It Conquered the World (1956)

Calificación de los usuarios:

4.8/10   

Director:

Roger Corman

Guionista:

Lou Rusoff (writer)

Fecha de Lanzamiento:

15 julio 1956 (USA)

Género:

Drama | Horror | Ciencia-Ficción | Suspenso

Frase comercial:

SEE. THE HIDEOUS "FLYING FINGERS" OF THE MONSTER!

Plot:

One of several remaining members of its race, an alien from Venus is guided to Earth by disgruntled scientist Tom Anderson...

Plot Keywords:

Alien | Scientist | World Domination | Venus | Mind Control

Comentarios de los usuarios:

Cucumber? Try Ice cream cone!

Reparto

Peter Graves	...	Dr. Paul Nelson
Beverly Garland	...	Claire Anderson
Lee Van Cleef	...	Dr. Tom Anderson
Sally Fraser	...	Joan Nelson
Russ Bender	...	Brig. Gen. James Pattick
Jonathan Haze	...	Pvt. Manuel Ortiz
Dick Miller	...	Sgt. Neil
Taggart Casey	...	Sheriff N.J. Shallert
Paul Harbor	...	Floyd Mason
Karen Kadler	...	Ellen Peters
Charles B. Griffith	...	Dr. Pete Shelton (as Charles Griffith)
Marshall Bradford	...	U.S. Secretary Platt (as Marshal Bradford)
Thomas E. Jackson	...	George Haskell (as Tom Jackson)
David McMahon	...	Gen. Carpenter

También conocida como:

It Conquered the Earth
Conquistaron el mundo (Spain) [es]

Duración:

71 min

País:

USA

Idioma:

Inglés

Color:

Negro y Blanco

Sonido:

Mono

Clasificación:

USA:Approved

Locaciones de Filmación:

Beachwood, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Compañía:

Sunset Productions

Trivialidades:

Composer and musician Frank Zappa made a tribute to “It Conquered the World” in his album, “Roxy & Elsewhere” (1973). In the introduction of the song “Cheepnis”, Zappa tells the audience that he loves monster movies. "And the cheaper they are, the better they are". Frank Zappa describes “It Conquered the World” as a perfect example of monster movie with its alien with an "inverted ice-cream cone head with fangs". Frank describes one special scene when the "monster came out the cavern" and he could see the technicians pushing the creature over the rail. "This is cheepnis", Mr Zappa concludes before playing the song.

Errores:

Sin sincronía de Audio o Visual: The tires squeal on the dirt road at the end of the film.

Citas:

Dr. Tom Anderson: I'll still need you even when there are no emotions.
Claire Anderson: [bitter] For a few dollars you can hire a woman who'll fulfill all your fetishes. And when you get tired of her you can run down to the employment agency and hire another.

Conexiones de Película:

Referenced in "Mystery Science Theater 3000: Being from Another Planet (#5.5)" (1992)

Cucumber? Try Ice cream cone!

What adjective is best to use when describing a film where Peter Graves fights what looks like the Good Humor alien while also shooting its bat-like minions, ending with a speech about man's nature as being "feeling"? Well, if it was directed by Roger Corman, it has to be quirky!

Drama-wise, the film does well, even if it is an obvious steal from "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" AND "The Day the Earth Stood Still". The male leads, Peter Graves and Lee Van Cleef, perform admirably, but it is Beverly Garland of My Three Sons who steals the show as Van Cleef's ever-suffering wife ("I won't love a monster, I won't!") And, of course, there's always the regular Corman cast of stock players, including the cute Sally Fraser, who unfortunately is shot (by her husband, no less - good gravy, this whole film is rather sexist! Killing off all the women characters? Pretty pushy, even back then.) And Russ Bender as the possessed general. And who would've suspected that Dick Miller and Jonathan Haze are the comedy relief soldiers? Let's hope those bat things aim carefully.