Born today most popular celebs most popular celebs celebrity news. A trip to mars 1910 this film was produced by thomas. As michael hagerty explains, the story tells us a lot about. As michael hagerty explains, the story tells us a lot about how conservation has changed over the years. It was this creature that caused me to begin my search for space monster back during my viewing of the wizard of mars. In 1975, four astronauts, dorothy, doc, charlie, and steve, crash land on mars. All this, while a narrator drones on, and eerie sound effects intone. 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.
This includes alien massacre, which is laughable since the only violence is committed against a rubber hose in one scene. The wizard of mars also called horrors of the red planet is a 1965 scifi film that is a b movie in every way, with no bells or whistles attached. Overview of wizard of mars, 1964, directed by david l. Aka horrors of the red planet between you and me, i prefer the wizard of mars title much better. 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. John carradine the wizard of mars, roger gentry steve, vic mcgee doc, jerry rannow charlie, eve bernhardt dorothy. The wizard of oz is a 1950 halfhour television adaptation with puppets of l. The film does attempt to get into a bit of alien mysticism, but the greatest sin of this film is that it. The wizard of mars 1965 the wizard of mars 1965 user. Between you and me, i prefer the wizard of mars title much better. The ninth installment in the young wizards series pits kit and nita against a newly reawakened alien race that is trying to claim mars. After embarking through a golden igneous cavern, braving a storm and finding an unmanned earth. Although there is nothing in the credits of the movie itself, the imdb actually throws a story credit to l. With john carradine, roger gentry, vic mcgee, jerry rannow.
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 wizard of mars 1965 classic scifi and horror movie. The collection contains all kinds of narrative, educational, documentary, advertising, instructional and government films and videos from all over the world. They must try to survive on the surface, which is barren except for some canals with huge maggots with fins. Frank baums the wonderful wizard of oz cowritten and directed by stage magician david l. 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.
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. Horrors of the red planet aka the wizard of mars 1965 fantasy. 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. In the 1920s through the 1960s, more films featured mars or extraterrestrial martians. 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. After embarking through a golden igneous cavern, braving a storm and finding an unmanned earth vessel, they. In 1975, four astronauts, dorothy, doc, charlie, and steve, crash land on mars when taking readings, with only four days of supplies. The title character is portrayed by john carradine, who gives a lengthy monologue as a. It turns out that space monster had more titles than your average drivein movie. 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 film depicts the first manned mars exploration mission going awry. Might as well keep going episode 341 the incomparable.
Nope, it looks like the wizard of mars is the best title. 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. Dec 12, 2019 1h 18min fantasy, horror, scifi 1 january 1965 usa in 1975, four astronauts, dorothy, doc, charlie, and steve, crash land on mars when taking readings, with only four days of supplies. Frank baums novel, the wizard of oz as four men crash on the surface of. Having read all of the previous books in the series, i eagerly purchased a wizard of mars as soon as it came out. In 1975, four astronauts, dorothy, doc, charlie, and steve, crash land on mars when taking readings, with only four days of. The wizard of mars 1965 letterboxd your life in film. So the trip to mars depicted in this film was placed in 1975, which. Also known as alien massacre, horror of the red planet, this film follows the general plot of l. Horror of the red planet aka the wizard of mars full movie. 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. This film was produced by thomas edison for his home kinetoscope. Film historian and author david del valle introduces a collection of classic films and shares tragic and hilarious stories from hollywoods dark past. 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.
Originally titled as space probe taurus, its also been known as first woman into space, flight beyond the sun, and most disturbingly, voyage into. Oscars best picture 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 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. 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. Hewitt, with john carradine, roger gentry, vic mcgee, at turner classic movies.
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 is a 1965 low budget science fiction film takeoff of l. A neglected bad movie classic that deserves a plan 9sized cult following this 1965 film from david l hewitt is my alltime favorite kitschy movie about space travel. Feb 10, 20 instead of whimsy and wonder, this adaptation of the wizard of oz set on mars has monsters made of tp rolls.
The wizard of mars the bad movie report stomp tokyo. The film begins with a space ship crashing onto the surface of mars. The wizard of mars 1965 classic scifi and horror movie dvdr. 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.
The wizard of mars is a rather boring low budgeted film. 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. After embarking through a golden igneous cavern, braving a storm. 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. John carradine the wizard of mars 1965 part 12 video.
A wizard of mars is the ninth novel in the young wizards series by diane duane. Wizard, televisions original science guy in the 1950s and 1960s, don herbert broadcast some of the most mesmerizing, and. Instead of whimsy and wonder, this adaptation of the wizard of oz set on mars has monsters made of tp rolls. Voyage to the prehistoric planet 1965 full movie download. How many parallels are there between this film and the wizard of. Jun 12, 2016 this feature is not available right now. American astronaut jim mcconnell gary sinise helps to coordinate a rescue. We place lessloved science fiction films from the past under our microscope and try to understand what went wrong. Such was the popularity of the film among tv audiences by then that abc decided to build an anthology series around it, a series which primarily showcased the first network telecasts of some of mgms most.
A button that says download on the app store, and if clicked it. Many of the videos have been preserved digitally and are available for free here at the. How much oxygen does it take to stay alive on mars. Horrors of the red planet 1965 is a silly scifi epic, loosely based on the wizard of oz.
The wizard of mars film en francais, streaming complet 1965. This one has all the little extras that separate a true bad movie classic from the mere pretenders. The wizard of mars 1965 changes the movie database. 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.
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. Wizard of mars 1964 four space travelers encounter a sinister force on mars that threatens to stifle all life forms within its reach. The wizard of mars 1965 movie free download online. Frank baums famous 1900 novel, directed by burr tillstrom, famous for creating the tv show kukla, fran and ollie. Wizard of mars 1965 attack of the gluedtogether toilet. Frank baums novel, the wizard of oz as four men crash on the surface of mars and find themselves. An intro essay to martian scifi films of intellect and interest. The wizard of mars horrors of the red planet frank. 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. 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. 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. 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.
Scientists, theorists, and the media love mars, and so does hollywood. The evolution of pace in popular movies springerlink. May 09, 2018 john carradine the wizard of mars 1965 part 12. The wizard of mars 1965 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. 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. The usa was well on the way to landing a man on the moon. Frank baums the wonderful wizard of oz cowritten and directed by stage magician. The wizard of mars 1965 changes the movie database tmdb. 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. What were talkin about here is horrors of the red planet, aka the wizard of mars.
It has a certain low budget charm that allows me to overlook a multitude of shortcomings. I think a much better film could have been made on the basic premise i. 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. John carradine was a great actor who found his way into horror films by playing dracula after lugosi in the 1940s. 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. After embarking through a golden igneous cavern, braving a storm and. Horrors of the red planet aka the wizard of mars 1965.
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