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War of the Satellites | |
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Directed by | Roger Corman |
Produced by | Roger Corman |
Starring | Dick Miller Susan Cabot Richard Devon |
Music by | Walter Greene |
Distributed by | Allied Artists |
Release date | |
Running time | 66 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $70,000 (estimated) |
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War of the Satellites is a 1958 independently made American black-and-whitescience fiction film drama, produced and directed by Roger Corman, that stars Richard Devon, Dick Miller, and Susan Cabot. The film was distributed in the US and the UK by Allied Artists. In the US, it was released as a double feature with Attack of the 50 Foot Woman.
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This low-budget feature was rapidly conceived, filmed, and released to exploit the international media frenzy surrounding the launch of the Russian Sputnik satellite, the first in space.
An 'unknown force' declares war against Earth when the United Nations disobeys warnings to cease and desist in its attempts at assembling and then launching the first satellite into space.
Plot[edit]
Members of the United Nations space program are dismayed by the inexplicable annihilation of a manned satellite. The satellite is the tenth in the Sigma Project to be destroyed after coming into contact with a mysterious space barrier. At the control center, U.N. representative Mr. Akad demands that the project, which has yielded limited results, be terminated because of the loss of money and lives. Soon after, a young teenage couple witnesses the landing of a small missile-like object which they turn over to authorities. After examining the capsule, the U.N. calls a meeting and reads aloud a message from the capsule that proclaims to be from the Masters of the Spiral Nebula Ghana, aliens displeased by Earth's repeated attempts to explore space. Calling humans a 'disease', the aliens declare they will set up a quarantine to protect the universe.
In response, Mr. Hotchkiss, the United States representative, gives a rousing speech asserting that no other life force has the right to thwart mankind's ambitions, and the continuation of the Sigma Project is enthusiastically approved. After the meeting, the head of Sigma, Dr. Van Ponder, tells reporters that he suspects that the message is a fake, but nevertheless announces his plan to lead the next satellite mission. In private, Van Ponder reveals to colleagues and mission crew members, astronomer David Boyer and researcher Sybil Carrington, that the capsule has defied all analysis and its origins remain unknown. Over the next several weeks, preparations for the next mission proceed. One evening, Hotchkiss summons Van Ponder to a U.N. meeting, but while driving there, Van Ponder's car is attacked by a mysterious ball of light, which drives him off the road.
At the U.N., as Akad leads another diatribe against the project, Hotchkiss receives notification of Van Ponder's death. The council is stunned, however, when moments later, Van Ponder arrives at the meeting. Unknown to the council, aliens have assumed the form of Van Ponder to infiltrate the project. Later, alone in Hotchkiss' office, Van Ponder splits into two separate replicas of the scientist to extend his ability to impede Sigma. Back at the research center, David asks Van Ponder to reconsider Sybil's inclusion in the mission because he fears for her safety. As Van Ponder refuses, the men are interrupted by news that a large number of natural disasters have occurred worldwide. Speculation arises in the press that the disasters may be part of the U. N.'s strange warning from outer space. Van Ponder then suggests to Hotchkiss that in light of the events, they should call a halt to Sigma. After Hotchkiss reluctantly agrees, Van Ponder writes a letter to be read at the U. N. declaring the end of space exploration. David volunteers to present the letter, but at the council meeting makes an impassioned declaration that the Sigma Project will continue despite the alien intervention.
Some days after, while chatting with Van Ponder in a lab, David is disconcerted to notice the scientist has identical markings on each arm, which prompts him to investigate Van Ponder's wrecked car. Meanwhile, while meeting with astronomical engineer John Campo at the lab, Van Ponder fails to notice that his hand is being burned by a torch. While John races for a doctor, Van Ponder heals the wound. When John arrives with Dr. Howard Lazar, Van Ponder's hand is intact, and when John insists that Van Ponder was severely injured, Howard suggests he has been working too hard.
After David finds Van Ponder's demolished car, he realizes that no one could have survived the accident. David then contacts Sybil, only to learn that the Sigma launch has been moved forward and is to occur in a few hours. David hurries to the launch site, but realizes that he will be unable to speak with Sybil until after the launch. As preparations continue for blast-off, Van Ponder is unsettled to note that John is part of the crew. Later, while hurrying to his post, David is shocked to see Van Ponder replicate himself.
After the successful launch of the satellite, Van Ponder corners John in a small control room, paralyzes him so that he cannot escape, and then reveals that he is an alien. He explains that the warning from space came from powerful beings with the ability to transform energy into matter and back again. Van Ponder offers to transform John if he will help him, but when John adamantly refuses, Van Ponder kills him.
After Sybil enters the control room and finds them, Van Ponder explains that John did not survive the ship's rapid acceleration process. While Van Ponder arranges a funeral service for John, David tells Sybil that Van Ponder is an alien, but Sybil refuses to believe him. Later, when David asks Howard about John's death, the doctor asserts that John was completely healthy. After David tells Howard that Van Ponder murdered John because he uncovered something Van Ponder was trying to conceal, Howard agrees to examine Van Ponder. Before meeting with Howard, Van Ponder creates a heart for himself, then is startled by his sudden surge of emotion for Sybil. While Sybil meets David to report Van Ponder's unusual behavior, Van Ponder murders Howard, then announces to the crew that he suspects David of having killed John. Just before his arrest, David, unaware of Howard's death, pleads with Sybil to seek protection with the doctor.
Going in search of Howard, Sybil spots Van Ponder and takes refuge from him in the solar radiation room. Van Ponder follows her, but when he hears an announcement that David has escaped his guards, Van Ponder replicates himself in front of Sybil. While one replica goes after David, the other attempts to seduce Sybil. As the satellite nears the space barrier, the pilots are confused by Van Ponder's order to head toward it. David confronts one of the Van Ponder replicas and wounds him with a gunshot. After a fierce brawl, David finally shoots Van Ponder to death, after which the replica with Sybil also collapses and dies. David then orders the satellite to detonate a radiation blast which should catapult them through the barrier. David rescues Sybil from the radiation room just before the blast. David's plan succeeds and the Sigma satellite reports to Earth control that the universe lies before them.
Cast[edit]
- Dick Miller as Dave Boyer
- Susan Cabot as Sybil Carrington
- Richard Devon as Dr. Pol Van Ponder
- Eric Sinclair as Dr. Howard Lazar
- Michael Fox as Jason ibn Akad
- Robert Shayne as Cole Hotchkiss
- Jered Barclay as John Compo (credited as Jerry Barclay)
- John Brinkley as Crew Member
Production[edit]
Special effects mavin Jack Rabin suggested the idea of making the film to Roger Corman while the topic of space satellites was still hot in the news headlines. Corman convinced Steve Broidy at Allied Artists to distribute the film, and told him he could 'deliver the movie in eight weeks'. Broidy claimed in interviews that when Corman delivered the finished product on time, 'he gave him $500.00 to throw a cast party. They're still waiting for the party...'[1]
Dan Haller was Corman's art director on the film, and revealed in an interview how low-budget the spaceship interior set was, consisting of 'four arches to make the hallways in the spaceship...and two lounge chairs. That was the entire ship'.[2]
Dick Miller, at 5-foot-5-inch, was a bit intimidated by the six-foot-two Jack Devon, whom in the script he was supposed to fight. He said he felt at the time that his part should have gone to a more powerful-looking actor, such as 'William Lundigan or Richard Carlson'. He said 'I looked up at Dick Devon...and said 'Jesus Christ, I gotta beat him up'?[3]
References[edit]
- ^McGee, Mark Thomas; Robertson, R.J. (2013). 'You Won't Believe Your Eyes'. Bear Manor Media. ISBN978-1-59393-273-2. Page 3
- ^McGee, Mark Thomas; Robertson, R.J. (2013). 'You Won't Believe Your Eyes'. Bear Manor Media. ISBN978-1-59393-273-2. Page 2
- ^McGee, Mark Thomas; Robertson, R.J. (2013). 'You Won't Believe Your Eyes'. Bear Manor Media. ISBN978-1-59393-273-2. Page 2
I really enjoy watching 1950s sci-fi and horror films. When I was growing up I went through a phase where I watched every movie from that era that I could get my hands on. There are a ton of classic movies from that time such as War of the Worlds, Invasion of the Body Snatchers, The Day the Earth Stood Still, Them!, and more. There are still so many other sci-fi movies out there that have been made that I know a lot of people haven't seen or even heard of. To remedy that I came up with a list of ten flicks that I've seen over the years that a lot of you probably haven't heard of. These are all films worth watching if you can find the time. They are best viewed with groups of fiends because even though they are good, they still have plenty of laughable moments.
These older films paved the ways for the movies that are being made today. They sparked the imaginations of a new generation of storytellers. It's kind of funny to see how some of these stories recycled themselves over and over again through the years. One of the things I love most about these older films are their visual style. A lot of these films are just incredibly cool looking.
Most to the films on this list are available to watch on YouTube. After you go over my list, if you have any recommendations, please let me know in the comment section!
Rocketship X-M - 1950
The film tells the story of a Moon expedition that ends with a trip to Mars instead because of a series of unseen events. The film was made in 18 days on a budget of $94,000, and it was the first outer space adventure to be made after World War II ended.
This is one of the first disaster movies made that depicted the destruction of Earth. The story centers on a new star and planet that are on a collision course toward Earth. In an effort to save themselves a small group of survivalists frantically work to complete the rocket which will take them to their new home on a new planet. This kind of has some of the same elements that will be used in Christopher Nolan's upcoming film Interstellar. It also looks like the kind of movie Roland Emmerich would direct.
This visually awesome film told the story of an American scientific expedition team who was sent to Mars. While there they discover the underground-dwelling of a dying Martian civilization. The anatomically human looking aliens are suspicious of the earthlings' motives so they take them prisoner. The film was apparently shot in only five days!
The story for this film takes place after a mysterious planet passes Earth, and an ambiguous alien scout arrives on a remote Scottish island with unknown intentions. The story also involves the disappearance of people in the village and a scientist trying to get the formula for the metal that his ship is made out of. The film was shot in six days, and to save money they filmed it on sets for the 1948 Ingrid Bergman film, Joan of Arc. They just used fog to help change moods and locations.
Set in the future of 1970, the story follows a terrorist who is posing as a scientist that is looking to destroy the world's first space station. What makes this film unique is the fact that it is the first movie to try and portray space travel in a realistic manner. It was also one of the first films to show us a future in which women held positions of authority equal to men. Apparently in the script the president of the United States was a woman.
The Quatermass Xperiment a.k.a. The Creeping Unknown - 1955
War Of The Satellites 1958
This Hammer film production tells the story of three astronauts sent into space in a rocket spacecraft. It returns to Earth with only one of the astronauts, and he begins to mutate into a deadly monster due to some kind of space fungus. The head of the project, Professor Quatermass, comes to realize that this is the way an alien will invade Earth.
War Of The Satellites 1958
This film has a great story which centers on aliens from another world who unleash a gigantic robot 'accumulator' to invade the Earth and absorb all of the energy that it comes in contact with. This is one of the first movies to portray the consequences of over consumption of both natural and man-made resources on Earth. This idea of an alien machine absorbing energy was reused in the 1966 Star Trek episode 'The Doomsday Machine' where an alien machine destroys planets and uses their energy to fuel itself.
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When the Russian's launched the satellite Sputnik into orbit, director Roger Corman speedily came up with the idea for the story, shot the film, and released it to exploit the satellite. The story follows an 'unknown force' that declares war on the planet Earth when the United Nations ignores warnings to stop in its attempts at launching the first satellite in the atmosphere.
In this film, two scientist brothers by the name of Scott and Tony Nelson, develop an amplifier that gives a person the ability to enter into a 4th dimensional state. This allows them to pass through any object. As Scott experiments on himself, he discovers that each time he passes through something he ages rapidly. To get his youthful looks back, he starts killing people, so he can suck out their life energies.
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(The only embeddable video I could find was this German trailer for it.)
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This post-apocalyptic doomsday movie centered on a miner named Ralph Burton who is trapped in a mine for several days. After he manages to dig his way out he realizes that almost everyone in the world was destroyed by a nuclear holocaust. He goes to New York to start over, and while there he meets two people. As they try to live in this empty world, tensions rise.