The Astounding She-Monster (1957)

User Rating:

2.4/10   

Director:

Ronald V. Ashcroft

Writer:

Frank Hall (writer)

Release Date:

1957 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Horror | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

A creature from beyond the stars. EVIL... BEAUTIFUL... DEADLY...!

Plot:

A scientist and a gang that has kidnapped a rich heiress come up against a beautiful but lethal alien who has crash-landed her spaceship on Earth.

Plot Keywords:

Alien | Extraterrestrial | Forest Ranger | UFO | Kidnapping

Cast

Robert Clarke	...	Dick Cutler
Kenne Duncan	...	Nat Burdell
Marilyn Harvey	...	Margaret Chaffee
Jeanne Tatum	...	Esther Malone
Shirley Kilpatrick	...	The She-Monster
Ewing Miles Brown	...	Brad Conley (as Ewing Brown)

Also Known As:

Mysterious Invader (UK)
The Astounding She Monster
The Naked Invader (USA) (original script title)

Runtime:

62 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

USA:Approved | USA:Unrated (DVD)

Filming Locations:

Frazier Park, California, USA

Company:

Hollywood International Pictures

Trivia:

During filming, Shirley Kilpatrick's costume ripped, and since the film was done on a low budget and on a tight schedule she couldn't get a new one - this is why she walks backwards as she leaves a room.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Dick (the geologist hero) rushes out of the shack clutching the flask containing acid bomb he has just made, the bottle in the exterior shot is a different shape to the one he has in his hand when he leaves (and in the next shot returns to) the interior.

Quotes:

Nat Burdell: The way you keep puttin' your foot in your kisser, it's a wonder you don't get athlete's mouth!

Movie Connections:

Featured in Horrible Honeys (1988) (V)

Gotta love that She Monster

This is one of those so horrible they are awesome horror/scifi movies from the late 50's. I remember watching this on the Friday night Horror movie "Dimension 16", 10:30 Friday nights based out of Joplin, Missouri-"Do you know where your children are....HA HA HA" (scary laughter) anyway, this movie as a child scared the pants off of me, the sight of the glowing She Monster from outer space lurking around in the woods was pretty heady stuff when you are 6 years old. I was able to get it when it came out on DVD and while as an adult I can see how thin the plot is, how bad the acting is and how low budget and the sets are, it still brought back wonderful memories of hiding under the blankets with my sister after watching the eerily sexy She Monster. I read somewhere that the female lead was actually a stripper and the reason you always see her backing away from the camera (no ass shots) is that the costume was so tight she split the rear end out and the budget was so low they couldn't or wouldn't repair the costume. Don't know if that's a true story but I hope it is as it makes this campy little classic even campier.