Roy del espacio explained

Roy del espacio
Music:Ernesto Cortázar
Runtime:63 minutes
Country:Mexico
Language:Spanish

Roy del espacio (English: Roy of Space or Roy from Space) is a 1983 Mexican animated science fiction film produced and directed by Hector López Carmona, Rafael Ángel Gil and Ulises Pérez Aguirre.[1] Produced from 1979 to 1982, it is one of the first feature-length Mexican animated films ever made.[2] [3] Roy del espacio premiered on 3 March 1983, playing in several theatres in Mexico.

Retrospective reviews of Roy del espacio have referred to it as "an example of artistic ineptitude"[4] and "a real disaster".[5] It is now considered a lost film; only still images from the film are known to survive.[6]

Plot

The movie follows the titular character Roy, who, along with Dr. Faz and psychologist Elena, travels to a distant planet and faces an evil emperor who wants to conquer the Earth.[7] [8] Upon arriving on Mars, Roy and his friends are captured by Alome’s robots. With the help of Alome’s daughter, the Princess, they manage to escape. Roy takes over a spaceship and, along with Prince Leo, they work together to defeat Alome. The adventure includes robot fights, space battles, and even a bit of romance.[9]

Cast

Reception

Criticism

Roy del espacio premiered in 12 theaters and cinemas in Mexico City on March 3, 1983, but was quickly withdrawn from exhibition due to poor public acceptance.[11] There are no reviews made at the time of its premiere, but retrospective critics classified it as "an example of artistic ineptitude", and called it "a real disaster". The film was also criticized for its excessive use of clichés about science fiction and its low level of animation, with very rudimentary drawings and rough movements; in addition, there were complaints about the plagiarism of Flash Gordon, whose 1936 film serial were traced frames to use them as a basis for Roy's characters and scenes.[12]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Book: Amador. María Luisa. Blanco. Jorge Ayala. 2007. Cartelera cinematografica, 1980–1989. es. National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM). 978-970-32-3605-3. 15 August 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220815075927/https://books.google.com/books?id=XLxBcHacjkAC&pg=PA164. 15 August 2022. live.
  2. Book: Riera. Emilio García. Macotela. Fernando. 1984. La guía del cine mexicano de la pantalla grande a la televisión, 1919-1984. es. Editorial Patria. 269. 968-39-0029-1. 15 August 2022. Largometraje de dibujos animados, cuarto en la historia del cine mexicano.. https://web.archive.org/web/20220815080112/https://www.google.com/books/edition/La_guía_del_cine_mexicano_de_la_pantall/CsouAAAAYAAJ. 15 August 2022. live.
  3. Web site: México se anima con Magos y Gigantes. 17 November 2003. es. El Siglo de Torreón. 15 August 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220815083838/https://www.elsiglodetorreon.com.mx/noticia/2003/mexico-se-anima-con-magos-y-gigantes.html. 15 August 2022. live.
  4. Book: Vargas, Juan Carlos . Historia de la producción cinematográfica mexicana, 1979-1980 . Universidad de Guadalajara . 2008 . 978-970-27-1400-2 . Guadalajara . 176 . Spanish . Roy del Espacio.
  5. Book: Aurrecoechea, Juan Manuel . El episodio perdido: Historia del cine mexicano de animación . Cineteca Nacional . 2004 . 978-968-785-487-8 . Mexico City . 91 . Spanish.
  6. Book: Leal, Carlos. 2022. El Caricaturiscopio. es. Grijalbo (Penguin Random House). 978-607-319-432-7. 15 August 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220815080210/https://books.google.com/books?id=_951EAAAQBAJ&pg=PA155. 15 August 2022. live.
  7. Book: 1984. Anuario cinematográfico. es. Filmoteca UNAM. 19. 15 August 2022.
  8. Book: Schmelz, Itala. 2006. El futuro más acá: Cine Mexicano de ciencia ficción. Conaculta-Inb . es. 978-9685893411.
  9. Roy del espacio (1983) - Plot - IMDb . en-US . 2024-09-25 . www.imdb.com.
  10. Web site: Reparto Completo de Roy del espacio (Cine.com) . 2024-09-25 . cine.com . es.
  11. Book: Amador, María Luisa . Cartelera cinematográfica, 1980-1989 . Blanco . Jorge Ayala . 2006 . UNAM . 978-970-32-3605-3 . es.
  12. Charris . Alejandro Vidal . 2023-06-30 . "Un atrevido experimento": visión general de Roy del Espacio (1979-1983) . El ojo que piensa. Revista de cine iberoamericano // e-ISSN: 2007-4999 . es . 26 . 77–90 . 10.32870/elojoquepiensa.v0i26.398 . 2007-4999.

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