Invasion of the Saucer Men (1957)

A teenage couple making out in the woods accidentally runs over an alien creature with their car. The creature's hand falls off, but it comes alive, and, with an eye growing out of it, ... See full summary »

Director:

Edward L. Cahn

Writers:

Robert J. Gurney Jr. (screenplay), Al Martin (screenplay),

Stars:

Steven Terrell, Gloria Castillo, Frank Gorshin

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Steven Terrell	...	Johnny Carter (as Steve Terrell)
Gloria Castillo	...	Joan Hayden
Frank Gorshin	...	Joe Gruen
Raymond Hatton	...	Farmer Larkin
Lyn Osborn	...	Artie Burns
Russ Bender	...	Doctor
Douglas Henderson	...	Lt. Wilkins, USAF
Sam Buffington	...	Col. Ambrose - USAF
Jason Johnson	...	Detective
Don Shelton	...	City Attorney Hayden
Scott Peters	...	USAF Sergeant with Bullhorn
Jan Englund	...	Diner Waitress
Kelly Thordsen	...	Sgt. Bruce
Bob Einer	...	Soda Jerk
Pat Lawler	...	Irene (as Patti Lawler)

Storyline

A teenage couple making out in the woods accidentally runs over an alien creature with their car. The creature's hand falls off, but it comes alive, and, with an eye growing out of it, begins to stalk the teens. Meanwhile, Joe the town drunk wants to store the body in his refrigerator, but some of the alien's buddies inject alcohol into his system, and Joe dies of an overdose.

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Plot Keywords:

lovers lane | alien | headlights | police | flying saucer | 

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Taglines:

Creeping horror from the depths of time and space!

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Genres:

Comedy | Horror | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

June 1957 (USA)

Also Known As:

Hell Creatures

Filming Locations:

California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Malibu Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

69 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

American International Pictures released this on a double bill with I Was a Teenage Werewolf with the tag line "We DARE You To See The Most Amazing Pictures of Our Time!"

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Quotes

Joan: I expected to be frightened on my wedding night, but nothing like this.

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Crazy Credits

After "The End" appears on screen "...until the next time" follows.

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Connections

Referenced in American Grindhouse (2010)

User Reviews

classic a.i.p drive in classic

This is a classic cheesy b-movie about midget monsters from mars?? with giant brain heads and huge bloodshot eyes.(created by monster maker Paul blaisdell)the 1950s was a time of flying saucer scares, so American international pictures cashed in on it and struck a gold- mine.teenagers vs martian monsters,and no one believes them,the air force however stakes out the flying saucer.great character actor the late frank gorshin plays a drunken drifter that runs into the big headed aliens,the most memorable scene is when a steer gores one of the aliens and pokes its huge eye out,oh they also have eyeballs on their claws.if you never seen this one,watch it.its corny but very enjoyable. since i love this genre of movies I'm giving this 7 out of 10.its not great but its a fun movie to watch.hopefully soon it will be released to DVD,like; how to make a monster and blood of dracula(2 other classic b-movies from American international pictures)