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Aggiungi una trama nella tua linguaA movie mogul in search of a tax shelter screens a space parody about a young woman, a mad scientist and a space monster.A movie mogul in search of a tax shelter screens a space parody about a young woman, a mad scientist and a space monster.A movie mogul in search of a tax shelter screens a space parody about a young woman, a mad scientist and a space monster.
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Barry Hansen
- Narrator
- (voce)
- (as Dr. Demento)
Richard 'Dub' Wright
- The Bearded Slave
- (as Richard Wright)
Stanley Sheff
- Brainex
- (as Itself)
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I started this thinking it would be a 1950s "man in a suit" horror movie. I failed to notice the creation date. But, it's running now, so why not. There are many little points where you will find something interesting. The reporter who does Rod Serling's voice is spot on. You have to watch every second. Something will happen.
It is not hilarious. It is subtle, for the most part. There are some "huh?" moments, too. Where 1 + 1 does not add up to 2. They are surely intentional. But sometimes the total is 115 and you just look in disbelief.
It is meant to be a spoof and it succeeds.
The scene where they say "It's really dark in that cave" then walk right in, then the guy leaves the girl inside the cave and goes out for his camera is a hoot. Right out of the 1950s.
Enjoy the schlock! The whole thing is stupid and enjoyable. No spoilers here. I don't know the ending yet. Probably absurd just like the rest of this movie. Will see, soon.
It is not hilarious. It is subtle, for the most part. There are some "huh?" moments, too. Where 1 + 1 does not add up to 2. They are surely intentional. But sometimes the total is 115 and you just look in disbelief.
It is meant to be a spoof and it succeeds.
The scene where they say "It's really dark in that cave" then walk right in, then the guy leaves the girl inside the cave and goes out for his camera is a hoot. Right out of the 1950s.
Enjoy the schlock! The whole thing is stupid and enjoyable. No spoilers here. I don't know the ending yet. Probably absurd just like the rest of this movie. Will see, soon.
First of all, I understand what parody is, and I realize that this movie is supposed to be bad, as it's poking fun of bad 1950s science fiction movies. My rating is not based on the acting, special effects, or dialogue, which, as I said, are meant to be bad. Unfortunately, I just didn't think this was particularly funny! For one thing, the whole film-in-a-film conceit seemed to be weakly developed. I wasn't quite sure why they even bothered doing this, except to highlight that the movie isn't meant to be taken seriously. However, if you have to explicitly tell people that your movie is a parody, maybe you're not doing it right. Or you're underestimating your audience (and thus insulting their intelligence).
Anyway, I thought it was somewhat amusing, and I dutifully recognized each of the pop culture references, but, really, it just wasn't all that funny. Something like Killer Klowns From Outer Space makes me laugh hysterically every time I watch it, but this.... not so much. Chalk it up to personal taste, I guess.
Again, I've been rather let down by Anthony Hickox, after really liking Waxwork and Waxwork II. I just don't think I've ever really liked anything else he's done since then.
Anyway, I thought it was somewhat amusing, and I dutifully recognized each of the pop culture references, but, really, it just wasn't all that funny. Something like Killer Klowns From Outer Space makes me laugh hysterically every time I watch it, but this.... not so much. Chalk it up to personal taste, I guess.
Again, I've been rather let down by Anthony Hickox, after really liking Waxwork and Waxwork II. I just don't think I've ever really liked anything else he's done since then.
Stanley Sheff's goofy sci-fi take on Mel Brooks' The Producers is smart enough to not take itself too seriously, nor too self-consciously play up how "bad" it is. As opposed to such contrived "cult" films like the crass Sharknado series or the ineffective likes of NAKED MONSTER, GIANT PAPIER MACHE BOULDER, this one just hums along gleefully to its own beat.
The title is attributed to Orson Welles who originally was slated to play JP Sheldrake, a film mogul who buys the cheezy movie, 'Lobster Man From Mars', as a tax shelter scheme. Tony Curtis enjoyably chews the scenery as Sheldrake. Anthony Hickox and Deborah Foreman (VALLEY GIRL) play the couple who made the film within a film. Patrick Macnee and Billy Barty play actors in the crustacean epic and Bobby Pickett is the King of Mars. It's all done with tongue firmly in cheek, but, humbly and amiably so. The cast, SFX, Music, Costumes and Cinematography follow suit.
P. S. I knew a good number of people who worked on the film including lead actress Debbie Foreman and had worked with Tony Curtis. I even got to visit the set. Gives it a bit of extra nostalgia to me.
The title is attributed to Orson Welles who originally was slated to play JP Sheldrake, a film mogul who buys the cheezy movie, 'Lobster Man From Mars', as a tax shelter scheme. Tony Curtis enjoyably chews the scenery as Sheldrake. Anthony Hickox and Deborah Foreman (VALLEY GIRL) play the couple who made the film within a film. Patrick Macnee and Billy Barty play actors in the crustacean epic and Bobby Pickett is the King of Mars. It's all done with tongue firmly in cheek, but, humbly and amiably so. The cast, SFX, Music, Costumes and Cinematography follow suit.
P. S. I knew a good number of people who worked on the film including lead actress Debbie Foreman and had worked with Tony Curtis. I even got to visit the set. Gives it a bit of extra nostalgia to me.
i just bought this movie for 2bucks thinking that it will surely be worth it's cost... and i was so right!! i saw it with a friend of mine and we just loved it's (mostly intended) badness. There are movies that are just bad and then there are these flicks that are so freaking' bad that they are really entertaining. the movie made me really laugh hard a couple of times and Tony Curtis just rocked being this bad producer. the day after i watched it i immediately wanted to watch it again.. and if that's not positive about a film.. for a movie as "b" as one movie could be, the cast isn't that bad: Tony Curtis and Patrick McNee are two stars of the 80ies, starring here and they do a good job (being bad). the story is really strange: i mean a lobster man and his adjutant, an ape with a spacehelmet, stealing earth's air for the mars is not a common thing in Hollywood. the characters are all very funny and the story is except for some lengths in the middle very amusing.. i'll give it an 9 out of 10
Well, I wasn't really expecting to be wowed by this movie, but it turned out to be the funniest movie I've seen in a long time. I rented it mainly because of the title. After all, who doesn't want to see a movie named "Lobster Man from Mars"? I settled down with some friends and chocolate, and had the most laugh out loud night.
This movie is filled with ridiculous moments, akin to the old fifties Scifi movies, complete with a badly costumed lobster who's face keeps changing between scenes. The acting isn't that good, but then again, it really isn't meant to be. This is the perfect movie to watch when you want to have a good time, and if you're full of too much energy.
This movie is filled with ridiculous moments, akin to the old fifties Scifi movies, complete with a badly costumed lobster who's face keeps changing between scenes. The acting isn't that good, but then again, it really isn't meant to be. This is the perfect movie to watch when you want to have a good time, and if you're full of too much energy.
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- QuizIn his autobiography, Tony Curtis says that he worked on the movie because they paid him $100,000, and he needed to make child support payments. He also mentions that during the production, he never saw the scenes of the movie that his character was reacting to.
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Professor Plocostomos: If you were a lobster man, would you go into a haunted house surrounded by hot springs?
- Curiosità sui creditiNo lobsters were harmed during this production, only eaten.
- ConnessioniFeatured in Waxwork 2 - Bentornati al museo delle cere (1992)
- Colonne sonoreRock Lobster
Written by Kate Pierson (uncredited), Fred Schneider, Keith Strickland (uncredited), Cindy Wilson (uncredited) / Ricky Wilson
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