Number: 280
Country: USA, 85 minutes
Spoken Languages: English, Spanish
Genre(s): Action, Thriller, Horror, Sci-Fi
Director(s): Byron Haskin
Cast: Gene Barry (as Dr. Clayton Forrester), Ann Robinson (as Sylvia Van Buren), Les Tremayne (as Maj. Gen. Mann), Robert Cornthwaite (as Dr. Pryor), William Phipps (as Wash Perry)
Medium: VHS tape,
Storyline: H.G. Well's classic novel is brought to life in this tale of alien invasion. The residents of a small town in California are excited when a flaming meteor lands in the hills. Their joy is tempered somewhat when they discover that it has passengers who are not very friendly. The movie itself is understood better when you consider that it was made at the height of the Cold War--just replace Martian with Russian....
Loaned: No
Aspect ratio: 1.66:1