I paid 25 cents for this DVD
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hobnob53 — 17 years ago(April 18, 2008 10:42 PM)
Wow! I'll have to check out the wok's WWII turrets soon. Thanks! Another thing about that ship was its tiny size in the close-ups it clearly could hold about one guy, prone, yet when we see the interior it's pretty roomy, or should I say spacy. Tons of room for several teens and a good day's catch of lobsters. But talk about cheap: how about that finale with the approaching ships being lured to their crashing doom by Derek's perfidy while his dad hammers on the turret yelling, No, Derek, no! and NONE of this seen in the film, just Harvey and the kids staring blankly around Bronson Canyon and DESCRIBING what's going on?! How chintzy is that? When they ran this movie on MST3K the 'bots sat around cracking things like, "Oh my God, that's quite a sight, too bad we can't show you any of it!" and so on.
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escalera-2 — 17 years ago(April 19, 2008 04:13 AM)
When I was a boy and first saw this picure I thought the flying saucer was a bit cramped. It was only until I saw it recently that I realized that the drillbit part of it went underground and that part was where the cargo and crew lounged around.
Not as effective as the glowing dome bursting through the ground as we'd seen in Cameron Menzies' "Invaders from Mars", but effective nonetheless.
War surplus stores used to carry alot of great stuff for some years and, I suspect, that was the case with "Teenagers". The flight helmet and mask worn by the dog-zapping alien certainly came from the Supply Sergeant.
I must admit that describing "the humanity!" of the space armada's destruction by King Beard-o at the end was humorous. It hearkened back to Orson Welles' radio version of "The War of the Worlds". You know "theater of the mind"!
Nothing like a little audience participation to liven up the crowd.
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hobnob53 — 17 years ago(April 19, 2008 10:29 AM)
Not to mention the close, with the trio sadly walking off while back in the sky the ghostly image of the heroic but nonetheless permanently dead Derek fades in and says what? something about how "I shall live on the Earth with you forever!"the rays of the setting sun framing his noble countenance, in stark counterpoint to the rays of the zapping gun that had framed poor puppies and swimsuit sluts. O, the humanity!
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hobnob53 — 17 years ago(April 19, 2008 04:11 PM)
Singing, hmm?
What rhymes with "Derek"? All I can think of is Capt. Kirk's amnesiac Indian name in that episode of "Star Trek" Kurok. Well, it sort of rhymes.
"Oh, my darling Derek,
I would take you over Kurok,
Or even Bernard Kerrick,
Throw myself off the highest derrick."
Voila. The "Love Song from 'Teeneagers from Outer Space'." No. 12 on the solar system's hit parade. -
escalera-2 — 17 years ago(April 20, 2008 06:54 PM)
You're a great writer, hobnob, but no Bob Dylan. Cute. Very cute.
I found "Teenagers" in a double feature with "Battle of the Worlds" just today at the Sprawl Mart for one buck. Claude Raines in his greatest role! A Science-Fiction classic! For a BUCK! -
hobnob53 — 17 years ago(April 20, 2008 11:54 PM)
No Bob Dylan? I'm not even as good as Don Sullivan, who wrote the songs for the same year's epic giant gila monster flick, obscurely titled THE GIANT GILA MONSTER, in which he also starred. Now I bet that guy could find a rhyme for Derek! Have you seen that one?
A buck is a bargain, but I'll hazard a guess that the quality of the prints is poor. I don't have BATTLE in my collection but do have the aforementioned Image DVD of TFOS, which is of very high picture and sound quality, and only $6-$7. But I'll be interested in your take on BOTW. Forget THE INVISIBLE MAN!! CASABLANCA!! NOTORIOUS!! LAWRENCE OF ARABIA!! BATTLE OF THE WORLDS is the quintessential Claude Rains opus!
"The Ousiderrrrrrrr.." Remember? Another toe-tapper. You have my warning.
Addendum: By the way I just went to the BOTW site to double-checkits original title is IL PIANETA DEGLI UOMINI SPENTI, basically, "Planet of the Lifeless Men". No comment. (Oh, it was originally released in 1961, not 1960; not in the US till '63. It did not improve either with travel or age. But sorta fun.) -
UnderPressure — 17 years ago(June 01, 2008 01:25 AM)
I crack up when I watch the end because that "describing" what's going on is very similar to Spielberg's "looking" shot except we never get to see what the hell they're looking at. Oh well
"I can bring them all back."
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escalera-2 — 17 years ago(April 21, 2008 07:54 AM)
The "Battle of the Worlds" DVD copy reads: "Four-time Oscar Nominee Claude Rains stars in the sci-fi classic of a mysterious alien planet on a collision course with Earth!" and "memorable tale of science fiction"
Hoot mon! How can anyone pass this up?
I have yet to see this opus or this version (Digiview Entertainment) of "Teenagers" Ah, but it is raining on the streets of Gettysburg today, my work is almost done. "Return with us now to the thrilling days of yesteryear"
"The Giant Gila Monster"? Hot rods, hot babes, hot dog! A fun movie with one of filmdom's great fiery endings!
I haven't seen it in many moons, but I must say, it brings a smile to my face to even think of it again. Somehow, I can't recall Mr. Sullivan's song -
obit1 — 17 years ago(April 21, 2008 04:20 PM)
"I paid 25 cents for this DVD"
Funny.I thought that's how much the movie cost to make
I LOVED The Giant Gila Monster, though.anybody willing to shoot ALL of the monster shots on an HO scaled train table top set is all right in my book!!! And notice how at no time do we ever see any people compsosited with the beaded lizardjust toys.
Remember, these are the same people that made KILLER SHREWS (the titular characters in that movie were german shepards with "shrew wigs".and the occasional hand puppet.)
But back to Teenagers from Outer Space.um.the scene where..uh.the part that was pretty interesting was.well at least they.AT LEAST IT WASN'T AS BAD AS "THE CREEPING TERROR"!!!!!!
There, at least I said something.
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hobnob53 — 17 years ago(April 21, 2008 06:38 PM)
Hey, you think quarters were easy to come by in '59???
Yeah, THE KILLER SHREWSthank you for your production know-how, Ken "Festus" Curtis. A two-fer: dogs with hair pieces or gila monsters crawling over toy trains and model cars. The horror!
Either one was, however, infinitely superior to the matted-out lobster or crayfish or whatever crustacean was unwillingly pressed into servitude as the terrifying Gargon in TEENAGERS. Although, one assumes cast and crew were gratified afterward when Tom Graeff produced a big tub of melted butter and graciously invited one and all to dig in. Couldn't do that with a gila monster, although in deference to multiculturalism, I pass comment on the suitability of shrew-dogs as table fare. -
escalera-2 — 17 years ago(April 27, 2008 07:43 AM)
OBIT I wanted to make certain that you would get the message regarding the CBS TV comedy program "The Big Bang Theory" for Monday April 28, 2008. You had recently made mention of Bob Burns and his collection of props from George Pal's production of "The Time Machine". The machine itself will be utilized on the above program.
By the way, I look forward to the time when I can browse through your web-site.
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obit1 — 17 years ago(April 27, 2008 09:37 PM)
Thanks, escalera-2, you are much too kind!
http://www.woodywelch.com