This is a strange film about 3 US astronauts who are on a trip to Mars. Col. Mike Blaiswick (Darren McGavin), Nick Grant (Nick Adams) and Doug Duncan (George De Vries) encounter a few dangers on their way to the red planet including a meteor storm and 2 bodies of dead Russian cosmonauts drifting thru space.
When the finally land on Mars they find another frozen Russian and take his body back to the ship. They also encounter a mysterious talking orb and several weird creatures that can burn you to death with a light ray.
These aliens are determined to kill the men for unknown reasons and it turns out to be a fight for survival. Meanwhile back on Earth Mike's gorgeous wife Edith (Heather Hewitt) and Nick's girlfriend Alice (Shirley Parker) dread the entire mission.
Doug is killed by the monsters and then Nick sacrifices himself so Mike and the still living Russian can make an escape and return safely to Earth. This is a bizarre kind of film that works in a lot of spots, and then in some it falls flat.
It was directed by Nick Webster who also helmed "Sants Claus Conquers The Martians". Depending on your frame of mind you might enjoy this one. Also, lovely Heather Hewitt also appeared in "I Eat Your Skin" and will be turning 87 on Oct. 2nd.
No comments:
Post a Comment