(1956)
George Orwell's landmark novel is the basis of this eerie, darkly satiric tale whose futuristic world is divided into three sections following an atomic war. London, capital of the Oceania sector, is where Edmond O'Brien is a clerk for "Big Brother," the totalitarian government that keeps a close watch with all of its subjects. When O'Brien carries on a forbidden love affair with Jan Sterling, officials try to brainwash the couple into abandoning their free will. With Donald Pleasence, Michael Redgrave; directed by Michael Anderson ("Around the World in 80 Days"). 91 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English. Plays All Regions.
(1957)
A spacecraft from the first Earth-Venus mission crashes off the Italian coast, and a canister containing a Venusian lifeform is recovered by a boy. The alien grows into a reptilian giant which eventually runs amok on the streets of Rome in this sci-fi tale with creature effects by Ray Harryhausen. William Hopper, Joan Taylor star. Includes both the original black-and-white and the newly colorized versions. 82 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English, French; featurettes; audio commentary; interview; photo gallery; more. Two-disc set.
(1957)
A spacecraft from the first Earth-Venus mission crashes off the Italian coast, and a canister containing a Venusian lifeform is recovered by a boy. The alien grows into a reptilian giant called the Ymir and eventually runs amok on the streets of Rome in this sci-fi tale with creature effects by Ray Harryhausen. William Hopper, Joan Taylor star. 83 min. Standard and Widescreen (Enhanced)rd; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English, French; documentary; theatrical trailers; featurettes.
(1952)
The first six episodes from season one--"Superman on Earth," "The Haunted Lighthouse," "The Talkative Dummy," "The Mystery of the Broken Statues," "The Monkey Mystery," and "A Night of Terror"--are included. 154 min. total. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono. **6 episodes on 1 disc. 154 min.**
(1957)
All 13 episodes from the fifth season and all 13 episodes from the sixth and final season--including "Peril in Paris," "The Stolen Elephant," "Whatever Goes Up," "The Last Knight," and "All That Glitters"--are featured in a five-disc set. 11 1/4 hrs. total. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: French, Spanish; featurette. **26 episodes on 5 discs. 11 1/4 hrs.**
(1952)
All 26 episodes from the debut season--including "Superman on Earth," "The Monkey Mystery," "The Runaway Robot," "Riddle of the Chinese Jade," and the two-part "The Unknown People"--are featured in a five-disc set. Also includes Supes' first feature, "Superman And The Mole-Men" (1951), which finds the Man of Steel battling a race of dwarfish subterranean creatures. 11 hrs. total. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English, French, Spanish.
(1953)
All 26 episodes from the second season--including "Five Minutes to Doom," "A Ghost for Scotland Yard," "Panic in the Sky," "The Golden Vulture," and "Around the World with Superman"--are featured in a five-disc set. 11 1/3 hrs. total. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English, French, Spanish; documentary; audio commentary on selected episodes; bonus promo episode "Stamp Day For Superman" (1954). **26 episodes on 5 discs. 11 1/3 hrs.**
(1955)
All 13 episodes from the third season and all 13 episodes from the fourth season--including "Through the Time Barrier," "Great Caesar's Ghost," "Clark Kent, Outlaw," "The Wedding of Superman," and "The Jolly Roger"--are featured in a five-disc set. 11 3/4 hrs. total. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: French, Spanish; featurettes. **26 episodes on 5 discs. 11 3/4 hrs.**
(1956)
Winner of five Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Michael Todd's lavish production of the Jules Verne adventure classic stars David Niven as globe-trotting Phileas Fogg, with Cantinflas and Shirley MacLaine as his companions. Dozens of cameos, including Frank Sinatra, Marlene Dietrich, Ronald Colman, Buster Keaton, and more. 182 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital 5.1, French Dolby Digital stereo; Subtitles: English, Spanish, French; "making of" documentary; audio commentary; deleted scenes; TV special excerpts; newsreel footage; photo gallery; theatrical trailers; DVD-ROM content; bonus short "A Trip to the Moon" (1902). Two-disc set.
(1959)
No, it's not about 50-foot lawyers! A dismal Southern swamp is the home for these bloodsucking behemoths who joyfully drain the poor white trash who live there. Charlie Allnut's least favorite film. Bruno Ve Sota, Ken Clark and Yvette Vickers star in this Roger and Gene Corman production. AKA: "The Giant Leeches." 62 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English. Plays All Regions.
(1957)
Jiminy crickets! Irradiated wheat and produce are turning normal grasshoppers into giant, man-eating monsters that are marching (hopping?) on Chicago. Can scientist Peter Graves and reporter Peggie Castle stop them before they swarm all over Wrigley Field? Bert I. Gordon ("The Amazing Colossal Man") directs this "big bug" sci-fi fave. 73 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; audio commentary; theatrical trailer.
(1954)
George Pal produced this special effects-filled science-fiction epic about the first planned flight to Mars, and the captain who feels that the mission is blasphemous and attempts to stop it. With Walter Brooke, Eric Fleming, Mickey Shaughnessy, and Ross Martin. 80 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English. NOTE: This Title is Out Of Print; Limit One Per Customer.
(1955)
Creepy sci-fi suspenser about a young married couple (Bill Williams and Barbara Hale) who discover a shocking secret about their apartment building's maintenance man (Peter Lorre), an enigmatic character with an array of bizarre, high-tech machinery and the ability to see through the back of his head. AKA: "Young Couples Only." Also includes "Way Stations In Space" (1960), a fascinating documentary, produced for elementary schools, that explores the possibility of constructing orbital rest stops. Standard; Soundtrack: English.
(1950)
The first Hollywood science-fiction project to take a serious look at the possibilities of manned spaceflight, George Pal's Oscar-winning film chronicles, in meticulous detail, the planning and launching of the first lunar expedition. Co-written by Robert A. Heinlein; Warner Anderson, John Archer, Dick Wesson star. 91 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono.
(1959)
This forgotten sci-fi epic from the 1950s is a feature intended as a TV pilot and stars Harry Townes and John Agar as commanders of a space station that's devastated by a meteor before a rocket launch. After Towne faces a Senate investigation, another planned launch turns disastrous. With Cecil Kellaway, Ed Platt. Standard; Soundtrack: English.
(1954)
High camp British sci-fi from the '50s with Hazel Court as a gorgeous alien who comes to Earth with a loyal robot in tow, searching for men for use as breeding stock. Can you believe it, those men don't want to go! Hugh McDermott, Adrienne Corri also star. 77 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono.
(1956)
The fabulous effects work of Ray Harryhausen buoys this thrilling sci-fi tale, as alien invaders threaten to take over the planet. The scenes of spacecraft destroying the Washington Monument, Capitol and other D.C. landmarks are unforgettable. Hugh Marlowe, Joan Taylor star. Includes both the original black-and-white and the newly colorized versions. 83 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital 5.1, Portuguese Dolby Digital stereo, Spanish Dolby Digital stereo, French Dolby Digital stereo; Subtitles: English, Portuguese, Spanish, French; audio commentary; featurettes; interview; photo gallery; art gallery; more. Two-disc set.
(1956)
The fabulous effects work of Ray Harryhausen buoys this thrilling sci-fi adventure of aliens attacking Washington, D.C. Well-played and literate, the scenes of destruction are legends of fantasy filmmaking. Hugh Marlowe, Joan Taylor. 83 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital stereo; Subtitles: English, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Chinese, Thai; "making of" documentary; featurettes; photo gallery; theatrical trailers.
(1958)
A giant arachnid is found in the desert (darn those pesky A-bomb tests!) and starts demolishing nearby towns before some hot-rodding local teens come to the rescue, in "B"-horror legend Bert I. Gordon's "Earth vs. the Spider." Ed Kemmer, June Kenney, Gene Roth star. AKA: "The Spider." Next, Gordon's cinematic fascination with things gargantuan continues in "War of the Colossal Beast," a follow-up to 1957's "The Amazing Colossal Man" in which the titanic title character is found living in the Mexican hills. Captured by the Army and brought to California, the atom-bombed behemoth escapes and throws Los Angeles into a panic. Dean Parkin and Sally Fraser star. 142 min. total. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono.
(1958)
Mysterious, atomic-powered brain creatures have been feeding on the terrorized countryside's livestock...then the townspeople are on the dessert menu. Yaah! As is usually the case in vintage sci-fi shockers like this memorable British thriller based on Amelia Reynolds Long's 1930 short story "The Thought Monster," irresponsible science and atomic energy are to blame for the horrifying (and, worse, invisible) monster's rampage. Marshall Thompson, Kim Parker star. 74 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English; audio commentary; photo gallery; theatrical trailers.
(1951)
Co-written and directed by Arch Oboler, this riveting sci-fi thriller follows five Americans, the only survivors of a nuclear holocaust, as they share a country house and try to figure out what to do next. While the diverse group of strangers--including a pregnant woman and a neo-Nazi--attempts to deal with the tragedy, they must also cope with their own feelings for each other. William Phipps, Susan Douglas, James Anderson star. 91 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English; theatrical trailer.
(1951)
Fanciful science-fiction thriller (the first shot in color) follows an Earth expedition to the red planet that uncovers a subterranean city populated by the dying members of the Martian race, who are hoping to save themselves by invading Earth. With Arthur Franz, Cameron Mitchell and Marguerite Chapman. 71 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; photo gallery; interview.
(1956)
Milestone science-fiction adventure, loosely based on Shakespeare's "The Tempest." A rescue ship's crew locates the survivors of an interplanetary expedition, but an eons-old force of great power and evil may destroy them all. Leslie Nielsen, Anne Francis, Walter Pidgeon, and Robby the Robot star. Also included is "The Invisible Boy" (1957), with Robby returning as the newly built playmate for a scientist's brilliant, neglected young son. Trouble erupts when the father's experimental super-computer goes berserk and takes control of the robot. Richard Eyer, Philip Abbott, Diane Brewster star. 187 min. total on two discs. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital 5.1, French Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English, French, Spanish; bonus documentary "Watch The Skies!: Science Fiction, The 1950s And Us" (2005); featurettes; deleted scenes; theatrical trailers; bonus "The Thin Man" episode; more.
(1956)
Milestone science fiction adventure, loosely based on Shakespeare's "The Tempest." A rescue ship's crew locates the survivors of an interplanetary expedition, but an eons-old force of great power and evil may destroy them all. Leslie Nielsen, Anne Francis, Walter Pidgeon, and Robby the Robot star. 98 min. Widescreen; Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital mono, French Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English, French, Portuguese, Spanish; theatrical trailer.
(1956)
Milestone science fiction adventure, loosely based on Shakespeare's "The Tempest." A rescue ship's crew locates the survivors of an interplanetary expedition, but an eons-old force of great power and evil may destroy them all. Leslie Nielsen, Anne Francis, Walter Pidgeon, and Robby the Robot star. 98 min. Standard; Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital mono, French Dolby NOTE: This Title Is Out Of Print; Limit One Per Customer.
(1952)
Whacked-out sci-fi adventure in which a team of Japanese scientists develop pills that can cause more explosive destruction than nuclear bombs. Two American soldiers get their hands on the pills, and when they get in trouble, a hypnotist from the Secret Service tries to help them out. William Andrews and Martha Hyer star. 67 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English.
(1954)
Atomic testing in the Pacific awakens a gigantic reptilian creature dubbed Godzilla off the coast of Japan and sends the monstrous menace on a rampage across Tokyo and its environs. Director Ishiro Honda's "kaiju" classic spawned innumerable sequels; Akihiko Hirata, Takashi Shimura, Momoko Kochi, and Haru Nakajima star. Includes the original Japanese release "Gojira" and the 1956 re-dubbed American version "Godzilla, King Of The Monsters," with Raymond Burr. 96 min. Standard; Soundtracks: Japanese PCM mono, English; Subtitles: English; audio commentary; featurette; interviews; theatrical trailers. In Japanese with English subtitles/Dubbed in English. Two-disc set.
(1955)
While flying over a remote island, two pilots spot Godzilla (which may or may not be the same Big G supposedly destroyed in the first film) fighting with another creature, the spine-covered Anguirus. When the beasts' battle brings them to mainland Japan, officials must find a way to stop their destructive "monster mash." Minoru Chiaki, Hiroshi Koizumi star. Also included is the 1959 American version, "Gigantis The Fire Monster." 82 min./79 min. Widescreen/Standard; Soundtracks: Japanese Dolby Digital mono, English Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English; audio commentary. In Japanese with English subtitles/Dubbed in English.
(1954)
Security agent Richard Egan is called upon to investigate the strange goings-on in an underground laboratory. Accompanied by ex-flame Constance Dowling, Egan encounters an odd group of scientists, but quickly comes to realize that two highly advanced robots built for the station are smarter than they seem...perhaps, smarter than anyone! Tech-gone-amok thriller co-stars Herbert Marshall, Philip Van Zandt. 83 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English.
(1954)
Kaiju fans, rejoice! Finally available stateside, the original Japanese version of the first "Godzilla" film, offering a more serious tone that compares the reptilian menace's rampage across Tokyo and its environs to the devastation in the wake of the atomic bomb. Akihiko Hirata, Takashi Shimura, Momoko Kochi, and Haru Nakajima star. DVD also includes the 1956 American version, "Godzilla, King Of The Monsters," featuring Raymond Burr. 98 min./80 min. Standard; Soundtracks: Japanese Dolby Digital mono, English Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English; audio commentary; featurette; poster gallery; theatrical trailers. In Japanese with English subtitles/Dubbed in English. Two-disc set.
(1958)
The original "swords, sandals and sweat" spectacle stars Steve Reeves as the muscular Greek demigod who asks to be made mortal so he can share in the adventures of humans. Herc's earthly exploits include falling in love with a beautiful princess (Sylva Koscina) and going on a perilous journey with Jason in search of the Golden Fleece. 107 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English (dubbed) Dolby Digital mono. Dubbed in English.
(1959)
Steve Reeves returns as the mighty Hercules in another Italian-made saga of muscles, maidens, and monsters. Robbed of his memory by a magic spring, Herc becomes a captive of the lovely Queen of Lidia (Sylvia Lopez) and must compete in the deadly Contest of Giants to win his freedom. With Sylva Koscina, Gabriele Antonini. Standard and Widescreen; Soundtrack: English (dubbed). Dubbed in English. Two-disc set.
(1959)
Steve Reeves returns as the mighty Hercules in another Italian saga of muscles, maidens, and monsters. Robbed of his memory by a magic spring, Herc becomes a captive of the lovely Queen of Lidia (Sylvia Lopez) and must compete in the deadly Contest of Giants to win his freedom. With Sylva Koscina. 95 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English (dubbed) Dolby Digital mono. Dubbed in English.
(1956)
Director Don Siegel's original sci-fi classic, combining outer space horror with Cold War paranoia, is set in a small California town whose residents are being replaced by emotionless replicas grown from mysterious alien seed pods. Can the invasion be stopped? Kevin McCarthy, Dana Wynter, King Donovan, and Carolyn Jones star in this adaptation of Jack Finney's novel "The Body Snatchers." 80 min. Standard and Widescreen; Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital mono, Italian Dolby Digital mono, Spanish Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: French, Spanish; interview; theatrical trailer. NOTE: This Title Is Out Of Print; Limit One Per Customer. NOTE: This Title Is Out Of Print; Limit One Per Customer.
(1956)
Director Don Siegel's original sci-fi classic, combining outer space horror with Cold War paranoia, is set in a small California town whose residents are being replaced by emotionless replicas grown from mysterious alien seed pods. Can the invasion be stopped? Kevin McCarthy, Dana Wynter, King Donovan, and Carolyn Jones star in this adaptation of Jack Finney's novel "The Body Snatchers." 80 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital stereo.
(1952)
This propaganda precursor to "Red Dawn" depicts what happens when enemy troops invade America, leveling major cities with atomic bombs and terrorizing citizens. The Commies are on the loose--watch out! Albert Zugsmith produced this apocalyptic epic starring Gerald Mohr, Dan O'Herlihy, and Phyllis Coates and Noel Neill (two Lois Lanes!). 74 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; interviews; featurette; theatrical trailer; bonus short "Red Nightmare."
(1954)
Atomic testing in the Pacific awakens an undersea behemoth (really an octopus with six tentacles) that threatens San Francisco in this sci-fi classic. Kenneth Tobey, Faith Domergue star; stop-motion animation by Ray Harryhausen. Includes both the original black-and-white and the newly colorized versions. 79 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Digital stereo, Portuguese Dolby Digital stereo, Spanish Dolby Digital stereo; Subtitles: English, Portuguese, Spanish, French; audio commentary; featurettes; photo gallery; art gallery; more. Two-disc set.
(1953)
Fifties sci-fi classic with Richard Carlson as an astronomer who can't convince anyone of the UFO crash he sighted...and the aliens who have taken human form while repairing their ship aren't making it any easier. Excellent adaptation of Ray Bradbury's story co-stars Barbara Rush, Russell Johnson. Not in 3D. 81 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital 3.0 stereo; Subtitles: Spanish, French; theatrical trailer; documentary; audio commentary; photo gallery.
(1959)
The action and thrills go deep--very deep--in this revamping of the Jules Verne tale, as rival bands of explorers encounter strange animals, underground oceans, and fiery volcanoes below the planet's surface. James Mason, Pat Boone, Arlene Dahl, and Thayer David star. 130 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital Surround, Spanish Dolby Digital mono, French Dolby Digital stereo; Subtitles: English, Spanish.
(1954)
Peter Graves is Earth's only hope against space invaders in this sci-fi shocker. After his plane crashes, scientist Graves is saved--and brainwashed--by ping pong ball-eyed aliens who are using energy from atomic tests to take over the planet. Will Graves learn the truth in time to save humanity? James Seay, Steve Pendleton also star; directed by W. Lee Wilder (Billy's brother). 71 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English mono. Plays All Regions.
(1957)
Well-made low-budget sci-fi tale about a flying saucer that crashes into the Pacific Ocean near California. A gigantic robot emerges from the surf and begins a deadly march inland, absorbing all energy from everything around it, from autos to H-Bombs. Jeff Morrow, Barbara Lawrence, John Emery star. 78 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono.
(1951)
The search for a missing atomic rocket leads Cesar Romero, Whit Bissell, Sid Melton and Hugh Beaumont to a mysterious plateau where dinosaurs roam and everything looks green (thanks to the wonders of film tinting). Sci-fi adventure also features Acquanetta, the title star of "Rocketship X-M," and lots of rock climbing. 83 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; theatrical trailer; more.
(1957)
Scientists venture into darkest Africa to recover a downed experimental rocket and its cargo of wasps, but they find that radiation from the ship has caused the insects to grow to gigantic size. Jim Davis, Barbara Turner star in the biggest wasp invasion since the first Bush administration! 70 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; theatrical trailer.
(1954)
First, producer Roger Corman's undersea shocker follows a one-eyed octopus who wreaks havoc in a Mexican fishing village. How will the locals survive the wrath of the "The Monster From The Ocean Floor"? Made for a reported $12,000, this charming chiller stars Stuart Wade and Anne Kimball. Next, an odyssey into the dark backwaters of the Caribbean turns into a deadly encounter with a giant jungle snake in "Serpent Island," a voodoo-flavored chiller from renowned B-auteur Bert I. Gordon. Sonny Tufts, Mary Munday star. 128 min. total. Standard; Soundtrack: English; audio interview; deleted scenes; theatrical trailer; trivia.
(1959)
"The Call of the Wild" gets a Space Age spin in this rare German sci-fi drama about a wolf shot into orbit around the moon in an experimental rocket. After the capsule re-enters Earth's atmosphere, it lands in a remote province in Finland where it is guarded by vicious wolves. Ann Savo, Carl Mohner, Helmut Schmid star. Soundtrack: English (dubbed). Dubbed in English.
(1958)
A sci-fi thriller from American International Pictures, produced by Gene Corman. An astronaut returns from space dead...or does he? Actually an alien has taken over his corpse and plans to use it as a breeding ground for others of his dying planet. Michael Emmet, Ed Nelson, Angela Green star. 65 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English mono. Plays All Regions.
(1953)
A cop and a pair of scientists are lured to an observatory by a series of murders, links to an invisible alien (Dick Sands) who has crash-landed on Earth in a saucer-shaped craft. Can the townspeople figure out what the otherworldly visitor wants before any more blood is shed? Ted Cooper, Tom Daly, Steve Acton star. Includes both the original black-and-white and the newly colorized versions. 120 min. Soundtrack: English; theatrical trailers.
(1953)
A cop and a pair of scientists are lured to an observatory by a series of murders, links to an invisible alien (Dick Sands) who has crash-landed on Earth in a saucer-shaped craft. Directed by W. Lee Wilder, less famous brother of Billy Wilder. 72 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English mono; scene access. Plays All Regions.
(1953)
The 1939 serial "Buck Rogers" is now a feature film with added narration. Five hundred years after their dirigible crashes, Buck Rogers (Buster Crabbe) and his pal Buddy awaken to find the world ruled by Killer Kane. Far-out fun! With Anthony Warde, Jackie Moran, Constance Moore, C. Montague Shaw. Standard; Soundtrack: English.
(1953)
Intriguing sci-fi feature, culled from episodes of an unaired TV series, that was created and co-scripted by novelist Robert A. Heinlein. In the year 1970, a male-female U.S. astronaut duo is stranded on the moon by a Communist spy and are promptly married so they can set up "housekeeping" on the lunar surface. Ross Ford, Donna Martell, Hayden Rourke star. 63 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; scene access.
(1958)
The third installment in Hammer Studio's Quatermass series, originally shown in six parts on British TV, was later remade as "Five Million Years to Earth." London construction workers uncover the remains of an alien spaceship, and Professor Quatermass' investigation reveals a bizarre connection between the ship's long-dead crew and the evolution of man on Earth. With Andre Morell, Cec Linder, John Stratton. 180 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English.
(1957)
Mind-controlling alien organisms land in England and take over top military and government leaders, and only the intrepid Professor Quatermass (Brian Donlevy) can stop their scheme of conquest. Second entry in the British sci-fi series also stars Sidney James, John Longden. AKA: "Enemy from Space." 84 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English.
(1952)
Bizarre mix of '50s science fiction and anti-Communist melodrama stars Peter Graves as a scientist who intercepts messages from God supposedly originating from the fourth planet. The worldwide panic that results leads to a religious revival and revolution in Russia! With Andrea King, Herbert Berghof. 87 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English.
(1950)
One of the first serious cinematic depictions of space travel, this sci-fi thriller follows the four-man, one-woman crew of Rocketship X-M ("Expedition Moon") as they're thrown off their lunar trajectory and wind up on the planet Mars. Lloyd Bridges, Osa Massen, Hugh O'Brian star. Contains original tinted sequences as seen in theatres. 77 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono.
(1959)
A youngster in the Old West finds a meteor, then turns into a hairy homicidal monstrosity who is hidden from the sheriff by his mother in "Teenage Monster." Anne Gwynne, Gloria Castillo, Stuart Wade star. AKA: "Meteor Monster." And, sure, lots of people in the '50s thought teens were strange beings from another world, but in the sci-fi howler "Teenagers from Outer Space," they were right! What's more, these interplanetary J.D.s have brought their flesh-dissolving ray and giant lobsters with them! Can Earth survive? And what about "torture!"? With David Love, Dawn Anderson and Tom Graeff (aka writer/director Tom Lockyear). 151 min. total. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; theatrical trailers.
(1958)
A youngster in the Old West finds a meteor, then turns into a hairy homicidal monstrosity who is hidden from the sheriff by his mother. Anne Gwynne, Gloria Castillo, Stuart Wade star in this sci-fi shocker. AKA: "Meteor Monster." 65 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; theatrical trailer.
(1959)
Sure, lots of people in the '50s thought teens were strange beings from another world, but in this sci-fi howler they were right! What's more, these interplanetary J.D.s have brought their flesh-dissolving ray and giant lobsters with them! Can Earth survive? And what about "torture!"? With David Love, Dawn Anderson and Tom Graeff (aka writer/director Tom Lockyear). 86 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; theatrical trailer; scene access.
(1959)
The original, uncut version of what later came to be known as "Invasion of the Animal People" when it was Americanized, this sci-fi work was shot in Lapland. American scientist Robert Burton and Swedish counterpart Sten Gester investigate a fallen meteor and find that it is, in fact, a spaceship, complete with a furry monster who eats reindeers. The critter soon gets the hots for the American scientist's niece, who meets some creepy aliens when it takes her onto the ship. Standard; Soundtrack: English.
(1959)
There's swords and sandals aplenty in this classic actioner starring Steve Reeves as a man bent on getting revenge against the evil barbarians who were responsible for his father's murder. Enlisting the help of his followers, he embarks on a stunning mission of vengeance. With Chelo Alonso, Bruce Cabot, Giulia Rubini. 82 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack: English (dubbed); theatrical trailer. Dubbed in English.
(1957)
Cold War science-fiction fable about an alien race with a novel plan for conquest of the Earth: give five people from different nations capsules capable of eliminating everyone on the planet. Will the world's governments resist the temptation to use this "ultimate weapon" before the 27-day time limit expires? Gene Barry, Valerie French, Arnold Moss star. 75 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono.
(1958)
A much-requested film at Movies Unlimited, this spectacular fantasy follows Sinbad's battle against an evil wizard who sends him on a dangerous quest. See the giant Cyclops, the two-headed roc, the snake-woman, and other menaces, courtesy of animator Ray Harryhausen. Kerwin Matthews, Kathryn Grant star. 88 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Digital mono, French Dolby Digital 5.1; Subtitles: English, French; audio commentary by Harryhausen, others; featurettes; photo gallery; music video; interview.
(1958)
A much-requested film at Movies Unlimited, this spectacular fantasy follows Sinbad's battle against an evil wizard who sends him on a dangerous quest. See the giant Cyclops, the two-headed roc, the snake-woman, and other menaces, courtesy of animator Ray Harryhausen. Kerwin Matthews, Kathryn Grant star. 88 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital mono, Spanish Dolby Digital mono, Portuguese Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English, Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, Korean, Thai; documentary; featurette; interviews; theatrical trailers. NOTE: This Title Is Out Of Print; Limit One Per Customer.
(1956)
Sci-fi shocker from Edgar G. Ulmer concerning a crazed scientist who, hoping to create the perfect henchman, renders a crook invisible. Unfortunately, the unseen underling has dastardly plans of his own! "Futuristic" sets courtesy of the Texas State Fair; Douglas Kennedy, Marguerite Chapman star in "The Amazing Transparent Man." Then, a silent but deadly Lon Chaney, Jr. is an electrocuted bank robber who, after being restored to life, seeks out the double-crossing crooks responible for his "execution." The chilling screamer "Indestructibe Man" promises "300,000 volts of horror." 128 min. total. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono. NOTE: This Title Is Out Of Print; Limit One Per Customer.
(1958)
An beautiful alien woman (complete with skintight spacesuit, high heels, and a force field that can kill humans with a mere touch) lands in a forest and terrorizes a geologist, a pair of crooks and a kidnapped heiress. Robert Clarke, Kenne Duncan and Shirley Kilpatrick star. AKA: "The Mysterious Invader." 77 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono.
(1953)
When a clinically dead scientist is revived, it is learned that his brain is working seven-and-a-half seconds into the future. Before he can get a job as a radio call-in host, crooks kidnap him to help with a robbery. Sci-fi crime caper stars Gene Nelson. AKA: "Timeslip." 79 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English.
(1958)
After a brilliant researcher is killed in an accident, the man's surgeon father and robotics expert brother transplant his brain into the body of a giant robot. Suddenly returned to life as the Colossus Robot, the dead man finds himself missing his wife and child and resenting his family's nature-defying actions. Quicker than you can say "Frankenstein's monster" he begins a rampage of terror. Thrilling sci-fi tale stars John Baragrey, Mala Powers, Otto Kruger, Ross Martin. 70 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack: English.
(1959)
A fantasy in the manner of "The Day the Earth Stood Still" about a space guy saving mankind from nuclear self-destruction. John Carradine stars as a friendly alien with ebony skin who casts a white shadow. The heck with mankind--can he coach basketball? 75 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; theatrical trailer; scene access.
(1958)
A small Swiss village is attacked by ghastly alien creatures that resemble giant eyeballs with tentacles. How can the monsters be stopped? Classic '50s sci-fi chiller stars Forrest Tucker, Janet Munro. AKA: "The Trollenberg Terror." 84 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; theatrical trailer.
(1959)
Parts of a 1959 Finnish fantasy film were combined with reshot scenes featuring American actors for this enchanting A.I.P. saga. A young woodsman must defeat a wicked witch who's stolen the sun in her quest for a magic mill known as a "sampo." Jon Powers, Nina Anderson star; Marvin Miller narrates. 67 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English.
(1951)
Classic sci-fi drama with a message stars Michael Rennie as Klaatu, an emissary from the stars who arrives on Earth with his robot companion, Gort, to warn mankind about the danger of nuclear warfare. Patricia Neal, Sam Jaffe, Billy Gray also star; Robert Wise directs. "Klaatu barada nikto!" 92 min. Standard; Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital mono, Dolby Digital stereo, French Dolby Digital mono, Spanish Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English, Spanish; audio commentary by Wise; "making of" documentary; newsreel footage; script; featurettes; photo gallery; theatrical trailer.
(1958)
After an astronaut has trouble on a joint US-USSR-UK space mission, he returns to Earth. But his rocket smashes into the Sun, sending asteroids towards Earth and triggering tidal waves, typhoons and earthquakes. Can atomic weapons be used to stop the threat? Italian sci-fi stars Paul Hubschmid, Madeleine Fischer; photographed by Mario Bava. 80 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English (dubbed) Dolby Digital 5.1. Dubbed in English.
(1959)
Atomic testing frees a brontosaurus from its eons-long slumber and sends the now-radioactive leviathan on a rampage down the streets of London in this classic sci-fi thriller that features a stop-motion animated dinosaur created by Willis O'Brien ("King Kong"). With Gene Evans, Andre Morell, Leigh Madison. AKA: "Behemoth," "Behemoth, The Sea Monster." 80 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English (SDH), French; audio commentary; theatrical trailer.
(1959)
Youthful hipsters in Northern Texas defend the drag races and sock hops of the Panhandle from a giant heel of a Gila monster. Lethal lizard action from director Ray Kellogg and producer Ken Curtis stars Don Sullivan, Lisa Simone and Shug Fisher. 74 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; theatrical trailer.
(1959)
Youthful hipsters in Northern Texas defend the drag races and sock hops of the Panhandle from a giant heel of a Gila monster. Lethal lizard action from director Ray Kellogg and producer Ken Curtis stars Don Sullivan, Lisa Simone and Shug Fisher. 74 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English. Plays All Regions.
(1959)
Steve "Hercules" Reeves plays the musclebound hero who defends Athens from Persian forces. A horse with incredible stamina, a double-crossing siren, epic land and sea battles and Reeves' amazing physique highlight this sword-and-sandal winner directed by Jacques Tourneur ("Cat People"). 85 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English (dubbed). Dubbed in English. Plays All Regions.
(1959)
The werewolf milieu gets a solar spin in this classic drive-in sci-fi thriller. After scientist Robert Clarke is accidentally doused with radiation, he turns into a fanged, reptilian creature when exposed to sunlight. With Patricia Manning, Nan Peterson; Clarke also directed. 75 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono.
(1959)
A band of explorers led by John Carradine, Phyllis Coates and Robert Clarke are trapped in a diving bell while looking into the potential of using a food supply on the ocean floor. The group discovers a spectacular underwater cave connected to tunnels, but where do they lead? Interesting environmental sci-fi from Jerry Warren ("The Wild World of Batwoman"). 66 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English. Plays All Regions.
(1957)
Classic sci-fi thriller stars Grant Williams as the title protagonist who, after exposure to radioactive fallout and chemicals, slowly but inexorably diminishes in size. Great special effects--including a fight to the death against a spider--and Richard Matheson's literate screenplay (from his novel "The Shrinking Man") mark this landmark genre entry; with Randy Stuart, April Kent. 81 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English (SDH), French, Spanish.
(1957)
When a madman uses a shrinking machine on himself and, in his insect-sized form, starts killing those who wronged him, a scientist turns to an experimental invisibility ray to make himself vanish so he can track down the tiny terror. Off-the-wall Japanese sci-fi actioner stars Ryuji Shinagawa, Yoshiro Kitahara. AKA: "The Transparent Man vs. The Fly Man." Standard; Soundtrack: Japanese; Subtitles: English. In Japanese with English subtitles.
(1959)
No, "The Killer Shrews" is not Shakespeare's long-missing sequel! It's the shocking story of a group of scientists whose experiments create a man-eating strain of rodents (and, yes, the shrews are really dogs with fake fangs). With Ken Curtis ("Gunsmoke"), James Best and 1957 Miss Universe Ingrid Goude. And, youthful hipsters in Northern Texas defend the drag races and sock hops of the Panhandle from "The Giant Gila Monster." Lethal lizard action from director Ray Kellogg and producer Curtis stars Don Sullivan, Lisa Simone and Shug Fisher. Includes both the original black-and-white and the newly colorized versions. 143 min. total on two discs. Standard; Soundtrack: English; featurettes; theatrical trailer.
(1959)
No, it's not Shakespeare's long-missing sequel! It's the shocking story of a group of scientists whose experiments create a man-eating strain of rodents (and, yes, the shrews are really dogs with fake fangs). With Ken Curtis ("Gunsmoke"), James Best and 1957 Miss Universe Ingrid Goude. 69 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English mono. Plays All Regions.
(1959)
First, the 1952 Russian fantasy "Sadko" was recut, dubbed, and retitled "The Magic Voyage of Sinbad" to capitalize on Ray Harryhausen's "The 7th Voyage of Sinbad." Join the heroic sailor on a quest to find the Phoenix of Happiness and save the people of Covasan. Boasting a Francis Ford Coppola script, the film stars Sergei Stolyarov, Alla Larionova. Next, parts of a 1959 Finnish film were mixed with new scenes featuring American actors for the enchanting A.I.P. saga "The Day the Earth Froze," as a young woodsman must defeat a nasty witch who's made off with the sun as part of her quest for a magical mill known as a "sampo." Jon Powers, Nina Anderson star; Marvin Miller narrates. 145 min. total. Standard; Soundtrack: English (dubbed) Dolby Digital mono; theatrical trailer; photo gallery. Dubbed in English.
(1953)
Originally conceived as a pilot for a TV series, this thrilling sci-fi suspenser stars Richard Carlson as a special agent assigned to investigate dangerously high levels of radioactivity in Los Angeles. Tracing the phenomenon to an unscrupulous scientist who's developed a new element that can absorb energy and expand itself, Carlson must race against time to stop the substance from creating a magnetic field that could interfere with the rotation of the Earth. King Donovan, Jean Byron, Harry Ellerbe also star. 80 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English.
(1958)
The planet is under attack in "The Monster That Challenged the World" by, in fact, many gigantic snail-like creatures released from their undersea resting place by seismic activity. Tim Holt, Audrey Dalton, and Hans Conried star. Next, an interplanetary ship rescues the sole survivor of a Martian scouting mission and heads for home, unaware that "It! The Terror from Beyond Space" has stowed away in the cargo hold and is slowly approaching the crew's quarters. This unofficial inspiration for "Alien" stars Marshall Thompson, Ann Doran, and Ray "Crash" Corrigan as "It." 152 min. total. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: Spanish, French; theatrical trailer.
(1957)
An attempt to ascertain the cause of a series of earthquakes results in the discovery of E-112, a brand new element found deep within the planet's core. But E-112 proves to be violently unstable, causing massive explosions when it makes contact with air. As large amounts of the dangerous substance are pushed towards the surface, scientists must race against the clock in a desperate attempt to save the world. Kathryn Grant, William Leslie, Tristram Coffin star in this sci-fi thriller. 64 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono.
(1955)
An atomic-powered part-alligator/part-turtle mutant gobbles up fishermen and swimmers to protect a uranium deposit. "The Phantom from 10,000 Leagues," early drive-in fodder from the company that became monster factory American International Pictures, stars Kent Taylor. And, an alien plans to conquer the Earth by possessing the minds of animals and ordering them to attack the human population, in the Roger Corman-produced "The Beast with 1,000,000 Eyes." Paul Birch, Lorna Thayer, Dick Sargent star. 155 min. total. Widescreen/Standard; Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital stereo, Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English, Spanish, French.
(1956)
An atomic-powered part-alligator/part-turtle mutant gobbles up fishermen and swimmers to protect a uranium deposit. Early drive-in fodder from the company that became monster factory American International Pictures stars Kent Taylor. 80 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital stereo. Plays All Regions.
(1953)
This rare find features the first two episodes (the only ones saved) of the six-part British TV sci-fi tale that introduced intrepid scientist Professor Quatermass (Reginald Tate). An aborted manned spaceflight returns to Earth, with only one of the three crew members still on board, and he begins behaving strangely. Isabel Dean, Hugh Kelly, Duncan Lamont also star. 67 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English.
(1956)
The sole survivor of a space mission returns to Earth with a bizarre fungus on his hand that slowly consumes him, transforming him into a monster and sending him on a rampage through London. Landmark sci-fi thriller from Hammer Films, based on a British TV series, stars Richard Wordsworth, Margia Dean and Brian Donlevy as Professor Quatermass. AKA: "The Creeping Unknown." International version; 82 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English.
(1959)
Top-notch sci-fi thriller with Peter Cushing as the head of a British research team that develops a bubonic plague-curing supervirus, only to have government officials suppress the discovery over fears of germ warfare. Will Cushing make his findings public or sell them to another country? Ian Bannen, Donald Pleasence co-star. Standard; Soundtrack: English.
(1954)
Call him Snow Creature, call him Abominable Snowman, call him Yeti, just don't call him late for dinner...or you'll be on the menu! A monster's on the loose in L.A. in a blizzard of horror. Paul Langton, Leslie Denison star. 69 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English. Plays All Regions.
(1958)
An alien creature resembling a human brain preys on children living on a California air force base, communicating with them through telepathy. After his otherwise normal kids are transformed into recalcitrant troublemakers, a technician (Adam Williams) joins in the effort to figure out the true nature of the extraterrestrial menace. Directed by Jack Arnold ("The Incredible Shrinking Man"); Peggy Webber, Jackie Coogan, and Russell Johnson co-star. 70 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtrack: English.
(1951)
The original sci-fi chiller about scientists of an Arctic outpost who find an alien spaceship and its passenger buried in the ice. When the creature is thawed out, it unleashes a rampage of horror. Kenneth Tobey, Margaret Sheridan and James Arness, in the title role, star. Produced by Howard Hawks, who reportedly had a hand in helping helmer Christian Nyby. AKA: "The Thing From Another World." 87 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English, Spanish, French; theatrical trailer.
(1959)
Emerging from a collapsed coal mine after several days to find that nuclear war has apparently wiped out mankind, engineer Harry Belafonte makes his way to New York City and settles into a life without human contact. Things change when he meets fellow survivor Inger Stevens, but their tentative relationship is challenged by the arrival of "third wheel" Mel Ferrer in this thought-provoking mix of apocalyptic science fiction and social drama. 95 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital Surround stereo.
(1954)
Landmark sci-fi classic chronicles how atomic testing in a New Mexico desert results in ordinary ants being mutated into behemoth killing machines. As the enlarged insects wreak murderous havoc across the Southwest, police sergeant James Whitmore teams with FBI agent James Arness to stop a pair of queen ants before they can give birth to another generation of terror. With Edmund Gwenn, Joan Weldon. 92 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English, French, Japanese, Portuguese, Spanish; theatrical trailer; behind-the-scenes footage. NOTE: This Title Is Out Of Print; Limit One Per Customer.
(1955)
Classic science-fiction drama of two Earth scientists who are abducted by white-haired, big-foreheaded aliens and taken to their war-ravaged homeworld of Metaluna in hopes of saving it. Jeff Morrow, Faith Domergue, Rex Reason, Russell Johnson, and the bug-eyed Metalunan Mutants star. 86 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English (SDH); theatrical trailer.
(1950)
From adventures on the high seas to a lost island teeming with creatures of long ago, James Arness encounters everything from pirates to dinosaurs! Laura Elliot co-stars as his damsel in distress, also with Bill Kennedy and Gloria Petroff. 61 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English.
(1951)
Fearful of the threat of a global atomic war, a group of scientists build a drilling vehicle and journey inside the Earth in search of safety. Offbeat sci-fi tale stars Bruce Kellogg, Victor Killian. 73 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English mono. Plays All Regions.
(1952)
A truly bizarre sci-fi tale about a mad scientist who collects a dead man's semen and uses it to impregnate a woman he's obsessed with. Erich von Stroheim, Hildegarde Neff star; directed by a Nazi propaganda specialist. 92 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English.
(1953)
H.G. Wells' timeless tale of a Martian invasion of Earth is vividly brought to the screen in this classic film from producer George Pal. Armed with highly advanced technology that includes flying war machines, force fields, and death rays, the Martians are more than a match for humanity. Is there anything on Earth able to defeat the evil alien attackers? Gene Barry, Ann Robinson, Les Tremayne star. 85 min. Standard; Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital stereo Surround, Dolby Digital mono, French Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English; audio commentary; featurette; 1938 radio broadcast; theatrical trailer.



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