The Day Mars Invaded Earth

Director: Maury Dexter Maury Dexter

Overview

Those ever-sneaky Martians are at it again in this sci-fi horror outing that closely resembles Invasion of the Body Snatchers. This time, the crafty invaders are in the process of making exact doubles of an entire town and then killing the original models. The terrifying facts are discovered by a scientist working at Cape Canaveral who is trying to figure out why a recent Martian probe simply exploded after landing on the Red Planet. The fellow has been in Florida working on the project for so long that his wife in California is about to divorce him. Wanting to save his marriage and see his family, he goes home and suddenly ends up fighting for not only his own life, but for all Humanity.

Product Details

Release Date:	03/17/2015
UPC:	0024543104995
Original Release:	1963
Rating:	NR
Source:	ALLIED VAUGHN
Language:	English
Time:	1:09:00
Sales rank:	28,139

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Kent Taylor	Dr. David Fielding
Marie Windsor	Claire Fielding
Betty Beall	Judi Fielding
William Mims	Dr. Web Spencer
Gregg Shank	Rocky Fielding
Lowell Brown	Frank
Henrietta Moore	Miss Moore
Troy Melton	Police Officer
George Riley	Cab Driver

Technical Credits

Maury Dexter

Producer,Director

Editorial Reviews

The premise of The Day Mars Invaded the Earth is not bad, even though it borrows liberally from Invasion of the Body Snatchers. It also starts off promisingly and the ending is quite good; but in the middle, it coasts along on its premise without really exploring it and expanding upon it. As a result, even at 70 minutes, it feels padded; indeed, had it been an episode of The Twilight Zone or The Outer Limits, it would have been quite entertaining. And there is something to be said for a sci-fi film that is a bit "quieter," that does try to create tension and menace by suggestion rather than by showing or demonstrating. However, just because Mars makes the effort doesn't mean it succeeds, and too often the middle section just drags. The dialogue, as is often the case in such films, is poor, which certainly doesn't help. The cast, made up of stalwarts such as Marie Windsor and Kent Taylor, try very hard, but there's only so much they can do. Still, even with all its negatives, Mars is somewhat engaging, especially for sci-fi completists.

All Movie Guide - Craig Butler