Fire Maidens from Outer Space (1956)

Director:

Cy Roth

Writers:

Cy Roth (story)
Cy Roth (screenplay)

Release Date:

6 September 1956 (USA)

Genre:

Romance | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

SCIENCE-FICTION'S GREATEST THRILL!

Plot:

A team of astronauts lands on a moon of Jupiter to find it populated with beautiful young women looking for mates. An old man explains to the explorers the group's story, as well as the moon's dangers.

Plot Keywords:

Moon | Jupiter | Monster | Technician | Journey

Cast

Anthony Dexter	...	Luther Blair
Susan Shaw	...	Hestia
Paul Carpenter	...	Captain Larson
Jacqueline Curtis	...	Duessa
Harry Fowler	...	Sydney Stanhope
Sydney Tafler	...	Dr. Higgins
Rodney Diak	...	Anderson
Maya Koumani	...	Fire Maiden
Owen Berry	...	Prasus
Richard Walter	...	The Monster
Norma Arnould	...	Fire Maiden
Jan Holden	...	Fire Maiden
Sylvia Burrows	...	Fire Maiden
Shane Cordell	...	Fire Maiden (as Eunice Jebbett)
Ann Elsden	...	Fire Maiden

Also Known As:

Fire Maidens of Outer Space (USA)
The Thirteenth Moon of Jupiter (UK) (original script title)

Runtime:

80 min | USA:68 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

USA:Approved | USA:Passed (National Board of Review)

Company:

Criterion Films

Trivia:

This 1956 release take place on the 13th moon of Jupiter. The 13th moon of Jupiter was not discovered until almost two decades later, in 1974.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: Whenever the all-controlling twin-lever guidance device is used, it clearly moves revealing it to be unattached to the flight panel.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Mystery Science Theater 3000: Fire Maidens of Outer Space (#5.16)" (1992)

Soundtrack:

Polovestian Dances

Jupiter!! America's Dairyland!! (moo)

Tedious? You bet and quite cheesy too, but unlike most films seen on MST not too fun. Joel and the bots do try but this film just drags and drags and drags. Five whitely dressed British astronauts go to the 13th moon of Jupiter because they saw it had an atmosphere (without the aid of any of the Voyager spacecraft or the Hubble telescope) after dodging space popcorn they safely land their V-2 rocket in Wisconsin (sorry Jupiter's 13th moon) and smoke a lot. Eventually an old man and his hot daughters greet the men and try to seduce them, convincing them that they are the last survivors of Atlantis. Well it takes forever for our nicotine fiends to find their way out their lair and try to avoid a not too scary monster who wears a turtleneck. The best part of all of this was not the movie itself but Joel's epic battle with the evil Timmy!!