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13 December 1961 (USA)
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Captives of a power far, far out! more
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After an invisible asteroid draws an astronaut and his ship to its surface, he is miniaturized by the phantom planet's exotic atmosphere. full summary | add synopsis
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A wealth of cheesy sci-fi!
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Dean Fredericks | ... | Capt. Frank Chapman |
| Coleen Gray | ... | Liara |
| Anthony Dexter | ... | Herron (as Tony Dexter) |
| Francis X. Bushman | ... | Sessom |
| Richard Weber | ... | Lt. Ray Makonnen |
| Al Jarvis | ... | Judge Eden |
| Dick Haynes | ... | Col. Lansfield |
| Earl McDaniels | ... | Capt. Leonard (as Earl McDaniel) |
| Mike Marshall | ... | Lt. White (as Michael Marshall) |
| John Herrin | ... | Capt. Beecher |
| Mel Curtis | ... | Lt. Cutler |
| Jimmy Weldon | ... | Lt. Webb |
| Akemi Tani | ... | Communications Officer |
| Lori Lyons | ... | Radar Officer |
 | Richard Kiel | ... | The Solarite |
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82 min
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Mono (Westrex Recording System)
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Factual errors: The space craft lands on its side, on the phantom planet despite the fact that the rocket thrust is coming from its tail, defying the laws of physics.
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Edited into Spacemen, Go-go Girls and the True Meaning of Christmas (2004) (V)
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Astronott lands on mysterious planet, where he shrinks to the size of its tiny citizens and helps to combat some royally goofy aliens!
Ultra-silly drive in sci-fi of the early 60's is pretty much what one would expect from a low-budget 'space age' movie of this era. The special FX are very silly looking - planets that look like flying fried chicken and big bug-eyed dog looking aliens for villains! Yet, through it all the films stars do decent performances. Dean Fredericks, Coleen Gray, and Anthony Dexter aren't bad actors for this kind of film.
Silliness and cheese abounds, but the right viewer will enjoy this number.
** out of ****