Gun toting entertainer Jesse Jamison (Kari Anderson) is about to put on a show in yet another small southern town when a cool looking spaceship arrives. Pointing her gun at it, an alien creature emerges, wearing sunglasses and waving a big gun, too. A band of intergalactic aliens have decided its time to conquer Earth. Thanks to Jesse’s skills with a gun—she can outshoot anyone—and the help of her mentor Alex (Lash LaRue) and Sunset (Sunset Carson, a former rodeo star who became a B-movie cowboy star in the 1940s), the aliens might just find themselves quickly outgunned.
Why do the aliens want to conquer Earth? That’s never explained, as Smoot spends little time developing his alien’s motives. Obviously, a low budget film, there are a few memorable one liners, but Alien Outlaw seems most interested in burning up time by having Jesse run into a lot of “funny” characters. It wouldn’t surprise me if these were unpaid “actors.” Everything is horribly over the top. All of this leads to a concluding duel involving Jesse.
Smoot does plant some interesting ideas in the script—look at Predator for a better execution of similar ideas—but its quickly evident he had neither the actors nor the cash to make something of them. As it is, Alien Outlaw is well worth a look for B-movie fans.
Sourced from a new 4K master that was struck from the 16mm original camera master, Alien Outlaw is presented in the 1.78:1 aspect ratio. The result looks much better than a previous DVD I have. Details are much improved throughout. Colors are brighter and more stable. Black and white levels are pleasing. There are some obvious soft spots but not many. Film grain is heavy particularly in night scenes. Given the low budget nature of the film, it looks surprisingly good here.
The film also contains a solid DTS-HD MA 2.0 audio track. While it isn’t particularly dynamic, but its clear throughout. Dubbing is obvious at times, but it works. The score sounds a bit thin on occasion, but ambient sounds such as gunfire are clear. Dialogue is a bit front heavy, but remains clean, clear and concise. Pops and other flaws aren’t an issue.
English SDH subtitles are included.
The following extras are available:
- Audio Commentary with Writer-Director Phil Smoot
- Audio Commentary with Editor Sherwood Jones and Various Cast and Crew Members
- They Came From The Swamps (HD, 22:20)
- Interview with Sherwood Jones (HD, 8: 46)
- Archival News Conference (SD, 5:41)
- Behind the Scenes (SD, 4:15)
- Archival Interviews (SD, 12:32)
- Home Movie (SD, 4:31)
- Reversible Cover
