Science Fiction Films
(1890 – 2010)
Alas, time has not been as kind to 1960's rocket ships as it has to gothic horror and film noir, but watch and wonder at what inspired awe long ago yesteryear.
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2+5 Mission Hydra (1966) – aka Star Pilot, Color, 81 minutes
Aliens from the constellation Hydra crash-land on the island of Sardinia. A prominent scientist, his daughter, several young technicians, and more are taken hostage by the beings so they can use them to repair their spaceship's broken engine.
The Alpha Incident (1977) -- Color, 86 minutes
Germ from Mars gets loose on Earth.
The Amazing Transparent Man (1960) – 60 minutes
Mad scientist makes convict invisible so he will steal uranium, but the crook robs banks instead.
The Incredible Petrified World (1957) – 64 minutes
Exploring inner earth, with John Carradine.
The Atomic Brain (1964) -- aka Monstrosity, 65 minutes
Mad scientist. Old brain into young body doesn’t work well.
Attack of the Giant Leeches (1959) – 62 minutes
Depraved bloodsucking leeches terrorize swamp.
The Beast of Yucca Flats (1961) – 54 minutes
Tor Johnson victim of atomic blast!
Battle Beyond the Sun (1960) – Russian, Color, 70 minutes
Francis Ford Coppola re-cut the Russian film. Two countries race to have the first successful landing on Mars.
Battle of the Worlds (1961) -- Color, 84 minutes
Title tells the tale! With Bill Carter, Claude Rains.
Idaho Transfer (1973) -- Color, 85 minutes
A crew of young researchers escape into the future to avoid the shutdown of their project. They find that some type of 'eco- crisis ' disaster has de-populated the area around their lab (in rural Idaho) and maybe the world.
In the Year 2889 (1967) -- Color, 80 minutes
Mutants and cannibals rule the world in the year 2889 after a nuclear war has destroyed the world.
Killers from Space (1954) – 71 minutes
Aliens with hooded sweat suits, mittens, striped belts and ping-pong ball eyes menace nuclear scientist Peter Graves.
The Last Man on Earth (1964) – 86 minutes
Vincent Price stars as... guess who? But there's still a bunch of zombies around.
The Last Woman on Earth (1960) – 71 minutes
3 survivors on an island, one of them a girl....
Monstroid, It Came from the Lake (1979) -- Color, 81 minutes
A rural Colombian village is attacked by a horrible sea serpent, aroused by industrial pollution of a nearby lake.
Mutant (1983) -- Color, 99 minutes, Bo Hopkins, Wings Hauser
Toxic waste turns residents of a small town into zombies.
Phantom from Space (1953) – 73 minutes
Invisible space alien kills those who attack him.
The Phantom Planet (1961) – 82 minutes
Astronaut crash-lands on invisible asteroid and is shrunk down.
Planet of Dinosaurs (1980) -- Color, 85 minutes
Spaceship full of attractive men and bikini-clad girls crashes on alien planet full of ... you guessed it! The dinos are pretty well animated.
Prehistoric Women (1950) -- Color, 74 minutes
Tigri (Laurette Luez) and her stone-age girl friends hate all men, but realizing they are a necessary evil, capture some for potential (strictly business, no recreation allowed) husbands. With campy narration.
Santa Claus Conquers the Martians (1964) -- Color, 81 minutes
Camp classic for Christmas.
Star Odyssey (1979) -- Color, 103 minutes
Aliens head to earth to enslave humans.
Teenagers from Outer Space (1959) – 86 minutes
Lone alien teenager tries to save planet Earth.
They Came From Beyond Space (1967) -- Color, 85 minutes
Unlucky aliens crash on moon, try to coerce earthlings to repair ship.
Track of the Moon Beast (1976) -- Color, 81 minues
Man struck by meteorite turns into lizard beast at night.
U.F.O. Target Earth (1974) -- Color, 78 minutes
An electronics expert searching for evidence of aliens picks up signals that he believes are from an alien spacecraft--and they are coming from a lake near town.
Unknown World (1951) – 74 minutes
Scientists explore deep underground to find haven from contamination.
Voyage to the Planet of Prehistoric Women (1968) -- Color, 80 minutes
Update of 1962 Russian film Planet of Storms.
Voyage to the Prehistoric Planet (1965) -- Color, 74 minutes
This time with Basil Rathbone.
Warriors of the Wasteland (1983) – Italy, Color, 90 minutes
In a post-apocalyptic future, a group of weary survivors is faced with a relentless onslaught from a gang of roving bandits.
The Wasp Woman (1960) – 66 minutes
Zany scientist makes wasp woman. Director: Roger Corman.
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JAPANESE INVASION!
Monster from a Prehistoric Planet (1967) -- Color, 90 minute
Japanese monster flick. Baby reptile taken from island. Parents come!
Virus (1980) -- Color, 108 minutes, Edward James Olmos, Chuck Connors, Glenn Ford
In the height of the Cold War, a bio-weapon falls into the wrong hands and is released on the world.
Warning from Space (1956) – 88 minutes
The citizens of Tokyo panic when they see UFOs, but the aliens have come to warn of a meteor.
Yongary, Monster from the Deep (1967) -- Color, 78 minutes
A prehistoric beast rises from the sea to terrorize the Orient. Starring Japanese actors and stuntmen in suits.
GAMERA
Giant flying turtle monster Gamera is a friend to children and protector of planet earth.
Attack of the Monsters (1965) – aka Gamera vs. Guiron, Color, 80 minutes
Gamera fights alien monsters on a distant planet
Destroy All Planets (1968) -- Color, 91 minutes
Gamera returns to fight awesome space creatures on a mysterious planet.
Gamera the Invincible (1965) – 86 minutes
A giant fire-breathing prehistoric monster is resurrected by a nuclear bomb blast. First in the series, with Brian Donlevy.
War of the Monsters (1966) -- Color, 89 minutes
Three men steal an opal which eventually hatches into Barogon! Meanwhile Gamera returns and both wreck havoc before fighting twice.
STARMAN
Starman, "the creature made of the strongest steel," fights monsters, chases flying saucers, and defeats evil-minded aliens in four deliriously surreal mixes of science fiction, surprisingly moody photography, and wild superhero action!
Atomic Rulers of the World (1964) – 76 minutes
The Earth is threatened by space invaders. Starman comes to the rescue.
Attack from Space (1965) – 76 minutes
Japanese superhero, Starman, rescues the earth from menacing alien monsters.
Evil Brain from Outer Space (1965) – 76 minutes
Earth is attacked by extraterrestrial monsters and superhero Starman comes to the rescue of humanity.
Invaders from Space (1964) – 76 minues
From the Emerald Planet in the Marpet Galaxy comes a messenger to warn Earth of an impending invasion of Salamander Men.
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ADVENTURE SERIALS
These multi-chapter serials have sci-fi elements
Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe (1940) -- 12 Chapter serial
Buster Crabbe as Flash battles Ming the Merciless -- Charles Middleton!
The Lost City (1935) –
Kane Richmond treks into jungle to stop mad scientist.
The Phantom Empire (1935) –
Gene Autry battles the super scientific city of Murania deep underground .
The Phantom Creeps (1939) –
Bela Lugosi invents super robot and explosive to conquer the world.
S.O.S. Coast Guard (1937) –
Bela Lugosi is mad inventor with super weapon.
Undersea Kingdom (1936) -- 12 chapter Republic serial, 226 minutes, Ray 'Crash' Corrigan, Lois Wilde, Monte Blue
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ROCKY JONES, SPACE RANGER
Each mini-feature that tells a complete story is composed of 3 episodes of the TV series (1954-1955) starring Richard Crane, Scotty Beckett and Sally Mansfield. 75 minutes each.
Crash of the Moons
Beyond the Moon
Menace from Outer Space
Manhunt in Space
The Gypsy Moon
Silver Needle in the Sky
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FLASH GORDON TV!
14 episodes of the 1950's TV Series starring Steve Holland, Irene Champlin and Joseph Nash.
Planet of Death -- First show in the series.
Akim the Terrible
The Claim Jumpers
The Breath of Death
Return of the Androids
The Lure of Light
Deadline at Noon
Race Against Time
The Witch of Neptune
The Brain Machine
Struggle to the End
Saboteurs from Space
The Forbidden Experiment
Subworld Revenge
Escape to Space and Kip’s War – Rocky Jones
