I first saw this movie about a year or two ago, when I bought a box set of old sci-fi movies. The only thing I can remember thinking throughout the entire movies was; where are the teenagers? The only one that looks like they could possibly be under the age of twenty is Betty, the lead, and she is not from outer space.
Apparently Mystery Science Theatre 3000 aired this movie back in the 90’s, but I failed to see that one. This movie is public domain, so you can view the entire film completely free, and right here on Indulgences!
Teenagers from Outer Space starts out when three teenagers land on Earth, in hopes of using the land to farm their giant animals, the Gargons, for food. Immediately after emerging from the space craft one of the men, Thor, vaporizes a small dog. Derek, one of the other teenagers on board, inspects the remains of the dog, and finds a tag that was once on the dog’s collar. He sees that the metal piece has been inscribed which makes him realize that there is intelligent life on this planet. Derek lets the rest of the crew know that he does not support them using the Earth as a place for farming for the Gargons out of fear that it will wipe out the human race. The other crew members feel no pity whatsoever and Derek quickly flees. The Gargon does not do well in the Earth’s atmosphere, so the other crew members leave it behind as the call back to their people and let them know of Derek’s departure. Derek goes in search of the address on the dog tag. Upon arrival he is offered a room in the house, and forms a quick bond with Betty, the girl of the house. As Thor calls home he is connected with their leader and it is soon revealed that Derek is his son, and must be found. Thor goes out in search of Derek, killing anyone who stands in his way with his vaporizing gun. As Thor chases Derek and Betty around town the Gargon begins thriving, and grows quickly. It soon becomes a fight that Derek and Betty must fight against Thor, the Gargon, and hundreds of incoming ships filled with Gargons.
This movie is a pretty cheesy one, but still a lot of fun to watch. The movie is filled with hilarious special effects to watch out for. One of my favorite bits is when the vaporizing occurs. The body is suddenly transformed into nothing but a skeleton and a puff of smoke. Amazing! The Gargons are quite frightening as well. Though quite dark and shadowed, it is very clear to make out their shape— a lobster! It is clear to see why Betty is so scared of the Gargon, a lobster the size of a house would scare the crud out of me as well! For more information, and some really funny trivia read what is posted on Wikipedia about Teenagers from Outer Space.
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Ivy says:
Wow, the ‘monster’ would have to be the highlight, lol. I was slightly disturbed by it’s sound effects too. The movie actually got my heart racing! It quite enjoyed that one! Thanks for sharing
April 7th, 2008 at 11:32 am
MissCedar says:
April 7th, 2008 at 12:55 pm