A young couple marries, but almost from the start the bride notices her husband is acting strangely. He doesn't drink alcohol or show emotion. Marge also becomes concerned that she cannot get pregnant. She then notices that other townsfolk are acting the same way. One night she follows Bill when he goes for a walk and finds that he's not the man she knew but an alien meeting up with his like. He eventually explains to her that all the females from his planet were killed and that the aliens from another world are taking over earth male bodies so that they can mate with women. Marge is horrified and tries to warn others of the plot.
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Tom Tryon | Bill Farrell |
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Gloria Talbott | Marge Bradley Farrell |
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Peter Baldwin | Officer Hank Swanson |
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Robert Ivers | Harry Phillips |
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Chuck Wassil | Ted Hanks |
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Valerie Allen | Francine - Hooker |
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Ty Hardin | Mac Brody |
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Ken Lynch | Dr. Wayne |
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John Eldredge | Police Capt. H.B. Collins |
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Alan Dexter | Sam Benson |
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James Anderson | Weldon |
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Jean Carson | Helen Rhodes |
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Jack Orrison | Officer Schultz |
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Steve London | Charles Mason |
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Maxie Rosenbloom | Max Grady - Bartender |
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Tony Di Milo | Mr. Potter - Western Union Clerk |
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Darlene Fields | Caroline Hanks |
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Bess Flowers | Wedding Guest |
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Charles Gemora | Alien |
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Joe Gray | Alien |
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Stuart Hall | Wedding Guest |
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Helen Jay | Second Girl |
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Arthur Lovejoy | Minister |
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Ralph Manza | Ralph the Waiter |
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Harold Miller | Wedding Guest |
| Director | Gene Fowler Jr. |
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| Writer | Louis Vittes | |
| Producer | Gene Fowler Jr. | |
| Photography | Haskell B. Boggs | |
| Packaging | Keep Case |
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| Nr Discs | 1 |
| Screen Ratios | Fullscreen (4:3, Letterboxed) |
| Audio Tracks | Dolby Digital Mono [English] |
| Subtitles | English | English (Closed Captioned) |
| Distributor | Paramount |
| Layers | Single side, Single layer |
| Edition Release Date | Sep 14, 2004 |
| Regions | Region 1 |
| Owner | MLZ MEMBERS |
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| Location | MLZ ARCHIVES |
| Purchased | At MLZ MEMBERS ONLY |
| Watched | Mar 30, 2011 |
| Index | 1889 |
| Added Date | Oct 06, 2014 12:42:08 |
| Modified Date | Aug 22, 2022 20:20:15 |
REVIEW:
This smart, tidy little sci-fi effort is deserving of its cult reputation. I Married A Monster From Outer Space works primarily because it never tries to outdo the outrageous hard-sell of its title. Instead, Louis Vitte's screenplay builds the story up in a subtle manner, allowing the troubled marriage of its two leads to drive the story and building its alien-invasion plot around the edges of that main narrative hook. This approach also allows the filmmakers to offer some interesting thematic commentary: the film could be seen as a metaphor for how marriage can "change" a relationship. The film also benefits from strong, adult performances by a pair of leads who take the offbeat story seriously and play it straight: Tom Tryon never overplays the alien mannerisms of his character and withholds emotion to show the character's disconnection while Gloria Talbott makes a strong, resourceful heroine who is easy to root for. Finally, Gene Fowler's artful direction seals the film's appeal: he doles out shock effects where need be (mainly during the finale) but mostly concentrates on creating an atmosphere of paranoia through subtle performances and shadowy photography. All in all, I Married A Monster From Outer Space is a fine addition to the canon of 1950's sci-fi and well worth the time for cult film fans interested in this genre.
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