a column with Shala and told the rules of the hunt. The trio is then turned loose by Zed, to be hunted as game; he warns them to stay away from the "Phantom Zone". Shala sacrifices herself to save Tisa from Zed. Using a map, the remaining two find their way to the Phantom Zone, an ancient temple inhabited by zombie-like creatures. They find a cache of laser weapons, and return to the jungle to fight Zed, pursued by one of the creatures. Zed knocks Daria off of a bridge over a chasm to her apparent death; unbeknownst to him, she saves herself by grabbing hold of a vine. He returns with Tisa to his fortress where he attempts to rape her. Daria interrupts and fights him; the monster that was pursuing her shows up, mortally wounds Zed, and attacks the women. They manage to kill the creature and find a spaceship to escape the planet. Zed, dying from his injuries, initiates a self-destruct of his fortress but Daria and Tisa escape in time, and decide to explore the universe. Cast Elizabeth Kaitan as Daria, a space prison escapee and impromptu leader Cindy Beal as Tisa. A space prison escapee subordinate to Daria Don Scribner as Zed, the hunter Brinke Stevens as Shala, a castaway who becomes hunted with Daria and Tisa Carl Horner as Rik, a castaway with a large hunting knife Kirk Graves as Vak, a robot Randoph Roehbling as Krel, a robot Fred Tate as Alien Mutant, a hunchbacked alien with a laser rifle for an arm Release The film was given a limited release theatrically in the United States by the Charles Band funded Urban Classics in September 1987. The film was released on DVD in the United States by Cult Video, a subsidiary of Full Moon Entertainment, in 1999. Controversy The movie is a mix of action, drama, and comedy, and features partial female nudity, restraint, simulated sex, and mild violence. The film is intended to be a B-movie mainstream film, despite its low production budget. However, the scene depicting Daria and Rik engaged in passionate lovemaking, with some female nudity (although no genitalia is shown) as part of the character development process prior to Rik's disappearance is intentionally done for comedic value in the same style as some soft porn scenes in other movies. Slave Girls from Beyond Infinity was specifically criticized on the