The Angry Red Planet (1960)
Invasion of Mars
Journey to Planet Four
Invasion of Mars
Journey to Planet Four
Nomination Year: 2005
SYNOPSIS: A rocket ship returns from Mars with two crew members missing, a third suffering from a mysterious ailment, and all their magnetic data tapes erased. The government is in a race to discover what has happened, in an attempt to save the life of the stricken crew member. The movie takes place in flashback, and in "Cinemagic" (i.e. "migraine vision") when on the surface of Mars.
Stupidest-Looking Monster
Bat-Rat-Spider-Crab
This is one of the sequences on the surface of Mars shot in "Cinemagic." The astronauts encounter a very large native Martian life-form.
To Hell with Radiation! It's a Babe!
The Mars rocketship has landed. Is it radioactive? Wait a minute, the girl astronaut is coming out by herself. To hell with the radiation, let's go!
- Crummiest Ending
Yeah, Yeah, Blah, Blah, Blah...
Our peaceful, advanced civilization will destroy you.... If we don't bore you to death first with our preachy, heavy-handed voice-over message at the end of the film.
- Actors/Directors of Note
Actor Claim to Fame Gerald Mohr Naura Hayden Les Tremayne Billy Curtis screen debut was in The Terror of Tiny Town Tom Daly
Director Claim to Fame Ib Melchior
Kevin Hogan
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