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The Astral Factor

  • 19781978
  • PGPG
  • 1h 25m
IMDb RATING
3.6/10
797
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The Astral Factor (1978)
  • Crime
  • Sci-Fi
  • Thriller
A convicted strangler, studying the paranormal in his jail cell, learns to make himself invisible. As an invisible man, he escapes from prison to stalk and strangle the five women who testif... Read allA convicted strangler, studying the paranormal in his jail cell, learns to make himself invisible. As an invisible man, he escapes from prison to stalk and strangle the five women who testified against him at his trial. Robert Foxworth plays the police lieutenant assigned to prot... Read allA convicted strangler, studying the paranormal in his jail cell, learns to make himself invisible. As an invisible man, he escapes from prison to stalk and strangle the five women who testified against him at his trial. Robert Foxworth plays the police lieutenant assigned to protect them, and to catch the invisible strangler.
IMDb RATING
3.6/10
797
YOUR RATING
  • Directors
    • John Florea(uncredited)
    • Gene Fowler Jr.(uncredited)
    • Arthur C. Pierce(uncredited)
  • Writers
    • Arthur C. Pierce(screenplay)
    • Earle Lyon(story)
  • Stars
    • Robert Foxworth
    • Stefanie Powers
    • Sue Lyon
Top credits
  • Directors
    • John Florea(uncredited)
    • Gene Fowler Jr.(uncredited)
    • Arthur C. Pierce(uncredited)
  • Writers
    • Arthur C. Pierce(screenplay)
    • Earle Lyon(story)
  • Stars
    • Robert Foxworth
    • Stefanie Powers
    • Sue Lyon
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    • 37User reviews
    • 14Critic reviews
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    Robert Foxworth
    Robert Foxworth
    • Lt. Charles Barrett
    Stefanie Powers
    Stefanie Powers
    • Candy Barrett
    Sue Lyon
    Sue Lyon
    • Darlene DeLong
    Mark Slade
    Mark Slade
    • Detective Holt
    Leslie Parrish
    Leslie Parrish
    • Colleen Hudson
    Marianna Hill
    Marianna Hill
    • Bambi Greer
    • (as Mariana Hill)
    Elke Sommer
    Elke Sommer
    • Chris Hartman
    Percy Rodrigues
    Percy Rodrigues
    • Captain Wells
    Alex Dreier
    Alex Dreier
    • Dr. Ulmer
    Rayford Barnes
    Rayford Barnes
    • Sgt. Archer
    Frederick Tully
    • Detective Sloan
    Frank Ashmore
    Frank Ashmore
    • Roger Sands
    Larry Golden
    • Detective Rouseau
    Renata Vaselle
    • Roxane Raymond
    • (as Renata Vasèlle)
    Cesare Danova
    Cesare Danova
    • Mario
    Eddie Firestone
    Eddie Firestone
    • Jacobs
    Bill Overton
    • Kingsley
    Carol Blalock
    • Sgt. Davis
    • Directors
      • John Florea(uncredited)
      • Gene Fowler Jr.(uncredited)
      • Arthur C. Pierce(uncredited)
    • Writers
      • Arthur C. Pierce(screenplay) (story)
      • Earle Lyon(story)
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Being a film of mostly former A-list guest stars like Sue Lyon and Elke Sommer, character-actor Frank Ashmore, who plays the central killer/antagonist, is far down in the credits. In fact, his name shows up in the middle of a "stack" of names. This could be because he was one of the few unknown actors in this film, or the fact he's invisible a lot of the time.
    • Goofs
      Barrett tells the crew "Don't forget that telephone" and the following shot shows them with said telephone already in hand, dusting brush poised, so they were already not forgetting it before he told them not to.
    • Quotes

      Candy Barrett: [jumping on Lt. Barret] Candy wanted to surprise you.

      Lt. Charles Barrett: Candy did.

    • Alternate versions
      The DVD version released as "Astral Factor" is a rather different movie from the DVD released as "The Invisible Strangler." The killer is not only seen throughout in "Astral," but talks frequently (as opposed to never in "Invisible Strangler," where he is also invisible after the first scene up until the end) Most of the scenes he is in, including the opening where he first becomes invisible, is completely reshot with a different cast, features different music (as does much else of the movie), has different action, and often strikes a different tone. "Astral Factor" also fills in many missing plot points from "Invisible Strangler" with the inclusion of material edited out from the other version, which are usually easy to spot by grease pencil marks on what is obviously a work print. The running time is about ten minutes longer for "Astral," despite the fact that the opening scene, in its completely different version, runs about that much shorter than the one in "Invisible."
    • Connections
      Featured in Horror Hotel: The Astral Factor (2018)

    User reviews37

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    Top review
    2/10
    A Very Cheap Invisible Man Meets Norman Bates
    The guy has a mommy complex similar to Norman Bates, saying "hello mother" when he kills - invisibly kills that is. Yep this guy has found the key to invisibility somewhere.

    It really is like a very cheap 1970s cop show - one of those that is easily forgotten about because no one cared enough to watch it or remember. It's that bad.

    I got this dud in Mill Creek's Sci-Fi Classics 50-Pack. I was hoping that this would be a hidden rough gem - but it's just a plain old rock. If you skip this one, you will not miss a thing. OK one thing maybe, I saw Powers' butt cheeks when she bent over in that pink shirt she was wearing... like I really cared to see that - but some of you might.

    2/10
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    • Jan 18, 2017

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    • Release date
      • February 1, 1978 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Invisible Strangler
    • Filming locations
      • Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Jordan/Lyon Productions Ltd.
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 25 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono

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