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savage-kult-of-gorthaur · 1 year

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BECAUSE "ALIEN" DID NOT START THE "HAUNTED HOUSE IN OUTER SPACE" MOVIE TROPE.

OVERVIEW: 1958's "It! The Terror From Beyond Space" isn’t a particularly memorable early sci-fi horror movie, but this long-forgotten obscuro did pave the way for Ridley Scott's "Alien" and arguably provided a blueprint for its story in the process. Notable for little else, the '50s indie sci-fi "It! The Terror From Beyond Space" is strikingly similar to "Blade Runner" director Ridley Scott’s iconic 1979 horror sci-fi hit "Alien" in terms of both plot and premise. Winning critical acclaim upon release, "Alien" was seen by many viewers as an unholy fusion of earlier '70s blockbusters, "Jaws" and "Star Wars."

However, there’s an earlier, mostly forgotten sci-fi movie with a surprisingly similar premise which seems to have served as an uncredited inspiration for the creators, as outlined below. Some of the influential "Alien’s" similarities from "It! The Terror From Beyond Space" could reasonably be a case of parallel thinking, but some of them are simply too egregious to ignore."

-- SCREENRANT, "The 1950s Sci-Fi Movie That Ridley Scott's Alien (Possibly) Copied," by Cathal Gunning, November 19, 2020

Source: https://screenrant.com/ridley-scott-alien-movie-copied-1950s-terror-beyond-space-how.

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countesspetofi · 1 year

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Highlights of the 2017 Drive-In Super Monster-Rama, including the Black Lagoon raffle basket.

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weirdlookindog · 9 months

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It! The Terror From Beyond Space (1958)

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haveyouseenthishorrormovie · 13 hours

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SUMMARY: The first manned expedition to Mars is invaded by an unknown life form, which stows away on the rescue ship.

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comic-art-showcase · 8 months

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It! The Terror From Beyond Space by Francesco Francavilla

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brokehorrorfan · 9 months

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It! The Terror from Beyond Space will be released on Blu-ray on October 24 via Kino Lorber. Said to be an influence on Alien, the 1958 sci-fi horror cult classic is celebrating its 65th anniversary.

Edward L. Cahn (Invasion of the Saucer Men) directs from a script by Jerome Bixby (The Man from Earth). Marshall Thompson, Shirley Patterson, Kim Spalding, Dabbs Greer, and Ray "Crash" Corrigan star.

It! The Terror from Beyond Space has been newly restored in 2K from a 35mm fine grain. Special features are listed below, where you can also see the slipcover.

Special features:

Audio commentary by film historians Tom Weaver, Bob Burns, Larry Blamire, and David Schecter (new)

Audio commentary by film historian Craig Beam (new)

Audio commentary by film historian Gary Gerani (new)

TidbITs: Ephemera from Beyond Space - Featurette by film historian Craig Beam

Theatrical trailer

When his crew is brutally murdered on a Mars expedition, Commander Carruthers (Marshall Thompson) becomes the prime suspect. Taken into custody and facing a court-martial back on Earth, he discovers that the real killer—a grotesque, slithering "It"—has stowed aboard the earthbound ship. But the indestructible creature has already begun a harrowing in-flight rampage, knocking off the members of the crew one by one. Now, as the spaceship heads home toward a panic-stricken Earth, the remaining crew must find some way to stop the unstoppable "It."

Pre-order It! The Terror from Beyond Space.

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duranduratulsa · 1 month

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Now showing on Stevegoolie Saturday Night...It! The Terror From Beyond Space (1958) on classic DVD 📀! #movie #movies #horror #scifi #monstermovies #creaturefeature #ittheterrorfrombeyondspace #50s #DVD #stevegoolie #svengoolie #METV

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movieposters1 · 3 months

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schlock-luster-video · 4 months

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On February 5, 2022, It! the Terror From Beyond Space was screened on Svengoolie.

Here's some new art inspired by the horror sci fi classic!

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silveragelovechild · 2 years

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A spaceship from Earth lands on a mysterious planet. When they depart something has hitchhiked on board. It begins stalking the crew… killing them one by one…

Sound familiar?

Nope, it’s “It! The Terror from Beyond Space” (1958) - 21 years before that other movie you were thinking about.

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machetelanding · 2 years

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savage-kult-of-gorthaur · 1 year

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FROM THE MARTIAN RED SANDS TO YOUR ACTION FIGURE COLLECTION.

PIC(S) INFO: Spotlight on "IT! The Terror from Beyond Space" (1958) red sands variant 3.75" scale retro action figure, c. 2010. Officially licensed by MGM for the Monstarz toyline.

FIGURE OVERVIEW: "The Monstarz toyline explores Mars with the discovery of: "IT! The Terror from Beyond Space." From the 1958 Sci-Fi classic comes IT! A retro style collectible that will fit in perfectly with most 3.75 in scaled action figure lines."

Action figure features include:

Mars "Red Sands" Paint Deco

8 points of articulation: ball jointed neck, shoulders, elbows, wrists, and waist

Interchangeable expression head

Figure display base

4.25 in. tall

Fantastically packaged in a retro styled card

"It Breathes. It Hunts. It Kills!"

LIMITED TO ONLY 500 PCS

Source: https://amoktime.com/monstarz-it-the-terror-from-beyond-space-red-sands-3-75-scale-retro-action-figure.

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wintercorrybriea · 2 years

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It! The Terror from Beyond Space (1958) Dir. Edward L. Cahn

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weirdlookindog · 9 months

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It! The Terror From Beyond Space (1958)

#it! the terror from beyond space #marshall thompson #shawn smith #kim spalding #ray corrigan #1958 #1950s movies #edward l. cahn #sci fi horror #horror movie posters

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motivationalvamp · 2 years

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It! The Terror from Beyond Space

Tonight on Svengoolie (MeTV) ! It! The Terror from Beyond Space an independently made 1958 American science fiction horror film, produced by Robert Kent, directed by Edward L. Cahn, that stars Marshall Thompson, Shawn Smith (Shirley Patterson), and Kim Spalding. The film was distributed by United Artists as a double feature with Curse of the Faceless Man. The story involves Earth's second mission to Mars to discover the fate of the Challenge 141 and its crew. Only a single survivor is found still alive from that crashed spaceship. The survivor, the expedition's former commander, claims that his crew were killed by a hostile Martian life form. No one from the rescue ship believes him until the creature, now a stowaway, begins hunting the crew on their return trip to Earth.The film's premise has been cited as an inspiration for screenwriter Dan O'Bannon's screenplay for Ridley Scott's classic 1979 film Alien.

#1958 #It The Terror From Beyond Space #Svengoolie #MeTV #horror #science fiction #space #Mars #Alien #monster #Fifties #classic #outer space #rocket #planet mars #fangs #red planet

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warholslandfill · 2 years

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Today in horror sci-fi / monster movie history: on October 12, 1959 It! The Terror From Beyond Space debuted in Sweden.

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