Fifties sci-fi classic deals with John Putnam (Richard Carlson) as an aficionado astronomer who along with his beautiful girlfriend (Barbara Rush) during an evening in Sand Rock ( Arizona ) watch a fiery ball fall from the clouds into the desert . They investigate and John observes a ship and is convinced something is inside. Some stones fall burying the saucer before any one else can see it and now no one will believe him . After that , he becomes the aim of jokes and giggles from local townspeople when the newspapers publicize the story and Sheriff Matt Warren (Charles Drake) thinks he is nutty . When two locals, Frank Daylon (Joe Sawyer) and George (Russell Johnson), start to act rarely ; John is convinced that they have been taken over by an alien being that assume their identities. He can't convince anyone of the UFO crash he sighted and the aliens who have taken human form while repairing their ship aren't making it any easier.
Excellent adaptation of Ray Bradbury's story with smart , thoughtful screenplay by Harry Essex who distinguish with snappy pacing, a genuine heartfelt enthusiasm for the genre, and plenty of scary atmosphere and eerie events. The picture contains supremely suspense , thrills , tension , spooky scenes and acceptable special effects by that time . It deals with outer space creatures taking over the bodies of earthlings and was the first time to utilize this issue , subsequently ordinary theme on the science fiction genre . Moody black and white cinematography by the cameraman Clifford Stine . Solid acting by Richard Carlson usual actor in sci-Fi genre and a gorgeous Barbara Rush . This exciting Sci-Fi results to be a classic picture of the golden age of the 50s along with ¨Them¨ , ¨Forbidden planet¨, ¨Invaders from Mars¨ , ¨War of the worlds ¨ ,¨Destination moon¨ , ¨Earth vs flying saucers¨ and ¨When worlds collide¨, among others . The motion picture is well directed by Jack Arnold in his first foray into the Sci-Fi genre. He reigns supreme as one of the greatest filmmakers of 50s science , achieving an important cult popularity with classics as "The Creature from the Black Lagoon," and its follow-up titled "Revenge of the Creature" that was a nice sequel . "Tarantula" was likewise a lot of amusement . "The Incredible Shrinking Man" attained his greatest enduring cult popularity , it's a thought-provoking and impressive classic that's lost none of its power throughout the years . Arnold's final two genre entries were the interesting "Monster on the Campus" and the outlandish "The Space Children¨ . And of course ¨It came from outer space ¨ that still hold up today . It's followed by an inferior remake (1996) for TV .
Excellent adaptation of Ray Bradbury's story with smart , thoughtful screenplay by Harry Essex who distinguish with snappy pacing, a genuine heartfelt enthusiasm for the genre, and plenty of scary atmosphere and eerie events. The picture contains supremely suspense , thrills , tension , spooky scenes and acceptable special effects by that time . It deals with outer space creatures taking over the bodies of earthlings and was the first time to utilize this issue , subsequently ordinary theme on the science fiction genre . Moody black and white cinematography by the cameraman Clifford Stine . Solid acting by Richard Carlson usual actor in sci-Fi genre and a gorgeous Barbara Rush . This exciting Sci-Fi results to be a classic picture of the golden age of the 50s along with ¨Them¨ , ¨Forbidden planet¨, ¨Invaders from Mars¨ , ¨War of the worlds ¨ ,¨Destination moon¨ , ¨Earth vs flying saucers¨ and ¨When worlds collide¨, among others . The motion picture is well directed by Jack Arnold in his first foray into the Sci-Fi genre. He reigns supreme as one of the greatest filmmakers of 50s science , achieving an important cult popularity with classics as "The Creature from the Black Lagoon," and its follow-up titled "Revenge of the Creature" that was a nice sequel . "Tarantula" was likewise a lot of amusement . "The Incredible Shrinking Man" attained his greatest enduring cult popularity , it's a thought-provoking and impressive classic that's lost none of its power throughout the years . Arnold's final two genre entries were the interesting "Monster on the Campus" and the outlandish "The Space Children¨ . And of course ¨It came from outer space ¨ that still hold up today . It's followed by an inferior remake (1996) for TV .