Robot Monster (1953)

User Rating:

2.9/10   

Director:

Phil Tucker

Writer:

Wyott Ordung (screenplay)

Release Date:

25 June 1953 (USA)

Genre:

Sci-Fi | Thriller

Tagline:

Adventures Into The Future in New TRU-3 Dimension

Plot:

The Robot Monster has been sent to Earth as the advance party of an impending invasion. Ordered by The Great One to capture several humans...

Plot Keywords:

Monster | Robot | Helmet | Gorilla | End Of The World Scenario

Cast

George Nader	...	Roy
Claudia Barrett	...	Alice
Selena Royle	...	Mother (as Selena Royale)
John Mylong	...	The Professor
Gregory Moffett	...	Johnny
Pamela Paulson	...	Carla
George Barrows	...	Ro-Man the Monster / (2nd role) Great Guidance
John Brown	...	Ro-Man / Great Guidance (voice)

Also Known As:

Monster from Mars
Monsters from the Moon (USA) (TV title)

Runtime:

66 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Recording)

Certification:

USA:Approved

Filming Locations:

Bronson Caves, Bronson Canyon, Griffith Park - 4730 Crystal Springs Drive, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Three Dimension Pictures

Trivia:

It was reportedly shot in just four days, utilized no sets, and was entirely filmed outside.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: The "Great one" is clearly seen feeling for his switches on several occasions while talking to Ro-Man, as the actor in the suit can't see them.

Quotes:

Great One: Have you made the correction?
Ro-Man: I need guidance, Great One. For the first time in my life, I am not sure.
Great One: You sound like a hu-man, not a Ro-Man. Can you not verify a fact?
Ro-Man: I meshed my LIP with the view-screen auditor, and picked up a count of five.
Great One: Error! Error! There are eight!
Ro-Man: Then the other three still elude me. Is it possible they have a counterpower?

Movie Connections:

Featured in "The Canned Film Festival: Robot Monster (#1.5)" (1986)

PLAN 9? . . . HA!

The only people who truly think that PLAN 9 FROM OUTER SPACE is the worst film ever made have obviously not seen THIS turkey. It makes PLAN 9 look like a Lucas/Spielberg/Cameron collaboration. From the idea of using a gorilla costume for a robot suit (I give director Phil Tucker an A for chutzpah!), to the "special effects" to the across the board bad acting, ROBOT MONSTER is just plain bad. My favorite scene is when we can see the hand holding the sparkling "orbitting space station" as it throws the exploding space ship at the camera (this is 3-D after all). > I actually got to see this on a big screen on a triple bill of this, PLAN 9 and ATTACK OF THE KILLER TOMATOES (which I think is an actual GOOD movie). Needless to say, RM was the highlight ("lowlight"?) of the evening. Tucker speaks of a film he made called SPACE JOCKEY that even HE thinks is "a piece of s--t". So far, this film seems to be lost. Has anyone seen it, and is Phil correct in his assessment?