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La planète rouge

Original title: The Angry Red Planet
  • 1959
  • Approved
  • 1h 23m
IMDb RATING
5.3/10
4.1K
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La planète rouge (1959)
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One of only two survivors from a Martian expedition is so traumatized she doesn't remember the circumstances of the trip.One of only two survivors from a Martian expedition is so traumatized she doesn't remember the circumstances of the trip.One of only two survivors from a Martian expedition is so traumatized she doesn't remember the circumstances of the trip.

  • Director
    • Ib Melchior
  • Writers
    • Ib Melchior
    • Sidney W. Pink
  • Stars
    • Gerald Mohr
    • Nora Hayden
    • Les Tremayne
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    5.3/10
    4.1K
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    • Director
      • Ib Melchior
    • Writers
      • Ib Melchior
      • Sidney W. Pink
    • Stars
      • Gerald Mohr
      • Nora Hayden
      • Les Tremayne
    • 110User reviews
    • 45Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Gerald Mohr
    Gerald Mohr
    • Col. Thomas O'Bannion
    Nora Hayden
    Nora Hayden
    • Dr. Iris 'Irish' Ryan
    Les Tremayne
    Les Tremayne
    • Prof. Theodore Gettell
    Jack Kruschen
    Jack Kruschen
    • CWO Sam Jacobs
    Paul Hahn
    Paul Hahn
    • Maj. Gen. George Treegar
    J. Edward McKinley
    J. Edward McKinley
    • Prof. Paul Weiner
    Tom Daly
    • Dr. Frank Gordon
    Don Lamond
    • TV Newscaster
    • (voice)
    • …
    Edward Innes
    • Brig. Gen. Alan Prescott
    Gordon Barnes
    • Maj. Lyman Ross
    Jack Haddock
    • Lt. Col. Davis
    Brandy Bryan
    • Nurse Hayes
    Joan Patrick
    Joan Patrick
    • Nurse Dixon
    • (as Joan Fitzpatrick)
    Duke Norton
    • Dr. Muller
    William Remick
    • Dr. Hawley
    • (as Wm. Remick)
    Fred Ross
    • Air Force News Photographer
    David De Haven
    • Air Force News Photographer
    • (as David DeHaven)
    Arline Hunter
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    • Director
      • Ib Melchior
    • Writers
      • Ib Melchior
      • Sidney W. Pink
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    6bejwak

    There's lots worse out there

    I saw this movie in the theater when I was 5 years old and it stayed in my memory all these years. By today's standards it comes up short, but I've seen movies with hundreds of times the budget that were a lot worse. Sure the acting is bad, but anything John Wayne did before 1939 could not be called good acting either. This movie does have some positives working for it. The female among the 4 astronauts is a biologist/zoologist and is not just window-dressing. The martian monsters and landscape/city are imaginative. They had some kind of 1g drive that allowed their rather capacious spacecraft to not need zero gravity effects, although they could have showed the turnover at the halfway point. All in all this is not the stinker some other viewers have labeled it. My score 6/10.
    Uthman

    Hard to believe only 8 years between this and "2001"

    I recently saw a nicely restored print of this film on the Showtime cable network. The color is not the best, but certainly very good, and the monaural sound is probably better than what one would have experienced in a typical 1960 theater.

    A few visuals:

    The mission clock on the spaceship bulkhead has a huge "BULOVA" on the face. The "day" numerals on the mission-elapsed time display look like they was made from black electrician's tape. They only show numbers of days that could be displayed with numerals that had no curved lines: "1", "17", and "47".

    The female astronaut carries a stylish black purse on board.

    There is a very large indicator on the spaceship bulkhead that says "Oxygen Consumption", with a green light indicating "Normal" and a red one indicating "Excessive".

    The astronauts have oxygen cylinders on their backs while on EVA, but there is no glass on their helmet visors; their faces are completely open to the atmosphere.

    The shots of the Martian exteriors are really pretty cool, quite innovative for the era and the limited budget. Not only is everything a monochromatic red, but there is an interesting solarization effect, which adds a bit of surrealism and makes the backdrops look less cheesy.

    Memorable lines:

    "You know, I can't say that I recommend spacesuits for beautiful young dolls. What happened to all your curves?"

    and the classic,

    "I know you think I acted like a hysterical female there back at the ship, but I can assure you I'm perfectly capable of taking care of myself!"
    6culwin

    Tale from a man called Ib

    This movie is funny and painful at the same time. The "Cinemagic" almost gave me a seizure. Despite what they imply, "Cinemagic" is not some innovative technical procedure. It was "developed" as the result of an accident, and they used it because it disguised the fact that their "monsters" were so stupid-looking. I also don't think it's a coincidence that the writer is Sid "Pink".

    This movie is good for a laugh, if you are really looking for a movie made in 9 days on 200,000 dollars. It is entertaining; at least I can say that about it. The bat/rat/spider is the highlight.

    (edit 12/2021) I wrote this first review 20 years ago, and forgot about it until I saw the movie again, today! Well, I have to update my rating, because it's not really as bad as I thought back then. It still has entertainment value, which is better than plenty of movies I've seen.
    4DD-931

    Fever Dream of a Ten-Year Old Kid in 1959

    First off, I'd like to say that the user comments alone left me with tears in my eyes from laughing. One comment that bad SF movies become good comedies is right on the mark. MST3000 made it's living off that.

    If you look at THE ANGRY RED PLANET as the fever dream of a 10 year old comic book reader from 1959, you'll have the handle on this sucker. All the elements are there: the pseudoscience, occasionally logical, more often hilariously infantile. The adolescent boy attitude toward sex, with the "gigolo" captain (good call on that one, guys!) making eyes at the buxom "scientist" with hair so red it's a wonder it doesn't set off the fire alarms. The ridiculous conception of Mars as a planet so alien that everything glows red, yet one alien monster has a mouse face, and the blob alien has an eye that rotates like a kid's toy. The comic relief, an overweight astronaut (!) who sounds like he never finished the 8th grade in Brooklyn and has a psychotic fixation on his ray gun. And of course, the mere fact that alien = dangerously evil. If these people had met E.T., they would have roasted him in two seconds flat! "OW" indeed!

    Don't get me wrong. I rated this movie low. Still, it's never boring (except when the scientist tries to explain everything - only to make it all sound more and more ridiculous), and you have to admit, in your little kid core, it makes you jump a few times.

    Okay, then don't admit it. I guess you were never 10.
    4michaelRokeefe

    Mysterious planet is home to gruesome monsters.

    This sci-fi adventure is not the best and by no means the worst. I agree with the statement that bad sci-fi is comical. Bizarre pink tinting and unusual special effects make this a favorite for the late, late, late show viewers. Space explorers on the planet Mars fight off strange giant amoeba-like monsters and other strange creatures. Pretty cool.

    The cast includes Les Tremayne, Naura Hayden, Gerald Mohr and Jack Kruschen. Get comfy and enjoy. Don't feel bad if you nod off for a moment. I agree with adding this to the list of cult classics to not miss.

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    • Trivia
      The 40-foot alien monster was actually a marionette about 15 inches high. It was essentially a combination of a rat, bat, spider, and crab.
    • Goofs
      Colonel O'Bannion has terrible gun safety manners for a career officer. He twirled the pistol around his finger inside the ship after cleaning and checking it. He has it out when they get outside the ship and keeps pointing at the other crew. He keeps his finger on the trigger the entire time, especially when pointing at the others.
    • Quotes

      Martian Voice: Men of Earth, we of the planet Mars give you this warning. Listen carefully and remember: We have known your planet Earth since the first creature crawled out of the primeval slime of your seas to become man. For millennia, we have followed your progress. For centuries, we have watched you, listened to your radio signals and learned your speech and your culture, and now you have invaded our home. Technological adults, but spiritual and emotional infants. We kept you here, deciding your fate. Had the lower forms of life on our planet destroyed you, we would not have interfered. But you survived. Your civilization has not progressed beyond destruction, war and violence against yourselves and others. Do as you will to your own and to your planet, but remember this warning - do not return to Mars. You will be permitted to leave for this sole purpose. Carry the warning to Earth - "Do not come here." We can and will destroy you - ALL life on your planet - if you do not heed us. You have seen us, been permitted to glimpse our world. Go now. Warn mankind not to return unbidden.

    • Crazy credits
      The main title, cast and credits do not appear until the end of the film.
    • Connections
      Edited from Les envahisseurs invisibles (1959)

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    • Release date
      • November 23, 1959 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • La furia del planeta rojo
    • Filming locations
      • Hal Roach Studios - 8822 Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA(interiors)
    • Production company
      • Sino Productions
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    • Budget
      • $190,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 23 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono

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