Missile to the moon 1960 film completed

List of science fiction films of the 1950s wikipedia. No movie taking place on the moon would be complete without a few rubbery rock monsters roaming around. Cunha, that stars richard travis, cathy downs and k. The lido also mentions that he is to be married to alpha after his briefing is completed.

Singin in the rain leading contender for greatest musical ever that calls back to the first talkies. Gojira 1954 created the kaiju genre of japanese film. Find out what happens next in this 1960 scifi movie. Escaped convicts gary and lon are caught hiding in a rocket by scientist dirk green, who forces them to pilot the ship to the moon. Missile to the moon in color layton film productions inc. Gene is now happy to be surrounded by beautiful women waiting on him hand and foot. That film, however, featured the gorgous sybil danning, while in this 50s classic, we have to settle for teenage beauty contestants. Missile to the moon stars richard travis, laurie mitchell, and gary clarke.

Missile to the moon was distributed by astor pictures and is a. This b movie double feature classic is definitely the original inspiration for the title parody in the film amazon women on the moon. Missile to the moon is nobodys idea of a good movie. Well refund your credit card or we can credit your fandango account to use for another movie. Jul 20, 2015 missile to the moon 1958 complete movie. Cathy downs march 3, 1924 december 8, 1976 was an american film actress. I dont know that i fault it for being cheapjack, but more for not really having any fun with the cheapness, as id argue missile to the moon does. Lunar shedevils lure earthmen into their lair of doom escaped convicts gary and lon are caught hiding in a rocket by scientist dirk green, who forces them to pilot the ship to the moon.

He takes an immediate interest in lambda laurie mitchell and they leave to be alone. Original lobby cards 11 x 14 36 x 46 cm original set of 8 lobby cards starring richard travis, cathy downs and, and k. Firstly, its a hoot, a real kneeslapper, born mst3k material. Stevens, gary clarke the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 18 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic. A list of science fiction films released in the 1950s. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. They find rock men, hairy spiders, and beautiful women on the moon. Approved, 1 h 18 min richard travis, cathy downs, k. Coming attractions for you 2020s most anticipated movies. Missile to the moon 1959 rotten tomatoes movie trailers.

Missile to the moon approved 1h 18min drama, scifi 29 june 1960 mexico escaped convicts gary and lon are caught hiding in a rocket by scientist dirk green, who forces them to pilot the ship to the moon. Needing a cofeature for his equally inept classic, frankensteins daughter, dickieboy took the dastardly infamous cat women of the moon and, through the miracle of halfassed movie magic, transformed it into missile to the moon. Released 1959, missile to the moon stars richard travis, cathy downs, k. Obviously, this is before the first moon landing, although the movie makes the moon seem so much fun and more gravity. These films include core elements of science fiction, but can cross into other genres. Missile to the moon, complete set of 8 original lobby. Missile to the moon 1959 an astronaut richard travis and his team find a big spider, women in stockings and rock men on the moon. This remake is available as a rifftrax video on demand title. Sep 21, 20 missile to the moon 1958 complete movie.

There is a multiethnic cast which brings conflict between a few of the nations reps. Apparently, moon women have a thing about stealing your rocket ship. Gumby was a claymation cartoon character from the early days of tv. There were also rock monsters in hercules against the moon men. Even better the whole thing wraps up somewhere south of the 80 minute mark, meaning that even if the film had been impossibly boring it would still be possible to stomach it. Somehow it managed to be even worse than the b movie original.

Missile to the moon dvd, 2000 for sale online ebay. Missile to the moon page 6 classic horror film board. The film was theatrically released on a double bill with cunhas frankensteins daughter. Alpha, was familiar to genre audiences from her role as tonga on the television series space patrol 1950. Youll have to complete your refund and exchange before the posted showtime indicated on your ticket. I love the old movies, even if, missile to the moon is just a copycat of the 1953 black an white moviecatwomen of the moon. Missile to the moon was released in late 1958 as a double feature with cunhas frankensteins daughter. Its a peculiar film to have come from dewitt cat people bodeen, but at times i could see him tossing out wild ideas that didnt quite track. Dirk, whos secretly a moon being, wants to return to his home satellite. Although i cant quibble with anything bill warren wrote in keep watching the skies about cunha and his films i still can enjoy them and i own a copy of missile to the moon. Missile to the moon british board of film classification. Of course, usa leads the mission and it doesnt really go that well. Born in port jefferson, new york, downs began her film career with a small role in the dolly sisters 1945 and the following year played the title role in my darling clementine.

Savant expends a lot of energy to convey the felicities of soso films with good ideas, like 4d man, but finding hidden cinematic virtues in missile to the moon is a tall order. Cast and crew credits for missile to the moon, 1959, directed by richard cunha, with richard travis, cathy downs, k. Title missile to the moon year 1960 distributors orb films ltd classified dates 1409 1960 submitted run time 80m 0s bbfc reference aff030672. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing missile to the moon near you. Missile to the moon 1958 complete movie vintage movies. A spaceship blasts off from earth with five aboard, but one of them is secretly a moon man returning home. I find splendor in these b gems depicting mans future in space. Producer marc frederics low budget film cuts show up using the blastoff sequence from old stock footage from a german world war ii v2 rocket launch. To obtain this category cuts were required but the details are not available. Missile to the moon is an independently made 1958 american blackandwhite science fiction film, produced by marc frederic, directed by richard e. In the original film the lone female member of the astronaut crew is a navigator with a key role central to the plot. Popular 1960s 1970s television and movie costar leslie parrish also appears, billed under her real name marjorie hellen. I love the old movies, even if, missile to the moon is just a copycat of the 1953 black an white movie catwomen of the moon.