SPACE IS THE PLACE

[David]

Sun Ra--space-age prophet, Pharaonic jester, shaman-philosopher and avant-jazz keyboardist/bandleader--land his spaceship in Oakland, having been presumed lost in space for a few years.

[krewkruxklan]

this documentary movie tripped me.

[David]

There's a documentary that was done by the BBC. It talks about how he was one of the first Americans ever to report having been 'abducted'.

[steve]

hahah 2nd time i ate acid i saw this flick. it's fuckin great.


here's a full version

http://camelglasses.co.uk/post/9878999805/space-is-the-place-stream

A black man with white women in his car is a serious power trip in 1974 Oakland. although it's a strange film it's quite reactionary

[David]

 

Sun Ra was the one who actually pushed for the film to be cut down to 63 minutes in the original release.

In 2003, the movie was re-released in its entire 82-minute format on DVD, after a heavily-edited 63-minute version on VHS. The original cuts were requested by Sun Ra, which director John Coney attributed to Sun Ra's prudishness. The scenes indeed follow a racy "pimps and hos" narrative that is not entirely congruous with the rest of the film, and there was a notable backlash from fans of the original film. The fact that the director inserted these scenes without the consent of Sun Ra does in fact leave room for scrutiny, considering the absence of Sun Ra in the scenes themselves.