I Married a Monster (1998) (TV)

Director:

Nancy Malone

Writers:

Duane Poole (writer)
Louis Vittes (screenplay)

Release Date:

8 October 1998 (USA)

Genre:

Horror | Sci-Fi

Plot Keywords:

Spacecraft | Remake | German Shepherd | Alien Abduction | Marriage

Cast

Richard Burgi	...	Nicholas 'Nick' David Farrell
Susan Walters	...	Kelly Victoria Drummond
Tim Ryan	...	Steve
Barbara Niven	...	Linda
Richard Herd	...	Dr. Paul Drummond, Kelly's Uncle
Barney Martin	...	Pop, Bartender at Mawby's
Tim De Zarn	...	Deputy Pete
Jason Van	...	Bud Riley, Barfly
Vaughn Armstrong	...	Sheriff Collins
Michael Bard Bayer	...	Deputy Harley
Scott Benefiel	...	Desk Deputy
Clement Blake	...	Posse Member #1
Dan Borowicz	...	Man
Jonathan Breck	...	Friend #2
Toshi Harrison	...	Bridesmaid #1

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for sexual content and sci-fi violence.

Runtime:

90 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

USA:PG-13 | UK:12 | UK:15 (video premiere)

Filming Locations:

San Diego, California, USA

Company:

Paramount Television

Trivia:

Tom Tryon and Gloria Talbott, who starred in the original I Married a Monster from Outer Space (1958) as newly-weds Bill and Marge Farrell, appear as the parents of the groom in this remake, and keep the names that they had in the original film.

Movie Connections:

Remake of I Married a Monster from Outer Space (1958)

Just because I was a fan of "The Sentinel"

I thought the original of this film was quaint and charming as well as having me sitting on the edge of my seat trying to figure it out.

Since I had already seen the original, when I saw this on Sci Fi Channel- I don't know if this remake was deliberately made for Sci Fi - I knew what it was within the first few minutes. Since I like Richard Burgi as a character actor, I wanted to see how he would pull it off.

The writers/producers etc, modernized the film a bit by trying to explain the plight of the "aliens" (They could no longer reproduce their own kind and needed help) using the same pseudo science that has been crammed in our ears in the 90's. Maybe it added a bit of polish to the film, or not.

This film. Film? This production takes on a more sinister edge than the original did- The original ended with a confrontation between the young woman and the alien and an understanding of sorts took place, although no resolution of the Alien's problem.

I sort of remember that in this remake, the woman became rather hostile towards the Burgi/Alien- I think it could have ended better. But the ending is just the ending, and the yarn is a swell yarn, being of the basic 1958 Science Fiction Pulp Stock. Many great science fiction stories were written in the 50's and some of them even made it to film.

This is a swell thing to watch on like a rainy day or something. I rate it highly cos of all the remakes of old 50's Sci Fi, this one came off well. I actually enjoyed this quite a bit.

But if anyone really wants to see this story told WELL, I suggest the original 1958 version with Tom Tyron and Gloria Talbott, directed by Gene Fowler Jr.