Frankenstein Meets the Spacemonster (1965)

Director:

Robert Gaffney

Writers:

R.H.W. Dillard (story)
George Garrett (story)

Release Date:

22 September 1965 (USA)

Genre:

Horror | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

Warning! Beware their stare!

Plot:

When an atomic war on Mars destroys the planet's women, it's up to Martian Princess Marcuzan and her right-hand man Dr...

Plot Keywords:

Martian | Android | Space Capsule | Mars | Puerto Rico

Cast

Marilyn Hanold	...	Princess Marcuzan
James Karen	...	Dr. Adam Steele (as Jim Karen)
Lou Cutell	...	Dr. Nadir
Nancy Marshall	...	Karen Grant
David Kerman	...	Gen. Bowers
Robert Reilly	...	Col. Frank Saunders / Frankenstein

Also Known As:

Duel of the Space Monsters (UK)
Frankenstein Meets the Space Men
Mars Attacks Puerto Rico
Mars Invades Puerto Rico
Operation San Juan

Runtime:

USA:79 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

USA:Unrated

Filming Locations:

Hempstead, Long Island, New York, USA

Company:

Futurama Entertainment Corp.

Trivia:

In the United States, all of the advertising material, including the trailer, gave the title of the film as "Frankenstein Meets the Space Monster." The main title on the film itself is "Frankenstein Meets the Spacemonster."

Goofs:

Continuity: When Steele, Nancy and the general fly off to Puerto Rico to search for Frank, they are seen leaving in a B-52 bomber. However, the plane they land in is a Boeing C-135.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Drive-In Madness! (1987)

Soundtrack:

That's The Way It's Gotta Be

IGNORE the low rating on this 60's sci-fi classic. Excellent entertainment!

This is a really low-budget b/w movie but it is very entertaining. This movie has really aged well. Many sci-fi fans that see this movie for the first time will know what I'm talking about. I saw this 1965 movie for the first time in 2006 and loved it. I guess this one fits into the category "so bad it's great." But I consider this a damn good effort, especially considering the budget.

The movie is tons of laughs. The alien invaders have an Uncle Fester-looking adviser to a hot-looking queen, who looks kind of like Barbara Steele. They come invading Earth and run into a cyborg ("Frank") built by the good old USA to explore space. This movie even has a helicopter air assault in vintage transport choppers! AWESOME! They had to send the Army to help the cyborg defeat the bat-people aliens and their weapon of last resort - a fanged monster that the aliens themselves can barely control!!!!! This movie has EVERYTHING and any fan of classic sci-fi and 60's bikini party horror should really love it.