Earth vs. the Flying Saucers (1956)
- Directed by
- Fred F. Sears, Ray Harryhausen
- Genre
- science fiction film, monster film, speculative fiction film
- Country
- Soviet Union, United Kingdom, France, United States
- Runtime
- 1h 23m
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 6.1 of 10 from 186 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
Alien flying saucers attack Earth and wipe out military forces. An American scientist races to find a way to stop them before they destroy all of humanity.
freneticsuspensefulretroaction-packeddoom-ladenearnestvisceralnostalgic
What happens
Earth vs. the Flying Saucers (a.k.a. Invasion of the Flying Saucers and Flying Saucers from Outer Space) is a 1956 American science-fiction film from Columbia Pictures. It was produced by Charles H. Schneer, directed by Fred F. Sears, and stars Hugh Marlowe and Joan Taylor. The stop-motion animation special effects were created by Ray Harryhausen. The storyline was suggested by the bestselling 1953 nonfiction book Flying Saucers from Outer Space by Maj. Donald Keyhoe. The film was released as a double feature with The Werewolf. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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The Thing (1982)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.