Mars Needs Women (1967) (TV)

Director:

Larry Buchanan

Writer:

Larry Buchanan

Genre:

Sci-Fi

Tagline:

They were looking for chicks... to go all the way!

Plot:

Tommy Kirk leads his fellow Martians to Earth on an interplanetary quest for females. Kirk proves that...

Plot Keywords:

Martian | Tennis | B Movie | Spear Gun | Alien Abduction

Cast

Tommy Kirk	...	Dop - Martian Fellow #1 / Mr. Fast - Seattle Sun Reporter
Yvonne Craig	...	Dr. Marjorie Bolen
Warren Hammack	...	Martian Doctor / Fellow #2
Tony Huston	...	Martian Fellow #3 (as Anthony Houston)
Larry Tanner	...	Martian Fellow #4
Cal Duggan	...	Martian Fellow #5
Pat Delaney	...	Artist Abducted by Martians (as Pat Delany)
Sherry Roberts	...	Brenda Knowlan, Abductee
Donna Lindberg	...	Stewardess Abducted by Martians
Bubbles Cash	...	Stripper Abducted by Martians (as 'Bubbles' Cash)
Byron Lord	...	Col. Bob Page, U.S.D.S.
Roger Ready	...	Stimmons
Barnett Shaw	...	Man at Military Conference
Neil Fletcher	...	Secretary of Defense
Chet Davis	...	Real Mr. Fast
Ron Scott
George Edgley	...	Planetarium Director
Dick Simpson
Don Campbell
Bob Hazlett	...	James, Gas Station Attendant
Ann Palmer	...	U.S.D.S. Tech
Gordon Bulow
Bill Thurman	...	Drunk on Pier
Patrick Cranshaw		(as Pat Cranshaw)
Claude Earls
Sally Casey
Bob Lorenz
Sylvia Rundell
David England	...	Planetarium Manager
Terry Davis
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Larry Buchanan	...	Narrator of Planetarium Film (uncredited)

Directed by
Larry Buchanan

Writing credits
Larry Buchanan

Produced by
Larry Buchanan	....	producer
Edwin Tobolowsky	....	associate producer

Original Music by
Ronald Stein		(uncredited)

Cinematography by
Robert C. Jessup

Film Editing by
Larry Buchanan

Makeup Department
Annabelle Weenick	....	makeup artist

Sound Department
Rex Cromwell	....	sound recordist
Don Ross	....	assistant sound

Special Effects by
Jack Bennett	....	special effects

Camera and Electrical Department
Robert L. Buchanan	....	assistant camera
Robert Dracup	....	gaffer
Jim Finley	....	key grip

Other crew
Joreta C. Cherry	....	production coordinator

Production Companies

• Azalea Pictures

Distributors

• American-International Television (AIP-TV) (1967) (USA) (TV) (syndication)
• Orion Home Video (1994) (USA) (VHS)
• MGM/UA Home Entertainment (2001) (USA) (VHS)
• MGM/UA Home Entertainment (2001) (USA) (DVD)
• Something Weird Video (SWV) (????) (USA) (VHS)

Also Known As:

Runtime:

83 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) (video rating) | Australia:PG | USA:Unrated | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PG (Ontario)

Filming Locations:

Cotton Bowl - 3750 Midway Plaza, Dallas, Texas, USA

Company:

Azalea Pictures

Trivia:

Tommy Kirk had previously played a Martian in the 1964 AIP release "Pajama Party," fourth in the studio's Beach Party series with Annette Funicello, featuring only a cameo from Frankie Avalon.

Goofs:

Factual errors: Dop tells the other Martians that on Earth they weigh twice what they do on Mars. Actually, Earth surface gravity is three times Martian surface gravity.

Quotes:

Stimmons:Just how long have we been receiving these mysterious signals from outer space?

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Phil the Alien (2004)

Really Lame

Sometimes bad movies are just bad. Not campy. Not funny bad. Just awful. This is #1 with a bullet.

This is what I call a "Fast Forward Film", meaning you can put your VCR on fast forward for extended periods, and not miss anything important. Actually there isn't anything important or interesting in this entire flick. There's about five minutes of story, so to pad things out, someone will walk into a room, and then walk around the room, then pour themselves a drink, then walk around the room again, just to kill time.

If I can convince even one of you not to waste your time with this film, I can die a happy man.