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The inhabitants of a small Illinois town begin disappearing after a strange cone is found sticking out of the ground nearby.The inhabitants of a small Illinois town begin disappearing after a strange cone is found sticking out of the ground nearby.The inhabitants of a small Illinois town begin disappearing after a strange cone is found sticking out of the ground nearby.
Ed Nelson
- Dr. Paul Kettering
- (as Edwin Nelson)
Alan Jay Factor
- Glenn Cameron
- (as Alan Frost)
Cornelius Keefe
- Senator Walter K. Powers
- (as Jack Hill)
Phil Posner
- Sheriff
- (as Greigh Phillips)
Leonard Nimoy
- Professor Cole
- (as Leonard Nemoy)
Hampton Fancher
- Zombie
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writers
- Gordon Urquhart
- Robert A. Heinlein(uncredited)
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
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Did you know
- GoofsLeonard Nimoy's name is misspelled in the opening credits as "Leonard Nemoy"
- Quotes
Senator Walter K. Powers: I'm here, and I want action!
- Alternate versionsWhen originally released theatrically in the UK, the BBFC made cuts to secure a 'A' rating. All cuts were waived in 1991 when the film was granted a 'PG' certificate for home video.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Chiller Theatre: The Brain Eaters & The Headless Ghost (1975)
- SoundtracksTristan und Isolde
- Prelude to Act III
Composed by Richard Wagner
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Guess who's coming to dinner?
It's only about 60 minutes long, and the special effects (what little there are) are substandard, but some real imagination went into this one, with a plot based on `The Puppet Masters' by Robert Heinlein. A strange Earth-drilling craft surfaces in a small town and disgorges a horde of fuzzy little parasitic creatures who fasten themselves to the necks of the townsfolk and control their brains. Scientist Ed Nelson (who is also the film's producer) battles the invaders. Watch for a scene in which the hero enters the drill craft and confronts a bearded old man . . . played by Leonard Nimoy!
If you just LOVE 1950s sci-fi, here's an obscure little curiosity for you. If not . . . well, try the Sci-Fi Channel.
If you just LOVE 1950s sci-fi, here's an obscure little curiosity for you. If not . . . well, try the Sci-Fi Channel.
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- Bruce_Cook
- Nov 3, 2001
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- Budget
- $30,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 1 minute
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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