Teenagers from Outer Space (1959)

User Rating:

3.1/10   

Director:

Tom Graeff

Writer:

Tom Graeff (written by)

Release Date:

June 1959 (USA)

Genre:

Sci-Fi | Horror

Tagline:

Teenage hoodlums from another world on a horrendous rampage!

Plot:

A young alien (David Love) falls for a pretty teenage Earth girl (Dawn Anderson) and they team up to try to stop the plans of his invading cohorts...

Plot Keywords:

Alien | Flying Saucer | Giant Lobster | Skeleton | Surrealism

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Cast

David Love	...	Derek
Dawn Bender	...	Betty Morgan (as Dawn Anderson)
Bryan Grant	...	Thor
Harvey B. Dunn	...	Gramps Morgan
Tom Graeff	...	Joe Rogers (as Tom Lockyear)
King Moody	...	Spacecraft Captain (as Robert King Moody)
Helen Sage	...	Nurse Morse
Frederick Welch	...	Dr. C.R. Brandt, MD
Carl Dickensen	...	Gas Station Attendant
Sonia Torgeson	...	Alice Woodward
Billy Bridges	...	Driver picking up Thor
James Conklin	...	Professor Simpson
Gene Sterling	...	The Alien Leader
Ralph Lowe	...	Moreal, Spaceship Crew
Bill DeLand	...	Saul, Spaceship Crew
Ursula Hansen	...	Hilda
Robert Williams	...	TV Newsman (as Bob Williams)
Don DeClue	...	Generating Plant Worker
Don Chambers	...	Dr. Mason
Jim MacGeorge	...	Mac, a Cop
Kent Rogers	...	Harry, a Cop
Sol Resnick	...	Mason's Assistant
Bob Regas	...	Johnson (as Robert Regas)
Ross Evans	...	School Janitor (as Horst Ehrhardt)

Directed by
Tom Graeff

Writing credits
Tom Graeff		(written by)

Produced by
Tom Graeff	....	producer

Cinematography by
Tom Graeff		(uncredited)

Film Editing by
Tom Graeff		(uncredited)

Special Effects by
Paul Blaisdell	....	effects props (uncredited)
Tom Graeff	....	special effects (uncredited)

Music Department
Tom Graeff	....	music coordinator (uncredited)
Geordie Hormel	....	composer: stock music (uncredited)
William Loose	....	composer: stock music (uncredited)
Spencer Moore	....	composer: stock music (uncredited)
Fred Steiner	....	composer: stock music (uncredited)

Other crew
Tom Graeff	....	presenter
Bryan Grant	....	production associate (as Bryan G. Pearson)
David Love	....	production associate (as C.R. Kaltenthaler)
Gene Sterling	....	production associate

Production Companies

• Tom Graeff Productions

Distributors

• Warner Bros. Pictures (1959) (USA) (theatrical)
• Topaz Film Corporation (1959) (USA) (theatrical) (as Topaz Film Corp.)
• Rhino Video (1996) (USA) (VHS)
• Englewood Entertainment (1997) (USA) (VHS)
• Englewood Entertainment (2000) (USA) (DVD)
• Image Entertainment (2000) (USA) (DVD)
• E-Realbiz.com (2001) (USA) (VHS)
• Alpha Video Distributors (2003) (USA) (DVD)
• BFS Video (2004) (USA) (DVD)
• Brentwood Home Video (2004) (USA) (DVD)
• Reel Media International (2004) (worldwide) (VHS)
• St. Clair Vision (2004) (Canada) (DVD)
• GoodTimes Home Video (2005) (USA) (DVD)
• Reel Media International (2007) (worldwide) (all media)
• YLE Teema (2007) (Finland) (TV)
• Mill Creek Entertainment (2007) (USA) (DVD)
• Network Enterprises (????) (USA) (VHS)
• Something Weird Video (SWV) (????) (USA) (VHS)

Also Known As:

Invasion of the Gargon (USA) (working title)
Killers from Outer Space (USA) (working title)
The Boy from Out of This World (USA) (working title)
The Gargon Terror (UK)

Runtime:

86 min | USA:72 min (DVD)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

USA:Unrated (2005 DVD release) | Canada:PG (Ontario) | UK:PG (video rating) (2004) | UK:X (original rating) (1960) | USA:Approved (PCA #19288)

Filming Locations:

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

Company:

Tom Graeff Productions

Trivia:

Although Warner Bros. distributed this ultra-low-budget sci-fi film, it was definitely not a Warner Bros. production. The studio needed a genre film to play as the second feature with the Godzilla sequel it was releasing under the title Gojira no gyakushû (1955) and bought this from producer Tom Graeff.

Goofs:

Continuity: During the "ending" car chase, Joe Rogers' (the reporter) hat is different while he is driving the car as opposed to when he is outside the car before the chase and after the chase. The hat before and after the chase has a brim which is UP in the back and DOWN in the front. However, when the scene cuts to the interior of him driving the car, his hat's brim is UP both in the front and the back.

Quotes:

Thor: I will find you. I will find you. I will find you. I will find you. Ahhhhhhggg.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Watch the Skies!: Science Fiction, the 1950s and Us (2005) (TV)

This movie is the prime example of 50s B movie sci-fi.

This film is a prime example of the low budget 1950s B movie sci-fi. This movie is the 50s and that's the best reason of why you should see it. Anyone who is interested in 50s sci-fi, has to see Teenagers From Outer Space. The flaws are so numerous they can't be counted, and the acting is as bad as the script. The only monsters in the movie are the Gargons, which are lobsters. Apart from these flaws, Teenagers From Outer Space is a fun movie. I've watched it several times and find it very entertaining. The alien's death ray gun is quite impressive, as are the scenes in which it is used. View this movie remembering it is 1959. I would think this film would have been quite popular and very scary back then. Sit down, relax and get a bowl of popcorn. Pop in the DVD or VCR and have a good time watching this fun, exciting 1950s sci-fi thriller.