Reading the comments and ratings, this movie does not seem to be watched by the right people. I think the problem seems to be in the expectations and the movie being something different than what we are used to these days when you read the plot of the movie.

If you expect a normal sci-fi, where the sci-fi part is important for the story, it's not, it's just the setting. The cheap 70's sci-fi look is humor for me.

If you expect a comedy, with clear, loud jokes, or people being funny, it's not. I found the humor more in the irony and in the annoyingness and painfulness of the characters.

If you expect a spectacular blockbuster, it's not, it's almost more an art-house movie.

If you expect a serious drama, it's not, although it is about loneliness and emptiness in people.

So yes, I actually did enjoy it, because it was different and well made.

I went into this not wanting to watch it - and was left a little perplexed by the dislike for this film; as was my other half. I think part of it could be cultural and us Brits having a different sense of humour to Americans/Canadians (which is where this film has thus far been released).

Frankly, I found this a lot more entertaining than comedies like 'Bad Neighbors', 'This is the End', 'Pineapple Express', 'Hangover'... or basically anything with Seth Rogen, Jonah Hill or Michael Cera - these sort of films generally seem to unimpress me and make the rare list of things I end up turning off. I'm not saying they are terrible films... I'm just saying that *I* think they are terrible utter rubbish 'movies' (or rather, polished turds) that should have never been made. Again; probably my different sense of humour, contrastive to a lot of reviewers here who have echoed similar thoughts about Space Station 76.

Now, Space Station 76 isn't paced to have you laughing at every second - and it is deliberately slow as a film; rather, it's a window into daily life in space coupled with awkward discourse and events amongst the small community on the ship. It's evident this is going to end up as more of a cult movie: it deserves to be.

The sets are wonderfully put together and create a consistent sense of galactic immersion, the acting is brilliant, the cast is filled with a lot of familiar faces from great films and the comedy delivers well. Yes, it might not all be inoffensive - but it's pretty brilliant.

This is a great movie the way it is. Things do get a little dry at either end of the film but it's forgivable.

Unless the viewer is *very* familiar with the 1970s ... the fashions, culture, music, attitudes, behaviors, etc ... much of the impact of this movie will be lost. There are a multitude of references to that era that are presented with such subtlety that they are very easily missed. From the top-loading VCR to the mood ring to Tab soda can to the "I'm OK, you're OK"-speak of the robot shrink to the rainbow color distortion in the telecoms projection, the film is loaded with them. Clearly the production designer, costume designer, and set decorator did their research on the period. That aspect of the film was wonderful. The story line? Not so much.

If you're expecting a comedy, you're better off looking elsewhere. Despite the label, I didn't find this film funny at all, but rather quite tragic with scattered moments of pitch-black humor.

That said, this was a rather clever and poignant allegory of middle- class suburban living aboard a spaceship floating through a region of space devoid of any other ships, inhabited planets or stations. It's this pervasive sense of isolation that becomes a recurring theme as we meet the motley crew of characters, each suffering from some form of emotional disconnect, not only from the rest of the station's crew, but from themselves as well. The themes present in this film are universal and are relevant today despite the retro setting.

These characters broke my heart, but none more so the leading trio of the captain, lieutenant and Ted played by Patrick Wilson, Liv Tyler and Matt Bomer respectively. Wilson's role in particular tugged at my heart. And of course Matt Bomer shines no matter what role he's given. His portrayal of Ted the welder comes across as extremely authentic despite the sometimes gauche elements of the film.

While I did enjoy the movie I found the ending a little abrupt and disappointing, as if they'd made their point and decided to leave it there instead of providing some sort of thematic resolution.

Don't watch Space Station 76 expecting a slick, CGI-tastic sci-fi movie. Similarly, don't go in expecting a raucously funny Austin Powers-esque romp. This movie is neither and so much more. It's a study of human nature and family drama, the secrets we keep from our loved ones and the lies we tell ourselves in order to survive the daily grind of existence.

This is probably one of the stranger movies I have ever seen but I liked it. It is not, however, in any way a comedy and the trailer is hugely misleading.

Basically, and bizarrely, this story, about unhappy and lonely people, is staged in a 70s style space station. The acting is fantastic (absolutely everyone is good) and the sound track is delicious, but there is absolutely no comedy, apart from strangeness linked to the setting and a few gimmicks, (all done in the first 5 minutes).

The film is even a bit depressing. But, as I mentioned before, I liked it. It's almost like a strange hallucinogenic trip.

Its not a great film, its not really sci-fi (at all), the comedy is gentle and somewhat inconsistent and the drama is slight and does really go very far, but if you get your head round that its actually quite sweet and watchable. The 70s theme just about passes muster, situating it slightly awkwardly as a spoof - which incidentally it isn't - but if you go with it and it makes it kind of nostalgic if somewhat pointless fun....no maybe that's not the right word. Its not fun exactly, but wryly comic in the acquired taste way that you get with Wes Anderson films. For those reviewers who are wondering why it was set in space at all my take would be that the space theme is simply a metaphor for the emotionally isolated souls that might as well live on a spaceship. Yes, spaceship earth written by writers who evidently grew up in the 70s and remember it fondly.

But there are things I really did like about this film. The whole captain tortured by his repressed homosexuality seems like a cliché, but the Patrick Wilson is a genuinely funny presence in the movie. Personally I loved the scene for example when the lonely little girl was seeking out the company of the lonely old (gay) captain only for the latter to shoo her away by subtly waving his cigarette in her face. Liv Tyler isn't funny but she has a gentle watchable persona, and as for the other characters, they're just ordinary people caught up in a very ordinary drama.

You may or may not get anything out of this film. It will depend on age, expectations, sense of humour, and almost certainly mood. If on the other hand you don't see people smoking as a very good running joke then maybe avoid this one.

Perfect outer-space movie here. Of course it has a 5ish rating, because people are clueless. The couple who is moving off the spaceship, they need to transport his cryo-stasis mom and she's just sitting in there sleeping. The wife doesn't want to wake her up cause she's annoying. Steve! We can't fit her! She's going to have go later with your sports equipment. Lol. The Valium addict mom who is cheating on her husband and in love with her robot psychiatrist. The more she acts stressed out, the more Valium the robot prescribes her lol. Your new prescription amount is: as much as you want! Lol. That's great. The interplay between all the passengers on the ship is smooth. The captain....Why am I not Admiral yet!??? How am I supposed to soar with the eagles?!! When I'm, down here, talking with turkeys! The gay captain, who had a falling out with his co-captain lover. The scene where he's confronting him and smoking that cigarette is hilarious. The timing and execution of this movie is flawless. There are so many perfectly awkward moments that it will only resonate with a minority of viewers. It will not be recognized by most though. If you like dry intelligent humour and outer-space movies, this is for you.

I find it strange and suspicious that I saw the so-called international premiere at the Montreal Fantasia Festival yesterday and that there were already 7 reviews up that had been there for months (all from March except 2), that were all roughly of the same length (one-paragraph long), that were all very positive, that were often the only review done by the reviewer on IMDb, and that 3 reviews were from people who joined IMDb at the same time. I'm not sure what to think of this but let's give the benefit of the doubt. (September 21 edit: Since writing this review, I learnt that the movie was actually shown at South by Southwest festival in March even though the Fantasia Festival website and program do say "International premiere". It's why I wrote "so-called" international premiere. I still find the early reviews suspicious but less so.)

Contrary to those other glowing reviews, I didn't like this movie and I'm still not quite sure why. I didn't really laugh except perhaps once. I might even have found it more sad than funny most of the time. When people in the public laughed, and they did laugh, I wasn't even smiling or amused. Keep in mind that the Fantasia festival audience is usually very generous and expressive. To be fair, 2 friends I went with thought the movie was good.

So what went wrong? Why was it that, apparently, a good portion of the people in the theater enjoyed this '70s sci-fi pastiche made today while I didn't?

Maybe it was because of my age and lack of familiarity/nostalgia. I'm way more familiar with sci-fi shows/films of the '80s and after, although I've seen a few of the '70s. Usually, I do love sci-fi comedies and I do love dark humor. Maybe it was because of the acting. Most actors - especially the captain (Patrick Wilson), the new first officer (Liv Tyler) and the "mechanic" (Matt Bomer) - played this very seriously and deadpan. Usually nothing wrong with that, it's supposed to be "drama" too after all, but here I found it sometimes jarring. It's like those actors weren't cast in the right film. I did enjoy the Misty character, the blonde Anna-Faris look-alike, that was a little more over the top.

Maybe it's because it was depressing or sad. Basically, all the characters were depressed and/or unhappy. Even the captain was suicidal. Usually, this is fertile ground for dark comedy but the pay-offs here seemed disappointing. A little girl here was very good but almost everything involving her just seemed sad, and not "ha-ha" sad. Maybe it's because I was spoiled beforehand. I did read the festival program entry, saw the trailer. Perhaps it ruined the better jokes, the effect of surprise. Maybe it was because most of the comedy bits weren't that funny after all. I do get how unacceptable behavior today (such as smoking around children) was more acceptable in the '70s and that the differences can be amusing. I do get that with pot, you find things funny that you otherwise wouldn't. I do get that cliché pop psychology advice can be amusing. However, this and other things seemed funnier on paper than how it was in delivery. It was all very deadpan. Again, this usually doesn't bother me, but it did here.

Maybe it was because of the decors and special effects. Actually no, those were better than expected. Even though the Fantasia festival program said the movie was "faithfully free of new-fangled CGI", I learnt recently the effects were indeed done digitally. To my eyes, they did seem to look vintage and made with models, but I was fooled. I thought the looks inside the station from space were especially well done. However, I thought the dingy toy robots distracted from immersion. They felt like props from the stage play this movie was based on. Yeah, the decors were repetitive, but it was like this back then, so not complaining there. Maybe I just wasn't into the right mood. All that being said, even though I didn't personally care for that film, a certain nostalgic audience having the references and in the right frame of mind might find it enjoyable. However, I do not think that it deserves those 9-stars and 10-stars ratings in the IMDb reviews made before the "international" premiere. I would give it around a 6 or 7 stars for most people because it was too hit or miss. Personally, for me, I have to rate it lower as I found it disappointing and mostly unfunny.

Rating: 4 out of 10 (Poor)

The pilot Jessica (Liv Tyler) arrives at the refueling Space Station 76 as the substitute for the former pilot Daniel to work with the alcoholic gay Captain Glenn (Patrick Wilson), who is depressed for missing Daniel. Jessica makes contact with the apparently friendly crew but actually befriends only the mechanic Ted (Matt Borner) and his sensitive seven year-old daughter Sunshine (Kylie Rogers). Ted's unfaithful wife Misty (Marisa Coughlan) is a paranoid Valium addicted woman that has a love affair with the wolf Steve (Jerry O'Connell), who is married to the selfish and neglecting mother Donna (Kali Rocha), and therapy with the robot Dr. Bot. The toxic and manipulative Misty becomes jealous of Jessica and poisons the mind of Sunshine with lies about about her new friend. During the Christmas party, Misty suggests they should play the truth game when secrets are exposed.

"Space Station 76" is one of those movies that does not work for at least two main reasons. First, the heavy hand of director Jack Plotnick that makes a film too dramatic for a dark comedy and too silly for a drama. The disappointing storyline is the second reason exploring themes like homosexuality, drug, alcohol and cigarette abuse, depression, loneliness, infidelity in a dramatic comedy (or shallow and silly drama). The style retro in the future is also weird and the film seems to be sponsored by the tobacco industry. The conclusion, when most of the relationships in Space Station 76 are destroyed and everybody is stranded in the station is absolutely ironic. The music score is the best and maybe unanimity in this film. My vote is five.

Title (Brazil): "Sem Gravidade... Sem Cérebro" ("Without Gravity...Without Brain")

What a disappointment! The premise for this movie is great. Sci-Fi comedy, parodying 70's sci-fi but made with modern film tech, and starring the beautiful Liv Tyler? Perfect! Unfortunately, it doesn't deliver. This movie is the equivalent of a fast food advertisement. "Wow! Look at that big beautiful juicy burger!" But what you really get is a squashed piece of lukewarm crap.

Horribly paced, no plot, no ending, no laughs, no characters to really give a damn about .. this boring snooze fest was a real challenge to get through. I really wanted to like this movie but they did an awful job and I feel bad for the actors in it, who did the best they could with the direction and writing they were given.

Great job on the sets, that's the only positive thing I have to say. But what good is a great set when everything in it is terrible? It's like they stuck a turd inside a Faberge egg.

Sorry Liv! I still love you!

This film was excellent in my opinion. I loved the jabs at the 70's, I didn't find them cliché at all. There was absolutely no slapstick comedy in the entire film. Unless were talking about the high end of slapstick, I really don't enjoy that style of comedy. I also like black comedy a bit, and I guess you could say this was close to a black comedy.

The plot involves around the drama of a new co-captain arriving, who is a woman, Liv Tyler. The story unfolds from there mixing in a futuristic, but yet so backwards in the 70's feel. As social problems haven't much changed since the 70's. We can find this humorous because we live in the year 2014.

Anyways take a look if your in a calm relaxing mood, for a light but highly intelligent 'thinkers' comedy, not much else can be said without spoiling the suspension and comedy of the film.

What a waste of a production! Of all concerned... time, energy and resources.

Even Anchorman (Ron Burgundy) needed an anchor! Some kind of a story arc to strap the 'funnies' onto. This film felt like a drawn out sketch, a ten minute comedy routine, stretched to it's very suffocation point.

It ran it's length, with no sense of urgency or that the story or it's characters were going anywhere. Just one unfunny and stilted scene after another. The film, like the interiors of the station, all felt cheap, non atmospheric and anti-cinematic. Yes, the CGI was well... CGI, and the sets, a cross between Space 1999 and Red Dwarf - were, if somehow lifeless... were still of their period. But the acting, was... directionless. You really can tell, that no one had any fun whilst making this movie.

And talking of laughs? ...were there any?

I don't know, if from seeing the poster... anyone is expecting 'Guardians of the Galaxy' type mayhem? But a very stilted and unfunny 'Ron Burgundy in space' impersonation... is what you'll feel you got.

I found this film to be a hilarious, dark commentary on contemporary life.

All of the characters are struggling throughout the film with their own problems– none of which really resolve. Every person in the film is a caricature, a cheesy (and I would hope) consciously designed stereotype. In that sense it is a very drama-filled story with very little real drama.

However, juxtaposed against the wonky 70s space theme, the drama with these ridiculous characters is just hilarious. It's really the opposite of Star Trek where everyone on the ship is living in some sort enlightened state. Instead, you have people with real issues living in a mock sci-fi world, where human social behavior has not evolved with the technology.

Maybe I'm stretching here, but I think that's the point.

Most sci-fi films out there start with an insane/cute/philosophical proposition for the future that you are expected to just swallow and believe. In Space Station 76, the proposition is that people make drama over a lot of stupid crap, and that will still happen when they live in space. For some reason, I found that quite refreshing.

This movie is an absolute gem. If you haven't seen it yet, you really should give it a shot. It has some very rough as well some glowing 7-9 star reviews and you will probably be absolutely ecstatic or insanely frustrated with this movie.

If you are amused by the fact that old sci-fi movies envisioned black and white CRT screens build into the walls, you will absolutely love the visual style.

If you are willing to sniff every bit of nonverbal communication and recognize all the clichés behind each character, you should really enjoy the acting and find some well placed dry and ironic humor.

If you want to see a movie to briefly forget your daily troubles and/or have some quick laughs, you will REALLY hate Space Station 76. It will not set clear storyline goals, will not explicitly highlight the jokes and will do its very best to make everything as ordinary as possible. Its a rare feat that is surprisingly refreshing, but you have to welcome it first.

You should probably watch it in a calm and relaxing setting. The devil is in the details, and it requires a decent bit of attention to slurp it all in.

I will be recommending this movies to my friends, knowing that half of them will start skipping scenes after 10 minutes and never understand "how anyone can watch this garbage". It's not for everyone, but luckily, we don't have to be everyone.

I think so many critics and review artists meagerly missed the point of the movie. now if my poor spelling dissuades your view of my review I don't care. in my opinion the asteroid did indeed symbol death. and as the quote says we get so caught up in out daily routines our "set orbits" that one small upset over the course of time can shatter our world. I think the dysfunctional families were so caught up in their lives and drama no one was paying attention proximity warning also pointed out very clearly in the beginning when the captain was explaining its use and that the bridge was left on auto pilot shows how we leave our lives on auto and miss the coming dangers and that when the realization of sudden death hit them suddenly their day to day drama no longer mattered what mattered was Love and family shown in Tyler and bower relationship the mother daughter relationship, and the new Born's child's family this movie was brilliant there was also several small themes like the garbles dieing leading to the dog dieing and ending with the child knowing all the loss that there was still her love of floating

This movie is awful, it's not sci-fi, it's not funny. I don't know how anyone associated with this would ever get another job in a movie production again. How they got Liv into this mess I'll never understand. Has her career gone down that much?

I have to agree with Quebec_Dragon, those people that gave rave reviews of this are just lying, they must be associated with this disaster.

Seems like they were going for that will ferrell, anchorman kinda thing but it just doesn't work. I wish I could get the time back I wasted on this. Do NOT believe those 10 star reviews. If you want to check it out just to see how dishonest those reviews are go ahead but you'll be sorry.

They should really ban those people from reviewing movies. Seriously if they actually liked this bore-fest they need help.

Really I try never to blast a movie too hard but this one is just do nothing boring

Space Station 76. It's not a bad film, neither is it a good film, nevertheless it is watchable. The film has a reference to Valium and to be fair watching it gives you a feeling that you are on tranquilisers, as the film has a gentle almost tranquil effect from the calming Elevator type music playing in the background, to the slow composed way the actors speak.

I did not find the film to be over humorous, in fact it barely raised a smile but it was addictive. The characters were well developed and interacted well. The sets are well designed and the reference to the seventies makes it seem somewhat timeless. The film played out a little like an afternoon soap opera.

Whether the film will over time develop into a cult film, maybe! Give the film a try as it has its moments.

The best film I have seen this year. The team that made this film needs to keep doing what they are doing. The masses will catch on eventually. With some-time this film is going to be one of the most referenced cult classics ever made. Congratulations and thank you for making it.

Dear people who didn't like this film. Step outside of your expectations. Why do all science fiction films need to revolve around a battle? Why do you want and think that every plot needs to follow the same up and down path? This film is different it's refreshing and its genius. If you didn't get this film you should watch it again, watch it 10 more times if you have to. Unless you want to be one of those critics who walked past Leonardo Da Vinci's paintings and dismissed it.

This is a good movie, but if you go in thinking it's going to be some wacky, sex space movie like the trailer makes it out to be, you'll be in for disappointment. It's got some funny parts (mostly Patrick Wilson's scenes) and the 70's decor is fabulous, but it's actually a more serious slow movie. The plot is pretty basic, mostly just about a crew on a space station dealing with their own problems (or not dealing in most of their cases). I really liked the feel of this movie too. The director must have had a small budget, but he gave the set design a cheesy 70's look without making it look cheap. It reminded me of shows like Star Trek or Lost in Space. And all the actors did a good job with their roles, esp Liv Tyler, who made you understand she was a broken person without knowing anything much about her past. Give this movie a chance and go into it with an open mind and I bet you'll like it.

An outstanding film that is like a microcosm of the social groups, people, and diversity of character we all find in modern life here on planet earth.

It is based on a small ship in the middle of nowhere. The contrasting perceptions of the characters, their situations and emotions and a great soundtrack all compliment the storyline. It is full of tragic narratives and irony, im sure many people in small communities could relate to parts of this. It is not a very happy film, it explores some of the more tragic, complexities of life which im sure many, even in more densely populated areas feel (despite the close proximity of others).

Sad but this film is worthy of much more attention than can be represented by the average score from this site, especially on a deeper level.

I was a little reluctant to invest the time in it at first, given the average score, just goes to show how unworthy it can be to rely on the prevailing cultural opinion cause this was really worth it.

There are apparently several fake reviews for this title so I thought I'd write one I felt was reasonable to counter that. :)

I'd read a couple of reviews of this movie before watching it and - apart from the apparently fake ones - some of them were quite negative. Could people really be right? -is it really that bad...because it looks good. I like that whole 70's Buck Rogers/Space 1999 look and love when film makers try to make movies that are set in a different time. I think Alien Trespass (2009) is a great example of that so I expected to like this as much as I liked Alien Trespass. So, did I?

Not really. I did get the vibe but it still felt a bit too stilted in many places. Matt Bomer was great and so was Liv Tyler. Patrick Wilson was good too but as with many of the other characters he was just a bit too hard to find believable.

As for the feel of the whole movie: it was surprisingly dark in it's tone. Absurdly so. That's the one thing that makes it both weird and bad but also very interesting. This is not really about the sci-fi but very much about the people on the space station. And they're as broken as you can possibly imagine. Hey, just like in real-life. ;-)

I mentioned Buck Rogers, Space 1999 and Alien Trespass - but there's one movie that has to be mentioned as well. Most of all this movie reminds me of John Carpenter's Dark Star (1974). Dark, absurd, awkward and permeated by the 70's from start to finish.

To sum all this up; did I like it? Yeah, kinda-sorta. Would I watch it again? Yes I would...but not anytime soon. Am I happy giving it a score of 7? No, not really - I think 6.5 would fit better - I'm feeling 6 may be too stingy as I liked some things about it...but perhaps 7 is too much. Well, I chose to vote 7 but now you know I would've preferred to vote slightly below that.

I would not recommend this movie unless you are into cheesy, boring, pointless space dramas. Character development was minimal to none. The depth of the characters just wasn't there. There was no definite plot other than a bunch of random people thrown together on a space station and petty arguments happen.

The only thing that was half-way decent were the special effects. They weren't too bad for a low budget space drama.

It almost has the feel of a spoof of early 70's space dramas. The jokes are very dry and weak attempt at humor. They may bring a little smile but not an actual laugh.

Pass over this one. It's not worth your time.

I saw this film at a theater in Los Angeles. SS76 attempts - and succeeds - at something I don't think has ever been attempted: a vision of the distant future through the retro-lens of a bygone era, the '70s. The sets and technology and props look like they were imagined by a production designer that was frozen in time circa 1976 - as do the costumes. Similarly, the fixations, insecurities and neuroses of the various characters, while universal even today, are dealt with via attitudes that clearly come straight out of that "me" decade as well - and to very funny effect. The additional infusion of craftiness and color that a sci-fi environment can bring is not lost on the makers of this film. Story elements & devices that help draw the characters' arcs are of the kind only possible in this future-world. Or only possible in outer space. There are winks & nods in the script (and even in subtle prop gags) that collectively remind us how much really has changed, that we in 2014 really are in a very different future. We didn't go where these people went. But by that I do not mean we don't have space stations circling other worlds yet, or artificial gravity yet... It's something else - perhaps enlightenment? And it is our advancement in that area that gives us the context in which to giggle (sometimes uncomfortably) at this group of self-absorbed yet charming misfits, who really are profiles of just about anyone you or I knew (yes, I'm going to do it) a long time ago, in a decade far (but not THAT far) away... (Sorry.) If you liked Ang Lee's "The Ice Storm", or "Space: 1999" or any other '70's sci-fi outings, you'll surely love this gem.

I saw this a while back and while I didn't initially get much out of it I've been thinking about it for a long time. What people go into this movie expecting is a parody of the 70's, but what they get is the vision of the future as seen from the 70's as done in the storytelling styles of the 70's.

You've got the sad kid stereotype played perfectly, the petty manipulator, the closeted gay man who contemplates suicide and is extremely depressed due to social mores, you've got the pop- psychology spewing psych robot with no personality, the woman who doesn't feel she's a woman because she can't have a child, the mother who won't stop about how your life doesn't start until you have kids, etc.

Beyond that you have what appears to be a story that while it takes place in space almost has nothing to do with science fiction or space.

There's a 70's social naivety that fogs all the characters actions causing them to seem cardboard and stiff along with a fundamental difference in technological understanding that pervades every aspect of this movie.

It is not a particularly good movie, but it is made perfectly as what would play in the 70's. It's fascinating in that regard. There were one or two laughs during the movie, but overall it wasn't exactly a comedy.

But for someone who grew up watching 70's low-rent network movies and sci-fi, it's got an enduring and true feeling of moderate budget 70's movies.

This is a clever movie, full of nostalgia and humour, all of which will be lost on, dare I say it, the young. The premise is that the Space Station is as imagined in the seventies, and is therefore a reflection of life in the seventies, in behavior, in attitudes, in style, in design and in technology. If you didn't live during the seventies as an adult, (i.e. if you were born after 1960) you are really going to struggle with this movie, you just won't get it.

Just a few of the magic elements....

• The car type cigarette lighter built into the "dashboard" of the space station

• The woman having a glass of red wine while breastfeeding

• Most people smoking most of the time, with just the barest hint that smoking might be bad for you (we first started hearing this in the seventies)

• Half full ashtrays everywhere

• The green/yellow/orange geometric wallpaper (we all had this in our bathrooms, or we wanted to)

• The attitudes towards women, even (or especially) by the women themselves

• The clothes, hilarious but exactly what people wore

• The technology such as the phones, the clock radio, etc

• Jerry Connelly's hair

• The robot waiter bringing the captain a Harvey Wallbanger on the bridge

• The robot psychiatrist sprouting psychobabble and prescribing ever increasing quantities of Valium

• The "cryogenically frozen" pet which is delivered to the station and is actually just a dog in a huge block of ice!

• The fantastic soundtrack featuring several seventies classics from Todd Rundgren

• The bloke growing dope in the arbortrarium

and so on.

There isn't much in the way of a story, that is not what this movie is about.

So, if you were born in the mid fifties and can still remember the seventies, jump on board Space Station 76.