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Invasion from Inner Earth

  • 1974
  • 1h 34m
IMDb RATING
2.7/10
778
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Invasion from Inner Earth (1974)
B-HorrorDramaHorrorSci-Fi

A group of young pilots in a remote region of the Canadian wilderness begin to hear strange reports over their radios about planes crashing, cars stalling and a deadly plague which has gripp... Read allA group of young pilots in a remote region of the Canadian wilderness begin to hear strange reports over their radios about planes crashing, cars stalling and a deadly plague which has gripped the planet. It becomes clear that earth is in the midst of an invasion. The group of pi... Read allA group of young pilots in a remote region of the Canadian wilderness begin to hear strange reports over their radios about planes crashing, cars stalling and a deadly plague which has gripped the planet. It becomes clear that earth is in the midst of an invasion. The group of pilots decide to barracade themselves in a cabin deep in the woods and wait for their impend... Read all

  • Director
    • Bill Rebane
  • Writers
    • Barbara J. Rebane
    • Paul Bentzen
    • Candace Howell
  • Stars
    • Paul Bentzen
    • Debbi Pick
    • Nick Holt
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    2.7/10
    778
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Bill Rebane
    • Writers
      • Barbara J. Rebane
      • Paul Bentzen
      • Candace Howell
    • Stars
      • Paul Bentzen
      • Debbi Pick
      • Nick Holt
    • 51User reviews
    • 27Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Paul Bentzen
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    Debbi Pick
    • Sarah
    Nick Holt
    • Jake
    Karl Wallace
    • Eric
    Robert Arkens
    • Andy
    Arnold Didrickson
    • Sam
    James Steadman
    • Radio Announcer
    David Pray
    • T.V. Host
    Mary O'Keefe
    • Mrs. Murphy
    William Reetz
    • Mr. Duncan
    Robert Filiatreaux
    • T.V. Control
    Warren McPherson
    • T.V. Control
    Thomas Nick
    • T.V. Control
    Tim Gillett
    • Drunk
    Eldred Kahn
    • Bartender
    Stanley L. Naze
    • Official
    • Director
      • Bill Rebane
    • Writers
      • Barbara J. Rebane
      • Paul Bentzen
      • Candace Howell
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    2mtipton-77328

    Started out good, went bad quickly

    The premise for this movie was interesting enough, and there are some very developed characters in it like the TV talk show host, and his two guests. Unfortunately they only have about five minutes of footage. The main characters are believable and the acting competent. So what went wrong? It's almost as if they started making this movie on an interesting idea, but quickly realized that they had no idea where it was going, because by the time the movie concludes, you feel like you were played for a fool, and wished you never wasted your time. It seems like they made up the plot as they were making the movie. I know it requires a certain amount of cognitive dissonance to watch a movie like this, but this one is so awful you can't even enjoy how lousy it is. Here are a group of people in a winter wilderness with nothing but a ham radio to communicate with the outside world, but they start having a debate about what is going on by reading newspaper articles? What the....? Where are they getting this information about a situation that just started?, and in such an isolated place? By the end, if you don't get disgusted enough to just shut it off before then, it has to be one of the most idiotic movie endings you will ever see. It's like it is for some other totally different movie. I won't disclose it, but believe me, you will want to throw the DVD in the trash.
    5queun

    In Defense of "They"

    Apparently, after a worldwide search for the perfect script writer, director Bill Rebane happened upon a little known writer named Barbara J. Rebane to pen his vision. Where he discovered her is unknown to me, but the two of them created magic together.

    She took two bold steps in this film, one original and one copied later with a much higher budget.

    First, she broke the survivor-typecast protocol that most writers would dare not violate. Rather than give longevity to the handsome brooding Native American or the outdoorsy Canadian, she gives the nod to the chunky, bearded, bespectacled cretin in the Sherlock Holmes hat. Under normal circumstances, this type of character would be lighting his own gas in the corner of the room while the others formulate a plan and then meet with an untimely, yet slightly humorous death. Rebane, on the other hand, even gives this guy the girl.

    The other place where she unwittingly deserves credit is for utilizing the aliens-under-the-ground scenario for a lot less money than Tom Cruise probably paid for his "War of the Worlds" travesty. I'd be curious to know whether she got a "based on an idea by" or an "inspired by" credit in Cruise's film.

    PS - despite the fact that I consider these two areas worthy of compliment, I am in no way recommending anyone actually watch this movie.
    2Hitchcoc

    Aliens Use Lots of Electronic Music

    How can one write a script and produce a movie without one entertaining moment. Film is supposed to be visual in nature and this has people sitting around talking the whole time. And it's no "My Dinner with Andre." Something is killing the people of earth. It's spreading. Some people, trapped in some pretty cold environs (Canada?) are left to try to figure it out. That's all they ever do. Try to figure it out. They have no plan. They have no vitality. The aliens never confront them, to speak of, and so we don't even know what's going on. The outdoorsy scientist has a theory, but it could just be a bunch of hooey. The conclusion is about as stupid as anything I've seen in years. How could someone get the money to put together such a snoozer. If you can't compete with the big boys, at least tell a decent story. As with so many of these, there are long treks through the snow and a snowmobile trip that goes for about ten minutes with nothing happening.
    3CinemaSerf

    Invasion from Inner Earth

    I should have realised as the title music was a sort of electronic version of something Ennio Morricone left on the studio floor that I was in for a treat... This is dreadful. A group of young folks find themselves stranded in the Canadian wilderness as technology around them is breaking down. It appears that we are amidst an invasion - but of where, by whom - and why? Don't expect any answers to these and any other questions in this shockingly over-long, badly lit and directed piece of nonsense. The score is frequently outperformed by the sound of static on the radios and the acting (and dancing!) - well, think little Toby's Christmas nativity when he was 8. It didn't help that the version I saw recently was terribly over-exposed (perhaps a dodgy NTSC conversion) but by the middle, the invasion couldn't come fast enough - never mind by the end.
    1uljf

    Incredibly boring sci-fi talkathon

    A couple of people are trapped in a log cabin during an alien invasion of the Earth. They communicate with the unseen aliens and gradually make it back to civilization after much discussion. Every cliche in the book is used, and the low budget assures terrible special effects. Bad all around. Made in someone's back yard in Wisconsin.

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    • Trivia
      When released on VHS cassette in 1988, the front cover of the box depicts an actor and actress looking up into the sky. These actors are NOT the actors in the film. Also, the starship Enterprise-D from Star Trek: The Next Generation is seen in the upper right-hand corner of the picture, supposedly representing the spaceship used by the "aliens" who are attacking Earth. As no point during the film are any Star Trek spacecraft seen. In fact, the aliens and their ship(s) are never shown in the film, and their attack is only mentioned by characters in the film.
    • Goofs
      From the start of the movie going forward, the words spoken are mismatched with the captioned words. Words are also left out of the captions, changing the meaning of the sentence.
    • Crazy credits
      At the beginning of the movie the word "They" is shown in large block letters. No apparent connection to anything, it stays for a bit, then is gone.
    • Alternate versions
      There are several different versions of this film with different running times and titles circulating on video. The VHS release from Genesis Video under the "Invasion from Inner Earth" title is missing a reel of footage. The VHS from Platinum Productions under the title "Hell Fire" is missing several scenes including the entire ending. The VHS from Regal Home Video under the title "They" is complete and uncut.
    • Connections
      Referenced in The Big Box: The Thirsty Dead (2010)

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    • Release date
      • October 30, 1974 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • They
    • Filming locations
      • Rhinelander, Wisconsin, USA
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 34m(94 min)
    • Color
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    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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