A very enjoyable "bad" B-movie

oscar-35

*Spoiler/plot- Frankenstein meets the Space Monster, 1965, Martian invaders with their queen are exploring our solar system. Martian invaders prepare an Earth attack as NASA sends a rocket to Mars manned by a android astronaut. Mistaking the exploration rocket for an attacking warhead missile, the aliens fire on the launching rocket and send the android back to Earth in a fiery crash. The android pilot is damaged with heavy computer & facial trauma and the NASA man-like pilot goes on a murderous rampage throughout Puerto Rico's beach areas. The aliens land and make-off with beach babes as breeding stock for their planet, Mars. The rampaging pilot and alien patrols converge on a beach pool party with disastrous results.

*Special Stars- Marilyn Hanold, Lou Cutell, Bruce Glover, James Karen, Nancy Marshall

*Theme- Andriods are not always your friends despite their helpful NASA programming.

*Trivia/location/goofs- B&W, American, Look for Bruce Glover(Diamonds are Forever 'baddie' and famous Hollywood acting coach) in a dual role as alien Martian invader and the Space Monster. The Space MOnster suit was a re-issue use from the fine Crash Corriganville film called, "It, the Terror from outer Space". This film is supposedly in the TOP 50th worst films ever made. The Martian alien spaceship rooms have ceiling fluorescent tube lights and walls made of obvious plywood especially in the beach babe 'purification room'. The NASA scientists leave in a B-52 bomber. However, the plane they land in is a Boeing C-135. Flight change?

*Emotion- A very enjoyable "bad" B-movie with the climatic ray-gun-firing battle between android and the Martian Space monster. True campy fun of the post 50's with all the trimmings: bikinis, music, cars, airplanes, and clothing.

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oscar-35 26 November 2012

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