As sci-fi/fantasy film historian Bill Warren has noted, there is no middle ground so far as Kronos is concerned: the viewer either loves it or loathes it. Named for the Greek god Kronos, the title character is an all-metal "accumulator," newly arrived on earth to suck up energy for its own purposes. Entering the atmosphere through a huge transmitting tower, Kronos takes over the mind of American scientist John Emery, who is forced to help the metallic monster find power sources. Emery's colleague Jeff Morrow catches on to Kronos' intentions, and as the film rushes to a close Morrow sets the wheels in motion for the parasitic alien's destruction. Though 20th Century-Fox head Spyros Skouros personally insisted that Kronos go into production, he hedged his bets by releasing the picture through the company's B-flick subsidiary, Regal Films.
by Hal Erickson
synopsis
- Evil Aliens
- Power
- Rescue
- Science
- Scientist
- Robot
- Extraterrestrial
- Android
- Energetic