***Spoilers*** With the report of an unknown missile strafing the earth at 4,200 MPH it becomes vital for the nations on earth to stop it before it destroys all life on the planet! But How!
Top US nuclear scientist atomic physicists and aeronautical engineer Dr. David Loring, Robert Loggia, has to postpone his wedding plans with his fiancée and fellow scientist Joan Woods, Ellen Parker, at the prestigious Heavenbrook Atomic Labs outside New York City in order to stop the runaway missile from setting the world on fire! This has the disappointed future bride drop David like a hot potato not realizing, which as a nuclear scientist Joan should have, that the preventing of the earth from being destroyed is far greater then her wedding plans. In fact if these's no earth there sure as hell won't be a wedding!
As the renegade missile sweeps across Canada jets planes, from both the US and Canada, are scrambled to either force or shoot it down. With it's fantastic speed of 4,200 MPH the missile generates heat of over one million degrees which knocks out and burns to a crisps any plane that comes within five miles of it! When Dr. Loring finally comes up with a fool-proof plan to knock the unknown missile out of the sky his fellow scientist at the Havenbrook Labs Dr. Joe Freed, Philip Pine, suddenly has seconds thought about downing the damn thing! Having found out, were never shown how, that the missile is being operated by aliens from space Dr. Freed wants to have it and its alien crew saved for future studies, in the knowledge that the aliens can provide the human race, in scientific advancements!
As if things aren't going bad enough for Dr. Loring in his attempt to stop the lost missile, with a baby nuke that he devised, from obliterating the earth he together with Joan are carjacked by these 1950's greasers, or leather jacketed teenagers, on their way to the nearest USAF missile site. The unaware teens not knowing what their dealing with by being exposed to the plutonium, from he baby nuke, in Dr. Lorings' jeep soon end up being fatality radiated by it!
***SPOILERS*** With time and the films' meager budget quickly running out Dr. Loring makes it to the missile launch site with the baby nuke and knowing, by being exposed to it, that his life is kaput willfully sacrifices himself by putting the radiation emitting baby nuke into the missile's, known as Jobe, nose-comb. It's then that Jobe does its job, by knocking out the runaway missile, in saving the earth until another day or another movie like "The Lost Missile" comes around.
Skillfully spliced and integrated stock footage makes "The Lost Missile" hit its mark in keeping its audience glued to the screen without the special effects, of the 1950's, that the film so obviously lacks. There's also the film debut in the movie of African/American actor Hari Rhodes, who's extensive film credits include Samuels Fullers' "Shock Corridor" and the made for TV movie mega mini-series "Roots", as-according to the movie credits-the Black Man at the piano.
Top US nuclear scientist atomic physicists and aeronautical engineer Dr. David Loring, Robert Loggia, has to postpone his wedding plans with his fiancée and fellow scientist Joan Woods, Ellen Parker, at the prestigious Heavenbrook Atomic Labs outside New York City in order to stop the runaway missile from setting the world on fire! This has the disappointed future bride drop David like a hot potato not realizing, which as a nuclear scientist Joan should have, that the preventing of the earth from being destroyed is far greater then her wedding plans. In fact if these's no earth there sure as hell won't be a wedding!
As the renegade missile sweeps across Canada jets planes, from both the US and Canada, are scrambled to either force or shoot it down. With it's fantastic speed of 4,200 MPH the missile generates heat of over one million degrees which knocks out and burns to a crisps any plane that comes within five miles of it! When Dr. Loring finally comes up with a fool-proof plan to knock the unknown missile out of the sky his fellow scientist at the Havenbrook Labs Dr. Joe Freed, Philip Pine, suddenly has seconds thought about downing the damn thing! Having found out, were never shown how, that the missile is being operated by aliens from space Dr. Freed wants to have it and its alien crew saved for future studies, in the knowledge that the aliens can provide the human race, in scientific advancements!
As if things aren't going bad enough for Dr. Loring in his attempt to stop the lost missile, with a baby nuke that he devised, from obliterating the earth he together with Joan are carjacked by these 1950's greasers, or leather jacketed teenagers, on their way to the nearest USAF missile site. The unaware teens not knowing what their dealing with by being exposed to the plutonium, from he baby nuke, in Dr. Lorings' jeep soon end up being fatality radiated by it!
***SPOILERS*** With time and the films' meager budget quickly running out Dr. Loring makes it to the missile launch site with the baby nuke and knowing, by being exposed to it, that his life is kaput willfully sacrifices himself by putting the radiation emitting baby nuke into the missile's, known as Jobe, nose-comb. It's then that Jobe does its job, by knocking out the runaway missile, in saving the earth until another day or another movie like "The Lost Missile" comes around.
Skillfully spliced and integrated stock footage makes "The Lost Missile" hit its mark in keeping its audience glued to the screen without the special effects, of the 1950's, that the film so obviously lacks. There's also the film debut in the movie of African/American actor Hari Rhodes, who's extensive film credits include Samuels Fullers' "Shock Corridor" and the made for TV movie mega mini-series "Roots", as-according to the movie credits-the Black Man at the piano.