The intelligent boy David MacLean (Jimmy Hunt) is the son of the Armistead's engineer George MacLean (Leif Erickson), who is the responsible for the secret design of the engine of a powerful rocket that will be launched to Mars. His mother Mary MacLean (Hillary Brooke) uses to say that he will be a scientist like his father is. David frequently uses his telescopic like an astronomer to search the sky. One night, he sees a spaceship landing on the beach nearby his house and he tells his beloved father that promises to investigate in the morning. George goes to the spot and vanishes, and Mary calls the police. The two officers walk to the place and also disappear in the sand. Out of the blue, George returns to his home emotionless and acting in a strange way, and David notes a cut on his back neck. Sooner David learns that the aliens are somehow controlling earthlings and he goes to the precinct to tell to the chief of police that is also under control of the invaders. When Dr. Pat Blake (Helena Carter) interviews the boy in a cell, she concludes that he is scared and telling the truth. She brings David to visit her fiancé, the renowned scientist Dr. Stuart Kelston (Arthur Franz) that calls Colonel Fielding (Morris Ankrum) and the military activates a defense plan against the invaders from Mars.
"Invaders from Mars" is a flawed and lame cult-movie visibly inspired in "The Day the Earth Stood Still" (1951) that also became the source of inspiration of masterpiece "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" (1956). In times of Cold War, "Invaders from Mars" is not pacifist like the foregoing 1951 film, but has the clear intention to demonstrate the North-American bellicose military power against aliens and saboteurs that threatens the American Dream represented by the McLean family. The alien abductions and brain implants are frequent theme of sci-fi movies and "X-Files" is the most famous recent example. My vote is seven.
Title (Brazil): "Invasores de Marte" ("Invaders from Mars")
Note: On 28 Nov 2017, I saw this film again.
"Invaders from Mars" is a flawed and lame cult-movie visibly inspired in "The Day the Earth Stood Still" (1951) that also became the source of inspiration of masterpiece "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" (1956). In times of Cold War, "Invaders from Mars" is not pacifist like the foregoing 1951 film, but has the clear intention to demonstrate the North-American bellicose military power against aliens and saboteurs that threatens the American Dream represented by the McLean family. The alien abductions and brain implants are frequent theme of sci-fi movies and "X-Files" is the most famous recent example. My vote is seven.
Title (Brazil): "Invasores de Marte" ("Invaders from Mars")
Note: On 28 Nov 2017, I saw this film again.