70s, 80s and 90s seemed to have a certain je ne sais quoi that the Platinum Dunes' and The Asylums' of more recent decades (with their rip-offs and mockbusters), rarely, if ever, have.

I was expecting the story about the editor being fired to have some kind of payoff, like the guy was now a highly respected and talented film maker.

LOL I just watched this two weeks back!

Just like Pro Wrestling, the industry has lost its middle sized players that help innovate & create talent.

Oh… Thought this was about the first video game in the same series.

Interesting little expose. Thanks. Also Bryan did a little of dubbing for anime. Macross Plus being the most notable.

Looks cool

Imagine if Corman was cranking out all the quickie Netflix or Hulu content? The world would be a better place

So was the movie Dead Space the inspiration for the video game? Because I did notice some similarities.