The Space Children
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| Directed by | Jack Arnold |
| Produced by | William Alland |
| Screenplay by | Bernard C. Schoenfeld |
| Story by | Tom Filer |
| Based on | The Egg by Tom Filer[1] |
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| Music by | Van Cleave |
| Cinematography | Ernest Laszlo |
| Edited by | Terry O. Morse |
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| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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69 minutes |
| Country | USA |
| Language | English |
The Space Children is a 1958 film directed by Jack Arnold.[3] The movie was featured on Mystery Science Theater 3000 in 1998 during season 9.
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Plot
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. A brain from space visits earth and communicates telepathically with the children of scientists that are planning a nuclear war. The alien brain helps the children to sabotage the rockets and prevent the war.
Cast
The part of Eadie Johnson is portrayed by Sandy Descher. Descher had previous sci-fi movie experience when she played a catatonic child in Them! from 1954.[4]
- Michel Ray as Bud Brewster
- Adam Williams as Dave Brewster
- Peggy Webber as Anne Brewster
- Johnny Washbrook as Tim Gamble
- Jackie Coogan as Hank Johnson
- Richard Shannon as Lieutenant Colonel Alan Manley
- Raymond Bailey as Dr. Wahrman
- Sandy Descher as Eadie Johnson
- Larry Pennell as Major Thomas
- Peter Baldwin as Security Officer James
- Ty Hardin as Sentry
- Russell Johnson as Joe Gamble
- David Bair as Saul Wahrman
- Johnny Crawford as Ken Brewster
- Eilene Janssen as Phyllis Manley
- Jean Engstrom as Peg Gamble[5]
Production
The Space Children was William Alland's first picture with Paramount.[6] The film was based on The Egg, an unpublished story by Tom Filer, involving a girl with polio and was significantly different than the film.[1][2]
The alien brain was created by special effects artist Ivyl Burks and used $3,300 of neon lights to create the glowing effect.[7]
Release
The Space Children was first released to theaters on June 18, 1958[2] as part of a double bill, along with The Colossus of New York, which was also produced by William Alland.[8]
Home media
The Space Children was first released as a DVD in 2006 as part of the Lost Movie Classics Collection by RoDon Enterprises.[9] A second DVD release occurred in 2012[10] and was accompanied by a Blu-ray release[11] both by Olive Films.
Reception
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Movie critic for The Commercial Appeal, John Beifuss, reviewed the film, stating;"while robust Wikipedia entries can be found for the other Arnold and Alland science-ficton films, "The Space Children" rates only these two sentences: 'The Space Children' is a 1958 film directed by Jack Arnold. The movie was featured on 'Mystery Science Theater 3000' in 1998 during season 9.".[12]
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Bibliography
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