Space Raiders is a 1983 science fiction film written and directed by Howard R. Cohen and produced by Roger Corman. The film was made during the time when many studios were releasing space opera films following the success of Star Wars, however the film was panned by critics especially for its reuse of special effects footage and music taken from Corman's 1980 film Battle Beyond the Stars. The story begins with Captain C.F. "Hawk" Hawkens – a former Space Service Colonel turned pirate – who leads his crew on a mission to steal a freighter owned by an interstellar corporation... simply referred to as "The Company". During the theft, a 10-year-old boy named Peter slips aboard the freighter to hide and the pirates steal the ship unaware he is aboard. After the freighter rendezvouses with Hawk's ship, the crew fight to save the life of a comrade wounded during the shootout. Meanwhile, Peter comes out of hiding and asks to be taken home.
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