Space Is The Place

– Sun Ra and his Solar Myth Arkestra return to Earth after several years in space. Ra proclaims himsel..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
6.60 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 25 Minutes
Release Year:
1974
Space Is the Place (1974)

Sun Ra and his Solar Myth Arkestra return to Earth after several years in space. Ra proclaims himself "the alter-destiny", meets with inner-city youths and battles with the devil himself to save the black race.

Story Timeline:
Producing Country:
USA
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Genre:
Release Date:

01 Nov 1974

Language:

English

MPAA Content-Rating:
R – Restricted

Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.

Director:

John Coney

Writer:

Joshua Smith, Sun Ra

Main Actors:

Barbara Deloney, Sun Ra, Raymond Johnson, Erika Leder

Plot:

Sun Ra--space-age prophet, Pharaonic jester, shaman-philosopher and avant-jazz keyboardist/bandleader--land his spaceship in Oakland, having been presumed lost in space for a few years. With Black Power on the rise, Ra disembarks and proclaims himself "the alter-destiny." He holds a myth-vs reality rap session with vblack inner-city youth at a rec center, threatening "to chain you up and take you with me, like they did you in Africa" if they resist his mplea to go to outer space. He duels at cards with The Overseer, a satanic overlord, with the fate of the black race at stake. Ra wins the right to a world concert, which features great performance footage of the Arkestra. Agents sent by the Overseer attempt to assassinate Ra, but he vanishes, rescues his people, and departs in his spaceship from the exploding planet Earth.

Production:

Plexifilm

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
6.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
71%