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David Ladd, the son of Hollywood star Alan Ladd, heads the cast of Beyond the Universe. Ladd plays a 21st century scientist who manages to contact an extraterrestrial race. The aliens possess a far vaster intellect than anyone on earth, which could mean trouble-and does. Jacqueline Ray costars in this 1981 release, which went directly to television before the year was out. It's possible that Beyond the Universe was completed a few years before its release date, inasmuch as David Ladd had pretty much abandoned acting in favor of producing by the 1980s.