Prison Ship, also known as Star Slammer, is a 1986 American science fiction film directed by Fred Olen Ray. It is also known as Starslammer: The Escape and Prison Ship Star Slammer

Plot

On the planet Arous, the miner Taura is forced to defend herself against the marauding starship captain, Bantor. During their struggle, Taura causes Bantor to lose his hand in a volcanic acid plume. Taura is subsequently sentenced to a term aboard the prison ship, Vehemence, under the sadistic female warden, Exene. She finds life amid the other female inmates tough, but soon, gains their respect, making a friend in Mike. Bantor then comes aboard Vehemence, now deranged as a result of losing his hand, seeking to obtain a mind control process that reduces the prisoners to zombies. His arrival proves to be Taura’s chance to escape the prison ship or "star slammer" and return to home planet of Arous.