I Married a Monster from Outer Space (1958)

Aliens from Outer Space are slowly switching places with real humans -- one of the first being a young man about to get married. Slowly, his new wife realizes something is wrong, and her ... See full summary »

Director:

Gene Fowler Jr.

Writer:

Louis Vittes

Stars:

Tom Tryon, Gloria Talbott, Peter Baldwin

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Tom Tryon	...	Bill Farrell
Gloria Talbott	...	Marge Bradley Farrell
Peter Baldwin	...	Officer Hank Swanson
Robert Ivers	...	Harry Phillips
Chuck Wassil	...	Ted Hanks
Valerie Allen	...	Francine - Hooker
Ty Hardin	...	Mac Brody (as Ty Hungerford)
Ken Lynch	...	Dr. Wayne
John Eldredge	...	Police Capt. H.B. Collins
Alan Dexter	...	Sam Benson
James Anderson	...	Weldon
Jean Carson	...	Helen Rhodes
Jack Orrison	...	Officer Schultz
Steve London	...	Charles Mason
Max 'Slapsie Maxie' Rosenbloom	...	Max Grady - Bartender (as Maxie Rosenbloom)

Storyline

Aliens from Outer Space are slowly switching places with real humans -- one of the first being a young man about to get married. Slowly, his new wife realizes something is wrong, and her suspicions are confirmed when her husband's odd behaviour begins to show up in other townspeople.

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Plot Keywords:

alien | planet | marriage | alcohol | suspicion | 

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Taglines:

Shuddery things from beyond the stars, here to breed with human women!

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Genres:

Horror | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

Unrated

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

October 1958 (USA)

Also Known As:

Casei-me com um Monstro

Filming Locations:

Bronson Canyon, Griffith Park - 4730 Crystal Springs Drive, Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$175,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Paramount Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

78 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Near the end of the film (a Paramount production) take a good look at the hand weapon the Aliens are using. It looks remarkably like the one the Klingons used on the original Star Trek, minus the longer barrel. Coincidence or reuse of props?

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Goofs

As Marge leaves Captain Collins' office after her second plea for help, the shadow of dollying camera equipment is visible on the wall and floor.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Woman in Bar: Those guys ain't even giving us a hard look.

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Connections

Referenced in The Monkees: Monkees at the Movies (1967)

User Reviews

Try to ignore the ludicrous title

Despite the dreadful title, this is a well made, thought provoking Sci-fi film. A young bride discovers that her husband is not the man she fell in love with, but a hideous alien in a specially constructed shell. The thought provoking part, is the ambiguous character of the aliens. At first you are convinced that these ugly creatures are on earth for evil intent. as the film progresses, you are aware of their desperation to survive, even if they have to kill to do it. In one excellent scene, a hooded alien stares longingly at a doll in a shop window, and then ruthlessly kills one of the locals without a second thought. this stimulates both compassion and revulsion. Both Gloria Talbott and Tom Tryon as the leading actors, give good understated performances, and in the final scene, Tryons' alien becomes a terribly pathetic creature whose only desire was to see the continuation of his race. Are the aliens good or evil? the jury is still out.