It! The Terror From Beyond Space

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It! The Terror From Beyond Space

1958,

1h 9m,

Sci-Fi

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It's the future -- 1973 -- and a rescue team is sent to fetch Col. Edward Carruthers (Marshall Thompson), the lone survivor of the first manned flight to Mars. Though he's slated for the firing squad after ostensibly murdering his entire crew, he insists that a Martian monster is to blame for the deaths. Cmdr. Van Heusen (Kim Spalding) and the team doubt Carruthers' claims, until more mysterious killings occur. To their horror, they realize the bloodthirsty beast is on board the ship with them.

Sarah Boslaugh

TheArtsStl

Nov 16, 2023

6/10

I have to hand it to Cahn and Bixby: this is an incredibly cheaply made film with a laughable premise and yet it’s entertaining to watch if you take it in the right spirit.

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

Nov 12, 2023

3/4

Despite being produced on a low budget, it’s an effective thriller.

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Rob Gonsalves

Rob's Movie Vault

Nov 29, 2022

B

A tad slow, despite being only 69 minutes long, but undeniably fun.

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J.C. Maçek III

PopMatters

Jun 8, 2015

6/10

As with Alien and Jaws, for example, the most frightening things about this creature are the things that we don't see.

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Felix Vasquez Jr.

Cinema Crazed

Oct 9, 2013

It's a wonderful little horror thriller that will whet the appetites of fans that love claustrophobic genre pictures.

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James O'Ehley

Sci-Fi Movie Page

May 11, 2012

Unintentionally funny low-budget 'Fifties horror effort. ("Mars is almost as big as Texas," one character thoughtfully muses at a point. "Maybe it's got monsters.")

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Poe R

Feb 20, 2019

the monster is lame but use your imagination and its an OK movie. pretend its 1958

Finn L

Mar 22, 2018

Though the effects and terror have aged poorly, its atmosphere is chilling and has an obvious influence on successors.

Luke W

Oct 31, 2015

Don't get me wrong, it's a flick that's cheesy and also predictable. But it isn't actually all that bad, it's got its few chilling moments, and while all the characters are pretty forgettable, the creature in this movie is absolutely fabulously creepy. It's a shame that he isn't more recognized in the genre. And this flick was also the may inspiration for James Cameron's 1979 classic Alien. It totally ripped it off, as well as put it in the shadow. Overall, it's an enjoyable little horror sci-fi 1950s flick and it's recommended for fans of the genre!!

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Edward L. Cahn

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Marshall Thompson

Carruthers

Shirley Patterson

Ann Anderson

Kim Spalding

Van Heusen

Ann Doran

Mary Royce

Dabbs Greer

Eric Royce

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Synopsis

It's the future -- 1973 -- and a rescue team is sent to fetch Col. Edward Carruthers (Marshall Thompson), the lone survivor of the first manned flight to Mars. Though he's slated for the firing squad after ostensibly murdering his entire crew, he insists that a Martian monster is to blame for the deaths. Cmdr. Van Heusen (Kim Spalding) and the team doubt Carruthers' claims, until more mysterious killings occur. To their horror, they realize the bloodthirsty beast is on board the ship with them.

Director: Edward L. Cahn
Producer: Robert E. Kent
Screenwriter: Jerome Bixby
Production Co: Vogue Pictures
Genre: Sci-Fi
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 14, 1958, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 19, 2016
Runtime: 1h 9m

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