Why isn't this a classic?
Because it's dull.
Shown a lot on Saturday or Sunday afternoon TV in the '60s and '70s, it was always an eye-roll when it was on again.
PAUL MANTEE's claim to leading man status. All these years later, I like that movie quite a bit, but I agree. It's dull. :thumbup:
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^ I like how the stars in the background are actually shaped like cartoon stars! :bouncegiggle:
The alien flying machines are just slightly modified old WAR OF THE WORLDS space ships.
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This seemed to be on TV about 3 or 4 times a year when I was a kid (usually Saturday afternoons). I watched it many times but haven't seen it in decades. Paul Mantee later showed up as a guest star on Seinfeld.
Quote from: The Burgomaster on March 07, 2022, 08:51:34 AM
This seemed to be on TV about 3 or 4 times a year when I was a kid (usually Saturday afternoons). I watched it many times but haven't seen it in decades. Paul Mantee later showed up as a guest star on Seinfeld.
I said the same thing; the movie was on TV a lot.
PAUL MANTEE probably did a fair amount of TV work - I did see him on a rerun of something not too long ago.
It reminds me of Gilligans's Island in space. Friday has a haircut like he's one of the Mosquitos!
And Gilligan has a monkey!
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The DVD/ Blu Ray is better since in the extras you get an illustrated story of how it was originally suppose to look like.