Rymdinvasion i Lappland (1959)

User Rating:

3.5/10   

Director:

Virgil W. Vogel

Writers:

Arthur C. Pierce (screenplay)
Arthur C. Pierce (story)

Release Date:

19 August 1959 (Sweden)

Genre:

Sci-Fi | Horror

Tagline:

Monsters walk the earth in ravishing rampage of clawing fury!

Plot:

Aliens release a furry critter in the wilds of Lapland where it takes a woman captive and threatens a group of scientists.

Plot Keywords:

Meteor | Sweden | Lapland | Alien | Exploding Airplane

Cast

Barbara Wilson	...	Diane Wilson
Sten Gester	...	Erik Engström
Robert Burton	...	Dr. Frederick Wilson
Bengt Blomgren	...	Col. Robert Bottiger
Åke Grönberg	...	Dr. Henrik
Gösta Prüzelius	...	Dr. Walter Ullman
John Carradine	...	Narrator (voice: English version)

Also Known As:

Horror in the Midnight Sun
Invasion of the Animal People (USA)
Space Invasion from Lapland
Space Invasion of Lapland
Terror in the Midnight Sun (USA) (pre-release title)

Runtime:

Sweden:73 min | USA:55 min | USA:81 min (TV version)

Country:

USA | Sweden

Language:

English | Swedish

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Sweden:15 | Sweden:Btl (2000 re-release)

Filming Locations:

Abisko, Norrbottens län, Sweden

Company:

Fortunafilm

Goofs:

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): At the beginning of the film, after the object (thought to be a meteor) has landed, there is an extreme close-up of a typewriter as a report is being typed out. What is actually typed out is "metor lands."

Movie Connections:

References King Kong (1933)

Soundtrack:

MIDNIGHT SUN LAMENT

Sweden's contribution to the cheesy horror movies of the 50's

Actually it's a Swedish-American collaboration. A spaceship (that looks VERY much like a meteor) crashes in Northern Sweden before the eyes of some Samis. Some people, including the young geologist Erik Engström and the American Dr Wilson, travel up to a village in the vicinity to take a look at the ship - and Dr Wilsons beautiful niece Diane. At about the same time the aliens (who never speak, but sound kinda like synthesizers) release their pet - a hilarious, 3 metre high, furry monster with ridiculous teeth (you've got to see it for yourself). I guess you get the picture. Without spoiling any of the fun I can say that the rest of the story involves wrecking of Sami villages, a totally uncalled-for nude scene (well, almost) , and a love affair (WHO could it be between?). This is a 50's monster turkey with real class, it has all the cliches and very few dull moments. If you watch it until the end, you get to see a visual effect that is BY FAR the worst one I've ever seen.