Fireball XL5 (film)

Fireball XL5 is a 1964 British science-fiction puppet film directed by and  in their feature directional debuts, produced by  and  and written by, based on the  television series of. The film follows the missions of Fireball XL5, a vessel of the World Space Patrol that polices the cosmos in the year 2062. Commanded by Colonel Steve Zodiac, XL5 defends Earth from interstellar threats while encountering a wide variety of alien civilisations.

Produced by the Andersons for, the film was released in the United Kingdom by on 5 March 1964, followed by a United States release on 18 December 1964.

Voice cast

 * as Colonel Steve Zodiac, the pilot and commanding officer of Fireball XL5.
 * as:
 * Doctor Venus, a doctor of space medicine, of French origin. Zodiac personally selected her to be a member of the XL5 crew.
 * Eleanor Zero, Commander Zero's wife.
 * as:
 * Professor Matthew "Matt" Matic, XL5 's engineer, navigator and science officer.
 * Zoonie the Lazoon, Venus' lazy, semi-telepathic pet from planet Colevio.
 * Space City's assistant controller. He is young, inexperienced and the one most often on the receiving end of Commander Zero's scathing attitude (although Zero also refers to him as "the best lieutenant Space City has"). In one episode he is shown training to be an XL pilot.
 * The Subterrains, a race of hostile aliens from Planet 46.
 * as Robert the Robot, the co-pilot of XL5, a transparent robot invented by Professor Matic and Earth's most advanced mechanical man.
 * as:
 * Commander Wilbur Zero, the operational commander-in-chief of the World Space Patrol and chief controller of Space City. Despite his gruff exterior, he shows great respect and care for his subordinates, especially Zodiac. Zero's rank appears to be above that of Colonel but below that of Space General.
 * Jock Campbell, Space City's chief engineer, of Scottish origin.
 * Captain Ken Ross, pilot of Fireball XL7. He often needs rescuing by the XL5 crew.
 * The Subterrains, a race of hostile aliens from Planet 46.
 * as Jonathan Zero, Commander Zero's wife and young son.
 * Rimuru Wagner as General Scheel, Robert the Robot's co-inventor.