The Movie
Synopsis
Posted on 5th June 2004 @ 6:05 PM
The synopsis to Red Dwarf - The Movie was first made public on 26th February 2003 when the teaser flyer was posted on Ain't It Cool News. The flyer was confirmed to be genuine by Grant Naylor Productions on 18th April 2003 via the official site, meaning that the synopsis given is also the real deal...
RED DWARF THE MOVIE is set in the distant future where Homo Sapienoids, a fearsome combination of flesh and machine, and the next stage of human evolution, have taken over the solar system and almost wiped out the human race.
The only survivors are the crews of long-haul space freighters that left Earth before the conflict began. The Sapienoids send forth fleets of Death Ships to hunt them down. One by one - the human ships fall, until only one remains.
Its name - Red Dwarf...
However, it's worth noting that the confirmation update on the official site stresses that:
"It misses the bit where Lister, Rimmer, Cat and Kryten come together, obviously. It also misses out Holly and Kochanski. It misses the actual plot, in fact, and with good reason. This flyer was produced as a marketing tool for Winchester Films to sell the movie in various international territories. What story is included is there to whet the appetite."
Believe me - the story did whet appetites and in many cases it wet (and even creamed) pants too.