Saturday Night Movie: I Married a Monster from Outer Space

I almost never go to the video store, when we want to rent a movie. The reason for this is that I absolutely despise going with Russ. I can go alone, or he can go. We can not go together. I am the sort of person that wants to be in and out, get home and watch the darn thing, and he is the type that has been known to stroll casually around the store, picking up every other box and reading the thing. I always end up getting impatient and bored, so I always send him. He has good taste in movies, so it almost always works out for the best.

Well this week was no exception, I didn’t have anything I was wanting to watch, but I told him to pick up some goofy B-movie, so I could review it on Saturday night. He did incredibly well when he picked out “I Married a Monster from Outer Space”.

This 1958 film is about a pair of newlyweds, Marge and Bill. On the eve of their wedding Bill goes out drinking with his buddies. On his way home he makes a stop, where he is abducted by aliens. The next morning Bill struggles to make it to the wedding on time, but at the last minute shows up and the two get married. Shortly after their wedding Marge begins noticing some very odd changes in the way Bill behaves. Once a social drinker, suddenly becomes allergic to alcohol. On top of that animals no longer like him, and he suddenly doesn’t know what thunder is. Marge is also concerned with her inability to get pregnant after a year of marriage. One day after noticing Bill’s odd behavior she follows him out to the woods, where she sees his true alien self conversing with others of his type. Scared she runs back to town where she tries to warn everyone, but like any monster movie, no one believes her. It is soon discovered that all the men in town are aliens, and they are waiting for the right time to breed with the women, to produce alien offspring. It soon becomes a race with the clock, as Marge tries to warn other of what is going on.

With a tag line like “The bride wore terror” one can only expect to be in for a treat. This film doesn’t fail to deliver either. It is an incredibly easy to watch film, more so than most B-movies in my opinion. It had pretty good special affects for it’s time, though there are a few scenes were it is supposed to be night and it is clearly day.  One of the best parts to look out for is during the lightning scene when Bill’s true, alien face is shown every time lighting strikes.  If you are newly wed, or about to be married, I would definitely recommend you see this film….for your own safety.

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