The Cosmic Crusaders (1971)

The Cosmic Crusaders is a 1971 American science-fiction comedy adventure film directed by George Lucas, based on rhe 1964 novel The Cosmic Crusaders. It stars Don Messick as Spacexplorer William Oppenheimer. 
The Cosmic Crusaders was released in the United States on July 3, 1971, by Movie Toons Film Distribution, And distributed by 20th Century Fox. With a budget of $ 197,142 thousand, the film received generally mixed-positive reviews from critics, but was not really a big financial success, only earning $2 million by the end of its original run. It received a nomination for Best Animated Feature Film at the 44th Academy Awards and Lucas was nominated for Best Directing in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical at the 29th Golden Globe Awards. The film also introduced the song “My Life in Space", which went on to be and became a popular hit. The Cosmic Crusaders has since become popular on repeated television airings and home video sales