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It! The Terror from Beyond Space

It! The Terror from Beyond Space

Science Fiction · Horror · 1958

The first manned expedition to Mars is invaded by an unknown life form, which stows away on the rescue ship.

Movie details

It! The Terror from Beyond Space

“The revelation shocker of things to come!”

1958 Science Fiction · Horror 1h 9m

Critical arithmetic

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TMDB

5.8 / 10

Community rating

The first manned expedition to Mars is invaded by an unknown life form, which stows away on the rescue ship.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

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The archetype split

Who fights over It! The Terror from Beyond Space?

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Edward L. Cahn

Written by

Jerome Bixby

Marshall Thompson

Marshall Thompson

Carruthers

Shirley Patterson

Shirley Patterson

Ann Anderson

Kim Spalding

Kim Spalding

Van Heusen

Ann Doran

Ann Doran

Mary Royce

Dabbs Greer

Dabbs Greer

Eric Royce

Paul Langton

Paul Langton

Calder

Robert Bice

Robert Bice

Purdue

Court is in session

Put It! The Terror from Beyond Space on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Arthouse Gremlin

“Its refusal to behave is the point.”

The strange choices create the kind of friction that follows you out of the theatre and into the argument.

The prosecution The Prestige Tourist

“Oddness is not depth.”

A film can break every rule and still leave nothing behind but the memory of how hard it tried to be singular.