Explorer from Another World

This low budget film was seemingly made with a cast that had absolutely no experience, in fact, I get the impression that they were possibly neighbors of Woody Edwards.

Some acting was better than others, of course, but, overall this is a very entertaining movie, I enjoyed every minute of it, and I wished it was a longer run. I'm looking forward to Mr. Edwards next project. In fact, I have a treatment & screenplay for him.

This movie's cover caught my attention, and it seemed like a sci-fi horror comedy that would prove cheesy enough to actually be worth watching. Sure, I had never even heard about director Woody Edwards's 2024 movie prior to stumbling upon it here in 2025. But with it being a movie that I hadn't already seen, then I needed no persuasion to give the movie a fair chance.

While we are on the matter of the movie's cover, then it was either a blatant rip-off of the 1953 "Invaders from Mars" movie, or a skillful homage to aforementioned movie.

Writers Woody Edwards and Stu Fastback put together a nice script and storyline. Sure, it was a bit simplistic, but it worked and it was entertaining. It was a nice homage to the old 1950s sci-fi genre movies.

Now, I noticed that Woody Edwards directed the movie, wrote the movie and also starred in the movie. That is usually a bad indicator, as movies with one guy occupying all these roles tend to be questionable affairs. But "Explorer From Another World" actually proved to be a surprisingly good movie.

I was not familiar with a single actor or actress on the cast list, not a single one. And that is actually something that speaks in favor of the movie, as I enjoy watching new and unfamiliar talents on the screen. The acting performances in the movie were good.

The special effects in the movie were surprisingly good. There was even sufficient amount of blood and gore to keep an old gorehound such as myself happy. That was quite the surprise from a movie such as this.

Sure, "Explorer From Another World" is a low budget movie, but it was made with a genuine love and interest for the genre, and it was obvious that people involved in the movie really poured everything in it.

My rating of director Woody Edwards's 2024 movie "Explorer From Another World" lands on a seven out of ten stars.

First off, a massive, glitter-dusted shout-out to the nineteen brave souls who clearly poured their hearts, sacrificed their sanity (and maybe a few questionable substances) to present this 45 minutes bloody schlock.

Think wacky sitcom characters crash-landing on a B-movie set with over-the-top acting from the get-go that's grin-inducing for bad movie aficionados. It certainly was for me, and I ate it UP, cheering!

The effects are gloriously janky, and the plot points? Forget about 'em! We're talking peak "so bad it's good" territory, with moments like a tipsy local losing his bowling hand and a drunk hillbilly encountering the monster.

Basically, whether you'll dig this ultra-cheesy sci-fi/horror/comedy depends on how much glorious nonsense your eyeballs can handle. And trust me, my face was stuck in a goofy grin the whole darn time. If this sounds like your jam, then grab your cheapest snacks and your silliest pals, and prepare for a laugh riot! Also, check out Love God (1997), Red Scream Nosferatu (2009), Scalps (1983), Lord of the Dead (2000), Inbred (2011), and the legendary, slightly unhinged filmographies of Jason Impey, Norbert Moutier, Roger A. Fratter, Olaf Ittenbach, and Brendan Steere. Go forth and embrace the glorious trash!

At 41 minutes run time, just about right. It was the little touches that really set this apart. It was a Woody Edwards film (Ed Wood, anyone?) The flying saucers were saucers. Sputnik was circling the globe. There was stilted dialogue, and the professor was a perfect stereotype. Atrocious wig, always puffing on his pipe as he thought or considered action. And of course they had the town drunk in the cell after he reported what he saw. And a two person sheriff's office. The deaths were accompanied by copious amounts of spurting blood. This could have been lifted right out of the 1960's B-movie can. This movie knew what it wanted to be and nailed it.

Imagine if Wes Anderson, Roger Coreman and Tim Burton made a short budget Science fiction movie.

Cue "Explorer from Another World", a parody of every Sci-Fi B-Movie you ever saw and many you didn't.

It is a total blast from start to finish and with a run time of just forty four and a bit minutes, it just flys by.

It's gloriously hammy, beautiful to look at, has a great period soundtrack, it's full of humour, the cast ensemble are a total hoot, it's wildly gory and an absolute grin fest.

Pound for Pound more entertaining than many of the big money movies I've seen for the last few years on a chicken feed budget. And yet, it's professional and polished in every filming way.

If this is really Woody Edwards first film, then he's a genius in the making.

Do yourself a favour and watch it, go on, you know you want to......