I Married a Monster From Outer Space

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Customers enjoy this atmospheric 50’s sci-fi film, praising its well-told storyline and great acting. The movie features effective special effects and is well-written, with one customer noting its soap opera-like elements. They appreciate the black and white color scheme and the razor-sharp print quality, considering it worth the price.

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That might sound like the lament a lot of new brides eventually give, but it proved to be horribly true for Marge Farrell (Gloria Talbott), who slowly learns that the increasingly odd behavior of betrothed Bill (Tom Tryon) stems from an alien incursion that’s possessed most of the local menfolk. Surprisingly effective sci-fi shocker co-stars Peter Baldwin, Ty Hardin, John Eldredge, Maxie Rosenbloom. 77 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtrack: English. Region Free
MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ Unrated (Not Rated)
Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.81 x 5.28 x 0.67 inches; 2.47 ounces
Director ‏ : ‎ Gene Fowler Jr., Gene Fowler, Jr.
Media Format ‏ : ‎ Import
Run time ‏ : ‎ 77 minutes
Release date ‏ : ‎ February 26, 2021
Actors ‏ : ‎ Tom Tryon, Gloria Talbott, Peter Baldwin, Robert Ivers, Chuck Wassil
Subtitles: ‏ : ‎ English
Producers ‏ : ‎ Gene Fowler, Jr.
Language ‏ : ‎ English (Dolby Digital 2.0)
Studio ‏ : ‎ Imprint
ASIN ‏ : ‎ B08PWBW8XP
Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1

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Reviewer: MARY-BETH VITALE
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Worth buying
Review: Great old movie from my matinee days when l was a kid, worth watching again.It was a double feature with The Blob , Steve McQueen’s first feature film.

Reviewer: cookieman108
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title: There’s just something about Earthwomen aliens can’t resist
Review: I really wasn’t sure what I’d be getting with the film I Married a Monster from Outer Space (1958) as the title, while certainly informative (and long), screams cheap productions values, lurid storyline, and cheap exploitation intended on turning a fast buck, much like the putrid Ray Dennis Steckler crudfest, The Incredibly Strange Creatures Who Stopped Living and Became Mixed-Up Zombies!!? (1964). After watching the movie, I found that wasn’t the case, as while it may suffer (or benefit, depending on your point of view) from a lengthy and sensationalistic title, I Married a Monster from Outer Space is a fun science fiction film worth anyone’s time (and money).The film, directed by Gene Fowler Jr., probably better know for his work as an editor on films like It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963) and Hang `Em High (1968), stars Tom Tryon (The Longest Day) and Gloria Talbot (The Leech Woman) as newlywed couple Bill and Marge Farrell. The film opens with Bill and his friends, in a local bar, celebrating Bill’s last night as a free man, as he’s getting married the next day. On his way home, Bill has a strange encounter with an even stranger being and a noxious looking cloud of alien whammy gas. The next day, Bill is late for his wedding, and he seems a bit off…Marge doesn’t pay much attention, but soon after the nuptials, she begins to realize the honeymoon is over even before it began, as Bill is a completely different person, short-tempered, distant, unfeeling and just generally cold. Maybe it has something to do with the fact Bill is no longer Bill, but an alien, inhabiting the shell of Bill’s body (that’s what I’m betting my money on, or that Bill is just a big jerkwad). Eventually Marge learns the truth, but trying to convince people of what she knows is entirely frustrating as who’s going to believe something like that? Most just assume she’s lost her marbles, or has taken up the drink…and given the fact that the aliens have since begun to inhabit the bodies of many other men in the small town, her pleas for help are routinely ignored. What is the purpose of this alien infestation? I will tell you they ain’t here for the good cooking and sparkling conversation…I really enjoyed this film, made near the end of Hollywood’s golden age of science fiction films. The plot smacks of Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956), with a number of notable differences, mainly the aliens’ intent and the supposition of a female lead instead of a male lead. I’m not saying this film is as good as Invasion, but it does work, and also delivers. I thought Tryon did well as the alien trying to insinuate himself in normal, everyday life. I thought the element of his learning different human emotions, like love, a bit goofy, but then it was touched on briefly, and never really examined in depth. At one point, it almost seemed like the transition from within, the development of human qualities, had nearly matched the physical transition. Talbot also played her role well, as the desperate woman who knows too much but can’t find support. I really loved the scene between her and her friend, just before the friend was about to marry a man who had since been assimilated. She kept trying to find a way to break the news to her friend, but given the fact that her friend appeared to be in her mid- 40’s and unmarried, it seemed she wouldn’t have cared one way or the other, just so long as she was getting married. I have to say, while Talbot had attractive features (nice body), her face was off-putting, almost annoying, to me. Personal tastes, I suppose…My favorite character had to have been the bartender, Grady, played by Max ‘Slapsie Maxie’ Rosenbloom. He didn’t have much screen time, but what he had was memorable as he added a bit of intentional, and welcomed, humor to lighten the proceedings just a tad. I’ve read that, when he was younger, he was a professional fighter, and, after retiring, he made a film career `playing a series of Runyonesque-type thugs and pugs’. Another scene I really liked was when Bill and his friends, now all aliens, congregated in the local bar, and were discussing the pros, and mostly, cons of their human bodies. I thought it odd that the aliens were discrete with certain things, but then obvious in other aspects. Maybe they assumed they had the town bottled up pretty well, and could afford some leeway here and there, using their demolecularizer ray-gun the occasional uppity carbon-based lifeform. The special effects were better than average, and I am especially interested to know exactly what that chunky goo was composed of, the goo that would be released after the death of a man/alien. The story moves along pretty speedily, slowing occasionally for pertinent and relevant plot points. There wasn’t the level of tension here as there was in a film like Invasion of the Body Snatchers, but it didn’t really matter as I Married a Monster from Outer Space is a entirely fun and entertaining way to spend about a hour and a half.The print provided on this release from Paramount Home Video is very crisp, clean, and clear, with a very minor amount of age deterioration present (a very minor speckling here and there, but hardly noticeable). There are no real special features included, not even a trailer, but English subtitles are available, which I made use of a few times (Paramount seems to lag far behind in their inclusion of goodies on their DVD releases…for shame…). The audio is pretty clear, but there were a few points it got a little muddled, but that was more due to the actor not speaking as clearly as I would have liked, and not a poor audio track.Cookieman108

Reviewer: Beowolf Jones
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Hokey Title but a good movie
Review: This movie stands out among the many B-Movie Hollywood efforts that I saw as a young man. My friends and I were expecting to have fun mocking the poor production that the hokey title suggested. Instead we were all captivated by the story and special effects. I suggested we see this movie because someone at school kept raving about how the Aliens would turn to jello and oatmeal when they died. I just had to see that.It is funny how a movie with such a bad title can turn out to be the exact opposite of what you expect when you see it. I am looking forward to seeing it again when the DVD is delivered. A good script and competent acting still make for a good movie even today where too many movies rely solely on CGI effects to carry a weak script and sub par acting. I was a fan of the original Outer Limits and The Twilight Zone for these very reasons. I remember a episode where Agnes Moorehead was tormented by tiny Aliens and no spoken words were uttered until the very end, when it turns out the tiny Aliens are Earthmen ! These shows proved that good scripts and acting are what make a good show. When these elements are present, magic happens. When I was growing up I was constantly comparing every movie to “Forbidden Plant” and “The Day the Earth Stood Still” as well as Gene Barry’s “War of the Worlds”. Sadly most of them fell far short of these great movies. I was an adult when I saw the premier showing of “Star Wars” at the Cinerama theater in downtown Seattle. I instantly had a new criteria to judge Science Fiction movies. “Blade Runner” and the original “Planet of the Apes” were added to my judgment scale. Even the Japanese movie “The Mysterians” was good for it’s time.I am looking forward to seeing “Guardians of the Galaxy” when it is released on DVD. The Raccoon character sounds a little like Porsupah the alien in the Alan Dean Foster story “BloodHype.”

Reviewer: Teddybear
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Great Movie
Review: I love this movie very much😊. This is one of the best sci-fi movies of rhe 50’s

Reviewer: Geoffrey F. Arnold
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: A Rather Interesting Story for a B Movie
Review: This is one of those odd films that actually sounds worse in the title than it actually is. I love science fiction, so I’m a little more forgiving of the genre, particularly the older films from the Fifties and the very early 1960s. They were often only made as secondary level films with low budgets, so had to be creative in how they were made. The better the producer/directors, the more likely the film would be well made (given the budget).Exceptions abound, where the company was behind the film, such as The Day The Earth Stood Still, and Forbidden Planet. And within the low budget realm, some gems did manage to slip out: I Was A Teenage Caveman, Earth Vs. The Flying Saucers, THEM!.Here we have another decent film made without the big budget. It manages to rise above the shortcomings imposed by those things. The dialogue is decent. The acting is almost good, and in some cases quite honest (insofar as how one might react).Without spoiling the film, the title tells the tale, sort of. If you love sci fi from the Fifties, and are forgiving of the low budget constraints (Roger Corman), then you will probably enjoy this one, too.

Reviewer: Philip Gover
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Great classic Sci -Fi movie very creative and imaginative,thanks Amazon for having it available for purchase glad to have it in my collection

Reviewer: zounet
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: bonne surprise que ce bis de sci-fi; le scénario est bien ficelé et les acteurs convaincants; on ne s’ennuie pas une seconde devant ce petit film sans prétention. Excellent moment qui ne souffre d’aucune longueur et c’est tant mieux!!!

Reviewer: Happycamper
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: This was a DVD that my boyfriend had wanted to own for some time – so he was very keen to get it despite it being an imported version – as there was no other version available. It was very good quality and was all english speaking – not subtitles – as it may appear from the purchase screen. Despite the era in which it was made – the storyline and effects were very well handled – and so it is not one of those old films that makes you cringe with embarrassment at the attempts to scare the audience. It actually has a depth and poignancy to it, as the character of the monster is eerie yet pitiable. We both really enjoyed the film – and if you are a fan of ‘fifties monster films’ then this is a must !Well worth the slightly higher price tag……!!!

Reviewer: Bluebird
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: J’adore cette collection!

Reviewer: W. A. D.
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Every time I “review” this interesting B movie I get slammed! No it’s not a contemporary gore-filled sci-fi spectacular! Nor is it an intellectually advanced post-modern take on alienation (or Alien Nation!). But I like it! Tom Tryon gives a solid performance as the “creature” and the plot delivers some gentle shocks moments in a noirish black and white movie that is much more interesting than its schlock title suggests.If you don’t like this sort of low-budget movie don’t buy it – but don’t attack those of us who do. Thoroughly recommended for “anoraks” like me!