Sun Ra: Space is the Place (2003) Jazz avant-gardist Sun Ra never parlayed this wiggy 1974 sci-fi musical into an Elvis-like acting career -- perhaps because he seemed stiff as an Egyptian-garbed…
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Sun Ra: Space is the Place (2003)

Reviewed by Chris Willman | Nov 21, 2003
EW's GRADE
B-

Details Release Date: Oct 28, 2003; DVD Release Date: Oct 28, 2003; Genres: Musical, Sci-fi and Fantasy; With: Sun Ra

Jazz avant-gardist Sun Ra never parlayed this wiggy 1974 sci-fi musical into an Elvis-like acting career -- perhaps because he seemed stiff as an Egyptian-garbed muso from another planet. Thurston Moore's liner notes help prove you didn't just dream this movie.

Originally posted Nov 21, 2003 Published in issue #738 Nov 21, 2003 Order article reprints