Zontar, the Thing from Venus (1966)

Original title

Zontar: The Thing from Venus

Directed by

Larry Buchanan

Genre

science fiction

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 20m

Rating

4.2 of 10 from 26 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

An alien from Venus comes to Earth and takes over people's minds. A scientist and his wife try to stop the creature from conquering the world.

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What happens

Zontar, the Thing from Venus (also known as Zontar: The Invader from Venus) is a 1967 American made-for-television horror science fiction film directed by Larry Buchanan and starring John Agar and Susan Bjurman. It is based on the teleplay by Hillman Taylor and Buchanan. It is a low-budget 16 mm color remake of Roger Corman's It Conquered the World (1956), which also featured an alien invader from Venus. The movie was filmed around White Rock Lake area in Dallas, Texas. The main house featured is a home in Lochwood neighborhood by White Rock Lake on corner of Rogue Way. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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