The Strange World of Planet X (1958)
- Directed by
- Gilbert Gunn
- Genre
- horror film, science fiction film, monster film
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Runtime
- 1h 15m
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 4.8 of 10 from 22 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 scientist's magnetic experiments attract UFOs and cause insects and spiders to mutate into giant monsters. Strange weather and cosmic radiation threaten the British countryside.
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What happens
The Strange World of Planet X (U.S. title: Cosmic Monsters) is an independently made 1958 British second feature ('B') science fiction horror film directed by Gilbert Gunn and starring Forrest Tucker and Gaby André. It was adapted by Paul Ryder and Joe Ambor from the 1957 Rene Ray The Strange World of Planet X, produced by George Maynard and John Bash. A made-for-TV serial called The Strange World of Planet X, adapted by Rene Ray in 1956, had aired previously in the UK and was the basis for the feature film. A monomaniacal scientist creates ultra-sensitive, disruptive magnetic fields, which have unexpected side effects, while also attracting unidentified flying objects from outer space. Strange things begin to happen, including a freak storm, blasts of cosmic radiation that penetrates the Earth's normally protective magnetic shield, and insects and spiders mutating into giant flesh-eating monsters. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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