Star Fly Herb Vigran as Pops/Elan's grandfather Incidental and background voices Cathy Cavadini Marilyn Schreffler Susan Silo Michael Winslow Production Production on Starchaser began in 1982 with the intention of being released in 1983, but issues involved the 3-D process resulted in the film being delayed by two years and ballooning in budget from the initially planned $2 million to $6 million. Director Steven Hahn said of the production: Since there hasn’t been an animated film of this magnitude before we really had to work from scratch. The 3-D aspect doubled the amount of shooting required. There were often mistakes, some requiring retakes that normally wouldn’t have been necessary on a flat animated picture. Produced in 1984, Starchaser: The Legend of Orin is identified as the world's first full-length animated project to be made in the 3D format, although a prior film, Abra Cadabra (1983), was also produced in 3D. Release The film was released in the United States by Atlantic Releasing on November 22, 1985. Spending at least 17 days in theaters, it made US$1,614,660 on its opening weekend and US$3,360,800 overall, making it #6 in the box office. The film did not fare well in South Korea, where animation production took place. Starchaser: The Legend of Orin was released on VHS and Laserdisc on March 25, 1986 by Paramount Home Video, and also by KVC Home Video. The DVD was released on June 21, 2005 by MGM Home Entertainment. Reception The New York Times described the film as "such a brazen rip-off of George Lucas' Star Wars that you might think lawyers would have been called in". Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert both gave the film a 'thumbs down', as they both found the movie uninspired and also felt the film was a rip-off of Star Wars. Alex Stewart reviewed Starchaser: The Legend of Orin for White Dwarf #79, and stated that "if you're stuck with a houseful of brats on a rainy weekend, clamouring for some sanitised mayhem, then Starchaser'''s for you. It'll keep them quiet, and you'll probably find it amusing yourself". Adaptations In March 2012, Rilean Pictures acquired the rights to develop the 1985 3D animated film Starchaser: The Legend of Orin'' into a live-action motion picture, produced by Rilean Pictures’ partners Jonathan Saba and Juan Iglesias. See also List of 3D films References External links Starchaser screenplay Starchaser: The Legend of Orin on Rotten