Styx: Kilroy Was Here

1983
10m

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6.5/10

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Comedy Music Sci-Fi Short Thriller

Intro for the concept album/rock opera 'Kilroy Was Here' by rock band Styx. A rebel fan motivates a jailed rock star framed for murder by the fundamentalist dictator of Orwellian future Amer... Read allIntro for the concept album/rock opera 'Kilroy Was Here' by rock band Styx. A rebel fan motivates a jailed rock star framed for murder by the fundamentalist dictator of Orwellian future America where all rock music is banned to escape.Intro for the concept album/rock opera 'Kilroy Was Here' by rock band Styx. A rebel fan motivates a jailed rock star framed for murder by the fundamentalist dictator of Orwellian future America where all rock music is banned to escape.

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6.5/10

128

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This short film was created as an introduction to the "Kilroy Was Here" concert show, which was presented as a cross between a theatrical production and a rock concert, including costumes, scripted dialogue, and a loose narrative. The film is included at the beginning of the home-video version of the concert, "Caught In The Act".

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Featured in Styx: Caught in the Act (1984)

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Borrowed Time
Written by Dennis DeYoung and Tommy Shaw
Performed by Dennis DeYoung, Tommy Shaw, James Young, Chuck Panozzo and John Panozzo (as Styx)
[The hackers play the clip of the song.]

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10/10

Great Little Sci-Fi Mini Epic

The entire Styx project for Kilroy Was Here was blasted by critics. However, many fans of Styx loved the album, the concert and especially this cool, little humorous film that provided exposition for the entire concept, which, in many ways was ahead of its time. The Sci-fi look was very atmospheric, steam flowing from vents, dark interiors, principals lighted from below.

The Robotos, who stroll around the shipboard "prison", were designed by special effects wizard Stan Winston.

None of these singers could act, but I got a kick out of watching them anyway. And DeYoung and Shaw were certainly easy on the eyes.

I will always appreciate the work Brian Gibson did on this little film.