The Space Children (1958)
- Directed by
- Bernard C. Schoenfeld, Jack Arnold, William Alland
- Genre
- science fiction film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 09m
- Rating
- 4.2 of 10 from 43 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
A mysterious alien life form appears at a California beach and recruits the local children to stop the military from launching a nuclear missile. The kids work together to follow the alien's instructions and prevent a potential catastrophe.
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What happens
The Space Children is a 1958 independently made American science-fiction film, produced by William Alland, directed by Jack Arnold, and starring Michel Ray, Jackie Coogan, Russell Johnson, Johnny Crawford, Johnny Washbrook and Richard Shannon. The film's special effects were handled by John P. Fulton, and the makeup was by Wally Westmore. The film was released on June 26, 1958 by Paramount as a double feature with The Colossus of New York (1958). The character Eadie Johnson is portrayed by actor Sandy Descher, who had previous science-fiction film experience when she played the catatonic child in Warner Bros. Them! (1954). The movie was featured on an episode of the comedy show Mystery Science Theater 3000 in 1998 and is one of only 11 episodes to not have a commercial release due to copyright issues. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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