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Writer:
Warren Wilson
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Release Date:
10 July 1954 (USA) See more »
Genre:
Sci-Fi | Adventure See more »
Plot:
Not a feature film but a three-part episode from the TV series "Rocky Jones, Space Ranger" (1954) edited together and released as a feature. | Add synopsis »
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James Reviews Mystery Science Theater 3000 Volume Xviii [DVD Review]
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TV on DVD: July 13, 2010
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Cast

  (in credits order) (verified as complete)
Richard Crane ... Rocky Jones (archive footage)
Scotty Beckett ... Winky (archive footage)
Sally Mansfield ... Vena Ray (archive footage)
Robert Lyden ... Bobby (archive footage)
Maurice Cass ... Professor Newton (archive footage)
Charles Meredith ... Secretary of Space Drake (archive footage)
Patsy Parsons ... Cleolanta (archive footage)
Harry Lauter ... Atlasan (archive footage)
Maria Palmer ... Potonda (archive footage)

John Banner ... Bavarro (archive footage)
Nan Leslie ... Trinka (archive footage)
Lane Bradford ... Lasvon, Cleolanta's Lieutenant (archive footage)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Dayton Lummis ... Lavolga (archive footage)

Rand Brooks ... Andrews (uncredited) (archive footage)
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Directed by
Hollingsworth Morse 
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
Warren Wilson 

Produced by
Arthur Pierson .... associate producer
Roland D. Reed .... producer (as Roland Reed)
Guy V. Thayer Jr. .... executive producer
 
Cinematography by
Guy Roe (director of photography)
 
Film Editing by
Fred Maguire 
 
Casting by
Bill Tinsman 
 
Art Direction by
McClure Capps 
 
Production Management
Richard L'Estrange .... production manager (as Dick L'Estrange)
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Dick Moder .... assistant director
 
Sound Department
Charles Althouse .... sound
Joel Moss .... sound
 
Visual Effects by
Jack R. Glass .... photographic effects
 
Editorial Department
S. Roy Luby .... supervising editor (as Roy Luby)
 
Music Department
Alexander Laszlo .... conductor (uncredited)
 
Other crew
Hazel W. Hall .... script supervisor
Dick Morgan .... technical advisor
Loren Sackett .... technical instruments master
 
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
"Crash of the Moons" - USA (video box title)
"Rocky Jones, Space Ranger: Crash of the Moons" - USA (long title)
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Runtime:
78 min | 86 min (2005 DVD release)
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Black and White
Sound Mix:
Mono | Mono
Certification:
USA:Unrated
Filming Locations:
Griffith Park Observatory, Griffith Park - 4730 Crystal Springs Drive, Los Angeles, California, USA
Company:
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Did You Know?

Goofs:
Factual errors: When Rocky and Winky were traveling toward the Space Station to warn them of the "Atmosphere chain", they asked the Space Station's radio operator to call back the ship that had recently left. The radio operator indicated that they were out of radio range, yet Rocky was able to talk to them, supposedly from further away.See more »
Quotes:
[first lines]
Vena Ray:Vena Ray to Transport 13: Thanks for the buggy ride. Out.
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Movie Connections:
Featured in "Mystery Science Theater 3000: Crash of Moons (#5.17)" (1992)See more »

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6 out of 7 people found the following review useful.
Not awful but no action, 5 March 2002
Author: Jeff (Inthegoodlife@Aol.com) from Jacksonville, FL

Crash of the Moons is a decent experience which suffers from way too many "special effects" shots of rockets slowly taking off and landing and little or no action other then a fistfight or two. Richard Crane is Space Ranger Rocky Jones. He makes a solid if somewhat goofy and light leading man. Scotty Beckett as Winky is one of those characters that you can't help but dislike. The same can be said for Robert Lyden as Bobby, who's scripted to be irritating beyond belief. Sally Mansfield as Vena makes a cute, femmie little 50's space heroine and Maurice Cass as Professor Newton is given plenty of chances to show what appear to be definite signs of senility. John Banner as Bavarro is incredibly and unbelievably good natured while Patsy Parsons is pouty and very whiny as the evil Cleolanta. If there is an attempted parallel trying to be drawn between Cleolanta and Cleopatra, then it doesn't work very well. The cast dominates the scenes with talk and space jargon while the early attempts at special effects, such as rockets taking off, are shown ad nauseum. A very methodical movie, decently plotted in spots but way too dull.

3.6/10

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