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Director:
Richard E. Cunha
Writers:
H.E. Barrie (writer) and
Vincent Fotre (writer)
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Genre:
Sci-Fi more
Tagline:
A Giant Fiendish Creature! more
Plot:
Escaped convicts Gary (Tommy Cook) and Lon (Gary Clarke) are caught hiding in a rocket by scientist Dirk Green (Michael Whalen)... more | add synopsis
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There are spiders on the Moon! more (21 total)

Cast

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Richard Travis ... Steve Dayton
Cathy Downs ... June Saxton
K.T. Stevens ... The Lido
Tommy Cook ... Gene Fennell
Nina Bara ... Alpha
Gary Clarke ... Lon
Michael Whalen ... Dirk Green
Laurie Mitchell ... Lambda
Leslie Parrish ... Zema (as Marjorie Hellen)
Henry Hunter ... Col. Wickers
Lee Roberts ... Sheriff Cramer
Sandra Wirth ... Moon Girl
Pat Mowry ... Moon Girl
Tania Velia ... Moon Girl
Sanita Pelkey ... Moon Girl
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Additional Details

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Runtime:
78 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Black and White
Sound Mix:
Mono
Filming Locations:
Red Rock Canyon State Park - Highway 14, Cantil, California, USA
Company:
Layton Film Productions Inc. more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Leading lady Cathy Downs' screams are dubbed - they were taken from Allison Hayes and the soundtrack of Attack of the 50 Foot Woman (1958). more
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: A line is plainly visible between the separate sections of the desert backdrop seen behind the police car, and later behind the spaceship. The two sections also don't fit together correctly, so that the scenery on them doesn't match properly. more
Quotes:
The Lido: You have not even commented on my blindness.
Steve Dayton: I was very sorry to see it.
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Movie Connections:
References Cat-Women of the Moon (1953) more

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There are spiders on the Moon!, 15 May 2005
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Author: reptilicus from Vancouver, Canada

Richard Cunha did not direct many movies but the few he did give us are fantastic. You know right away you are in an alternate universe when you watch this one. Hero Richard Travis pulls back a curtain to give us a look at what is supposed to be a giant rocket way out in the background; but you can tell immediately that it is a wooden model just a few inches away! Oh it just gets better from there! Scientist Michael Whalen blasts off for the Moon with a makeshift crew of 2 escaped JD's (Gary Clarke of HOW TO MAKE A MONSTER fame and Tommy Cook of no particular fame at all). Mr. Travis and girlfriend Cathy Downs (former fiancée of THE AMAZING COLOSSAL MAN) go aboard just before blastoff and are unable to get off in time . . . does that mean they were shanghaied? Amazingly the extra weight does not affect fuel or oxygen consumption and apart from the obligatory meteor shower they reach the Moon with no problem. Remember to keep repeating "It's only a movie, only a movie, only a movie . . ."

This is not the Moon of DESTINATION MOON, oh no! This Moon is inhabited by walking rocks that look like Gumby on steroids, a giant spider that looks like a puppet (well okay it IS a puppet but it's a darn mean looking puppet!) and a civilisation of beautiful women. They have a distinct problem though, they are running out of oxygen and must take off for another planet soon or else! They want the Earth people to show them how to build a rocket to carry them to safety. Meanwhile moon girl Alpha (Nina Bara) takes one look at Travis and decides she must have him for a mate and her unrequited love is more important than the survival of her own race. Talk about self absorbed!

Is it art? No. Is it fun? You bet! The puppet spider had already been seen in the 3-D film CAT WOMEN OF THE MOON but Mr. Cunha's film is much more fun. The rock men are surprisingly good and the Moon girls are fabulous. Look closely for Leslie Parrish (Daisy Mae of L'IL ABNER fame) and Lisa Simone who would go on to meet THE GIANT GILA MONSTER among the lunar beauties.

Amazing some TV prints cut the scenes of the spider claiming a victim and the climactic shot that shows why you should not go out in the sun while visiting the moon. Some DVD prints of this now Public Domain title offer the film uncut. Notice I said some, not all!

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