| I Married A Monster From Outer Space |
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| I Married a Monster From Outer Space
Year: 1958
Classification: Science Fiction
Directed:
- Gene Fowler Jr.
Actors/Actresses:
- Tom Tryon
- Gloria Talbott
3 1/2 Stars.Above Average.
This movie is in the same vein as Invasion Of The Body Snatchers but manages to set itself apart by giving you the aliens perspective.BR>Gloria Talbott,as the lead,isnt very engaging but does an acceptable job.Tom Tryon,on the other hand,does an admirable job,deftly walking a thin line between sympathetic alien and evil fiend.BR>The story itself moves at a casual pace.This isnt an action packed film but it never slows down to the point where you find yourself getting bored.In fact,there are two scenes of alien/human confrontation between the 30 minute and 50 minute mark that seemed to be thrown in at the last minute in order to keep the viewer from losing interest.BR>The final battle between the humans and aliens is exciting and features outstanding spfx.I also really dug the look of the creatures.BR>I would definetly recommend this movie but you have to be interested in the story to make it to the end.If you liked Invasion Of The Body Snatchers then you'll find a lot to like about this film.But if the idea of aliens taking over human bodies doesnt interest you then stay away.
One of the greatest film titles of all time!
Despite its lurid, pulp sci-fi title, this is actually a pretty solidBR>science-fiction/horror movie, with a very good cast and goodBR>direction by Gene Fowler, and competent special effects for aBR>low-budget genre film of the '50s.
The lovely Gloria Talbott portrays Marge, an average woman whoBR>marries the man of her dreams (Tom Tryon) only to discover thatBR>he is not the man she thought he was--in fact, he's not a man at all,BR>but a hideous alien who has assumed human shape in order toBR>breed more of his species! How she deals with this knowledgeBR>makes for a taunt tale of suspense. Who can she trust? Who willBR>believe her? Will she have to mate with this creature?
She escapes this fate, of course, since this was 1958 and evenBR>human sex, let alone alien sex, was only briefly hinted at, or slylyBR>suggested, in the movies at that time.
Gloria Talbott's career started out in a promising way, withBR>featured parts in such A-movies as We're No Angels, withBR>Humphrey Bogart and Peter Ustinov, but her later career wasBR>mostly in low-budget westerns, TV roles, and horror films likeBR>The Leech Woman, The Cyclops, and Daughter of Dr. JekyllBR>(all of them interesting films, by the way.)
I Married A Monster From Outer Space
This little gem from 1958 has always been one of my favorites along with The Monster That Challenged The World and Them! The special effects are typical 50's but still great fun. Maltin gives it 2 1/2 stars and I give it 3 simply because I can salivate an extra half a star just in anticipation of it's release. Oh, by the way my next salivation will come when they release The Incredible Shrinking Man, can't wait.
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