It appears I misread this reponse, and I went to say I was also a fan of the magazine. However, at age 65 you sometimes slip a cog, which I did. I was referring to Cinemagic, not Cinefantastique (even though I was a fan of that magazine as well). Anyway sorry for the slip.

Ah, okay. The Spore Buddy was a creation of Steve Johnson, who went on to work for Disney Imagineering. He and his roommate Brian Benepe (who now works for Disney, as well) once built an exact replica of an Imperial Cruiser in the middle of their apartment, here in San Diego. That thing was about 10 feet long, and…

If you know about the Spore Buddy, (which was shaped like a mushroom ) then you may have been part of that team. Do I guess correctly?

Whaaat???? P.P. The Planetary Pal? That movie finally got made? I was involved with the group that started that project, but I left the group shortly after they started. I thought the movie had died on the vine. That was back in 1982-83, if I remember correctly. Can the movie be seen anywhere?