It! The Terror from Beyond Space
1958 · Movie · NR · 69 min · ★ 5.8 · 64% critics
A rescue mission heads to Mars to bring back the lone survivor of a doomed expedition, but the crew is divided over what really happened. On the return trip, an unknown stowaway turns the cramped ship into a deadly trap as the team scrambles to survive and stop it.
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Details
- Years
- 1958
- Release date
- 1958-07-31
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 69 min
- Critic score
- 64/100
- TMDB rating
- 5.8/10 (115 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a fast, enclosed “monster on a ship” thriller with vintage B-movie charm, especially if you like The Blob; Not for you if you need polished effects or modern pacing.
Pros: tense, claustrophobic setup; brisk creature thrills; influential sci-fi premise | Cons: rubber-suit monster; dated acting, roles; thin, repetitive plot
Themes
- spacecraft
- monster
- planet mars
- space suit
- space travel
- alien life-form
- alien
- space
- martian
- black and white
- gas mask
- space exploration
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Cast & crew
Marshall Thompson
as Carruthers
Shirley Patterson
as Ann Anderson
Kim Spalding
as Van Heusen
Ann Doran
as Mary Royce
Dabbs Greer
as Eric Royce
Paul Langton
as Calder
Robert Bice
as Purdue
Richard Benedict
as Bob Finelli
Richard Hervey
as Gino
- TC
Thom Carney
as Kienholz
Directed by Edward L. Cahn