In the singularly titled “Gayniggers From Outer Space,” Cpt. B. Dick and his crew of gay crusaders from the planet Anus, a member in good standing of the Federation of Gay Planets, happen upon a remote and primitive world called Earth, whose surface is inexplicably covered with dangerous “female creatures.” Anything at all could be going on down there, perhaps even the dreaded “kissing” our heroes have read about! For the sake of Earth’s men, the Gayniggers decide to dispose of the female creatures and show the planet the error of its ways.


This isn’t a comedy as you would usually expect to find one; you can’t sit down alone and expect to be entertained much by it. This is the sort of thing that you need to get a few friends together for (preferably numbering no female creatures among them), so you can all sit around and laugh at the sheer absurdity of it all: at the pocket-change sets and special effects, at the ship computer’s Speak&Spell voice, at the impossible characters, and of course, simply at the fact that someone actually created a film called “Gayniggers From Outer Space.” I find that I haven’t a clue how to rate this numerically, given how huge a departure it is from more conventional movies, but it’s worth seeing at least once if you can find it.

  Okay, people come on this site and comment that it is sexist, racist (especially towards Asians) and homophobic. Yes, it is; I won’t deny that. But you know what? It’s also a comedy. It’s a parody of those awful porno films from the 70’s (back when they tried to have plots) and also those terrible, xenophobic sci-fi films in the 50’s. Some 50’s film has similar, racist content and it is called “camp”, but some film is made years later parodying that genre by being blatant about it, and it is labeled racist.


At least this movie isn’t serious about it’s political incorrectness. The whole film is basically a joke, from the horrendous dubbing to the tinfoil set pieces. The budget and quality is no better than a student film. How anyone can get offended is beyond me. Feel free to laugh; it’s natural.


This is not Oscar quality material, but I had to smile at a few parts that were just so wrong (like the Asian women being overdubbed with someone just squealing unintelligibly into a microphone). It’s good for maybe a chuckle or two, but nothing beyond that.


It’s only 25 minutes long and not worth any amount of money to watch. If the title intrigues you, watch it just for curiosity sake. If the title offends you, stay away cause it gets worse and it won’t redeem itself.

  This film could have been made at any point in history — but it wasn’t until the early 1990s that such a cast and crew found each other and created such a piece. Such a masterpiece. That’s what this film turned out to be, against all odds. And that’s much how the theme of the movie is. The benevolent protagonists of the film are vastly outnumbered, and against all odds, they turn the planet earth into a place where men can be men. It sounds so simple — and perhaps it is.


Gayniggers from Outer Space goes against a number of things we’ve learned. Just like a victim of chronic shock torture can scarcely believe he’s not suffering anymore after it’s over, the men from this film emerge into an accepting and understanding world — a world with a memory of where it’s been still lingering, no doubt. But the Gayniggers… they leave an ambassador behind to ease the transition into a better life for every man, just as the greatest saint in history would console the most despondent and lost soul. But this film burdens itself not with any theological issues as such, but rather with the utterly existential.


That delivers us to the next point. It is of little doubt that the cast of this film was utterly satisfied with their performance — the fact that most of them never sought another role attests to this. Indeed, when they all die, they will leave behind a legacy — a gift, truly, to the future generations. They set an example to us all, merely by being in the film. Most of us will never endow humanity with such a treasure, but it’s almost as if they’re nudging us and smiling, while saying something like, “It’s alright. We took care of some of the heavy lifting for humanity. But we’ve got your ass — any time you need us, just remember us. We’re there, watching over you.”


And so it is. A classic was born.