With marshall thompson, shirley patterson, kim spalding, ann doran. The terror from beyond space is an independently made 1958 american science fiction horror film, produced by robert kent, directed by edward l. France, germany, spain and italy is used occasionally to provide. Though neither feeling is expressed through the dialogue exchanged between characters, the space shuttle set piece used for primary filming is brimming with it. An interplanetary ship rescues the sole survivor of a martian scouting mission and heads for home, unaware that a bloodsucking creature has stowed away in the cargo hold and is. Turner classic movies presents the greatest motion pictures of all time from one of the largest film libraries in the world. The terror from beyond space 1958 that kind of monster. Skeptical, and believing that the survivor may have killed the crew in order to survive, the rescue captain dismisses the explanation only to find that a martian creature has stowed away on the spacecraft and begins to hunt the human hosts. In 1973, a nuclearpowered spaceship blasts off from mars for earth, bringing with it the sole survivor of the first mission, col. Two of the murders do take place in silhouette, and there is a nosferatuesque shadow of it as it skulks up the stairwell, but the ambience is. Edward carruthers, who appears to have murdered the others. The only real difference is the 1950s sensibilities evinced by these characters, as when the vindictive van heusen loses his girl to the misjudged. This classic if dated antecedent of alien looks good on bluray, but considering its influence it deserves much more than this barebones release.
It is a martian by birth, a frankenstein by instinct, and a copycat. Cahn entered the film industry in 1931 as a novice director at universal. When a rescue ship arrives, its crew discovers only one survivor, colonel carruthers, who relates a weird tale about an unknown creature that massacred his shipmates. Loves all things popculture especially if it has a bit of a counterculture twist. The terror from beyond space 1958 it creeps in before blast. The terror from beyond space 1958 2016 the cult movie collection bluray one of the best scifi flicks of the 1950. Marshall thompson, shirley patterson, kim spalding, ann doran, dabbs greer, paul langton, ray corrigan director. A second ship is sent to return carruthers to earth to be courtmartialed for the murders. Mary royce ann doran is a doctor, but we see her waiting on the male crew members, making them coffee and feeding them, before we even realize she has a role beyond being a space waitress. Plays video games basically from the start when a neighbor brought home an atari 2600, comic loving for almost 30 years, and a true critic of movies. The terror from beyond space 1958 movie movieclipsfilm.
He claims some kind of martian monster killed nine of his fellow crewmen and inexplicably left him alive. The terror from beyond space it creeps in before blast off. The terror from beyond space, lands on bluray courtesy of olive films. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comic con sundance film festival toronto intl film. See more ideas about sci fi movies, sci fi films and scary movies. Too terrifying to even have a name, it is a seemingly invincible monster that is hellbent on killing everyone on a mission to mars. The script follows a traditional 1950s theme with a mostly male crew, two females, and a lack of space knowledge to fill a tome.
It also gave birth to some of the hokiest and most abysmal scifi and horror to date. He is suspected of having murdered the other nine members of his crew for their food and water rations, on the premise that he had no way of knowing if or when an earth rescue mission would ever arrive. His second film, law and order 1932, is considered a classic western. Also, the lighting does not create a mood, nor does it obscure or occult anything the audience may fear in the shadows. In the far, far future year of 1973, a manned american space ship crashes on mars. Following a rescue mission to mars, the survivor of a space expedition claims that his crew was hunted down and killed by an alien creature. The terror from beyond space subtitles 27 subtitles. The terror from beyond space 1958 popcorn pictures. In a formula that will be familiar to anyone who has seen a few episodes of star trek or the xfiles, the stalwart crew holds the beast off with a number of ingenious methods while the brainy chicks try to figure out what makes the monster tick. Where the creature hid its two first kills, and hides itself for part of the first act artistic license physics. With ridley scotts prometheus about to set down, i thought it might be fun to revisit my 1979 story about alien and it. The fact that the space craft is travelling back to earth adds to the dilemma.
The image is an example of a ticket confirmation email that amc sent you when you purchased your ticket. Find video, photos, forums, blogs and shop for some of. The great space race united states space explorations 1958, nasa historical archive. The 1950s were the breeding ground for some of the best science fiction ever produced. Mars is almost as big as texas which will leave audiences to wonder. We also share information about your use of our site with our social media, advertising and analytics partners who may combine it with other information that youve provided to them or that theyve collected from your use of their services. The terror from beyond space 1958 yts movie torrent. Unfortunately, the ship did indeed crash upon arrival and the crew were quickly killed by some unseen martian lifeform, leaving only him. The first manned expedition to mars is decimated by an. While this gives space for such analogous readings much of its science has aged badly. The terror from beyond space 1958 scifi movie page. But ed claims that the killer was a martian monster, and hopes to prove his assertions by signing up for a second journey to the red planet. Fast eddie entered the film industry in 1931 as a novice director at universal. Since almost 90% of the action in the film takes place on board the confines of the space shuttle, there is a certain degree of entrapment and claustrophobia present here.
Marshall thompson, shirley patterson, ann anderson, kim spalding, ann doran, dabbs greer 1958, 69 minutes, directed by. There is the ubiquitous outer space wail musical effect for all the exterior space shots, which must have annoyed kids back in 1958 too. The terror from beyond space the kind of monster that uses bullets. Cahn an alien monster manages to find its way onto a spaceship and then kills off the crew members one by one. The efficient script is by professional scifi writer jerome bixby, later a writer for star trek, and includes some rationalizing babble about how the monster survives on mars and how its bacteria.
A rescue ship travels out to mars to retrieve the only survivor of a space probe that has experienced some sort of cataclysm. Colonel edward carruthers he commanded the challenge141, the first spaceship to land on the planet marswell, if by land you mean crash. The first manned expedition to mars is decimated by an unknown life form which stows away on the rescue ship. Thompson plays astronaut edward carruthers, the sole survivor of the first manned mission to mars.
The terror from beyond space and alien double feature. That survivor, col ed carruthers is accused of murdering his fellow crewmen. The terror from beyond space stars the alien before. The crew theorizes that the monster could be part of the remnant of a martian civilization that somehow destroyed itself and returned to prehistoric barbarism air vent escape. In 1973, the first manned expedition to mars is marooned.
The terror from beyond space united artists 1958 col. Shirley patterson, kim spalding, and marshall thompson in it. The first manned expedition to mars is decimated by an unknown life form. In 1973, the first manned flight to mars is marooned and by the time the rescue ship arrives, there is only one survivor. Van heusen kim spalding further questions carruthers. Until further notice all elvis cds and dvds are available on sale or for special price. Clearly, this 1958 sci fi horror served as the blueprint for ridley scotts classic alien 1979. A deep space mission is returning to earth with a crew of five men and two women. There are no exploding chests or sexy astronauts in panties and its pretty cheap and dated set in the far off future of 1973 but this is a fun little movie and provides an interesting blueprint for ridley scotts films. Genre buffs will recognize this 1958 cheapie as the inspiration for the 1979 hit alien. The times square fleapit movie scene in the later midnight cowboy is almost a spoof of soporific exterior spaceship in flight shots from scifi films around this time. The audio is presented in the mono platform the film was released in back in 1958. Edward carruthers is the sole survivor of mans first mars expedition, the remainder of the crew brutally slaughtered.
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