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Cast
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| Dean Fredericks | ... | Capt. Frank Chapman | |
| Coleen Gray | ... | Liara | |
| Anthony Dexter | ... | Herron (as Tony Dexter) | |
| Francis X. Bushman | ... | Sessom | |
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Richard Weber | ... | Lt. Ray Makonnen |
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Al Jarvis | ... | Judge Eden |
| Dick Haynes | ... | Col. Lansfield | |
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Earl McDaniel | ... | Capt. Leonard |
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Mike Marshall | ... | Lt. White (as Michael Marshall) |
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John Herrin | ... | Capt. Beecher |
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Mel Curtis | ... | Lt. Cutler |
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Jimmy Weldon | ... | Lt. Webb |
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Akemi Tani | ... | Communications Officer |
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Lori Lyons | ... | Radar Officer |
| Richard Kiel | ... | The Solarite | |
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The mysterious appearance of an unknown planet brings miniature people, giant monsters, beautiful women and undaunted heroes to the screen. The self-contained planet "Rheton" has the ability to move in and out of galaxies to escape their enemies. Earth sends an astronaut team to investigate, which discovers miniature people. One astronaut survives to help them fight off monsters and Solorite attacks. Written by Anonymous
Plot Keywords:
asteroid | force field | bare chested male | bare chested male fighting | trial by combat |Taglines:
See!! A 6 ft. astronaut shrink to 6 inches before your very eyes! See!! The Moon Maidens! See!! The attack of the Fire People! Staring DOLORES FAITH the Girl from Outer Space! See more »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
13 December 1961 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
El planeta fantasma See more »Filming Locations:
Nashville, Tennessee, USACompany Credits
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Runtime:
Sound Mix:
Mono (Westrex Recording System)Color:
Black and WhiteAspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1
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This is only a personal observation and theory. If anyone has documentation to support or dispute this theory, it is welcomed! Thanks. See more »
Herron: Me? I would fight!
Sessom: And you?
Capt. Frank Chapman: ...Fight.
Sessom: Right! That's exactly my decision!
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(uncredited)
Music by Desmond Leslie
[Plays repeatedly in the score.]
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Trivia
In watching this classic sci-fi film, it appears that the interior lunar base set's metal structural supports closely resemble the sets for the internal support structure of the observation nose of the submarine Seaview in "Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea" (1961). Since both films were released in the same year (1961) and knowing Irwin Allen's talent for recycling movie and television sets, it's not unreasonable that Allen's production at 20th Century Fox was able to obtain and use these set pieces once production wrapped on "The Phantom Planet".This is only a personal observation and theory. If anyone has documentation to support or dispute this theory, it is welcomed! Thanks. See more »
Goofs
When the astronauts go out of their spaceship to make a repair, they are untethered by any restraint and freely walk on the spacecraft's wing, in defiance of the laws of physics. See more »Quotes
Sessom: We have two options: try to outrun them, or turn and fight! What would you do?Herron: Me? I would fight!
Sessom: And you?
Capt. Frank Chapman: ...Fight.
Sessom: Right! That's exactly my decision!
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Instead of "The End" the end title reads "The Beginning". See more »Alternate Versions
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Caliban and Ariel(uncredited)
Music by Desmond Leslie
[Plays repeatedly in the score.]
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This is the sort of Grade-Z "quickie" that can best be appreciated when seen at 1:00 a.m. on the Late Show while gnawing on a slice of cold pizza. Though undistinguished in most of the usual respects, it does offer something not often seen in the sci-fi films of its era -- "beefcake." Yes, leading man Dean Fredericks whips off his shirt for a rather-extended fight sequence with Tony Dexter. Though Dean was only about 36 when this movie was made, he's already showing a bit of middle-aged softness around his middle, but the hair across his pecs has been left gloriously unshaved and his physique clearly outranks that of his older, shorter opponent. (One other point of interest: Francis X. Bushman, looking sadly old and tired, pops up as the leader of the alien world on which our hero accidentally crashes.)