Aliens come to Earth seeking scientists to help them in their war.Aliens come to Earth seeking scientists to help them in their war.Aliens come to Earth seeking scientists to help them in their war.
- Awards
- 1 win & 1 nomination
Karl Ludwig Lindt
- Dr. Adolph Engelborg
- (as Karl L. Lindt)
Jack Byron
- Photographer
- (uncredited)
Spencer Chan
- Dr. Hu Ling Tang
- (uncredited)
Richard Deacon
- Pilot
- (uncredited)
Coleman Francis
- Express Deliveryman
- (uncredited)
Marc Hamilton
- Metaluna Inhabitant
- (uncredited)
Edward Hearn
- Reporter
- (uncredited)
Edward Ingram
- Photographer
- (uncredited)
Orangey
- Neutron--Cat
- (uncredited)
Regis Parton
- Mutant
- (uncredited)
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- Writers
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaIn a magazine article, the special effects department admitted that the "mutant" costume originally had legs that matched the upper body. They had so much trouble making the legs look and work properly they were forced by studio deadline to have the mutant wear a pair of trousers. Movie posters show the mutant as it was supposed to appear.
- GoofsWhen Faith Domergue and Rex Reason first enter their new lab and see the orange cat, Faith tells Rex the cat is named "Neutron" because "he's so positive". Any scientist, especially a nuclear fission expert, should know that the proton that is positive; a neutron has no charge.
- Quotes
Dr. Cal Meacham: I feel like a new toothbrush.
[after being enclosed in a clear tube]
- Alternate versionsWhen originally released theatrically in the UK, the BBFC made cuts to secure a 'U' rating. All cuts were waived in 1987 when the film was granted a 'PG' certificate for home video.
- ConnectionsEdited into War of the Planets (1958)
Featured review
I saw this film for the first time when I was about 10 years old and it has always stuck with me and when I saw it was on video I bought it immediately. I think that this is more than a B picture and what people have to remember is the fact that this film was made before all the great advances in special effects. Another thing that made it interesting was the fact that through the first half of the film you really didn't know if Exeter was human or alien. It wasn't until the second half of the film that we did see there was more to this mysterious group. This film is definitely an underrated classic of its era.
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- Also known as
- Bloodlust in Outer Space
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- Budget
- $800,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 26 minutes
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