Teenagers from Outer Space (1959)

Director:

Tom Graeff

Writer:

Tom Graeff (written by)

Release Date:

June 1959 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Drama | Horror | Romance | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Tagline:

Teenage hoodlums from another world on a horrendous rampage!

Plot:

A young alien (David Love) falls for a pretty teenage Earth girl (Dawn Anderson) and they team up to try to stop the plans of his invading cohorts...

Plot Keywords:

Flying Saucer | Ray Gun | Alien | Skeleton | Giant Lobster

Cast

David Love	...	Derek
Dawn Bender	...	Betty Morgan (as Dawn Anderson)
Bryan Grant	...	Thor
Harvey B. Dunn	...	Gramps Morgan
Tom Graeff	...	Joe Rogers (as Tom Lockyear)
King Moody	...	Spacecraft Captain (as Robert King Moody)
Helen Sage	...	Nurse Morse
Frederick Welch	...	Dr. C.R. Brandt, MD (as Frederic Welch)
Carl Dickensen	...	Gas Station Attendant
Sonia Torgeson	...	Alice Woodward
Billy Bridges	...	Driver picking up Thor
James Conklin	...	Prof. Simpson
Gene Sterling	...	The Alien Leader
Ralph Lowe	...	Moreal, Spaceship Crew
Bill DeLand	...	Saul, Spaceship Crew
Ursula Hansen	...	Hilda
Robert Williams	...	TV Newsman (as Bob Williams)
Don DeClue	...	Generating Plant Worker
Don Chambers	...	Dr. Mason
Jim MacGeorge	...	Mac, a Cop
Kent Rogers	...	Harry, a Cop
Sol Resnick	...	Mason's Assistant
Bob Regas	...	Johnson (as Robert Regas)
Ross Evans	...	School Janitor (as Horst Ehrhardt)

Directed by
Tom Graeff

Writing credits
Tom Graeff		(written by)

Produced by
Tom Graeff	....	producer

Cinematography by
Tom Graeff		(uncredited)

Film Editing by
Tom Graeff		(uncredited)

Special Effects by
Paul Blaisdell	....	effects props (uncredited)
Tom Graeff	....	special effects (uncredited)

Music Department
Tom Graeff	....	music coordinator (uncredited)
Geordie Hormel	....	composer: stock music (uncredited)
William Loose	....	composer: stock music (uncredited)
Spencer Moore	....	composer: stock music (uncredited)
Fred Steiner	....	composer: stock music (uncredited)

Other crew
Tom Graeff	....	presenter
Bryan Grant	....	production associate (as Bryan G. Pearson)
David Love	....	production associate (as C.R. Kaltenthaler)
Gene Sterling	....	production associate

Production Companies

• Tom Graeff Productions

Distributors

• Warner Bros. (1959) (USA) (theatrical)
• Topaz Film Corporation (1959) (USA) (theatrical) (as Topaz Film Corp.)
• Trash House Cinema Productions (2012) (UK) (DVD)
• Something Weird Video (SWV) (1994) (USA) (VHS)
• Rhino Home Video (1996) (USA) (VHS) (as Acme Video)
• Englewood Entertainment (1997) (USA) (VHS)
• Englewood Entertainment (2000) (USA) (DVD)
• Image Entertainment (2000) (USA) (DVD)
• E-Realbiz.com (2001) (USA) (VHS)
• Alpha Video Distributors (2003) (USA) (DVD)
• BFS Video (2004) (USA) (DVD)
• Brentwood Home Video (2004) (USA) (DVD) (on "The Final Frontier - 10 Movies Set")
• Mill Creek Entertainment (2004) (USA) (DVD) (on "SciFi Classics - 50 Movie Pack")
• Reel Media International (2004) (worldwide) (VHS)
• St. Clair Vision (2004) (Canada) (DVD)
• GoodTimes Home Video (2005) (USA) (DVD)
• Reel Media International (2007) (worldwide) (all media)
• YLE Teema (2007) (Finland) (TV)
• Network Enterprises (????) (USA) (VHS)

Also Known As:

Runtime:

86 min | USA:72 min (DVD)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

UK:PG (video rating) (2004) | UK:X (original rating) (1960) | USA:Approved (PCA #19288) | USA:Unrated (2005 DVD release) | Canada:PG (Ontario)

Filming Locations:

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

Company:

Tom Graeff Productions

Trivia:

King Moody's movie debut.

Goofs:

Factual errors: When Thor shoots Billy as he is escaping in the car, the laser does no damage to the car, despite the heat generated by the gun, as evidenced earlier when he shot Alice in the pool (the pool water was boiling).

Quotes:

Thor:Are you alone?
Alice Woodward:Could be...

Movie Connections:

Featured in Destroy All Humans! (2005) (VG)

Soundtrack:

Eerie Heavy Echo (L-1214)

in defense of 'teenagers'

'teenagers from out of space' has grown on me a LOT since the first time i saw it. true, it isn't a very good movie, but considering how they used what little they had to work with (budget-wise, acing-wise, etc.) i'd say this movie deserves a bit more respect. the effects were cleverly planned (if not well-executed), the fairly inexperienced actors weren't terrible ( except for TORCHA! guy, but he's so bad he's great), and it had a decent plot with a fairly atypical ending. (okay, there's no excuse for the lobster. the lobster was just terrible.) it's no 'godfather' (heck, it's not even 'cannibal: the musical'), but, in the vein of 'night of the living dead', 'teenagers' takes very little and makes something decent with it.