Well, the only difference between water and space is a matter of density.
Movie Review:
From a time when simply uttering the word "alien" or using the phrase "from outer space" brought fear to the faces of post World War II Americans, comes director Edgar G. Ulmer's, The Man From Planet X. One of the first alien invasion films to hit the big screen, 1951's The Man From Planet X stands as ........full review
The Plot:To study a rogue planet heading for a near-miss with Earth, Prof. Elliot sets up an observatory on the foggy moors of a remote Scottish island, with his pretty daughter and Dr. Mears, a former student with a shady past. Soon after arrival of reporter John Lawrence, a ship from Planet X just happens to land near the observatory. Is the visitor benevolent? What are Mears' real motives for trying to communicate with it?
DVD Release Details:
DVD Release Date:
February 20, 2001
Aspect Ratio:
Academy Ratio - 1.33:1
Region information:
Region 1: North America
Closed Captioning:
English
Master Format:
Film
Sides:
1
Chapter Stops:
16
Sound:
2.0 Mono
Subtitles:
French; Spanish
DVD Extra Features:
Black & white; region 1 encoding; interactive menus; scene access; theatrical trailer .
DVD Chapter List:
16 Chapter Stops - 1. Main Title; 2. Star Search; 3. Fog on the Moors; 4. An Object From Space; 5. Ghastly Green Ghoul; 6. Spellbound; 7. First Contact; 8. All About Geometry; 9. Dr. Mears' Other Plans; 10. Vanishing Villagers; 11. Bogeyman; 12. The Old Heliograph; 13. Scotland Yard Responds; 14. A Beam of Fresh Alien; 15. Save Our Species; 16. No One Will Know/End.
The Menu: • Play the Movie
• Scene Selections
• Theatrical Trailer
• Subtitles
Movie stills from The Man From Planet X:
The alien in his space suit.
Your Pulse Will Throb
Weird...not scary.
through the looking glass
Title Screen
Your Very Eyes I Tell Ya'
Starring...
If electricity won't kill them...
In the recording studio?
After all, seeing is believing
Let's call out the military
The Man From Planet X Movie Posters:
The Man From Planet X Trivial Tidbits:
The alien can only communicate using modulated musical sounds, a concept used three decades later in Close Encounters of the Third Kind.
To save money, the director shot the entire movie on the old Ingrid Bergman Joan of Arc set, using fog to change moods and locations
This film was part of a burgeoning genre. Invaders from Mars, War of the Worlds and The Thing all began production around the time this picture was made.
The Man From Planet X is part of MGM's Midnite Movies DVD series.
Was referenced in Looney Tunes Back in Action
The Man From Planet X Movie Quotes:
Your statement has the tinge of fantasy.
Well, the only difference between water and space is a matter of density.
That face! Right on the other side of the glass. Looking right at mine. I was terrified!
A ghastly caricature. Like something distorted by pressure.
To think. A fantastic no like you had to hurdle out of space to put this power in my hands. I'm going to tear out every secret you've got.
I'll give you until 11 o'clock to try what you can. If you're not back by that time, we'll open fire.
At midnight when the planet is at its closest approach to Earth, an invasion will be launched.
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