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Frankenstein Meets the Spacemonster

  • 19651965
  • UnratedUnrated
  • 1h 19m
IMDb RATING
3.8/10
1.6K
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Voodoo Blood Death (1965)
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  • Horror
  • Sci-Fi
A Martian princess and a doctor replace the women on Mars, destroyed by atomic war, by raiding Puerto Rico while a shot down android terrorizes all.A Martian princess and a doctor replace the women on Mars, destroyed by atomic war, by raiding Puerto Rico while a shot down android terrorizes all.A Martian princess and a doctor replace the women on Mars, destroyed by atomic war, by raiding Puerto Rico while a shot down android terrorizes all.
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  • Director
    • Robert Gaffney
  • Writers
    • R.H.W. Dillard(story)
    • George Garrett(story)
    • John Rodenbeck(story)
  • Stars
    • Marilyn Hanold
    • James Karen
    • Lou Cutell
Top credits
  • Director
    • Robert Gaffney
  • Writers
    • R.H.W. Dillard(story)
    • George Garrett(story)
    • John Rodenbeck(story)
  • Stars
    • Marilyn Hanold
    • James Karen
    • Lou Cutell
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    • 67User reviews
    • 49Critic reviews
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    Frankenstein Meets the Spacemonster (1965)
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    Lou Cutell and Marilyn Hanold in Frankenstein Meets the Spacemonster (1965)
    Frankenstein Meets the Spacemonster (1965)
    Robert Reilly in Frankenstein Meets the Spacemonster (1965)
    Bruce Glover in Frankenstein Meets the Spacemonster (1965)
    Nancy Marshall and Robert Reilly in Frankenstein Meets the Spacemonster (1965)
    Frankenstein Meets the Spacemonster (1965)
    Lou Cutell in Frankenstein Meets the Spacemonster (1965)
    Lou Cutell and Marilyn Hanold in Frankenstein Meets the Spacemonster (1965)
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    Marilyn Hanold
    Marilyn Hanold
    • Princess Marcuzan
    James Karen
    James Karen
    • Dr. Adam Steele
    • (as Jim Karen)
    Lou Cutell
    Lou Cutell
    • Dr. Nadir
    Nancy Marshall
    • Karen Grant
    David Kerman
    • Gen. Bowers
    Robert Reilly
    • Col. Frank Saunders…
    Robert Alan Browne
    Robert Alan Browne
    • Martian Crewmember
    • (uncredited)
    Robert Fields
    Robert Fields
    • Reporter
    • (uncredited)
    Bruce Glover
    Bruce Glover
    • Martian Crewmember
    • (uncredited)
    • …
    Susan Stephens
    • Blonde Surf-bather (poster girl)
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Robert Gaffney
    • Writers
      • R.H.W. Dillard(story) (uncredited)
      • George Garrett(story)
      • John Rodenbeck(story) (uncredited)
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    • Trivia
      Written by Virginia-based university writers R.H.W. Dillard, George Garrett, and John Rodenbeck, this film was originally conceived as a comedy, a parody of the sci-fi/horror exploitation genre. However, the producers, while amused, wanted a serious horror film. Unused comical elements included Col. Frank Saunders/Frankenstein being partly transplanted together from human parts, including the legs of a deceased tap dancer (and would dance upon hearing the tune of "Sweet Georgia Brown").
    • Goofs
      (at around 1 min) If you look to the inside of the purification chamber you can see it is made of plywood.
    • Quotes

      Dr. Adam Steele: Gentlemen, we have just returned from our last meeting with our science advisors, and I'm happy to report that the launch is ready to go on schedule. The countdown will begin at 0800 tomorrow. And now, gentlemen, I want to introduce the astronaut chosen for this mission... Colonel Frank Saunders. Colonel Saunders will answer any questions that you might have. Frank?

      [shows Frank to the podium]

      Col. Frank Saunders: Dr. Steele is an optimist. What he means is I'll *try* to answer your questions.

      Reporter #1: Colonel, aren't you just a little concerned about making a trip of 49 million miles alone? And when you *do* get to Mars, you still expect to be alone, or... you expect to find other life?

      Col. Frank Saunders: I'm completely trained and ready for this mission, I'm not concerned. Now, fear is either physiological, or the result of ignorance and superstition. I'm in good physical condition, and haven't had the time to get superstitious. On the basis of all available data, it would be impossible to determine conclusively whether or not there is life on Mars. That's one of the things I expect to find out.

      Reporter #1: Colonel, we understand that the radio telescope located on the down range island complex has been receiving signals in answer to their transmissions. It should maybe be from another civilization or a space vehicle itself.

      Col. Frank Saunders: These signals could come from several sources. There's been no official agreement as to their origin, nor has there been anything to prove that they were sent by other intelligent beings.

      Reporter #2: Colonel, how did you get picked for this project? Aren't there more experienced astronauts available?

      Col. Frank Saunders: My career in the military, prior to this mission, was in test flight operations. Now, as I understand it, all the data on available test pilots was fed into a computer, and the results seem to indicate that I am the most likely candidate. Of course, I'm proud and happy to have been chosen, but I make it a rule never to question the decisions of my superiors.

      Reporter #1: Colonel, I, uh, I've been covering the space program for *quite* a long time, yet, uh, prior to the day, I've never even heard of you. How do you explain that?

      [Steele, Karen, and General Bowers look at each other nervously]

      Col. Frank Saunders: [smiles] I guess I'm the shy type!

      [Frank, smiling, freezes perfectly still, much to everyone's concern]

      Reporter #1: [chuckling nervously] Colonel? Colonel?

      Dr. Adam Steele: Gentlemen, the Colonel wasn't kidding, he really *is* shy! He, um... it's been a long day and we're all rather tired.

      [Steele and Karen take the stiff Frank out of the conference room]

    • Connections
      Featured in It Came from Hollywood (1982)
    • Soundtracks
      To Have And To Hold
      (uncredited)

      Written by L. Russell Brown (as Larry Brown) and Raymond Bloodworth

      Performed by The Distant Cousins

      Courtesy DVX Records

      A Bob Crewe Production

    User reviews67

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    1/10
    Hoo-Boy, What a Mess... :=8P
    Wacky cheapie that is part "Plan 9", part "Mars Needs Women", in which Dr. Evil and Cleopatra decide to invade the earth; fortunately, they get stopped by "Frank", the Frankenstein robot-astronaut who is film's hero with 1/2 face, and the annoying tendency to throttle innocent people randomly. Dr. Evil and Cleopatra send their evil bald henchmen armed with hair dryers to abduct bikini-clad females for "breeding purposes". They make them lie on a board, drape cheap curtains over them, and pull them away for "electro-purification". Mull, a shaggy, snaggle-tooth monster, is also on hand, and is the titular space monster for "Frankenstein" to fight. Frank blows himself up, along with the evil bald aliens, and Cape Kennedy and Puerto Rico and Korea are all saved. Various pointless chunks of raw, oozing stock footage are spliced together in a vain attempt to insinuate that this film has some sort of a plot. The stock footage ranges from Korean War battles to, old NASA footage, to Civilian Air Patrol film strips, all cut up and sprinkled liberally throughout the film, like so much salt and pepper. In fact, stock footage makes up a good 50% of the moovie, and it does constitute an improvement over actually paying attention to the story. Much of the film involves the "actors" stumbling about in the bushes at night, so you can't actually see what they do. In fact, the film is as murky as a septic tank, and sports some of the worst post-production (looping, editing)this cow has ever seen. Toss in some rockin' 60's surf moosic, and you've got an almoost passable plate of schlock. First-time Director Frank Gaffney never directed again, and the world breathed a sigh of relief. Marilyn Hanold("The Brain that Wouldn't Die")plays the ditsy, Cleopatra-like Princess Marcuzan, who wears a hat made of kleenex and cardboard. Lou Cutell("Pee Wee's Big Adventure") plays Nadir, the effette, smiling bald dwarf who ogles the stolen babes. Long-time bit actor James Karen("Poltergeist", "Invaders from Mars") plays Dr. Adam Steele, the bland, un-appealing scientist who creates Frank & goes off to find him when Frank gets his face turned into a tuna melt. This film is a mumbling, stuttering, incoherent, indigestible pile of celluloid that only professional devotees of schlock-theater cud love, so says the MooCow. As ol' Princess Marcuzan says, "This is clearly a failure". You said it, babe. :=8P
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    • MooCowMo
    • Dec 1, 1999

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    • Release date
      • September 22, 1965 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Operation San Juan
    • Filming locations
      • Patrick Air Force Base - 1201 Edward H. White II Street, Cocoa Beach, Florida, USA
    • Production companies
      • Futurama Entertainment Corp.
      • Vernon-Seneca Films
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    • Budget
      • $60,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 19 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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