A gang of blonde aliens with gold skin and wearing gold lame outfits kidnap Professor Carr (Jacques Herlin) and his assistant Lois (Malisa Longo). Captain Boyd (Antonio Sabato) is sent to find the professor and Lois and rescue them. Before being kidnapped the professor was on the verge of a fantastic discovery. The creation of life. Apparently the professor never heard of a womb.
The professor had been working on an experiment using his atomic reactor and apparently he left it running. The professor is the only one who knows how to turn the reactor off. If they are not returned in 8 days the experiment the professor was working on will reach a critical point and a meltdown will occur. The result would be the destruction of an area the size of a city.
Captain Boyd and his crew take the space ship Trissi and go after the aliens. They catch up with three alien ships. One goes on ahead and lands on the planet Anthor. The two remaining ships attack the Trissi. Captain Boyd destroys the attacking ships but the Trissi sustains some damage. They land on a near-by asteroid to make repairs.
They are investigating the asteroid when they are attacked by a race of people living there. The leader is called Kuba. He accuses the Earth people of being from Anthor. Boyd denies the claim but Kuba is determined to kill the Captain and his party. Suddenly the aliens are shocked by a bracelet on their wrists and they fall to the ground writhing in pain. Boyd and his crew escape.
The Gold Men come marching in and round up Kuba and his people. Boyd and his crew attack the gold men and free everyone. Kuba tells Boyd that the Anthorians have found a way to extend their lifespan but have gone sterile in the process. They use Kuba’s people to harvest their organs. It appears they need the professor to create artificial life for them. I’m not sure how that helps them but that’s the plot. Kuba agrees to lead Boyd and the troops into the Royal Palace to free Carr and Lois.
“War Of The Robots” was released in 1978 and was directed by Alfonso Brescia. Italian science fiction movies, affectionately known as spaghetti sci-fi, are an acquired taste. Something I have yet to acquire. They have a tendency to be a little long and monotonous. They are also plagued with love triangles and quadrangles and sub-plots that go nowhere. Not to mention dumb dialogue. Although sometimes the dumb dialogue can be humorous. This offering is pretty much on par with the norm.
If you are wondering where the robots come in, it’s the gold men that are the robots. It takes three quarters of the movie before that fact is verified. As for the rest of the plot, it’s a little scattered. It looks like the writers tried to put too many twists into the script to the point where some of the plot angels don’t really seem all that credible.
If the movie looks familiar to you then perhaps you have seen “Cosmos: War of the Planets” 1978. “Cosmos” is also by Alfonso Brescia and was filmed back to back with “War of The Robots”. Brescia used many of the same actors, sets and wardrobe for both movies.
Although not really a good movie there is a cheese factor that some people might like. There’s also a lot of polyester and toy spaceships.