Frankenstein Meets the Spacemonster (1965)

Director:

Robert Gaffney

Writers:

R.H.W. Dillard (story)
George Garrett (story)
(more)

Release Date:

22 September 1965 (USA)

Genre:

Horror | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

Warning! Beware their stare!

Plot:

When an atomic war on Mars destroys the planet's women, it's up to Martian Princess Marcuzan and her right-hand man Dr...

Plot Keywords:

Princess | Android | Puerto Rico | Martian | Nuclear War

Cast

Marilyn Hanold	...	Princess Marcuzan
James Karen	...	Dr. Adam Steele (as Jim Karen)
Lou Cutell	...	Dr. Nadir
Nancy Marshall	...	Karen Grant
David Kerman	...	Gen. Bowers
Robert Reilly	...	Col. Frank Saunders / Frankenstein
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Robert Alan Browne	...	Martian Crewmember (uncredited)
Robert Fields	...	Reporter (uncredited)
Bruce Glover	...	Martian Crewmember / The Monster (uncredited)
Susan Stephens	...	Blonde Surf-bather (poster girl) (uncredited)

Directed by
Robert Gaffney

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
R.H.W. Dillard		story
George Garrett		story
John Rodenbeck		story

Produced by
Stanley P. Darer	....	associate producer
Alan V. Iselin	....	executive producer
Robert McCarty	....	producer

Cinematography by
Saul Midwall		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Lawrence C. Keating

Costume Design by
Anna Hill Johnstone

Makeup Department
John Alese	....	special monster makeup (as John D. Alese)

Production Management
Ben Berk	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Ben Berk	....	assistant director

Art Department
Charles Bailey	....	set designer
Mickey Bradley	....	set construction

Sound Department
Maurice Rosenblum	....	sound mixer

Camera and Electrical Department
Miguel Nazario	....	assistant camera
Sol Negrin	....	camera operator

Editorial Department
Monte Schwartz	....	assistant editor

Other crew
Isele Bennett	....	script supervisor
Michael Flaherty	....	assistant to producer
Everett Shazam	....	title designer
Nancy Solomon	....	production secretary

Production Companies

• Futurama Entertainment Corp.
• Vernon-Seneca Films

Distributors

• Allied Artists Pictures (1965) (USA) (theatrical)
• International Film Distributors (1965) (Canada) (theatrical)
• Dark Sky Films (2006) (USA) (DVD) (widescreen)
• Futurama International
• Prism Entertainment Corporation (????) (USA) (VHS)
• Silver Screen (2010) (Brazil) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Ross-Gaffney Inc.  stock music

Also Known As:

Runtime:

USA:79 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

USA:Unrated

Filming Locations:

Garden City, Long Island, New York, USA

Company:

Futurama Entertainment Corp.

Trivia:

Even though it was mentioned in the press releases that the aliens were from Mars, the name of their home planet is never mentioned at any time during the film.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Steele, Nancy and the general fly off to Puerto Rico to search for Frank, they are seen leaving in a B-52 bomber. However, the plane they land in is a Boeing C-135.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in E.T. and Friends: Magical Movie Visitors (1982) (TV)

Soundtrack:

That's the Way It's Gotta Be

Really, really incredibly awful

This was a complete mess. At least half of the movie was stock footage and another quarter was silent, I guess they couldn't afford sound, with bizarre pop music added afterward. The plot was missing, the acting dreadful, the makeup, oh the makeup, so so bad, the lumpy Spock ears, painful to see. I kept expecting them to fall off at any minute. But there was one highlight, the sight of the star riding to the rescue on his scooter was just to much, what a hoot. If you like watching incredible stinkers, this one's for you!