Feb 10, 20 instead of whimsy and wonder, this adaptation of the wizard of oz set on mars has monsters made of tp rolls. I think a much better film could have been made on the basic premise i. Horror of the red planet aka the wizard of mars full movie. Having read all of the previous books in the series, i eagerly purchased a wizard of mars as soon as it came out. How many parallels are there between this film and the wizard of. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. The ninth installment in the young wizards series pits kit and nita against a newly reawakened alien race that is trying to claim mars. Frank baums famous 1900 novel, directed by burr tillstrom, famous for creating the tv show kukla, fran and ollie. One of the earliest films to be set on mars was the short film a trip to mars 1910, which was produced by one of thomas edisons film companies. As michael hagerty explains, the story tells us a lot about.
The usa was well on the way to landing a man on the moon. American astronaut jim mcconnell gary sinise helps to coordinate a rescue. The wizard of mars aka the horrors of mars staring john carradine 1965 plot in 1974, four astronauts, silver shoeclad dorothy, overweight doc, goofy charlie, and wooden steve, crash land. The wizard of mars is a rather boring low budgeted film.
They must try to survive on the surface, which is barren except for some canals with huge maggots with fins. Well, come on, with a title like that, weve just got to watch this movie some of you will recall that i mentioned this film way back in the wizard of mars. Wizard of mars 1965 attack of the gluedtogether toilet. Hewitt, with john carradine, roger gentry, vic mcgee, at turner classic movies. Four astronauts crashland on the surface of mars, where they encounter strange lifeforms, travel by raft and on foot, in order to get to an ancient city. The retitling also results in the first bit of unintentional humor, as the wizard of mars title is replaced with an electronic intercard reading, what else, horrors of the red planet in a rather small, unimpressive font. The wiz is a 1978 american musical adventure fantasy film produced by universal pictures and motown productions, and released by universal pictures on october 24, 1978. Voyage to the prehistoric planet 1965 full movie download.
Aka horrors of the red planet between you and me, i prefer the wizard of mars title much better. Jul 18, 2017 the wizard of mars aka the horrors of mars staring john carradine 1965 plot in 1974, four astronauts, silver shoeclad dorothy, overweight doc, goofy charlie, and wooden steve, crash land. Although there is nothing in the credits of the movie itself, the imdb actually throws a story credit to l. Between you and me, i prefer the wizard of mars title much better. Not only is the creature recycled from that film, but it attempts to communicate with our astronauts by rapidly sticking its tongue in and out. A wizard of mars is the ninth novel in the young wizards series by diane duane. Winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comic con sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. In the 1960s, the lehman caves in eastern nevadas great basin national park served as a standin for the surface of mars when a b scifi movie called the wizard of mars was shot there. Originally titled as space probe taurus, its also been known as first woman into space, flight beyond the sun, and most disturbingly, voyage into. I remember this movie as being shown a lot on the mel jazz afternoon movie show on an independent minneapolis tv station in the very early 1970s. Alien massacre actually contained wizard of mars and an anthology horror film made by the same director, gallery of horror 1966 film, neither of which involved a scientists daughter, the spacepistolwielding girl, or even an attack on a space vessel, though lon chaney jr. The wizard of mars horrors of the red planet frank. Frank baums novel, the wizard of oz as four men crash on the surface of.
After embarking through a golden igneous cavern, braving a storm and. All this, while a narrator drones on, and eerie sound effects intone. This time around, well be looking at the martian film classics, that is, those from the 1950s and 60s. Off to see the wizard is an american television anthology series, partially animated but mostly live action, produced by mgm animationvisual arts and telecast on abctv between 1967 and 1968 that was narrated by hal holbrook. The video cellar is an eclectic collection of feature films, shorts, animations and tv shows.
After embarking through a golden igneous cavern, braving a storm and finding an unmanned earth vessel, they. Horrors of the red planet aka the wizard of mars 1965 fantasy, horror, scifi film gorillas. Film historian and author david del valle introduces a collection of classic films and shares tragic and hilarious stories from hollywoods dark past. The wizard of mars the bad movie report stomp tokyo. It may be young adult fiction, but the themes and the scientific content put it. This includes alien massacre, which is laughable since the only violence is committed against a rubber hose in one scene.
In 1975, four astronauts, dorothy, doc, charlie, and steve, crash land on mars. Horrors of the red planet aka the wizard of mars 1965. The series derived its name from the wellknown song were off to see the wizard, featured in mgms classic 1939 film the wizard of oz. A button that says download on the app store, and if clicked it. Frank baum s classic 1900 childrens novel the wonderful wizard of oz featuring an allblack cast, the film was loosely adapted from the 1974 broadway. Born today most popular celebs most popular celebs celebrity news. The title character is portrayed by john carradine, who gives a lengthy monologue as a. Jun 12, 2016 this feature is not available right now.
Frank baums the wonderful wizard of oz cowritten and directed by stage magician. John carradine was a great actor who found his way into horror films by playing dracula after lugosi in the 1940s. Frank baums classic 1900 childrens novel the wonderful wizard of oz featuring an allblack cast, the film was loosely adapted from the 1974 broadway musical of the same name. Wizard, televisions original science guy in the 1950s and 1960s, don herbert broadcast some of the most mesmerizing, and kooky, science experiments from his garage. The wizard of mars 1965 jabootus bad movie dimension. It was this creature that caused me to begin my search for space monster back during my viewing of the wizard of mars.
With john carradine, roger gentry, vic mcgee, jerry rannow. This film was produced by thomas edison for his home kinetoscope. It has a certain low budget charm that allows me to overlook a multitude of shortcomings. John carradine the wizard of mars 1965 part 12 video.
The wizard of oz is a 1950 halfhour television adaptation with puppets of l. So the trip to mars depicted in this film was placed in 1975, which. Black magic 1992 movie free download stream slideshare. The wizard of mars film en francais, streaming complet 1965. The title character is portrayed by john carradine, who gives a lengthy monologue as a projection near the end of the film. Also known as alien massacre, horror of the red planet, this film follows the general plot of l. Many of the videos have been preserved digitally and are available for free here at the. An intro essay to martian scifi films of intellect and interest. Frank baums the wonderful wizard of oz cowritten and directed by stage magician david l. After embarking through a golden igneous cavern, braving a storm. Because, believe it or not, the film is sort of, vaguely very, very very x10 vaguely, patterned after the wizard of oz.
The wizard of mars 1965 changes the movie database tmdb. In 1974, four astronauts, silver shoeclad dorothy, overweight doc, goofy charlie, and wooden steve, crash land on mars when taking readings, with only four days of supplies. After being pushed back several times due to internal turmoil at harcourt trade publishers, it was scheduled to be released april 14, 2010, but the distributor shipped it in late march. Scientists, theorists, and the media love mars, and so does hollywood. Horrors of the red planet 1965 is a silly scifi epic, loosely based on the wizard of oz. Nope, it looks like the wizard of mars is the best title.
The evolution of pace in popular movies springerlink. May 09, 2018 john carradine the wizard of mars 1965 part 12. I watched it mostly hoping it was at least interesting when it came to the parallels to the wizard of oz but sadly this didnt pan out at all. The author obviously had a great deal of fun writing the book, and in the process poked some fun at other writers who have had mars on the brain. In the 1920s through the 1960s, more films featured mars or extraterrestrial martians. It turns out that space monster had more titles than your average drivein movie. How much oxygen does it take to stay alive on mars. The film depicts the first manned mars exploration mission going awry. The film does attempt to get into a bit of alien mysticism, but the greatest sin of this film is that it is just dull. The wizard of mars 1965 movie free download online. The film does attempt to get into a bit of alien mysticism, but the greatest sin of this film is that it.
After embarking through a golden igneous cavern, braving a storm and finding an unmanned earth. The wizard of mars 1965 changes the movie database. As michael hagerty explains, the story tells us a lot about how conservation has changed over the years. The wizard of mars 1965 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. In 1975, four astronauts, dorothy, doc, charlie, and steve, crash land on mars when taking readings, with only four days of.
This one has all the little extras that separate a true bad movie classic from the mere pretenders. The wizard of mars is a 1965 low budget science fiction film takeoff of l. John carradine the wizard of mars, roger gentry steve, vic mcgee doc, jerry rannow charlie, eve bernhardt dorothy. What were talkin about here is horrors of the red planet, aka the wizard of mars. As kit begins to feel estranged from his friends, especially nita, narrator christina moore effortlessly captures his confused feelings, his yearning for his own wizardry, and his fascination with mars. The wizard of mars 1965 the wizard of mars 1965 user. The wizard of mars 1965 classic scifi and horror movie. Wizard, televisions original science guy in the 1950s and 1960s, don herbert broadcast some of the most mesmerizing, and. It is very much just the sort of scifi movie that one would find in the mid60s, but ill just be up front and say that this is a pretty bad film. In 1974 four astronauts, silver shoeclad dorothy, overweight doc, goofy charlie, and wooden steve, crash land on mars when taking readings, with only four days of supplies. The film begins with a space ship crashing onto the surface of mars.
The wizard of mars horrors of the red planet frank coe toot toot 1965 okay, you know, were generally very reverent about the films we write about here, but theres at least one movie that really gets under our skin. Horrors of the red planet aka the wizard of mars 1965 fantasy. The wizard of mars 1965 letterboxd your life in film. Frank baums novel, the wizard of oz as four men crash on the surface of mars and find themselves. We place lessloved science fiction films from the past under our microscope and try to understand what went wrong. Very loose adaptation of the wizard of oz, dorothy is an astronaut, shes with 3 companions, theres a golden brick road, and theres a wizard who requires a task completed before returning them home. The wizard of mars 1965 classic scifi and horror movie dvdr. Fairly typical cheap 60s scifi film, lots of wandering around, because the entire budget was spent on the martian interior, then a bit of dramatic action at the end. In 1975, four astronauts, dorothy, doc, charlie, and steve, crash land on mars when taking readings, with only four days of supplies.
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