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Invasion of the Star Creatures (1962)

Invasion of the Star Creatures poster
Directed by
Bruno VeSota
Genre
science fiction comedy, monster film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 10m
Rated
AP
Rating
3.3 of 10 from 14 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Two dimwitted G.I.s encounter alien women who are giant vegetable creatures. The soldiers try to stop the aliens from taking over the world.

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What happens

Invasion of the Star Creatures is an independently made 1962 black-and-white science fiction/comedy film, produced by Samuel Z. Arkoff and Berj Hagopian, directed by Bruno VeSota, that stars Bob Ball and Frankie Ray. The film was theatrically released by American International Pictures as a double feature with The Brain That Wouldn't Die. The theatrical version (currently on DVD) runs 70 minutes. For television syndication, a 10-minute sequence was added, bringing the film's running time to 80 minutes. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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