Space Men (1960)

Director:

Antonio Margheriti

Writers:

Ennio De Concini (writer)
Jack Wallace (writer)

Release Date:

13 December 1961 (USA)

Genre:

Sci-Fi

Tagline:

Fear awaits ...... in the murky mists of outer space!

Plot:

In the 21st century Ray Peterson, reporter for the Interplanetary News, is assigned to write a story aboard a space station...

Plot Keywords:

Spaceship | Space | Space Station | Reporter | Rocket

Cast

Rik Van Nutter	...	Ray Peterson (IZ41) (as Rik Von Nutter)
Gabriella Farinon	...	Lucy (Y13) (as Gaby Farinon)
David Montresor	...	George the Commander
Archie Savage	...	Al (X15)
Alain Dijon	...	Archie (Y16)
Franco Fantasia	...	Sullivan (as Frank Fantasia)
Joe Pollini	...	King 116
David Maran	...	Davis
José Néstor	...	Venus Commander (as Jose Nestor)
Anita Todesco	...	Venus Control

Also Known As:

Assignment Outer Space

Runtime:

73 min

Country:

Italy

Language:

Italian

Color:

Black and White | Color

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

USA:Unrated

Company:

Titanus

Trivia:

Released to theaters in the USA on a triple bill with the East German film Der schweigende Stern (1960) and the Japanese film Chikyû Bôeigun (1957).

Movie Connections:

Edited into Out of this World Super Shock Show (2007) (V)

A nice little space opera but for one glaring scene

I kinda like Assignment Outer Space. It's a real simple little sci-fi flick with your typically bad Italian effects. One scene made the movie for me though.

There's a scene where an astronaut tries to escape a crash by jumping down to one of Mars' moons (strangely similar to the big budget Mission to Mars). Suddenly, there's an explosion when his ship hits. Unfortunately, the person handling the mattes was apparently sleeping that day, because you see an explosion in front of a bunch of buildings and behind a Chevy. Here we are in deep space near the Red Planet and there's a Chevy on a street in Italy. One of the most jarringly funny scenes I ever saw in a grade z movie.