The Shoulder of Orion II

The Shoulder of Orion II poster.

The Shoulder of Orion II is a classic science fiction Vinewood film appearing in Grand Theft Auto V.

Description

It was produced in 1992 by Richards Majestic Productions, directed by Barry Andrews and starring Jane Arthur and John Bison.

A large advertisement of the movie can be seen outside of the Richards Majestic studio. A poster can also be found inside Solomon Richards' office and in the medium-tier apartment in GTA Online.

The film apparently earned awards for "Best Special Effects" and "Best Make Up Effects" in 1992.

Cast & Crew

• Jane Arthur
• John Bison
• Executive Producer: Sheldon Walker
• Screenplay: Andrew Victoria
• Producer: Solomon Richards
• Director: Barry Andrews/Adam Rowney Jr.

Both main actors, Jane Arthur and John Bison, have a star on the Vinewood Walk of Fame.

Synopsis

“

It's time to fight to the end. Again.

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Directed by Barry Andrews, "Shoulder of Orion II" capitalized on the huge success of "Shoulder of Orion I" by rehashing the original more or less scene-for-scene. Plasma beams are switched for acid rays, lizard-aliens are switched for carnivorous plant-aliens (who luckily speak English), but the movie is essentially identical, just executed with slightly lower quality across the board. The multiracial crew of Warrocket 1 must save Planet Earth from extinction and deliver as many one-liners as possible doing it. The movie completely rips off the old radio show "Time Ranger" in that the crew of the ship can travel through time by masturbating. Like most crazy movies of the 1980's and 1990's, the passage of time has transformed it into a cult classic and nerds still congregate in dark theaters today to masturbate with the actors on screen during a 20-minute time travel space battle.

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— classicvinewood.com

Comments on classicvinewood.com

• beadlyjibe - "Barry Andrews is such an underrated director. He reinvented 1980s Vinewood." - 8/10 stars
• mommystate - "Andrews was a rentboy. He swallowed 1980s Vinewood." - 3/10 stars
• richardsfan45 - "Invasion: Los Santos craps all over The Shoulder of Orion II." - 4/10 stars
• waynoway7 - ""Pluto? I said Mars... cocksucker!" So badass!" - 7/10 stars
• enemyemily - "I watched the Yuppie and the Alien movie the other day. It's tragic how hard Solomon Richards has sold out." - 5/10 stars

Influence

This movie is probably a parody of the 1986 movie Aliens. The title is a reference to the line "Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion", part of the famous "Tears in Rain" monologue in the 1982 film Blade Runner.

Clothing

A "The Shoulder of Orion II" t-shirt was made available during the Ill-Gotten Gains Week, for players who logged in on Grand Theft Auto Online from March 25 to March 31, 2016.

Trivia

• In the mission Mr. Richards, the quote "Pluto? I said Mars... cocksucker!" that Solomon Richards says to Michael is from The Shoulder of Orion II and is also quoted on Classicvinewood.com.
• The movie is directed by Barry Andrews but the poster also states it is directed by Adam Rowney Jr.