Invaders from Mars

1953
Approved
1h 18m

IMDb RATING

6.3/10

9.3K

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Alien Invasion Horror Sci-Fi

A young boy learns that space aliens are taking over the minds of earthlings.A young boy learns that space aliens are taking over the minds of earthlings.A young boy learns that space aliens are taking over the minds of earthlings.

Director
- William Cameron Menzies
Writers
- Richard Blake
- John Tucker Battle
Stars

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IMDb RATING

6.3/10

9.3K

YOUR RATING

POPULARITY

3,583

2,949

Director
- William Cameron Menzies
Writers
- Richard Blake
- John Tucker Battle
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 2 wins & 1 nomination

Sgt. Baker
(as Bill Phipps)

Milburn Stone

Capt. Roth

Janine Perreau

Kathy Wilson

Fay Baker

Mrs. Wilson
(uncredited)

Barbara Billingsley

Kelston's Secretary
(uncredited)

Peter Brocco

Brainard - Wilson's Aide
(uncredited)

Charles Cane

Old Cop Blaine Who Vanishes
(uncredited)

Tommy Cottonaro

Mutant
(uncredited)

Richard Deacon

MP
(uncredited)

Pete Dunn

Mutant
(uncredited)

John Eldredge

Mr. Turner
(uncredited)

Director
- William Cameron Menzies
Writers
- Richard Blake
- John Tucker Battle
All cast & crew
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Trivia
Luce Potter, one of the Munchkins in The Wizard of Oz (1939), played the Martian "head" enclosed in glass in the film. For years she received letters from fans of the movie telling her how much she had scared them as kids.

Goofs
The same shot of a soldier manning a searchlight on a tower beside the side of a building is used in both the scene at the rocket base of the attempt to blow up the rocket, and (three times) in scenes in the field where the Martians landed: this latter use is particularly ridiculous because there is no such building as is seen behind the light tower in that location.

Quotes
Mary MacLean: [waking up] What is it?
George MacLean: Well, ah, David says something landed in the field out back. It doesn't make sense, but he seems so convinced.
Mary MacLean: What do you mean "land"?
George MacLean: Well, he says he saw a bright light or something. He's not the type of boy that given to imagining things. After all the work at the plant is secret. And we have orders to report anything unusual. And there have been rumors.
Mary MacLean: Rumors?
George MacLean: Oh, Dear, you know I can't talk about it.

Alternate versions
The material added to the planetarium sequence for the British version includes a serious discussion of several American UFO incidents such as the Mantell case. Several UFO models, based on American UFO sightings, are also displayed and discussed.

Connections
Edited into Batman: The Joker's Flying Saucer (1968)

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Beware the Fiftieth Anniversary Edition

The Fiftieth Anniversary Edition is made from the original 35mm film without any attempt to clean the film of interference lines, or clarify the print in any way. Unfortunately this takes away from the enjoyment of one of the classic benchmark scifi films of the fifties. I have a VHS tape of the film that has a better print. This DVD is also usually priced higher than other DVDs or prints. It is definitely not worth it. Try other versions before you buy this one.