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Space Cop

Name: Space Cop
Director: Jay Bauman, Mike Stoklasa
Released: 2016
Duration: 102 min

Representation Score

2.4/10

Limited

2016

Director

Jay Bauman, Mike Stoklasa

Runtime

102 minutes

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New Showbiz Analysis

Space Cop is an independent, micro-budget film that prioritizes absurdist genre parody over social or characters who reflect more than one aspect of diversity. The narrative structure centers on two male protagonists from different eras. The production lacks the intentional effort needed to drive progressive themes. It functions as a niche, low-fidelity comedy rather than a vehicle for challenging established social or cultural norms.

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Category Breakdown

Does Space Cop have LGBTQ+ representation?

Minimal

The film does not include any LGBTQ+ characters or non-cisgender identities. The story revolves around a male-centric sci-fi duo.

How does Space Cop portray gender?

Limited

The main characters are male, and the narrative centers on their journeys through sci-fi clichés. Women do not play prominent roles or challenge gender hierarchies.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Space Cop?

Minimal

The production does not emphasize diverse casting or use non-human species as ethnic metaphors. There is no evidence of a non-white majority cast.

How does Space Cop represent religion and culture?

Limited

The film operates as a genre parody without clear anti-Western or secularist critiques. It stays within traditional, absurdist genre storytelling.

Does Space Cop include disability representation?

Minimal

There are no characters with visible or invisible disabilities in the film. Disabilities and neurodivergent perspectives are not used as plot devices.

Present on Screen

The film effectively uses an absurdist, DIY aesthetic to deconstruct sci-fi clichés through genre parody.

Limited or Absent

The narrative lacks diverse character representation, especially in terms of gender, race, and LGBTQ+ identities.
There is a missed opportunity to include characters with disabilities or neurodivergent perspectives.
The film relies on traditional male-centric storytelling instead of exploring diverse power dynamics.

Official Synopsis

Space Cop is the story of a cop from the future of space who travels back in time to the present and is teamed up with a cop from the past who is unfrozen in the present. Together, they must defeat evil aliens with a sinister plan. Out of time and out of place, these two unwitting heroes must work together to save the world from a group of renegade aliens and the re-animated brain of a mad scientist bent on global extinction.

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