The Beast with a Million Eyes (1955)
Directed by David Kramarsky / Lou Place
Genres - Mystery, Thriller, Science Fiction |
Sub-Genres - Alien Film, Natural Horror, Sci-Fi Horror |
Release Date - Jun 15, 1955 (USA - Unknown), Jun 15, 1955 (USA) |
Run Time - 78 min. |
Countries - United States |
MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis by Cavett Binion
Notable only for the presence of former silent film great Chester Conklin, this silly sci-fi flick from legendary producer Roger Corman is a murky blend of alien-invasion fare such as It Came from Outer Space and sundry "animals-run-amok" movies. When an invading alien (possessing far less than a million visual organs) touches down in a desert township outside of Indio, California (in a spacecraft that resembles a kitchen appliance), it begins its plan of world domination by controlling the minds of various animals, which subsequently attack the townspeople. The animal attacks are numerous but dull -- except for a scene of homicidal birds that beat Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds by a full five years (not that Hitch had cause for alarm).
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Keywords
alien [not human], mind-control, telepathy, animal-attack, destruction-of-mankind, dude-ranch, Southwest
Attributes
Low Artistic Quality, Low Production Values