The X from Outer Space
“Mankind threatened by a deadly nucleus from the vast void of space”
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A space mission returns with an organism that grows into the peculiar giant Guilala. The film moves from comparatively effective spacecraft models to much rougher miniature destruction. Its cheerful collision of space exploration and kaiju rampage makes it an easy deep-cut double-feature choice.
Nominated by @flabbergasted_jones
The club’s verdict
- Acting
- 5.5/10
- Plot
- 9/10
- Effects
- 7/10
- Dialogue
- 6.5/10
- Rewatchability
- 7.5/10
“The space programme has brought home an exceptionally unsuitable sample.”
@flabbergasted_jones, scored it 71
Synopsis and movie facts
The spaceship AAB-Gamma is dispatched from FAFC headquarters in Japan to make a landing on the planet Mars and investigate reports of UFOs in the area. As they near the red planet, they encounter a mysterious UFO that coats the ship's hull with unusual spores. Taking one of the specimens back to earth, it soon develops and grows into a giant chicken-lizard-alien monster that tramples Japan.
- Released
- 1967
- Directed by
- Kazui Nihonmatsu
- Running time
- 89 min
- Original title
- 宇宙大怪獣ギララ
Starring
- Shunya Wazaki as Capt. Sano
- Itoko Harada as Michiko
- Shinichi Yanagisawa as Miyamoto
- Keisuke Sonoi as Dr. Shioda
- Hiroshi Fujioka as Moon Station Correspondent A
- Eiji Okada as Dr. Kato
- Peggy Neal as Lisa
- Franz Gruber as Dr. Berman
Research behind this pick
Researched . Explore the film references and reviews below.
- Film reference · themoviedb.org
Canonical film identity, release date, runtime, director credits, cast, genres, synopsis and poster checked against TMDB movie 42712.
- Review · moriareviews.com
The review contrasts good space-model effects with noticeably poor miniatures during Guilala's rampage.
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