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Instead of zombies, the enemies are caricatures of vacationers trapped in their final moments of "fun."

Throughout the 20 days, you will find sane survivors or high-value loot.

Director John T. Bone was known for knocking out erotic sci-fi spoofs at breakneck speed—Sex Trek: The Next Penetration, The XXX-Files, and Beverly Hillbillies: A XXX Parody all predate Pleasure Planet. The film’s budget was roughly $60,000, most of which went to foam rubber spaceship panels and glow-paint body art. Escape From Pleasure Planet -20...

The script, credited to “Hugh G. Rection,” openly cribbed from Barbarella (1968), Flash Gordon (1980), and the Alien franchise. One scene hilariously lifts the chestburster gag but replaces the alien with a tiny, dancing court jester made of gelatin.

Filming took place in eight days on a soundstage in Chatsworth, California. The cast—largely comprised of Golden Age adult film stars—treated the project as a paid vacation. Veronica Hart later called it “the most fun I ever had in a space suit that smelled like mildew.”

I am now three years post-escape. I still have a smartphone. I still enjoy Netflix. But I am no longer trapped. Instead of zombies, the enemies are caricatures of

The difference is choice. On Pleasure Planet, you do not choose when to stop. The algorithm chooses for you. Off the planet, you touch the screen and put it down. You eat the cookie and feel satisfied. You watch one episode and go to bed.

The "minus twenty" indicates you are running late. The engines are smoking. The last shuttle leaves at midnight tonight.

You have two options:

The countdown started twenty seconds ago. What are you waiting for?

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