KADOYNG is another science fiction-themed Children's Film Foundation movie, following on from my last experience of one, SUPERSONIC SAUCER. This one sees a little spaceship landing in the woods and the alien astronaut - who looks just like a human - befriending the usual gang of kids who are fighting having their village bulldozed to make way for a motorway. As usual he ends up helping them. There are the usual charmingly primitive special effects alongside good character work from the adult performers like Bill Owen, Jack Haig and Gerald Sim, and some of the kids have a lot of character too. Simple fare from another era.
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A very silly film
garsonfarm22 June 2020
The plot has been summarised as "The quaint village of Byway will be bulldozed to make way for a motorway until alien outcast Kadoyng arrives from Outer Space to help" and doesn't really need any further comment. It's dated badly for an audience today and has some very clunky progress through the plot, but it has some imaginative ideas.
The basic storyline underneath the space age froth reminded me of The Railway Children given a comedy remix, and it has the same affectionate tone. I described the plot summary above on an online forum somewhere else, which got a response wondering if it could have been an influence on Douglas Adams for "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy", and there are enough similarities to suggest the link is valid.
The basic storyline underneath the space age froth reminded me of The Railway Children given a comedy remix, and it has the same affectionate tone. I described the plot summary above on an online forum somewhere else, which got a response wondering if it could have been an influence on Douglas Adams for "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy", and there are enough similarities to suggest the link is valid.
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