NIGHT OF THE BLOOD BEAST is another Roger Corman-produced slice of sci-fi schlock with a great title and little else going for it. This one's another incredibly low budget slice of small scale mayhem, as a tiny rocket crashes to Earth, yielding an astronaut in some kind of coma and something nasty that's come with him. Of course, this would have been rather timely during the space race years, but it feels laughably inept these days. The action shifts to a local research station, where eventually some wooden actors are menaced by a guy in a dodgy suit that makes him look like a deformed vegetable rather than a menacing alien. It's cheesy stuff for sure, one for bad movie lovers and nobody else.
66 Reviews
"I think we should see what I look like under the fluoroscope!"
classicsoncall21 October 2007
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What a travesty of movie ratings injustice - a 2.1 on the IMDb scale as I write this. Folks, this is a lot closer to a 3.0, I'll even go out on a limb and say 4.0 where I've put it. Come on - how can you have a movie about a net of static electricity surrounding the earth and alien amorphic cell structures, and not give it at least a 4.0 for creativity? Then you've got all that great dialog like - "Dave, look at the composition of this mud." You know, I don't think they ever got back to that mud. No matter, this is the kind of flick that 'Z' movie diehards live for, and I can now rest easy. Actually, I saw this quite a few years ago without the proper appreciation for it, along with Corman titles like "Attack of the Giant Leeches " and "The Wasp Woman". I don't know what the fascination might be, but to quote a character from the film - "Whatever it is, it works fast!"
Back to that alien amorphic cell structure - I liked the idea of a third element competing against your standard red and white blood cells. When astronaut John Corcoran (Michael Emmet) returned from the dead, I had visions of a scene that might have been a precursor to 1979's "Alien", but that was not to be. Instead, budget restrictions limit the picture to a de-feathered Big Bird knock off, even though that concept was still almost a decade away. Who knows where one idea leaves off and picks up with another?
Look, this is not that bad. Not that good, but not that bad. Anytime you can hook up crash landing astronauts with alien beings committed to taking over the Earth, you've got a winning combination. Throw in the cheesy monster factor and you're on your way. Just remember - "A wounded animal that large isn't good".
Back to that alien amorphic cell structure - I liked the idea of a third element competing against your standard red and white blood cells. When astronaut John Corcoran (Michael Emmet) returned from the dead, I had visions of a scene that might have been a precursor to 1979's "Alien", but that was not to be. Instead, budget restrictions limit the picture to a de-feathered Big Bird knock off, even though that concept was still almost a decade away. Who knows where one idea leaves off and picks up with another?
Look, this is not that bad. Not that good, but not that bad. Anytime you can hook up crash landing astronauts with alien beings committed to taking over the Earth, you've got a winning combination. Throw in the cheesy monster factor and you're on your way. Just remember - "A wounded animal that large isn't good".
Dear Roger. I could have made this faster/better/cheaper.
Bob-4517 September 2004
Warning: Spoilers
WARNING: SPOILERS Dear Roger,
During your distinguished career, you've made a wide range of entertainment, some good, some notsogood. "Night of the Blood Beast" falls in the latter category. It's not as unredeemingly awful as say, "The Phantom From 10,000 Leagues" or, maybe, "The Dunwich Horror." Nonetheless, one of my greatest criticisms of this movie is that I could have made it for you faster, better and cheaper.
Let's start with the foreward and titles. Roger, the rocket sequences look like something from Disney's "Man Into Space," not as good, of course. The futuristic rocketship looks like nothing in contemporary 1958. Why didn't you just use a Vanguard, Atlas, or even a Viking launch? Better still, why not dispense entirely with the launch and start with a shot of space and the capsule floating in it? That's what I would have done for you, Roger. Second, why have the spaceship crash upon reentry? Even a middle school physics student could have told you, your astronaut would have arrived on earth extra crispy and largely deboned. I would have shown your astronaut becoming "possessed" by the monster (maybe by using that great "negative/positive" stuff you used in "War of the Satellites"), losing contact with earth and landing in the wilderness. That would also explain how you "blood beast" could impregnate your astronaut during the tremendous heat of reentry, but still be destroyed by fire. Even with these stupidities. The first half of your movie is pretty good. Had you spent some money on decent music, it would have been as good as a mediocre episode of "Outer Limits." But, once again, your writer describes Ed Nelson as the designer of the landing system, then gives him some stupid dialogue regarding magnetism. The biggest problem with the second half of "Night of the Blood Beast" is Michael Emmet. He's terrible as the doomed astronaut. You should have fired him on the spot and replaced him with Ed Nelson. You could have combined Nelson's responsibilities with those of John Dunlap and saved yourself the cost of one actor. I don't know if you actually PAID any of these people; but, at least you would saved the cost of catering three meals a day. I'd had also ditched the "scorched parrot" costume and spent the extra money using makeup to have the astronaut turn into the "blood beast". Maybe that was a little too close to "The Creeping Unknown" for you, but it would have helped the pace of the second half immensely. if you are going to have a "blood beast," wouldn't it be a good idea to show a little blood? Yeah, I know the title comes from the embryos in the astronaut's blood, but Kowalski could've done a LOT better job for you if he poured a little chocolate syrup around. After all, it LOOKS like blood in black and white. What've that cost you, maybe two bucks? I'd have also used some closeups. For some reason insipid dialogue and bad acting don't seem quite so bad in closeups. Look at almost 70s TV series and you'll see what I mean. Oh, in closing, Roger, a note to your writer. You can't use a fluoroscope to show some poor schmuck full of alien embryos when you DON'T HAVE ANY ELECTRICITY. Remember, you fried the generator in the first reel? Oh,and I almost forgot. Roger, couldn't you afford a fake knife? You know, the kind where the blade goes into the handle. I had one of those when I was 9, which also happens to be the year "Night of the Blood Beast" was made.It cost, maybe, another two bucks. I think I knew enough then to make you a better movie. I KNOW I know enough now to do so. So, Roger, if you decide to remake "Night of the Blood Beast," or if you are looking for a writer/director to work with you on SOME OTHER PROJECT, I'm your man. I'll work cheap, 'cause I'd really like to make a movie for you, Roger.
I give "Night of the Blood Beast" a "3". SPECIAL NOTE: If you like to watch kitschy movies like "Night of the Blood Beast," the DVD I bought for $3.99 was very good quality. You can also get "Night of the Blood Beast" along with a lot of other terrible horror/scifi movies at places like Bestbuy for about $6.
During your distinguished career, you've made a wide range of entertainment, some good, some notsogood. "Night of the Blood Beast" falls in the latter category. It's not as unredeemingly awful as say, "The Phantom From 10,000 Leagues" or, maybe, "The Dunwich Horror." Nonetheless, one of my greatest criticisms of this movie is that I could have made it for you faster, better and cheaper.
Let's start with the foreward and titles. Roger, the rocket sequences look like something from Disney's "Man Into Space," not as good, of course. The futuristic rocketship looks like nothing in contemporary 1958. Why didn't you just use a Vanguard, Atlas, or even a Viking launch? Better still, why not dispense entirely with the launch and start with a shot of space and the capsule floating in it? That's what I would have done for you, Roger. Second, why have the spaceship crash upon reentry? Even a middle school physics student could have told you, your astronaut would have arrived on earth extra crispy and largely deboned. I would have shown your astronaut becoming "possessed" by the monster (maybe by using that great "negative/positive" stuff you used in "War of the Satellites"), losing contact with earth and landing in the wilderness. That would also explain how you "blood beast" could impregnate your astronaut during the tremendous heat of reentry, but still be destroyed by fire. Even with these stupidities. The first half of your movie is pretty good. Had you spent some money on decent music, it would have been as good as a mediocre episode of "Outer Limits." But, once again, your writer describes Ed Nelson as the designer of the landing system, then gives him some stupid dialogue regarding magnetism. The biggest problem with the second half of "Night of the Blood Beast" is Michael Emmet. He's terrible as the doomed astronaut. You should have fired him on the spot and replaced him with Ed Nelson. You could have combined Nelson's responsibilities with those of John Dunlap and saved yourself the cost of one actor. I don't know if you actually PAID any of these people; but, at least you would saved the cost of catering three meals a day. I'd had also ditched the "scorched parrot" costume and spent the extra money using makeup to have the astronaut turn into the "blood beast". Maybe that was a little too close to "The Creeping Unknown" for you, but it would have helped the pace of the second half immensely. if you are going to have a "blood beast," wouldn't it be a good idea to show a little blood? Yeah, I know the title comes from the embryos in the astronaut's blood, but Kowalski could've done a LOT better job for you if he poured a little chocolate syrup around. After all, it LOOKS like blood in black and white. What've that cost you, maybe two bucks? I'd have also used some closeups. For some reason insipid dialogue and bad acting don't seem quite so bad in closeups. Look at almost 70s TV series and you'll see what I mean. Oh, in closing, Roger, a note to your writer. You can't use a fluoroscope to show some poor schmuck full of alien embryos when you DON'T HAVE ANY ELECTRICITY. Remember, you fried the generator in the first reel? Oh,and I almost forgot. Roger, couldn't you afford a fake knife? You know, the kind where the blade goes into the handle. I had one of those when I was 9, which also happens to be the year "Night of the Blood Beast" was made.It cost, maybe, another two bucks. I think I knew enough then to make you a better movie. I KNOW I know enough now to do so. So, Roger, if you decide to remake "Night of the Blood Beast," or if you are looking for a writer/director to work with you on SOME OTHER PROJECT, I'm your man. I'll work cheap, 'cause I'd really like to make a movie for you, Roger.
I give "Night of the Blood Beast" a "3". SPECIAL NOTE: If you like to watch kitschy movies like "Night of the Blood Beast," the DVD I bought for $3.99 was very good quality. You can also get "Night of the Blood Beast" along with a lot of other terrible horror/scifi movies at places like Bestbuy for about $6.
Funny Low-Budget Sci-Fi Produced by Roger Corman
claudio_carvalho3 September 2011
The astronaut Steve Dunlap (John Baer) dies after crashing his rocket on Earth. His body is recovered by the base rescue team and examined by Dr. Alex Wyman (Tyler McVey) and Dr. Julie Benson (Angela Greene), who is Steve's fiancée. Out of the blue, Steve resurrects and Dr. Benson discovers that his body is impregnated with Alien embryos; further, the team finds that an alien (Ross Sturlin) has arrived in Steve's spacecraft.
When Dr. Wyman is murdered by the alien, Major John Corcoran (Michael Emmet) and Dave Randall (Ed Nelson) decide to destroy the creature. But Steve is mentally connected to the alien and believes that the creature has peaceful intentions and tries to protect it. But when Steve learns that the alien is an invader, he takes an ultimate decision to protect the earthlings.
"Night of the Blood Beast" is a funny and underrated low-budget sci-fi produced by Roger Corman. This type of black and white Z-movie, with bad acting and poor special effects, is part of my childhood and maybe that is the reason why I find most of them cult. "Night of the Blood Beast" is a sort of grandfather of 1979 "Alien" or 1999 "The Astronaut's Wife" and entertains. My note is five.
Title (Brazil): Not Available
When Dr. Wyman is murdered by the alien, Major John Corcoran (Michael Emmet) and Dave Randall (Ed Nelson) decide to destroy the creature. But Steve is mentally connected to the alien and believes that the creature has peaceful intentions and tries to protect it. But when Steve learns that the alien is an invader, he takes an ultimate decision to protect the earthlings.
"Night of the Blood Beast" is a funny and underrated low-budget sci-fi produced by Roger Corman. This type of black and white Z-movie, with bad acting and poor special effects, is part of my childhood and maybe that is the reason why I find most of them cult. "Night of the Blood Beast" is a sort of grandfather of 1979 "Alien" or 1999 "The Astronaut's Wife" and entertains. My note is five.
Title (Brazil): Not Available
Low budget gem
horrorfilmx1 December 2008
Most of the commenters for this film seem to be reviewing its budget rather than the film itself (hence the typical overuse of the empty headed all-purpose cliché "cheesy") but in fact this is one of the most intelligent and thoughtful science fiction films of any era. Anyone with sophistication enough to look past the obvious budget limitations will see a fairly solid study of human reactions to an unknown menace. BLOOD BEAST really has more in common with British science fiction of the time, especially the Quatermass films. Those who lump it in with other Roger Corman movies have, of course, the wrong Corman --- this was produced by brother Gene, who later went on to a successful career producing major studio films (TOBRUK, etc...). Gene Corman tended to inject a little more substance into his drive-in genre films that his more illustrious sibling. ATTACK OF THE GIANT LEECHES, in addition to the expected cheap scares, also delves into Tennessee Williams territory with its low rent Big Daddy trying to deal with his unfaithful Baby Doll wife. BLOOD BEAST likewise devotes much attention to character development, presents several intriguing plot points, and ends on an enigmatic note almost unique in this type of movie. It's ironic that a cheap 50s drive-in movie like NIGHT OF THE BLOOD BEAST should ultimately appeal only to more sophisticated viewers. MST3K fans should look elsewhere for their cheap yucks.
Makes a tad more sense than a lot of Corman's Sci-Fi Flicks
vigilante407-124 December 2006
For a Roger Corman movie, Night of the Blood Beast had somewhat higher production values than most. Maybe that was because Corman was just Executive Producer on this one. The special effects were actually pretty good, and the monster costume wasn't all that bad. The story also seemed a bit more believable than a lot of his oeuvre. The acting was fairly good for a genre pic, and the cast was very believable.
The only thing that really annoyed me about the movie was a number of scenes in which the characters were able to get a blood pressure reading off of a presumed-dead body (with no heartbeat) ... those elicited a definite groan from me.
This was one of about ten sci-fi movies from the fifties that I hadn't seen until it showed up in the "Tales of Terror" boxed set from Mill Creek Entertainment.
If you're a fan of the genre, definitely give it a look if you get the chance ... its no Quatermass, but its also no UFO: Target Earth, either.
The only thing that really annoyed me about the movie was a number of scenes in which the characters were able to get a blood pressure reading off of a presumed-dead body (with no heartbeat) ... those elicited a definite groan from me.
This was one of about ten sci-fi movies from the fifties that I hadn't seen until it showed up in the "Tales of Terror" boxed set from Mill Creek Entertainment.
If you're a fan of the genre, definitely give it a look if you get the chance ... its no Quatermass, but its also no UFO: Target Earth, either.
Lesser Corman Effort is Still Fairly Good
mrb198010 December 2005
Warning: Spoilers
While not on par with producer Roger Corman's other "classics" like "Not of This Earth" and "Little Shop of Horrors", this film is pretty good on its own terms. Semi-remake of "The Thing" has astronaut Emmet returning to earth apparently dead. A scientific crew at a remote base recovers his body, only to find that something has forced objects into the body. Shortly thereafter, Emmet comes back to life and is found to have alien embryos living in his body. But where is the alien?
Sure enough, the alien shows up and kills a few members of the crew, who can't call for help because their radio is dead. It turns out that the alien is using Emmet's body as its first step in colonizing earth. After a few more unpleasant encounters and an impassioned speech by the alien seeking understanding, Emmet commits suicide rather than act as "mother" to the embryos and the remaining crew members burn the alien to death with Molotov cocktails.
Ed Nelson, as usual, is very good and Emmet is fine in a very unusual role. However, the alien is downright laughable; it looks something like half-bear, half-giant bird. The film's not really noteworthy, but is worth catching.
Sure enough, the alien shows up and kills a few members of the crew, who can't call for help because their radio is dead. It turns out that the alien is using Emmet's body as its first step in colonizing earth. After a few more unpleasant encounters and an impassioned speech by the alien seeking understanding, Emmet commits suicide rather than act as "mother" to the embryos and the remaining crew members burn the alien to death with Molotov cocktails.
Ed Nelson, as usual, is very good and Emmet is fine in a very unusual role. However, the alien is downright laughable; it looks something like half-bear, half-giant bird. The film's not really noteworthy, but is worth catching.
It's a Roger Corman film...so it's got to be worth seeing.
planktonrules9 August 2011
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Roger Corman was the executive producer for this film and this alone was reason for me to see the film. Now I am not saying all of his films were brilliant, but as a director and producer, he was able to get the absolute most out of minuscule budgets. In fact, many of his budgets were nearly as low as those of Ed Wood--yet Corman only had one film that failed to earn back its production costs (and I LIKED that film a lot). In the case of "Night of the Blood Beast", the film only cost $68,000 to make--so naturally it couldn't help but do well at the box office!
The film begins with an astronaut returning to Earth when he loses control of his rocket and crashes. A couple happen upon the wreck and try their best, but the astronaut is dead. However, when the rest of the rescue party arrives, they notice that the corpse is strange. It is not rigid and the body temperature is normal...even hours after death! Then, when they look at his cells under a microscope, they see that there is a LIVE sort of foreign cell that is taking over the body! Yikes. Then, really bad things start to happen...which isn't surprising since it's called "Night of the Blood Beast"!
Once again, I should point out that the film cost next to nothing to make by Hollywood standards of the time. Yet, even with no-name actors, the film manages to work pretty well. Had the budget been higher, the monster wouldn't have been so laughable. It seriously looked like a combination of a sea monster, swiss cheese and a child playing dress-up! It's a shame, as the film was very good otherwise and is still worth seeing--and with a very unique ending.
The film begins with an astronaut returning to Earth when he loses control of his rocket and crashes. A couple happen upon the wreck and try their best, but the astronaut is dead. However, when the rest of the rescue party arrives, they notice that the corpse is strange. It is not rigid and the body temperature is normal...even hours after death! Then, when they look at his cells under a microscope, they see that there is a LIVE sort of foreign cell that is taking over the body! Yikes. Then, really bad things start to happen...which isn't surprising since it's called "Night of the Blood Beast"!
Once again, I should point out that the film cost next to nothing to make by Hollywood standards of the time. Yet, even with no-name actors, the film manages to work pretty well. Had the budget been higher, the monster wouldn't have been so laughable. It seriously looked like a combination of a sea monster, swiss cheese and a child playing dress-up! It's a shame, as the film was very good otherwise and is still worth seeing--and with a very unique ending.
C-O-R-M-A-N spells quality pictures
InzyWimzy26 March 2004
Night of the Blood Beast is an example of Roger's frugal style. The first time viewing this, I was angry, hurt, confused, and bored all at the same time and really thought there was a toxic suit included for safety precaution for this wretched drek . This movie is inept, stark, and devoid of acting, yet highly entertaining. Don't worry about any names except Steve where the pioneers of NASA (HA HA HA!!!) are all Steves. Fear, paranoia, and rage run rampant and I'm not even talking about the actors trying for figure out how they're going to get paid! On scene is that famous cave: common staple in other fine films such as Robot Monster, King Dinosaur, and Teenage Caveman. The microscope results are a riot as well as the X-ray. Oh, let's not forget a character who I shall name Polly. It steals any scene it appears in and wait till it talks. "Do not be afraid." I almost choked on that one. Then, the confused human has this weird conflict in playing peacekeeper between man/aliens or ushering in a whole new world order of giant parakeets. Regardless, this is where the makers of "Junior" stole their idea and the movie starts off and drags at a Cormanish pace, but gets so much better and better further on.
Sexy and mildly scary
jromanbaker21 June 2020
It is not necessary to go over the plot. Everything has been said by other reviewers. As a film it is quite good, and still packs a punch of thrills even after all these years. And just to astonish straight reviewers out of their heterosexual complacency I found Michael Emmet to be very sexy, and although Beverly Garland was not in the film for sex appeal he certainly filled the gap...... well. that is for some of us. He could also act and I, for one, did not want him to lose his head or any other part of him. The rest of the cast were equally responsive to the film, which is not always the case in Roger Corman's cluster of horror/sci-fi films. Others rightly mention it as a precursor to ' Alien ' which was not sexy at all. For teenagers of the late 1950's this must have ticked almost all the boxes and given quite a few disturbing erotic dreams. Why no more than 5 ? The monster itself could have been better and scarier and one thought that will have kept a lot guessing; how did it manage to impregnate Michael Emmet ? A hugely enjoyable fantasy that would have fascinated Sigmund Freud.
I know I tore off your friend's head, but just hear me out
Chase_Witherspoon25 May 2012
Oddly compelling tale of astronaut (Emmett) who crashes back to earth following a failed mission into space, apparently deceased but showing no signs of rigor mortis or decomposition. His unusual state co-incides with the appearance of a large, alien creature that wants us to believe he's here to co-habitate with the human race, and that we should fear no evil. Scientists John Baer, Ed Nelson and Angela Greene disagree.
There's some sense in this nonsense, the dialogue, cinematography and suspense is generally pretty coherent and effective, but the second half of the movie descends into an abyss of absurdity from which there's no return. Baer, Nelson and McVey all deliver watchable performances and director Kowalski displays some skills, but the plot becomes puerile with the appearance of the creature and its suspicious motivations to rear its young on earth as a means of improving inter-galactic relations. So to does Emmett's laboured insistence that everyone should stop picking on it and just give it a fair go to prove its intentions are honourable. No mention of the poor victim sans head.
It really does deteriorate badly, which is a shame because the first thirty minutes promise a rousing climax, reminiscent of "The Thing", but ends up looking more like "Attack of the Crab Monsters", only minus the humour. Not the best AIP-Corman collaboration conceived.
There's some sense in this nonsense, the dialogue, cinematography and suspense is generally pretty coherent and effective, but the second half of the movie descends into an abyss of absurdity from which there's no return. Baer, Nelson and McVey all deliver watchable performances and director Kowalski displays some skills, but the plot becomes puerile with the appearance of the creature and its suspicious motivations to rear its young on earth as a means of improving inter-galactic relations. So to does Emmett's laboured insistence that everyone should stop picking on it and just give it a fair go to prove its intentions are honourable. No mention of the poor victim sans head.
It really does deteriorate badly, which is a shame because the first thirty minutes promise a rousing climax, reminiscent of "The Thing", but ends up looking more like "Attack of the Crab Monsters", only minus the humour. Not the best AIP-Corman collaboration conceived.
Blood and Resurrection
flapdoodle649 April 2010
Considering that the crew appear to have constructed the prop space capsule out of a septic tank, this is a decent little el cheapo scifi flick.
A film buff with the slightest knowledge of the major auteurs goes into a B/W 1958 Roger Corman scifi film with a certain set of expectations. Within such parameters, this is a surprisingly well-made film, tense, moody, interesting, and moving along a pace that corresponds well with the plausibility factor. While none of the acting is spectacular, it is all competent and sometimes impressive. The script is surprisingly intelligent, especially considering the title. The title, however corny it may be, works well in this film due the portions of the plot dealing with the death and resurrection of an astronaut.
There is a small bit of FX and monster make up in this film; you will be thankful to find out that it does not clash with the septic tank space capsule.
Overall, this is an honest, well-constructed little drive-in type scifi/horror film that does the job it was designed for and more. It makes more sense, and is more satisfying than watching all the episodes of the new version of 'V.'
A film buff with the slightest knowledge of the major auteurs goes into a B/W 1958 Roger Corman scifi film with a certain set of expectations. Within such parameters, this is a surprisingly well-made film, tense, moody, interesting, and moving along a pace that corresponds well with the plausibility factor. While none of the acting is spectacular, it is all competent and sometimes impressive. The script is surprisingly intelligent, especially considering the title. The title, however corny it may be, works well in this film due the portions of the plot dealing with the death and resurrection of an astronaut.
There is a small bit of FX and monster make up in this film; you will be thankful to find out that it does not clash with the septic tank space capsule.
Overall, this is an honest, well-constructed little drive-in type scifi/horror film that does the job it was designed for and more. It makes more sense, and is more satisfying than watching all the episodes of the new version of 'V.'
Sci-fi beefcake
ace-15017 November 2007
An entertaining piece of low budget schlock. Despite the cheesy production values, it's quite well done. A zombified, hairy chested scientist, denied the opportunity to wear a shirt after his pseudodemise, is impregnated with alien sea monkeys, clearly an homage to the ads inside comic books of the era. Why is it that, when Roger Corman is involved, there's a always a shirtless, hairy chested scientist, e.g. Giant Leeches, Crab Monsters? I don't get it, but thanks a million, Roger. The plot and characters are no worse than in any other sci-fi from the fifties and all the actors are veterans of genre TV and movies. The lighting is sometimes good, the score is theremin heavy with an occasional moment of Felliniesque jauntiness. The monster is post-nuclear Sesame Street, but after all the money spent on the sea monkey x-ray scene, you can't have everything. If you pay attention to the opening title sequence, you'll note that the rocket ship separates from its booster rocket and looks amazingly like the space shuttle. Sometimes they get it right.
Doctor Wyman!!!!
sol121811 October 2006
Warning: Spoilers
**SPOILERS** Crashing back down to earth the first man in space Maj. John Corcoran,Michael Emmet, goes into a deep state of suspended animation where he's at first mistakenly declared dead by his colleague back at the army base Dr. Alex Wyman, Tyler McVey. Back at the base John begins to show signs of life as his heart and blood-pressure come back and his body doesn't go into rigor mortise. It's later when this Blood Beast, played by Ross Sturlin in a rubber suit, appears out of nowhere and out of camera range that thing really start to get interesting with it not only attacking Dr. Wyman in his room but ripping off his head and taking off with it.
It's now after Dr. Wyman's demise that John comes to life to the astonishment of his fellow military base associates his fiancé Dr. Julie Benson, Angela Green, as well as Steve Dave & Donna, John Baer Ed Nelson & Georgianna Carter. It seems that when John was in outer space he was somehow impregnated, I kid you not, by the Blood Best and is about to give birth to a brood of, what looks like on the X-Ray machine, sea horses!
John under the control of the Blood Beast, who's using Dr. Wyman's brain to communicate, has nothing but praise for this weird creature who looks like a cross between an octopus and giant parakeet. Telling the crew at the base that the Blood Beast came in peace to help the human race, even though it killed Dr. Wyman and tried to kill Donna,John convinces them to just give it a chance to tell it's story.
Taking Julie Donna Dave & Steve along with him to the Blood Beast's hideout, a cave, John get's the somewhat shy creature, with those looks could you really blame it, to come out in the open and enlighten them to it's mission on earth. We get this harangue from the creature about how it's here to save mankind from destroying itself with nuclear weapons and how,the human race and race of Blood Beasts can work together to prevent that from happening.
Things get a little bit weird when all of a sudden John who was at first so much in favor of what the creature is doing goes wacky. John hysterically screams to his friends to both kill him and the creature because it's going to enslaved the human race! With him being used a an incubator by it in producing an army of Blood Beasts! We have the predictable ending with the creature getting whacked by a number of Molotov cocktails and John driving a knife into his gut killing himself and his soon to be born Blood Beast off-springs.The creature gives us a chilling warning as it's slowly burning up saying that as long as the human race sends rockets up into space other Blood Beasts will be ready to take over the bodies of the astronauts and come back to earth to finish the job that he started.
Standard 1950's monster from outer space movie that has a very similar plot to the immortal Ed Wood bad movie classic "Plan Nine from Outer Space" that was in fact released a year later in 1959. Like in "Plan 9" the movie "Night of the Blood Beast" has to do with an alien race coming to earth to save mankind from it's own destructive ways and failing miserably. The Blood Beast speech to the people at the army base was almost a replica of Eros speech to the persons invited on his spaceship in "Plan 9" with both the Blood Beast & Eros getting wasted within minutes of delivering it!
It's now after Dr. Wyman's demise that John comes to life to the astonishment of his fellow military base associates his fiancé Dr. Julie Benson, Angela Green, as well as Steve Dave & Donna, John Baer Ed Nelson & Georgianna Carter. It seems that when John was in outer space he was somehow impregnated, I kid you not, by the Blood Best and is about to give birth to a brood of, what looks like on the X-Ray machine, sea horses!
John under the control of the Blood Beast, who's using Dr. Wyman's brain to communicate, has nothing but praise for this weird creature who looks like a cross between an octopus and giant parakeet. Telling the crew at the base that the Blood Beast came in peace to help the human race, even though it killed Dr. Wyman and tried to kill Donna,John convinces them to just give it a chance to tell it's story.
Taking Julie Donna Dave & Steve along with him to the Blood Beast's hideout, a cave, John get's the somewhat shy creature, with those looks could you really blame it, to come out in the open and enlighten them to it's mission on earth. We get this harangue from the creature about how it's here to save mankind from destroying itself with nuclear weapons and how,the human race and race of Blood Beasts can work together to prevent that from happening.
Things get a little bit weird when all of a sudden John who was at first so much in favor of what the creature is doing goes wacky. John hysterically screams to his friends to both kill him and the creature because it's going to enslaved the human race! With him being used a an incubator by it in producing an army of Blood Beasts! We have the predictable ending with the creature getting whacked by a number of Molotov cocktails and John driving a knife into his gut killing himself and his soon to be born Blood Beast off-springs.The creature gives us a chilling warning as it's slowly burning up saying that as long as the human race sends rockets up into space other Blood Beasts will be ready to take over the bodies of the astronauts and come back to earth to finish the job that he started.
Standard 1950's monster from outer space movie that has a very similar plot to the immortal Ed Wood bad movie classic "Plan Nine from Outer Space" that was in fact released a year later in 1959. Like in "Plan 9" the movie "Night of the Blood Beast" has to do with an alien race coming to earth to save mankind from it's own destructive ways and failing miserably. The Blood Beast speech to the people at the army base was almost a replica of Eros speech to the persons invited on his spaceship in "Plan 9" with both the Blood Beast & Eros getting wasted within minutes of delivering it!
Would`ve liked to have seen this at the drive-in
mcdamsten24 July 2004
I did however see this on TV in the late 60`s. Gemini/Apollo had already made the rocket and base seem ridiculous. Informal staff or what? I did stick with it and enjoyed the fleeting glimpses of the creature and plot weirdness. Possible shock landmarks: First movie with alien pregnancy? Near beheading? A previous review mentions a hairy chest.I recall that I too was smitten with Georgiana Carter somewhat and thought she had a contemporary beauty as compared to other 50`s sci-fi ladies. Unfortunately The Wild Ride with Jack Nicholson was all else she was in. Also thought Michael Emmet was OK in this and Attack Of The Giant Leeches. And of course Ed Nelson smokes cigarettes and adds energy to the proceedings. All in all one of my favorite 50`s schlock/sci-fi movies. Available at a nice price from Collectables. On the strength of being THE Georgianna Carter movie ** out of *****
Roger Corman is the Antichrist!
soulexpress23 August 2017
Warning: Spoilers
I first saw this Roger Corman production on "Mystery Science Theater 3000." Despite the best efforts of Mike Nelson and his robot pals, NIGHT OF THE BLOOD BEAST was excruciating. So what made me sit through the original, unriffed version? The same thing that once made me lick a cheese grater, I suppose.
The film had an imaginative storyline for 1958: an astronaut crash- lands on Earth and is killed. There's just one problem: hours after death, his body stays warm and his blood cells remain alive. That's because there are alien embryos gestating inside him, which will soon exist independently of the astronaut. There is also a full-grown alien roaming the countryside who absorbs human knowledge by killing people and cutting their heads off.
Though the title suggests a horror film, it's really sci-fi. However, unlike the best sci-fi, NIGHT OF THE BLOOD BEAST offers nothing to think about once the film is over. The bland script serves up dull dialogue and characters, while the $68,000 budget ($578,000 in 2017 dollars) allowed for just a couple of sets. The director must have seen little need to move the camera, or else couldn't afford a dolly. In either case, the camera frequently locks in and doesn't move for minutes at a clip. The musical score has little to do with what's happening on screen. The monster is hilarious-looking, as are the shots of the dead astronaut's blood cells under the microscope. And the script leaves numerous questions unanswered:
I'll end with the most quotable line of this 62-minute miasma: "A wounded animal that large isn't good!"
The film had an imaginative storyline for 1958: an astronaut crash- lands on Earth and is killed. There's just one problem: hours after death, his body stays warm and his blood cells remain alive. That's because there are alien embryos gestating inside him, which will soon exist independently of the astronaut. There is also a full-grown alien roaming the countryside who absorbs human knowledge by killing people and cutting their heads off.
Though the title suggests a horror film, it's really sci-fi. However, unlike the best sci-fi, NIGHT OF THE BLOOD BEAST offers nothing to think about once the film is over. The bland script serves up dull dialogue and characters, while the $68,000 budget ($578,000 in 2017 dollars) allowed for just a couple of sets. The director must have seen little need to move the camera, or else couldn't afford a dolly. In either case, the camera frequently locks in and doesn't move for minutes at a clip. The musical score has little to do with what's happening on screen. The monster is hilarious-looking, as are the shots of the dead astronaut's blood cells under the microscope. And the script leaves numerous questions unanswered:
- How was the astronaut impregnated?
- How was he supposed to give birth to those alien babies?
- Why do the aliens have to cut people's heads off to absorb their knowledge?
- Why don't the aliens simply come to Earth instead of hitching rides on our spaceships?
- Did the aliens wish to live in peace or to conquer us? The script is annoyingly vague in that regard.
I'll end with the most quotable line of this 62-minute miasma: "A wounded animal that large isn't good!"
The Birth of an Alien
wes-connors1 March 2009
"An astronaut (Michael Emmet) dies while returning from a mission and his body is recovered by the military. The base where the dead astronaut is taken to becomes the scene of a bizarre invasion plan from outer space. Alien embryos inside the dead astronaut resurrect the corpse and begin a terrifying assault on the military staff in the hopes of conquering the world," according to the DVD sleeve's synopsis.
A Roger Corman "American International" production. The man who fell to Earth impregnated, Mr. Emmet (as John Corcoran), does all right. Angela Greene is his pretty conflicted fiancée. And, Ed Nelson (as Dave Randall) is featured as prominently. With a bigger budget, better opening, and a re-write for crisper characterizations, this could have been something approaching classic 1950s science fiction.
*** Night of the Blood Beast (1958) Bernard L. Kowalski, Roger Corman ~ Michael Emmet, Angela Greene, Ed Nelson
A Roger Corman "American International" production. The man who fell to Earth impregnated, Mr. Emmet (as John Corcoran), does all right. Angela Greene is his pretty conflicted fiancée. And, Ed Nelson (as Dave Randall) is featured as prominently. With a bigger budget, better opening, and a re-write for crisper characterizations, this could have been something approaching classic 1950s science fiction.
*** Night of the Blood Beast (1958) Bernard L. Kowalski, Roger Corman ~ Michael Emmet, Angela Greene, Ed Nelson
Good/Bad at its best !
mikelcat17 March 2008
Warning: Spoilers
Another winner from that 50s , 60s era that I love so much for the comedic value they give with each viewing these days .Corman never lets you down with these films , they take themselves seriously and they have very low budgets , a recipe for good watching for sure . Ed Nelson a very competent actor got started with Corman as well as many other favorites who show up in Superman and many of the westerns of the day . The costume is pretty bad and the sound of the alien speaking , well the reverb was a little off but thats the beauty of it . Film making for the love of it , not looking for perfection just digging the action of doing it , it comes thru . These films are a fun time ! Even better is the MST3K version !!
An amusing title alien can't quite save this one
Red-Barracuda9 December 2009
This slightly ponderous late 50's sci-fi-horror schlock isn't entirely a loser. It's about a manned space rocket that crash lands in a remote area. A bunch of scientists go to investigate and discover that the astronaut is in some kind of coma; he's being kept alive by alien embryos that have been mysteriously implanted in him. Anyway, the title alien monster soon raises it's head causing general havoc, including partial head removal.
The main problem with the film is it's pacing. It takes quite a while for the Blood Beast to appear, and he really only comes into his own in the last 20 minutes or so. He is undoubtedly a completely ridiculous creation but that's really not a problem as he provides a fair amount of comic relief. At the end of the movie where we have the final stand-off and this ludicrous creature starts talking with the voice of the doctor he killed earlier, you will be doing well not to have a giggle. So too in the brilliant x-ray scene where we see the alien embryos floating about in the astronaut's body - it's just too funny for words.
But unfortunately, the fun moments in Night of the Blood Beast come too few and far between. If you're a 50's sci-fi nut though then it's well worth checking this one out. Just don't expect too much.
The main problem with the film is it's pacing. It takes quite a while for the Blood Beast to appear, and he really only comes into his own in the last 20 minutes or so. He is undoubtedly a completely ridiculous creation but that's really not a problem as he provides a fair amount of comic relief. At the end of the movie where we have the final stand-off and this ludicrous creature starts talking with the voice of the doctor he killed earlier, you will be doing well not to have a giggle. So too in the brilliant x-ray scene where we see the alien embryos floating about in the astronaut's body - it's just too funny for words.
But unfortunately, the fun moments in Night of the Blood Beast come too few and far between. If you're a 50's sci-fi nut though then it's well worth checking this one out. Just don't expect too much.
The title is misleading...Blood Beast comes out at all times!
Aaron137515 September 2016
Warning: Spoilers
Saw this Roger Corman film on the cult television show Mystery Science Theater 3000. They did a good number of his films during their run, but usually the older films made in the 50's and 60's. Not sure they did anything he did in the 70's and 80's, but a lot of the films he did during those two decades got a bit more racy. I also thought he made some fairly decent horror films during this time as he would often try to replicate something popular and big budget with a smaller budget, but would add lots of gore and nudity and such. He did several Alien knockoffs during these two decades, but here is the thing. This film actually features a man who is implanted with alien creatures and it predates Alien! Could Alien have stole a bit from the man who would later duplicate it? Probably not as there were a bunch of films where something unearthly would impregnate a human host. I do not want to say definitely not, but I just cannot say with 100 percent accuracy that this film was the first feature film to have such plot or theme. In the end though it is typical Corman from this time period; however, while not the best films at least they seemed like movies! Seriously, watch an Ed Wood film or Coleman Francis film and you will see Corman was at least a much better filmmaker than those guys!
This film features a man flying through space who ends up crashing to the earth. A team of like five people end up searching and recovering the body. Always so few people working on what should be an operation with dozens of people involved in this old horror films that feature astronauts. Well, something is not quite right with the body and they bring him back to the base which has no one else in it, so yes, apparently everyone else had the day off or something. Something strange begins stalking the area and the dead becomes living again as the blood beast emerges to bring terror upon all! Well, it does kill one person...
This made for an excellent episode of Mystery Science Theater 3000 as most Corman films do. They are cheesy, but not so horrible that it becomes almost unwatchable even with the riffs. The jokes are fast and furious as I love the junction when the monster makes its reveal and chaos ensues and the riffs are coming left and right! Seriously, they did seem to keep attacking certain points on walls and I was having a hard time figuring out which one of the guys was actually Steve! Just an all around funny episode of the show and it gets funnier every time I watch it.
So this film is not really that good, if I did not get to enjoy the riffs I would have to say it does have to many walking scenes within it and a lot of speculation scenes. I would also have to complain about the death count as only one person is actually killed by the Blood Beast of the title. Granted, it is a rather gruesome death considering the time this film was made. That being said it is not horrifically bad as I had just watched The Beast of Yucca Flats last week. Now that one is completely terrible as there is literally no on screen dialog in the entire film. Corman may not have been a super great filmmaker, but at least his films seem like actual movies and not some sort of home brewed film!
This film features a man flying through space who ends up crashing to the earth. A team of like five people end up searching and recovering the body. Always so few people working on what should be an operation with dozens of people involved in this old horror films that feature astronauts. Well, something is not quite right with the body and they bring him back to the base which has no one else in it, so yes, apparently everyone else had the day off or something. Something strange begins stalking the area and the dead becomes living again as the blood beast emerges to bring terror upon all! Well, it does kill one person...
This made for an excellent episode of Mystery Science Theater 3000 as most Corman films do. They are cheesy, but not so horrible that it becomes almost unwatchable even with the riffs. The jokes are fast and furious as I love the junction when the monster makes its reveal and chaos ensues and the riffs are coming left and right! Seriously, they did seem to keep attacking certain points on walls and I was having a hard time figuring out which one of the guys was actually Steve! Just an all around funny episode of the show and it gets funnier every time I watch it.
So this film is not really that good, if I did not get to enjoy the riffs I would have to say it does have to many walking scenes within it and a lot of speculation scenes. I would also have to complain about the death count as only one person is actually killed by the Blood Beast of the title. Granted, it is a rather gruesome death considering the time this film was made. That being said it is not horrifically bad as I had just watched The Beast of Yucca Flats last week. Now that one is completely terrible as there is literally no on screen dialog in the entire film. Corman may not have been a super great filmmaker, but at least his films seem like actual movies and not some sort of home brewed film!
Imaginative at times but a distinctly low-budget production
jamesrupert201425 March 2019
America's first orbiting spaceship collides with a mysterious object and crashes to Earth, bringing with it an alien mother and her parasitical brood who are using the undead astronaut as an incubation chamber. After a number of inexplicable deaths, the humans decide to destroy the intruder but pause when the alien claims to be on a goodwill mission to save our species from ourselves. The film is a bargain-basement, Bronson Canyon blend of the vastly superior "The Day the Earth Stood Still" (1951) and "Alien" (1979), but typical of a Corman opus (auteur brothers Roger and Gene were producers, Bernard L. Kowalski was director), is watchable in an eye-rolling way. The special effects aren't really special: the monster (recycled from a previous Corman film (typical)) is a hairy, beaked, lump that you never get a really good look at and the alien embryos look like fat seahorses. The acting is on par for a '50s B-monster outing, with the usual characters delivering the usual material (the 'science' in the script varies from reasonable to ludicrous (somehow eating a brain confers the power of human speech through photosynthesis)). 'Night of the Blood Beast' is a silly but short and watchable, although it never lives up to the lurid imagery on some of the posters and DVD covers.
A Forgettable Piece of '50s Sci-Fi from Executive Producer Roger Corman
brando64719 June 2016
Imagine the most stereotypical example of 1950's drive-in science fiction and there's a good chance you'll be picturing something close to Bernard Kowalski's NIGHT OF THE BLOOD BEAST. From executive producer Roger Corman, this is an epitome of the genre with all of the tropes you'd expect to find. If it weren't so dull, I'd call it a must-see classic. In the film, astronaut Major John Corcoran (Michael Emmet) appears to die when his spaceship loses control and crash-lands back on Earth. In what has to be the world's least enthusiastic response to a crashed space rocket and the death of a national treasure, a small team of scientists is sent to investigate the site. Major Corcoran is pulled from the wreckage and brought to a nearby lab where
cue the dramatic warbling sci-fi music
it's discovered that there are some bizarre irregularities in the man's blood. He appears dead but the condition of his corpse would seem to disagree. Then a strange magnetic field starts to interfere with the radios, and a large unseen creature assaults a member of the team outside the lab. It appears Major Corcoran did not return to Earth alone and the team gets a chance to ask the man himself when he awakens from his strange state of "not quite death". It seems the major made a new friend in space and believes it accompanied him home with the best of intentions for mankind. Is the major telling the truth? Or is he under its control?
NIGHT OF THE BLOOD BEAST has everything you could want from a cheesy 50's sci- fi: creeping shadows, melodramatic performances, a failure to understand science, and that warbling music. My problem isn't necessarily with this movie in particular; I just don't think I'll ever find appreciation for them. It seems a lot of science fiction from that era relied on tales of the strange to keep the audience engaged. The problem is I was born in a time when there are literally millions of bizarre stories competing for my attention so something as trivial as man dies in space mission, returns to life, and serves as an alien communication device isn't enough for me. Not if it's going to be this plodding anyway. It feels unfair to call this pacing slow, though, because our astronaut returns to life and the alien makes its presence felt within the first 15 minutes. Things are happening in this movie, semi-interesting things too, but they're done without any sort of excitement. If the characters are this bored .and mind you, one of them is murdered then how can I be expected to get excited for it all? Things don't really get interesting until the end of the movie when we learn about the alien's intentions. It all culminates in a showdown at a nearby cave where the alien is cornered and is given a chance to explain its goal in a voice that sounds like Stan Lee through a megaphone. But is it a friend or foe?
If this movie were remade for modern audiences, it would be a horror/thriller with a higher body count and bloody remains but then we'd miss out on some fantastic alien costuming. The outer space blood beast in this movie is a wonderful blend of Swamp Thing, one of those stupid Minions, and a cartoon parrot mascot costume. It looks incredibly stupid but, if I'm going to watch cheesy '50s science fiction, it's what I want in my space monster. You've got to feel bad for poor Russ Sturlin, the man in the costume. It looks large and unwieldy. But it made for the best part of the movie. So would I recommend NIGHT OF THE BLOOD BEAST? Maybe. It's a little painful for modern cinema sensibilities but I bet fans of this particular era love it. It's got anything you could ask for in one of these movies with a memorably stupid alien costume to boot. I wouldn't be surprised to find out this has a cult following behind it and, regardless of how dull I found the movie, I think it'd be awesome to see someone in a blood beast costume at conventions or something. In my limited experience in this sort of film, I did enjoy it more than the Corman-directed WASP WOMAN but not by a whole lot. There are better ones out there. So, no, I guess I would recommend skipping this one. Or don't. I really don't feel too strongly one way or another here.
NIGHT OF THE BLOOD BEAST has everything you could want from a cheesy 50's sci- fi: creeping shadows, melodramatic performances, a failure to understand science, and that warbling music. My problem isn't necessarily with this movie in particular; I just don't think I'll ever find appreciation for them. It seems a lot of science fiction from that era relied on tales of the strange to keep the audience engaged. The problem is I was born in a time when there are literally millions of bizarre stories competing for my attention so something as trivial as man dies in space mission, returns to life, and serves as an alien communication device isn't enough for me. Not if it's going to be this plodding anyway. It feels unfair to call this pacing slow, though, because our astronaut returns to life and the alien makes its presence felt within the first 15 minutes. Things are happening in this movie, semi-interesting things too, but they're done without any sort of excitement. If the characters are this bored .and mind you, one of them is murdered then how can I be expected to get excited for it all? Things don't really get interesting until the end of the movie when we learn about the alien's intentions. It all culminates in a showdown at a nearby cave where the alien is cornered and is given a chance to explain its goal in a voice that sounds like Stan Lee through a megaphone. But is it a friend or foe?
If this movie were remade for modern audiences, it would be a horror/thriller with a higher body count and bloody remains but then we'd miss out on some fantastic alien costuming. The outer space blood beast in this movie is a wonderful blend of Swamp Thing, one of those stupid Minions, and a cartoon parrot mascot costume. It looks incredibly stupid but, if I'm going to watch cheesy '50s science fiction, it's what I want in my space monster. You've got to feel bad for poor Russ Sturlin, the man in the costume. It looks large and unwieldy. But it made for the best part of the movie. So would I recommend NIGHT OF THE BLOOD BEAST? Maybe. It's a little painful for modern cinema sensibilities but I bet fans of this particular era love it. It's got anything you could ask for in one of these movies with a memorably stupid alien costume to boot. I wouldn't be surprised to find out this has a cult following behind it and, regardless of how dull I found the movie, I think it'd be awesome to see someone in a blood beast costume at conventions or something. In my limited experience in this sort of film, I did enjoy it more than the Corman-directed WASP WOMAN but not by a whole lot. There are better ones out there. So, no, I guess I would recommend skipping this one. Or don't. I really don't feel too strongly one way or another here.
Enjoyable 50's low-budget sci-fi/horror outing
Woodyanders20 March 2012
Warning: Spoilers
Astronaut Major John Corcoran (a solid performance by Michael Emmet) dies while returning to earth from his space mission. His body is recovered by the military. However, Corcoran comes back to life and terrorizes the military base. It turns out to be a bizarre plan from aliens to invade our planet. Director Bernard L. Kowalski, working from a compact script by Mark Varno, relates the entertainingly pulpy story at a steady pace, develops a reasonable amount of tension, and effectively creates and sustains a grimly serious tone. Moreover, this film is acted with admirable sincerity by the competent cast, with especially sturdy work by Ed Nelson as the stalwart Dave Randall, John Baer as the no-nonsense Steve Dunlap, Angela Greene as the distraught Dr. Julie Benson, Georgianna Carter as the fetching Donna Bixby, and Tyler McVey as the puzzled Dr. Alex Wyman. The primitive (not so) special effects possess a certain crude charm (the extraterrestrial monster resembles a mottled humanoid parrot!). In addition, there's a sprinkling of mild gore, the terse 62 minute running time ensures that this picture never gets dull or overstays its welcome, and the premise of Corcoran having alien parasites growing inside his body neatly prefigures "Alien." John M. Nickolaus Jr.'s stark black and white cinematography does the trick while Alexander Laszlo's robust score hits the rousing shivery spot. An immensely fun B-movie quickie.
More literary science fiction than prop filled space opera
dvdeugs5 April 2002
This movie was not deserving of being MST3K'ed. It clearly predates the American space program, and didn't have a huge budget. But what this movie had was a decent plot that didn't use random action sequences to move things forward, and several very thoughtful moments. It owes more to literary science fiction than to the ray guns of space opera, a very good thing in my book.
Okay, I'll admit there were some very hokey lines and some very ludicrous special effects. But it was still a good movie, all in all.
Okay, I'll admit there were some very hokey lines and some very ludicrous special effects. But it was still a good movie, all in all.
The earliest version of "Aliens", complete with organ music.
mark.waltz3 October 2019
Warning: Spoilers
Something had gotten under astromaut John Baer's skin, and it isn't the popular Cole Porter song. It's much more deadly than that, or so scientists Michael Emmett, Ed Nelson and Angela Greene think. Baer has returned from outer space with some sort of growth living inside him. They believe him to be dead, but suddenly he's up and about and warning them not to kill the hideous looking creature that is now larger and stronger than any man, and seemingly a killer. Baer believes that if they kill the creature, he will certainly die, and tries to reason with them to find out what this creature wants.
Through Baer's voice, the creature explains why it is there, but are the earthlings really wling to listen? The set-up is slow and the budget cheap, but the script deep down makes some excellent points about what destroys civilizations and what it takes to keep them going. Of course, nothing is really resolved because, well, that's the human way, to hear only what they want to hear and to judge anything that doesn't look or walk or think like a human as a monster. Just really who is the monster?
Through Baer's voice, the creature explains why it is there, but are the earthlings really wling to listen? The set-up is slow and the budget cheap, but the script deep down makes some excellent points about what destroys civilizations and what it takes to keep them going. Of course, nothing is really resolved because, well, that's the human way, to hear only what they want to hear and to judge anything that doesn't look or walk or think like a human as a monster. Just really who is the monster?
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