I have to say these Saucer Men really hit that sweet spot for me. I do like our alien neighbors having big round heads and the fact that these guys have big veiny heads is a huge plus for me. I haven’t seen this one but this seems like a must watch. Highly enjoyable good buddy. Remember Keep It Snacky!!!
I agree. And I was thinking earlier, the stereotype for aliens used to always be little green men. Yet, other than Invasion of the Saucer Men, I just can't think of many others that were little green men.
This movie is on RUclips. Fun fact for your viewers...Bob Burns & Paul Blaisdell we're the publishers/editors of Fantastic Monsters magazine of the 60s. Introduced color tinted pages and centerfolds of monsters to the monster kids, along with how to articles.
Both were unsung heroes of classic sci-fi. But Bob truly is THE unsung hero. There should be at least 5 action figures of him. An omnibus of sorts was released containing the entire run of Fantastic Monsters. Unfortunately, I've read that the quality of the scans wasn't too good.
Saw this movie at a Saturday matinee back in '57. Took it seriously then. Didn't know it was supposed to be a comedy then. Really creeped me out, but I enjoyed drawing saucer men in my school books for months on end afterwards. Two things that stood out for me at the time was that Lyn Osborn, whom I remembered from the Space Patrol TV show, had a part and the alien spacecraft had tailfins, very Fifties.
Been there myself several times. There's movies I thought were so scary as a lad, but then saw them again as an adult and realized they were comedies. That said, I totally missed out on the film as a kid. But I was a big fan of the Saucer Men thanks to a model kit I saw in a magazine. I just thought it was the coolest thing. Thanks for stopping by, Gary.
@ AtomicSnackBar - Hey! Someone else commented about the 50s fins on that Saucer being unique. Maybe another idea for a Top List. Best Sci-fi Flying Saucers! You still need to see The Bamboo Saucer. That one is blue and has some cool sound effects. And a very young sexy Lois Nettleton.😘
@ AtomicSnackBar - to quote Yul Brenner in The Ten Commandments: " So let it be written. So let it be DONE ! ". Pharaoh has spoken. And also the King, but you don't like musicals.
Lol, i was thinking “Spacemen Saturday Night” would make an awesome album title 😆 Maybe Beer Drinking Bull’s debut record… unless Vamp Star grabs it first 😜
@@creech54 Oh man, that would be a tough list to narrow down. I don't know if it was an actual film poster, but the Japanese illustration of the giant Creature from the Black Lagoon attacking the battleship is pretty spectacular.
@ AtomicSnackBar - Now that would have to be a highly SUBJECTIVE list. And where do you start? American posters only? A separate Foreign list? It would definitely have to be a new series of videos. So MANY possibilities.
As a kid in the late sixties into the seventies, this was in the rotation of several Friday night and Saturday afternoon monster movie shows here near Cleveland. Good, bad or even worse, it’s amazing to see what these movie companies could do on such price-conscious budgets.
That was one of the many great things about Paul Blaisdell. He could make just fantastic looking creatures regardless of the budget. Not to mention, he actually made four saucer men suits for the films. Very impressive.
(34) This is one of those weirdy-arsed films that you couldn't take seriously even if you tried. And That is what made it such a blast to watch. Good film choice, sir!!!
Hey! Sorry for my absence last week; Lancelot Link was trying to kill me, and the Banana Splits led him straight here. ;) SAUCER MEN was a regular mainstay of my kid-hood; it qualified as both an ACTION THEATRE (afternoon) and CREATURE FEATURE (night) title, and was on a lot. It was a favorite of mine, right up there with that Hammer film where Peter Cushing is to stop an outbreak of giant, carnivorous brain cells from eating everybody on a quaint little British-y island. You know, like the island in WICKER MAN, but with the island-folk fighting off giant brain cells, and not burning visiting police inspectors. I remember the Saucermen's syringe fingernails were especially effective nightmare fuel. The Saucermen themselves are one of the truly great Bug Eyed Monsters ever committed to film. GOD BLESS FRANK GORSHIN.
Now you have done it. You mentioned The Banana Slits. So all night long it is going to be - Tra la la, la la la la, tra la la, la la la la Tra la la, la la la la, tra la la, la la la la One banana, two banana, three banana, four Four bananas make a bunch and so do many more Over hill and highway the banana buggies go Coming on to bring you the Banana Splits show Making up a mess of fun, Making up a mess of fun Lots of fun for everyone Tra la la, la la la la, tra la la, la la la la Tra la la, la la la la, tra la la, la la la la Four banana, three banana, two bananas, one All bananas playing in the bright warm sun Flipping like a pancake, popping like a cork Fleagle, Bingo, Drooper and, Snork Tra la la, la la la la, tra la la, la la la la Tra la la, la la la la, tra la la, la la la la
Island of terror! I love that movie! I think it was mutated cancer cells that multiplied by splitting…to me it looked like chicken noodle inside of them. Good call!
Thanks for the title; yes, that was a great movie! The giant, ambulatory cells ate BONE MARROW as I remember it, so all the poor English people that died off-screen were found absent the precious stuff. I loved Peter Cushing as a hero; he was a fusion of Holmes and Van Helsing. My kind of good-guy!
This has long been a favorite. I have to admit, I only knew it from articles in movie trivia books up until a few years ago when I finally got to see it. Gorshin and his partner con-man have a lot of great dialog between them. --Dan
I like Gorshin as the Riddler a whole lot. But I don't think he gets the credit for just how versatile an actor he was. His Riddler could have easily gone a very sinister route.
@@chrisbridges4885 Batman did have a great Rogue's galley. Had the show gone on, there was a Two Face episode in the works written by Harlan Ellison. Clint Eastwood was in talks to play Two Face.
@@AtomicSnackBar I did not know that. How awesome would that have been? A young-ish Eastwood with his heavy delivery on the campy nature of the show. I also like Vincent Prices villain- I’m thinking it was Egghead (but I could be mistaken). My all time fave has got to be Catwoman from the 66 movie. But also Romero. Dang! Just too many cool ones for just one favorite!
@@chrisbridges4885 Eastwood as Two Face is one of those "If only it could have beens." Much like Caroline Munro as Vampirella and Tom Selleck as Indiana Jones. Not knocking Ford there, but I'm a bit more partial to Selleck.
I love this little movie! I always admired their giant can opener weapons…and their needle fingers! Looking good and sounding great- thanx for sharing!
It just goes to show the ingenuity of these charming little fellows. They certainly make the most of their needle fingers. That can't be said about most humans with needle fingers.
@@AtomicSnackBar I never knew this was a comady. As I kid I thought it was just Sci Fi. Just watched it, my god why is this not on DVD, this was a blast. Aliens who inject you with booze.😂
@@jamescallans9209 The person who owns the rights wants more money for the DVD rights than anyone is willing to pay. May as well buy a bootleg, if you want it.
@@jamescallans9209 That certainly happens. I have several movies from my youth like that that upon seeing them as an adult, I realized, "Hey ... this is comedy." Really glad to hear you dug it.
I love this movie (and your videos), first saw it on Sci-Fi Theatre when I was a kid. Loved the Aliens look and those needles from the fingers used to scare me. These are my 2nd favourite Aliens design after the Martians from War of the Worlds (1953).
That's another great choice right there. And a though call too, which I prefer. When I was a kid, I saw a model kit for the saucer men in magazine. And even though I had never seen the movie, I just thought they were the coolest looking fellows.
This movie doesn't get enough credit for being so well made for such a low budget quickie. Much of it is really beautifully lit as well, very tightly paced, some cool physical creature effects (that hand breaking loose under the car has to be one of the very first truly "gore"-adjacent moments on film/pretty grisly), plus a fun bunch of characters, a nicely designed flying saucer and, of course, the great Blaisdell aliens. One other thing that is seldom talked about is the whole idea of UFO cover-ups, a surprisingly overt dramatization of something only whispered about at the time...and very well-done. Kudos for having given this film a welcome "thumbs up"!
It's such a gory movie for the time. I do wonder how they were able to get away with it. All I can figure is that because it was a comedy and the gore was all alien related, it was able to slide by. Because that Saucer Man vs bull scene was just brutal.
I remember seeing this on TV at least twice, when I was a kid. I'm now 57. Yep, this one's definitely a seriocomic B-movie, which you don't need to take too seriously, but to have a good laugh at. 😆 I don't remember the sequence where the big-headed alien pokes his claw into the cow's eye...ugh, a bloody scene! --it was probably deleted from prints shown on TV depending upon the station broadcasting it. A handful of 1950s sci-fi/horror movies had some humour added in varying degrees, presumably to get the audience's attention. Thanks for sharing the clips, Mr. Sterling...and continue with the good work! 😁😸🛸🛸🚀🚀
Yeah, I can't imagine they showed the eye scene on normal TV. At least, not during the day. Sure, it's cow-on-alien violence, but it's still downright gruesome. It's probably the goriest scene I can think of from a film from the 50s. Thanks for watching, Paul. Always a pleasure to hear from you.
Well, not to give away too many Snack Bar secrets, but there very well could be a sequel to the 1950s Sci-fi Aliens episode coming soon adjacent. And said episode may or may not, but definitely features Atomic Submarine.
A real clean-cut crewcut of a movie with one of the grooviest scores from the 50s...dig that crazy music! RIP Lyn Osborn! Cheers Warren, the Raymond Hatton of RUclips!
@ awarningtothecuriouswerewolves - was there a movie where some sort of lab accident crossed Raymond Burr with Rondo Hatton? "Now... I'd buy THAT for a dollar!"
It wasn't until the channel started to focus heavily on 50s sci-fi that I realized just how important Blaisdell was to classic sci-fi. So many great designs and creatures thanks to that gentleman. Thanks, Walter.
@@AtomicSnackBar Paul Blaisdell and his wife didn't have a lot of money to create their monsters. They performed miracles with what they had to work with. Hard work and imagination paid off for Paul and his wife. Sadly, Paul died from stomach cancer - horrible way to die. My beloved uncle (a WWII RAF pilot) died the same way. Keep it light. Thanks and cheers. -- W
@@walterfechter8080 A true talent with an amazing imagination. And with the crutch that is CG, we just don't see that kind of talent too often these days.
I thank you, good sir. I sure had a good time with it. And any excuse to talk about Paul Blaisdell, I will find it. They just need to give this one the Robot Monster treatment and put it out on bluray.
This sounds like a fun one. Isn't that always the way. When you are on the way to lover's lane, those darn aliens won't stay out of the road. Great video Slim.
"Vehicular homicide" or "vehicular alienicide"? :) Absolutely love the aliens in this movie, one of the best designs out there. The movie is also silly enough to be just plain fun to watch.
Whichever the case may be ... those vicious teens need to be stopped before they hurt another innocent alien while he is out minding his own business. A menace I tell you.
@ AtomicSnackBar - Did you know that in many European countries, Teenagers can drink at 18, but they cannot drive a car until they're 21? Sounds quite reasonable. "Don't neck and drive. The Martian life you save may be your own."
Poor Paul Blaisdell, it seems he was always being taken advantage by the likes of Roger Corman etc. Heck even when he and his busom buddy Bob Burns tried to compete with Uncle Forry in the monster mag industry the printer saw them coming and took them for all their money. If ever a guy deserved a posthumous academy award it's Paul Blaisdell.
Oh man, I so agree. And it's interesting you mention this. I was doing research just this week for a Blaisdell related video and I came across how he got the short end of the stick with the Martian from It! The Terror from Beyond Space as well. Nice to hear from you again, Raul. And thanks again for the info last weekend. I ended up doing a pinned comment on that video mentioning some of the info you provided.
@@AtomicSnackBar We appreciate the hard work. Wish I found your channel earlier. Something new about yesterday, if that makes any sense. Again, I look forward to the next one.
@@ericswain70 Speaking of, sorta, not sure if you saw my post, but I started a little side channel just to post all the old Sophisticated Weirdo episodes. Not really going to do much with it. But they are there for any who liked that series. www.youtube.com/@TheSophisticatedWeirdo
When I was little, I actually saw The Eye Creatures first. When I later saw this movie, I was confused by the fact that it seemed to have the exact same plot as The Eye Creatures, but was obviously a different movie. Of course back then, I had no idea what remakes were. I used to get confused by Voyage to the Prehistoric Planet, and Voyage to the Planet of Prehistoric Women too.
I don't blame you there. The whole Planeta Bur/Voyage to the Prehistoric Planet/Voyage to the Planet of Prehistoric women is rather confusing even for any adult if you don't know the backstory. So what did you think of The Eye Creatures? I haven't seen it, but the response in the comments have been ... not too kind.
@ lurkerrkrul - confusion compliments of Roger 'Re-use it!' Corman. Frugal is a word, but there have been many others. Yet, an innovative and highly regarded contributor to the History of the Movies.
@@AtomicSnackBar I seem to recall liking it at the time. Then again, I was probably around 8 years old, so my taste in movies wasn't the most discerning. :) I'd watch almost anything that was listed as science fiction or horror. Especially if it involved robots or giant monsters. Most of the time, unless it was something famous, like The Blob, I usually didn't even remember the name a month after I watched it. I have fragments of movies rattling around in my head that I'll probably never be able to identify. I haven't seen The Eye Creatures in probably 45+ years, but I recall it having a sort of eerie quality to it. Maybe I'm misremembering it, but I recall the scene with the creatures denting in a car's fender as having sort of spooky music and not much in the way of sound effects.
@@lurkerrekrul I was the same way. If there was a monster in it, I'd watch it. That was often how I would choose what to rent at the video store. Was there a cool monster on the cover? I was renting it. I'll have to give The Eye Creatures a watch. I like to judge for myself anyways, especially with remakes. But I'm a sucker for made-for-tv sci-fi.
@@AtomicSnackBar Me too (sucker for TV sci-fi). Things like The Questor Tapes, Starship Invasions, Exo-Man, etc. I rented a lot of horror movies based on the images and descriptions on the boxes. I was often disappointed though. The box for The Severed Arm promised that it was most of the most shocking films I'd ever see. I thought it was lame. :)
Spacemen Saturday Night! Somebody get the Bay City Rollers back together. I think I have another hit for them. But would they mind dressing up like aliens with really big brussel-sprout like heads?
What I'd do this time? It wasn't me, I tell you. It was that Santiago gent. Trouble maker, that one. So, from what I've heard here in the comments, there was apparently a nice Italian release at some point. I've never run across any mention of it, but perhaps you may have better luck.
@ AtomicSnackBar - Proof positive! Another comment taken down by using a made-up website name. That makes 3 for that one alone. I think I must now hold the record for highest number of blocked comments. About...6 so far on this video alone! Breaking glass ceilings, baby. That's me.
Great to see Laugh in get a call out here, something I watched probably when I shouldn't lol. Also something to see Forry Ackerman here again, he sure was all over the place👍
Ah! One of my favorite '50s pot boilers as a child when I caught it on the local Creature Feature one Saturday night back in the '70s. The quintessential alien invasion with big-headed little green spacemen in a domed flying saucer infiltrating small-town America. Also the earliest Frank Gorshin (my favorite Batman villain) appearance I know of.
As a kid, the common thing I heard said was always "Little Green Men." But if you think about it, little green men weren't that common a staple of classic sci-fi unless I'm just forgetting something obvious. The saucer men were the definitive alien of the time, I'd say.
@@AtomicSnackBar Now that you mention it, I didn't hear "little green men" referenced until the 1960s, most notably in the Star Trek episode "Tomorrow is Yesterday".
Next weekend's video will be a re-run, but it's a darn good one that almost no one watched the first time around. So it'll be new to most. And like with all my re-runs, it'll have added content. Only kind of cheating. Thanks, Craig.
I skimmed through "The Eye Creatures" when grabbing footage for the episode, but I haven't sat down to watch it in full. I thought the creature looked neat, but I didn't get much of a comedic tone from the tiny bit I saw.
Alien Guard in Ski Rim, "I used to be an alien invader until I took a horn to the eye." The alien saucer seen exploding in the forest clearing looks like it has come straight from a Wally Wood cover for EC Comic's "Weird Science" comic.
This looks like a fun movie. Another 50s sci-fi film I haven't seen... yet. Frank Gorshin was also in Buck Rogers as Seton Kellogg, the leader of the Legion of Death in "Plot to Kill a City". I've always loved Buck Rogers, my favorite episode being the one with the Vorvon -- the toughest figure they never made.
One of these days I really need to get to watching Buck Rogers. Right now, I'm going through the original Muppet Show. After that, probably going to re-watch Star Trek TOS. I picked it up on blu-ray recently for a great price on Amazon. After that, maybe Quark. But then, finally, after Quark, maybe Buck Rogers. How's it been going? Picked up anything neat lately?
@@AtomicSnackBar It won't take you long to watch Quark. It's too bad that show didn't make it -- I've always liked Richard Benjamin. I've got some little men, like the little green army men, that are gas station guys and some firemen. They came in sets of four in little display sets back in the 70s. There was also an army set, if I remember right, that I didn't get. I've never been able to pin them down, but I found something similar in "Slo-Mobile" or "Slow-Mobile" sets. So, I've been getting them. There is a set with astronauts and Martians (I paid about $350 for it), and recently I got a set with gas station guys (I paid about $50 for it), only three, and these are different from the gas station guys I got back in the 70s. I don't think I got Slo-Mobile figures back then, but I'm hoping to one day find out what I did get.
@@destructarr Man, I know I saw it probably 7 times a month, but you need a tumblr or IG or something to post pics of this stuff. I wasn't familiar with Slo-Mobile, but I went and looked up that Martian set. Really neat.
"Teens" - yes, of course. :) Fun film; I think I saw it on the Saturday Creature Feature when I was a kid. It was at an age when I couldn't understand this was supposed to be funny. Great to see Frank Gorshan here. Thank you for this!
I think I would have been the same way. The humor is very adult and dark. I can also see why it would have been quite frightening for kids back in the day. Thanks, John.
Great old film! ...just watched 'devil girl from mars' on channel ( talking pictures ).... another blast from the past! ... Great fun... keep 'em coming mate!!!👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
In my old age, I've really gotten to appreciate these shorter films. An hour to an hour and 10 minutes is just the perfect length for a creature feature.
love this movie still have it somewhere on VHS, the alien design is one of my favourites looks kinda scary and funny as well love it, such a fun cool movie, cheers man
There is a new boutique toy company called Last Resort Toys which is doing 8 inch versions of the old Diener Space Creatures. So they have one which is essentially the Saucer Men. I've been debating picking one up for a bit now. I do really like those little guys.
Ah, did they riff The Eye Creatures? I haven't seen either version. But if every comment I've gotten about it is any indication, sounds like it's a perfect fit.
@@AtomicSnackBar Eye Creatures was the only Larry Buchanan film MST ever riffed, though I REALLY want them to tackle Zontar since that's Buchanan's remake of Corman's It Conquered the World. Surprisingly, Buchanan made one improvement. In Corman's version, the alien needed 12 days to make more drones. In Buchanan's version, the alien only needed 12 hours. Makes a lot more sense.
@@kali3665 I'm surprised they didn't do Zontar. The title alone seems to call out to them. And now that I think about it, Buchanan clearly liked eyeball creatures. I think that's why I dig his aliens.
One of the most amusing invasions of the atomic age! Mr. Crowley hopes you and yours are well. It is also hoped that you will do a retrospective on the life and films of Roger Corman, who passed away on May 9th at the great age of 98! What a great legacy of films, and he even appeared in a few, including Apollo 13 (1995).
I've been rolling around some ideas for a Roger Corman-centric episode for awhile now. Heck, I've even been wanting to cover his book. Which is excellent if you haven't read it. Now I just need to narrow down what the episode will contain exactly. Thanks, Mr. Crowley.
This film has a special place in my memory. I remember seeing it in reruns when I was young. I was really scared by those syringes growing from their fingers. I thought this movie was really violent and scary because of that. It wasn't until years later when I saw it as an adult that I got the comic trope. My "catharsis" actually made me like this movie more. It's now one of my favorite old sci-fi movies. Too bad there isn't a remastered print of this movie. The last time I saw it on television the quality had severely gone down. Lending it an even more "hokey" vibe. They should do a modern revamp of this movie. If they made it more serious it has the potential to be even more iconic than "Freddy" from Nightmare. Just don't take the kiddies. Kids and needles don't play nice with each other. I can imagine a really serious horror movie franchise out of this. On par with Alien. But that's me. Ol' Drippin' Needle Nails 💅 . P.S. Frank Gorshin? His Riddler from Batman I consider one of the top ten greatest characters of all time. Up there with Baker's "Dr. Who". Unique and possibly insane! Getting close to insanity, without going insane yourself? Priceless.
Apparently, it did get an Italian DVD release that is supposed to be pretty decent. I didn't run across it in my research because it was released as "INVASORI DALL'ALTRO MONDO." Might be worth looking into. And right there with you on Gorshin's Riddler. On the surface, he seemed wild and silly, but just beneath said surface, there was a real menace to him. That was a person you would not want to meet in real life.
@ AtomicSnackBar - the term is 'Psychotic'. The Joker didn't have a corner on mentally ill sociopaths. I totally agree. Frank Gorshin always had an 'edge' to his characters. The more I think about it, the more I regret not just risk being an idiotic fanboy and approaching him when I had the chance.😑
@ kalianpublico7517 - Well, true enough. It could have gone any one of many possible ways. And just a tip of the bowler to you; anyone that recognizes Tom Baker as the BEST Dr. ever is my kind of guy.
Saw this in a theater about 1959: Saturday matinee- 25 cents admission, pop corn was 10 cents. I was 10 years old. The first time I left the theater about half way thru: I was just too scared to watch the rest. The nightmares and being ridiculed by my buddy’s who watched till the end ment the next year when it again hit the local theater again I had to go see the whole movie.
@ ronfisher5259 - that's cool that you were there for the first and second go-around. Kids can handle different things at different ages. Those huge bug eyes and veiny heads and sharp teeth are pretty scary and those needle fingers are pretty nightmare inducing. The comedic over the top elements were likely lost on a 10 year old used to straight Sci-fi. Did another year give you an easier time with it?
I've had quite a few Snack Bar Patrons mention how scary it was when they were kids. And I most definitely see that. Much of the humor is above a kid's head and there are some pretty darn intense visuals throughout. All the scenes of the saucer men lurking about in the bushes, very effective. Thanks for watching, Ron.
@@tonysantiago255 oh yeah, after a year of watching other SiFi/horror movies I did a lot better watching it the second time. And since watching it on TV I get a lot of the humor I missed back then. Still got ribbed by my friends after I ‘made it thru the whole movie’ - it was a gang of six of us that went to the matinee each Saturday
@ ronfisher5259 - Man! that sounds like the definition of "Good Times."🤗 I remember a couple of kiddie matinees in the 60s with my friends; King Kong Escapes, Hercules and the Moonmen. Great memories. Thanks for sharing yours.
I've got the Italian DVD titled INVASORI DALL'ALTRO MONDO (Invasion From Another World) back in 2010. It's probably the best available print on physical media if you can still find it, plus it's uncut and in the original aspect ratio. I'm a big Ronald Stein fan. He created big-budget sounding scores for lots of these low-budget drive-in features. Percepto Records put out most of his work on CD, including a double feature CD with INVASION OF THE SAUCER-MEN and IT CONQUERED THE WORLD. There's also a great limited edition 5-CD set entitled MAD, MOD & MACABRE - The Ronald Stein Collection.
Oh wow, I have never even heard of that release. And trust me, I did some digging too. So knowing it's out there, and with good quality, makes it all the worst we haven't gotten a U.S. release. And that Ronald Stein, talk about a great resume. It Conquered the World, The She-Creature, The Haunted Palace, and of course, Spider Baby. I'm actually going to go look into MAD, MOD & MACABRE now. Thanks for letting me know.
@@AtomicSnackBar Susan Hart (actress wife of James H, Nicholson) has the rights to "Invasion" and a few other American-International films which, so far, she hasn't licensed out for us fans.
Mr. Sterling, here's what I don't understand: Watching your videos, you seem to have grown up pretty much watching the same things I grew up on, yet, you're at least 20-25 years younger than me. By the time I had reached 20, practically all of these movies and TV shows had disappeared from the air waves as well as the public consciousness, and would not reappear until DVD and the Internet gave them a new lease on life some 20 years later. How did this come about?
A most excellent question with a rather easy answer. The Horrible Horror VHS tape released in 1986. It was basically an early trailers compilation mixed with outtakes and some random clips. It came out at just the right time and introduced me to 50s sci-fi. And though I didn't get to see the movies in full until I was an adult, I watched that tape so many times I felt like I knew the movies long before I saw them. Horrible Horror combined with Cracked's Monster Party magazine was my monster kid education.
Always loved this Flic! Another 50's Film where 'The Kids' have to save the World, cuz the Square Adults just don't get it! Always thought Burns was played by Lero Gorcey as a kid!
Some damn fine youtubing right there - great vid - I will have to look this one up. This really is the go to channel for sci-fi. Its so nice to learn about these films from somebody who cares but, isn't snobby about the subject. Thank you for another great vid. I think that your vids are really individual, and that your hands on approach to your viewers really sets you ahead of all of your competition. Thank you for the time you take - you always make me smile.
Oh man, several things here in this comment I appreciate and appreciate you mentioning. I pride myself in the lack of pretention on the channel. I only talk about things I like, so that helps. But it would be so easy for me to whine about CG and modern films ... like I do in the comments. And I do hope to make the Snack Bar a little community of classic sci-fi loving scoundrels. I get a real kick out of it when I see comment threads and conversations between viewers. Thanks as always for your support, Jason.
@@AtomicSnackBar I ordered one if your t-shirts. I would say that I'll wear it on my YT channel to promote yours - but given that my last vid got 3 likes and one was you and one was me - I don't think it'll help much - but it is a natty shirt and the people of Essex UK can look in awe at its glorious splendour.
@@wetdog1606 Ah, that is very kind of you. Thanks, buddy. I do, though, hope you got it on sale. Teepublic is a bit pricey normally. I can say that my upcoming book should be available in the U.K. without having to import it.
Apparently, there was a nice Italian release under the title "INVASORI DALL'ALTRO MONDO." Which would probably explain why I didn't run across it in my research. But I'm right there with you. Though at this point, I'd even be happy with an official DVD release.
There's a documentary called Watch The Skies! (2005) in which directors like George Lucas and Steven Spielberg talk about the 50's sci-fi movies that influenced them. It's worth checking out if you haven't seen it yet.
This one is not in my collection. I vaguely remember seeing it in the late 1970s. Don't remember anything about it. Maybe it's time to find it and re-watch it. Edit: You mentioned it was only on tape but I'm pretty sure I saw it on both YT and IA.
Oh yeah, it's on YT. My releases segment each episode is physical media only. That said, I did just find out that it was released on DVD in Italy under the title "INVASORI DALL'ALTRO MONDO."
Love the U.K title ‘Invasion of the Hell Creatures”. That is a pretty weird double bill, one thing I often like to do after a hard day of being a billionaire stud, is thinking of good movie Double Bills, recently thinking about watching Empire of the Ants and Frogs, double creature feature mayhem!
As a hundredaire stud myself, I can certainly relate to putting my advanced and enormous brain powers to good use such as that. Frogs is my favorite movie named after frogs that barely actually have any frogs in it. Great movie poster too.
@ AtomicSnackBar - and shot just hours from tu casa! The original title was : 'BULLfrogs' but the cost of printing those extra letters on movie posters turned out to be restrictive. 🤔 Yeah... I'm lying. But it did tie in to the beer swilling Bull in this video. Not sorry. Reeses.
@ AtomicSnackbar - If my failing memory serves me, didn't Bud Light do a couple of commercials featuring animatronic frogs back when they wanted to sell beer?
If I remember correctly, via the book "Paul Blaisdell: Monster Maker, this movie evolved during production from straight Sci-Fi to warped comedy. Was this a first? Don't know, but I love me some "Tremors" and "Evolution."
That's a good question. I'm sure it had to have happened in some form or another previously. But nothing comes to mind off the top of my head. Certainly the earliest example I can think of.
I had actually already been considering that, but now it looks like I need to make it so. But talk about a tough list to narrow down. He has done so much that I'm fan of.
Not sure where to find Blaisdell and Burns in the movie. Maybe in some close-ups? Angelo Rossitto and 3 other little people play the SM in medium and long shots.
That's my guess as well. I didn't want to go too deep into it because I actually have a Saucer Man specific entry in an upcoming video. Perhaps the scene with the cow?
This is a good one oh if you listen to the audio story my grandma worked for NASA for 40 years to get the right oneIt done by the dark somnium that's the best one creepy should be made into a movie.
This is a fun film & at least now it is on both Blu Ray & DVD but i got my copy off AMCs Monster fest before they had commercials & mine is on a VHS tape. One of the officers or military guys at the 6:36 mark did some Outer Limits episodes, one being Behold Eck , he was one of butthead cops that wanted ECK dead. Doug Henderson was his name. I still think those little terrors had Martian Moonshine in their finger spines also it's interesting like in The Thing From Another World they manage to blow up the spaceship like OOPs a bit too many explosives. !!! So much tounge in cheek humor for a monster movie but that's part of its charm.
Mr G did not like his skin tight costume for Batman- if you notice they changed it later on. I don't blame him, if I were him... if it was me, I'd be okay. I'm pretty sure the girls from phys ed remember LOL
As awesome as a skin tight green bodysuit may be ... I do prefer the suit and hat look better myself. Seemed more appropriate for the character as well. Gave him that bit of class I associate with The Riddler.
@ AtomicSnackBar - again, great minds my friend. The Question marked suit for the Win. Here's some extra points trivia for your brainbox: which came first? The appearance of the suit in the comics or the TV show? 🤔Inquiring Minds are befuddled.😐
@@tonysantiago255 The suit first appeared in the TV show. Surprisingly, it didn't pop up in the comics until the 80s. So Frank Gorshin is to thank for that iconic look.
Interesting. I left a comment earlier. It still shows up on my first viewing tab. But if I reload this video... Nothing. Tube shenanigans...AGAIN. AI is watching...😶
@ creeh54 - It remained frozen on my Kindle Fire in the original tab, but I accidentally deleted it from the tab bar, so it's gone into the ether. The Blue hairs at The Tube have me 'bookmarked'. Happens too often to be coincidence.
Mars Attacks was based upon a series of trading cards (bubble gum cards) release by Topps in the early 60s. I remember having a few. Then the parents got involved, then some politicos and they were taken off the market.
@@garfieldsmith332 I have a nice, albeit small, hardcover book that features the entire run. I'm actually a big Mars Attacks fan. I like the movie, but I more so get into the cards. I even have a Ben Cooper-style Mars Attacks mask that is several feet tall. One of my prized possessions.
It's very possible. I can't say for sure, being more familiar with the trading cards than the movie. But the cards were quite gruesome. Not really comedic in nature. So some outside influence was definitely present.
@@AtomicSnackBarThank you for putting it out, it's one of my favorites, along with Trailers From Hell. There's a number of news and political channels I won't mention here. Your channel is a nice break from internecine RUclips warfare.
@ rexevans5477 - an excellent question, my friend. Many of the SnackBar patrons should have some entertaining answers for that. I'll start the ball rolling with something I've actually had: Chernobyl chicken.
@ AtomicSnackBar - "I'll have a Bob Burns burger, medium well with a large order of the Paul Fries. And could you put some extra Paul Blaispickles on the side? Thanks."
@@AtomicSnackBar A Head Transplant may be better! I have a VPN, but just sit and look perplexed by it. Dang... Digital wonders are not my buddies. So let's go Comandooooooooooooooooooooooooo-
Ah Steve Terrell, yet another in a long line of 30-ish-year-old actors playing B-movie teenagers 😅 The aliens from this one always freaked me out… not because they’re scary, mind you, but cuz their heads remind me of brussel sprouts, my second-most hated of all vegetables 😱
That sounds like an episode right there. Top 30ish Year Old Actors Who Played Teens. Just rolls off the tongue and the roof. Terrell was at least semi-passable. Unlike somebody else ... looking at you, McQueen.
@@tonysantiago255 Celery. Can’t stand the taste for some reason 😵 Doesn’t matter what it’s slathered with or what dish it’s hiding in, i can ALWAYS detect it 🤢
Alien: **gets gored by a cow**
Mr. Sterling: "It was quite gory for the time"
Lol!
The aliens name is now Gord.
I see what he did there!
Look at that. I'm "funny" even when I'm not trying. But congrats, you win the comments section thus far for the weekend.
@@varanid9 Too bad the saucer man saw it too.
I have to say these Saucer Men really hit that sweet spot for me. I do like our alien neighbors having big round heads and the fact that these guys have big veiny heads is a huge plus for me. I haven’t seen this one but this seems like a must watch.
Highly enjoyable good buddy. Remember Keep It Snacky!!!
I agree. And I was thinking earlier, the stereotype for aliens used to always be little green men. Yet, other than Invasion of the Saucer Men, I just can't think of many others that were little green men.
This movie is on RUclips.
Fun fact for your viewers...Bob Burns & Paul Blaisdell we're the publishers/editors of Fantastic Monsters magazine of the 60s. Introduced color tinted pages and centerfolds of monsters to the monster kids, along with how to articles.
Both were unsung heroes of classic sci-fi. But Bob truly is THE unsung hero. There should be at least 5 action figures of him.
An omnibus of sorts was released containing the entire run of Fantastic Monsters. Unfortunately, I've read that the quality of the scans wasn't too good.
Saw this movie at a Saturday matinee back in '57. Took it seriously then. Didn't know it was supposed to be a comedy then. Really creeped me out, but I enjoyed drawing saucer men in my school books for months on end afterwards. Two things that stood out for me at the time was that Lyn Osborn, whom I remembered from the Space Patrol TV show, had a part and the alien spacecraft had tailfins, very Fifties.
Been there myself several times. There's movies I thought were so scary as a lad, but then saw them again as an adult and realized they were comedies. That said, I totally missed out on the film as a kid. But I was a big fan of the Saucer Men thanks to a model kit I saw in a magazine. I just thought it was the coolest thing.
Thanks for stopping by, Gary.
@ AtomicSnackBar - Hey! Someone else commented about the 50s fins on that Saucer being unique. Maybe another idea for a Top List. Best Sci-fi Flying Saucers! You still need to see The Bamboo Saucer. That one is blue and has some cool sound effects. And a very young sexy Lois Nettleton.😘
@@tonysantiago255 I've thought about something similar. Oh yes. Yes, indeed.
@ AtomicSnackBar - to quote Yul Brenner in The Ten Commandments: " So let it be written. So let it be DONE ! ". Pharaoh has spoken. And also the King, but you don't like musicals.
@@tonysantiago255 Did Yul Brenner sing?
this is absolutely one of the best of the 50s. It's funny, cheeky, and it's pretty risky on the gore too. Love it.
That sums it up perfectly. I should have just had you write my script this week.
Thanks, Jason.
Beer Drinking Bull would make a decent band name. Putting this at the top of my alien vs cattle movie watchlist.
As you should. It's the proper thing to do, especially before your next Alien Sizzler trip.
Lol, i was thinking “Spacemen Saturday Night” would make an awesome album title 😆 Maybe Beer Drinking Bull’s debut record… unless Vamp Star grabs it first 😜
Best aliens vs cattle movie: "Mars Attacks". (I'll take mine well done.)
@@Gappasaurus It does sound like a VS album or song title. But I'll leave it for the upcoming Night Court tribute band - Beer Drinking Bull.
@@creech54 I need to give that one another watch. It's been at least a decade I guess. And in my old age, I've grown to appreciate Tim Burton.
Howdy!
Love this one! Probably one of the best posters of the era.
Howdy and a tip of the hat to you, good sir.
And you're right. It is indeed a great poster. The 50s really did excel in that department.
A top 5 poster for me! 🙂
@@creech54 Oh man, that would be a tough list to narrow down.
I don't know if it was an actual film poster, but the Japanese illustration of the giant Creature from the Black Lagoon attacking the battleship is pretty spectacular.
@@AtomicSnackBar That's a wild poster! 😁There was an Italian REVENGE poster where the Creature looks like a giant, hovering over the Rita.
@ AtomicSnackBar - Now that would have to be a highly SUBJECTIVE list. And where do you start? American posters only? A separate Foreign list? It would definitely have to be a new series of videos. So MANY possibilities.
Saw this movie on Sunday afternoon sometime in the '60s. I liked it then, but I haven't seen it since.
Then I certainly recommend you give it another watch. And, it's right here on YT for all your bobble headed alien needs.
Thanks, James.
A film that we could use today !
So it would never get made.
As a kid in the late sixties into the seventies, this was in the rotation of several Friday night and Saturday afternoon monster movie shows here near Cleveland. Good, bad or even worse, it’s amazing to see what these movie companies could do on such price-conscious budgets.
That was one of the many great things about Paul Blaisdell. He could make just fantastic looking creatures regardless of the budget. Not to mention, he actually made four saucer men suits for the films. Very impressive.
(34) This is one of those weirdy-arsed films that you couldn't take seriously even if you tried. And That is what made it such a blast to watch. Good film choice, sir!!!
Yes, ma'am. But thing is, I take it very seriously. Teens attacking alien visitors ... it's a real problem.
Hey! Sorry for my absence last week; Lancelot Link was trying to kill me, and the Banana Splits led him straight here. ;)
SAUCER MEN was a regular mainstay of my kid-hood; it qualified as both an ACTION THEATRE (afternoon) and CREATURE FEATURE (night) title, and was on a lot.
It was a favorite of mine, right up there with that Hammer film where Peter Cushing is to stop an outbreak of giant, carnivorous brain cells from eating everybody on a quaint little British-y island. You know, like the island in WICKER MAN, but with the island-folk fighting off giant brain cells, and not burning visiting police inspectors.
I remember the Saucermen's syringe fingernails were especially effective nightmare fuel. The Saucermen themselves are one of the truly great Bug Eyed Monsters ever committed to film.
GOD BLESS FRANK GORSHIN.
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Island of terror! I love that movie! I think it was mutated cancer cells that multiplied by splitting…to me it looked like chicken noodle inside of them. Good call!
@ user-dh2qf5kd8c - Island of Terror! Co-starring Edward Judd of First Men in the Moon and The Day the Earth Caught Fire! Great fun all.
RICHARD DONNER directed the DANGER ISLAND segments with Jan Michael Vincent!
I had a crush on the girl in the bell-bottoms.
Thanks for the title; yes, that was a great movie!
The giant, ambulatory cells ate BONE MARROW as I remember it, so all the poor English people that died off-screen were found absent the precious stuff.
I loved Peter Cushing as a hero; he was a fusion of Holmes and Van Helsing. My kind of good-guy!
This has long been a favorite. I have to admit, I only knew it from articles in movie trivia books up until a few years ago when I finally got to see it. Gorshin and his partner con-man have a lot of great dialog between them. --Dan
I like Gorshin as the Riddler a whole lot. But I don't think he gets the credit for just how versatile an actor he was. His Riddler could have easily gone a very sinister route.
@@AtomicSnackBaryes- I love his take as the Riddler. Easily one of my fave Batman villains. But there were so many cool ones.
@@chrisbridges4885 Batman did have a great Rogue's galley. Had the show gone on, there was a Two Face episode in the works written by Harlan Ellison. Clint Eastwood was in talks to play Two Face.
@@AtomicSnackBar I did not know that. How awesome would that have been? A young-ish Eastwood with his heavy delivery on the campy nature of the show.
I also like Vincent Prices villain- I’m thinking it was Egghead (but I could be mistaken). My all time fave has got to be Catwoman from the 66 movie. But also Romero. Dang! Just too many cool ones for just one favorite!
@@chrisbridges4885 Eastwood as Two Face is one of those "If only it could have beens." Much like Caroline Munro as Vampirella and Tom Selleck as Indiana Jones. Not knocking Ford there, but I'm a bit more partial to Selleck.
The art on the marquee posters from this exuberant period of time in space horror film is absolutely beyond the pale. So cool.
Agreed in full. Poster art really is kind of a lost art. You compare stuff from even up to the 80s to now ... well, no comparison.
I love a sci fi movie that doesn’t take itself too seriously.
Much like this channel.
But you are right, good sir. Invasion didn't take itself too seriously, yet was still respectful of the genre. I dig that.
@@AtomicSnackBar Have you done a video on Robot Monster? The back story is as entertaining as the movie.
@ richardhedd3080 - Don't get him started on Robot Monster!
@@AtomicSnackBaryeah! You should definitely do a retrospective on Robot Monster. I’m sure you’ve seen it!
You might like "Alien Trespass" "Trail of The Screaming Forehead" and "The Lost Skeleton of Cadavra".
As big of a 50"s sci-fi kid as I was, I somehow missed this one. Thanks so much for the review and tip. The movie is definitely now on my watchlist.
You would have, and will, quite enjoy it. Give it a shot if you find the time.
I love this little movie! I always admired their giant can opener weapons…and their needle fingers!
Looking good and sounding great- thanx for sharing!
It just goes to show the ingenuity of these charming little fellows. They certainly make the most of their needle fingers. That can't be said about most humans with needle fingers.
@ AtomicSnackBar - but they're really useful for needlepoint and darning your socks.
@@tonysantiago255 Language, Santiago. This is a clean Snack Bar for clean people who ... oh, you said darning? Never mind.
@ AtomicSnackbar - Ha! We really are stinking alike tonight, my friend. I almost commented that about finding a new use for the word: "Darn !"
@@tonysantiago255 It's the Florida connection. Skunkape territory. It leaves it's mark.
Thank you once again for another great movie to watch. This is a movie I have heard of over the years but never seen. Well tonight that will change.
Fantastic. You are in for a treat, James. This is one of the most fun 50s sci-fi films I've run across. Do let me know what you think.
@@AtomicSnackBar I never knew this was a comady. As I kid I thought it was just Sci Fi. Just watched it, my god why is this not on DVD, this was a blast. Aliens who inject you with booze.😂
@@jamescallans9209 The person who owns the rights wants more money for the DVD rights than anyone is willing to pay. May as well buy a bootleg, if you want it.
@@jamescallans9209 That certainly happens. I have several movies from my youth like that that upon seeing them as an adult, I realized, "Hey ... this is comedy."
Really glad to hear you dug it.
I love this movie (and your videos), first saw it on Sci-Fi Theatre when I was a kid. Loved the Aliens look and those needles from the fingers used to scare me. These are my 2nd favourite Aliens design after the Martians from War of the Worlds (1953).
That's another great choice right there. And a though call too, which I prefer. When I was a kid, I saw a model kit for the saucer men in magazine. And even though I had never seen the movie, I just thought they were the coolest looking fellows.
This movie doesn't get enough credit for being so well made for such a low budget quickie. Much of it is really beautifully lit as well, very tightly paced, some cool physical creature effects (that hand breaking loose under the car has to be one of the very first truly "gore"-adjacent moments on film/pretty grisly), plus a fun bunch of characters, a nicely designed flying saucer and, of course, the great Blaisdell aliens. One other thing that is seldom talked about is the whole idea of UFO cover-ups, a surprisingly overt dramatization of something only whispered about at the time...and very well-done. Kudos for having given this film a welcome "thumbs up"!
It's such a gory movie for the time. I do wonder how they were able to get away with it. All I can figure is that because it was a comedy and the gore was all alien related, it was able to slide by. Because that Saucer Man vs bull scene was just brutal.
The Riddler is in this.
That makes It a Must-See.
He's quite good in it too. Just shows Gorshin's range as an actor.
Nice to hear from you again, Rex.
A delightful retrospective, and who knew that a beer drinking bull was what I needed today?
You never know when you'll need a beer drinking bull until you know you needed a beer drinking bull. That's from the dictionary.
Sounds like a fun creature feature. The effects are amazing for the time.
Good ol' Paul Blaisdell.
I remember seeing this on TV at least twice, when I was a kid. I'm now 57. Yep, this one's definitely a seriocomic B-movie, which you don't need to take too seriously, but to have a good laugh at. 😆
I don't remember the sequence where the big-headed alien pokes his claw into the cow's eye...ugh, a bloody scene! --it was probably deleted from prints shown on TV depending upon the station broadcasting it. A handful of 1950s sci-fi/horror movies had some humour added in varying degrees, presumably to get the audience's attention. Thanks for sharing the clips, Mr. Sterling...and
continue with the good work!
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Yeah, I can't imagine they showed the eye scene on normal TV. At least, not during the day. Sure, it's cow-on-alien violence, but it's still downright gruesome. It's probably the goriest scene I can think of from a film from the 50s.
Thanks for watching, Paul. Always a pleasure to hear from you.
That was a fun little movie
That's really the best way to describe it. Fun. Thanks, Mr. D.
Some of these shows I have not seen yet - gives me something to look forward to
That's good to hear. One of the biggest joys of the channel is turning folks on to stuff they haven't seen.
What those movies I watched as a kid was good then still a fun watch today
They certainly hold up. There's been very few I've watched in recent years that I didn't enjoy.
This is one of my favorites. Some day you'll have to do Atomic Submarine with Aurthur Franz and Bob Steele,
Well, not to give away too many Snack Bar secrets, but there very well could be a sequel to the 1950s Sci-fi Aliens episode coming soon adjacent. And said episode may or may not, but definitely features Atomic Submarine.
A real clean-cut crewcut of a movie with one of the grooviest scores from the 50s...dig that crazy music! RIP Lyn Osborn! Cheers Warren, the Raymond Hatton of RUclips!
@ awarningtothecuriouswerewolves - was there a movie where some sort of lab accident crossed Raymond Burr with Rondo Hatton? "Now... I'd buy THAT for a dollar!"
Now I have the trailer for Satan's Sadist stuck in my head ... if it's possible to get a movie trailer stuck in one's head.
@@tonysantiago255 -- There was Tony! It was called God-Zilla! Cheers Warren, who wants his dollar & not a Canadian Looney dollar either!
@@AtomicSnackBar -- Q-tips Mr. S, Q-tips -- that will clear it out! Cheers, the clear-headed Warreb!
I love those cabbage-headed aliens. Frank Gorshin was great in this. Paul Blaisdell did some great work on the aliens! Thanks, Atomic Snack Bar!
It wasn't until the channel started to focus heavily on 50s sci-fi that I realized just how important Blaisdell was to classic sci-fi. So many great designs and creatures thanks to that gentleman.
Thanks, Walter.
@@AtomicSnackBar Paul Blaisdell and his wife didn't have a lot of money to create their monsters. They performed miracles with what they had to work with. Hard work and imagination paid off for Paul and his wife. Sadly, Paul died from stomach cancer - horrible way to die. My beloved uncle (a WWII RAF pilot) died the same way. Keep it light. Thanks and cheers. -- W
@@walterfechter8080 A true talent with an amazing imagination. And with the crutch that is CG, we just don't see that kind of talent too often these days.
@@AtomicSnackBar I hear ya, Mr. Sterling!
Another great review. It is a fun and goofy little movie. Lotsa fun to watch.
I thank you, good sir. I sure had a good time with it. And any excuse to talk about Paul Blaisdell, I will find it. They just need to give this one the Robot Monster treatment and put it out on bluray.
@@AtomicSnackBar I agree. So many others have been released on bluray.
One of my favourite, the monster design in this one is so iconic, great video!
Thank you much, Mr. Bowler. I liked the saucer men so much, I'll be covering them in a separate video as well.
@AtomicSnackBar Nice one, will look forward to it 😀👍
This sounds like a fun one. Isn't that always the way. When you are on the way to lover's lane, those darn aliens won't stay out of the road. Great video Slim.
Sounds a bit like some human propaganda right there. More like vicious teens ruining the night of a perfectly innocent, alcohol injecting saucer man.
"Vehicular homicide" or "vehicular alienicide"? :) Absolutely love the aliens in this movie, one of the best designs out there. The movie is also silly enough to be just plain fun to watch.
Whichever the case may be ... those vicious teens need to be stopped before they hurt another innocent alien while he is out minding his own business. A menace I tell you.
@ AtomicSnackBar - Did you know that in many European countries, Teenagers can drink at 18, but they cannot drive a car until they're 21? Sounds quite reasonable. "Don't neck and drive. The Martian life you save may be your own."
@@tonysantiago255 Yeah ... that does make a lot of sense. Though, I think 35 would be a better age nowadays for driving.
Poor Paul Blaisdell, it seems he was always being taken advantage by the likes of Roger Corman etc. Heck even when he and his busom buddy Bob Burns tried to compete with Uncle Forry in the monster mag industry the printer saw them coming and took them for all their money. If ever a guy deserved a posthumous academy award it's Paul Blaisdell.
Oh man, I so agree. And it's interesting you mention this. I was doing research just this week for a Blaisdell related video and I came across how he got the short end of the stick with the Martian from It! The Terror from Beyond Space as well.
Nice to hear from you again, Raul. And thanks again for the info last weekend. I ended up doing a pinned comment on that video mentioning some of the info you provided.
Thanks for the entertainment and hard work. I look forward to this channel.🍻
Many thanks, Eric. I really appreciate the kind words and support. Very, very cool of you. Kudos, good sir.
@@AtomicSnackBar We appreciate the hard work. Wish I found your channel earlier. Something new about yesterday, if that makes any sense. Again, I look forward to the next one.
@@ericswain70 Speaking of, sorta, not sure if you saw my post, but I started a little side channel just to post all the old Sophisticated Weirdo episodes. Not really going to do much with it. But they are there for any who liked that series.
www.youtube.com/@TheSophisticatedWeirdo
When I was little, I actually saw The Eye Creatures first. When I later saw this movie, I was confused by the fact that it seemed to have the exact same plot as The Eye Creatures, but was obviously a different movie. Of course back then, I had no idea what remakes were. I used to get confused by Voyage to the Prehistoric Planet, and Voyage to the Planet of Prehistoric Women too.
I don't blame you there. The whole Planeta Bur/Voyage to the Prehistoric Planet/Voyage to the Planet of Prehistoric women is rather confusing even for any adult if you don't know the backstory.
So what did you think of The Eye Creatures? I haven't seen it, but the response in the comments have been ... not too kind.
@ lurkerrkrul - confusion compliments of Roger 'Re-use it!' Corman. Frugal is a word, but there have been many others. Yet, an innovative and highly regarded contributor to the History of the Movies.
@@AtomicSnackBar I seem to recall liking it at the time. Then again, I was probably around 8 years old, so my taste in movies wasn't the most discerning. :)
I'd watch almost anything that was listed as science fiction or horror. Especially if it involved robots or giant monsters. Most of the time, unless it was something famous, like The Blob, I usually didn't even remember the name a month after I watched it. I have fragments of movies rattling around in my head that I'll probably never be able to identify.
I haven't seen The Eye Creatures in probably 45+ years, but I recall it having a sort of eerie quality to it. Maybe I'm misremembering it, but I recall the scene with the creatures denting in a car's fender as having sort of spooky music and not much in the way of sound effects.
@@lurkerrekrul I was the same way. If there was a monster in it, I'd watch it. That was often how I would choose what to rent at the video store. Was there a cool monster on the cover? I was renting it.
I'll have to give The Eye Creatures a watch. I like to judge for myself anyways, especially with remakes. But I'm a sucker for made-for-tv sci-fi.
@@AtomicSnackBar Me too (sucker for TV sci-fi). Things like The Questor Tapes, Starship Invasions, Exo-Man, etc.
I rented a lot of horror movies based on the images and descriptions on the boxes. I was often disappointed though. The box for The Severed Arm promised that it was most of the most shocking films I'd ever see. I thought it was lame. :)
Spacemen Saturday Night!
Somebody get the Bay City Rollers back together.
I think I have another hit for them.
But would they mind dressing up like aliens with really big brussel-sprout like heads?
I can say now, sight unseen and unheard ... that would be one of my favorite bands. I'm already a disco fan. Disco + sci-fi = I'm in.
Awww, you tease! I’ve ALWAYS wanted to see this one. Love the look of the saucer men. I’ll see if I can track down a bootleg.
What I'd do this time? It wasn't me, I tell you. It was that Santiago gent. Trouble maker, that one.
So, from what I've heard here in the comments, there was apparently a nice Italian release at some point. I've never run across any mention of it, but perhaps you may have better luck.
@ AtomicSnackBar - Proof positive! Another comment taken down by using a made-up website name. That makes 3 for that one alone. I think I must now hold the record for highest number of blocked comments. About...6 so far on this video alone! Breaking glass ceilings, baby. That's me.
@@tonysantiago255 You're a trailblazer and a champion of the people, Santiago. You battle the man and keep coming back for more.
Great to see Laugh in get a call out here, something I watched probably when I shouldn't lol. Also something to see Forry Ackerman here again, he sure was all over the place👍
You know me, only the hippest references and call outs here at the Snack Bar. Can you dig it?
Ah! One of my favorite '50s pot boilers as a child when I caught it on the local Creature Feature one Saturday night back in the '70s. The quintessential alien invasion with big-headed little green spacemen in a domed flying saucer infiltrating small-town America. Also the earliest Frank Gorshin (my favorite Batman villain) appearance I know of.
As a kid, the common thing I heard said was always "Little Green Men." But if you think about it, little green men weren't that common a staple of classic sci-fi unless I'm just forgetting something obvious. The saucer men were the definitive alien of the time, I'd say.
@@AtomicSnackBar Now that you mention it, I didn't hear "little green men" referenced until the 1960s, most notably in the Star Trek episode "Tomorrow is Yesterday".
@@varanid9 I really want to say I first heard it in a Looney Tunes episode or something of the like. But darn if I can't remember what.
Another excellent episode can't wait to see what you do next
Next weekend's video will be a re-run, but it's a darn good one that almost no one watched the first time around. So it'll be new to most. And like with all my re-runs, it'll have added content. Only kind of cheating.
Thanks, Craig.
@@AtomicSnackBar No problem man I look forward to seeing it
I love "Invasion of The Saucermen" but could not finish watching "The Eye Creatures".
John Ashley is tough to take in any film.
I skimmed through "The Eye Creatures" when grabbing footage for the episode, but I haven't sat down to watch it in full. I thought the creature looked neat, but I didn't get much of a comedic tone from the tiny bit I saw.
@@w.adammandelbaum1805 Then you'll love this. He auditioned for the lead in "I Was a Teenage Werewolf," but lost out to Michael Landon.
Alien Guard in Ski Rim, "I used to be an alien invader until I took a horn to the eye."
The alien saucer seen exploding in the forest clearing looks like it has come straight from a Wally Wood cover for EC Comic's "Weird Science" comic.
But just think how cool he'll look if he can find a big enough eyepatch. Opens up a whole new line of work too. Invasion of the Saucer Pirates.
@ AtomicSnackBar - " Now, I'd buy THAT for a dollar! "😄
@ AtomicSnackBar - What a great Mashup! 'Invasion of the Saucer Pirates: a Sci-fi Disco Fantasy' ... in 3D!
@@tonysantiago255 👽🏴☠👍
You got some great stuff man ! Luv it
I thank you kindly. I certainly try.
Its Great Alot Of Fun!! 😂
Yes, indeed.
Thanks for watching, Linda.
This looks like a fun movie. Another 50s sci-fi film I haven't seen... yet. Frank Gorshin was also in Buck Rogers as Seton Kellogg, the leader of the Legion of Death in "Plot to Kill a City". I've always loved Buck Rogers, my favorite episode being the one with the Vorvon -- the toughest figure they never made.
One of these days I really need to get to watching Buck Rogers. Right now, I'm going through the original Muppet Show. After that, probably going to re-watch Star Trek TOS. I picked it up on blu-ray recently for a great price on Amazon. After that, maybe Quark. But then, finally, after Quark, maybe Buck Rogers.
How's it been going? Picked up anything neat lately?
@@AtomicSnackBar It won't take you long to watch Quark. It's too bad that show didn't make it -- I've always liked Richard Benjamin. I've got some little men, like the little green army men, that are gas station guys and some firemen. They came in sets of four in little display sets back in the 70s. There was also an army set, if I remember right, that I didn't get. I've never been able to pin them down, but I found something similar in "Slo-Mobile" or "Slow-Mobile" sets. So, I've been getting them. There is a set with astronauts and Martians (I paid about $350 for it), and recently I got a set with gas station guys (I paid about $50 for it), only three, and these are different from the gas station guys I got back in the 70s. I don't think I got Slo-Mobile figures back then, but I'm hoping to one day find out what I did get.
@@destructarr Man, I know I saw it probably 7 times a month, but you need a tumblr or IG or something to post pics of this stuff. I wasn't familiar with Slo-Mobile, but I went and looked up that Martian set. Really neat.
"Teens" - yes, of course. :) Fun film; I think I saw it on the Saturday Creature Feature when I was a kid. It was at an age when I couldn't understand this was supposed to be funny. Great to see Frank Gorshan here. Thank you for this!
I think I would have been the same way. The humor is very adult and dark. I can also see why it would have been quite frightening for kids back in the day.
Thanks, John.
Great old film!
...just watched 'devil girl from mars' on channel ( talking pictures ).... another blast from the past! ... Great fun... keep 'em coming mate!!!👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
A fine choice as well, Robin. And I certainly will. Thank you much, good sir.
A classic. Aliens that intoxicate with alcohol dripping needle claws. A little over an hour long.
In my old age, I've really gotten to appreciate these shorter films. An hour to an hour and 10 minutes is just the perfect length for a creature feature.
love this movie still have it somewhere on VHS, the alien design is one of my favourites looks kinda scary and funny as well love it, such a fun cool movie, cheers man
There is a new boutique toy company called Last Resort Toys which is doing 8 inch versions of the old Diener Space Creatures. So they have one which is essentially the Saucer Men. I've been debating picking one up for a bit now. I do really like those little guys.
And then Larry Buchanan remade this thing as "Attack of the The Eye Creatures." And MSTies everywhere rejoiced.
🤣🤣🤣
Ah, did they riff The Eye Creatures? I haven't seen either version. But if every comment I've gotten about it is any indication, sounds like it's a perfect fit.
@@AtomicSnackBar Eye Creatures was the only Larry Buchanan film MST ever riffed, though I REALLY want them to tackle Zontar since that's Buchanan's remake of Corman's It Conquered the World.
Surprisingly, Buchanan made one improvement. In Corman's version, the alien needed 12 days to make more drones. In Buchanan's version, the alien only needed 12 hours. Makes a lot more sense.
@@kali3665 I'm surprised they didn't do Zontar. The title alone seems to call out to them.
And now that I think about it, Buchanan clearly liked eyeball creatures. I think that's why I dig his aliens.
I like the creature design
I would love to have a t-shirt of them.
@ YanderShiki - Yes! I bought the big headed alien t-shirt from the SnackBar, but that would make me shell out for an Big headed Aliens themed set.😄
I just went and checked and there's several really nice ones on teepublic right now.
@@tonysantiago255 That was just a picture of me without my hat on.
@ AtomicSnackBar - yeah... I see that. And keep your facial hair. Shaving it off really does effect your overall look.
One of the most amusing invasions of the atomic age!
Mr. Crowley hopes you and yours are well. It is also hoped that you will do a retrospective on the life and films of Roger Corman, who passed away on May 9th at the great age of 98! What a great legacy of films, and he even appeared in a few, including Apollo 13 (1995).
I've been rolling around some ideas for a Roger Corman-centric episode for awhile now. Heck, I've even been wanting to cover his book. Which is excellent if you haven't read it. Now I just need to narrow down what the episode will contain exactly.
Thanks, Mr. Crowley.
Awesome. Would an alien get gored by livestock in a movie today? I think not.
Perhaps a CG alien being gored by a CG cow.
@ AtomicSnackBar - Andy Sardaris was right!
@@tonysantiago255 He usually was.
I've just had Creation of the Humanoids delivered on your recommendation, one of a long line that you've spoken about. Please keep up the good work.
Ah, very cool. I hope you dig it, Tony.
This film has a special place in my memory. I remember seeing it in reruns when I was young. I was really scared by those syringes growing from their fingers. I thought this movie was really violent and scary because of that. It wasn't until years later when I saw it as an adult that I got the comic trope. My "catharsis" actually made me like this movie more. It's now one of my favorite old sci-fi movies.
Too bad there isn't a remastered print of this movie. The last time I saw it on television the quality had severely gone down. Lending it an even more "hokey" vibe.
They should do a modern revamp of this movie. If they made it more serious it has the potential to be even more iconic than "Freddy" from Nightmare. Just don't take the kiddies. Kids and needles don't play nice with each other.
I can imagine a really serious horror movie franchise out of this. On par with Alien. But that's me. Ol' Drippin' Needle Nails 💅 .
P.S. Frank Gorshin? His Riddler from Batman I consider one of the top ten greatest characters of all time. Up there with Baker's "Dr. Who". Unique and possibly insane!
Getting close to insanity, without going insane yourself? Priceless.
Apparently, it did get an Italian DVD release that is supposed to be pretty decent. I didn't run across it in my research because it was released as "INVASORI DALL'ALTRO MONDO." Might be worth looking into.
And right there with you on Gorshin's Riddler. On the surface, he seemed wild and silly, but just beneath said surface, there was a real menace to him. That was a person you would not want to meet in real life.
@ AtomicSnackBar - the term is 'Psychotic'. The Joker didn't have a corner on mentally ill sociopaths. I totally agree. Frank Gorshin always had an 'edge' to his characters. The more I think about it, the more I regret not just risk being an idiotic fanboy and approaching him when I had the chance.😑
@@tonysantiago255 Brother, you just escaped being another missing person report! 😱😉
@ kalianpublico7517 - Well, true enough. It could have gone any one of many possible ways. And just a tip of the bowler to you; anyone that recognizes Tom Baker as the BEST Dr. ever is my kind of guy.
Saw this in a theater about 1959: Saturday matinee- 25 cents admission, pop corn was 10 cents. I was 10 years old. The first time I left the theater about half way thru: I was just too scared to watch the rest. The nightmares and being ridiculed by my buddy’s who watched till the end ment the next year when it again hit the local theater again I had to go see the whole movie.
@ ronfisher5259 - that's cool that you were there for the first and second go-around. Kids can handle different things at different ages. Those huge bug eyes and veiny heads and sharp teeth are pretty scary and those needle fingers are pretty nightmare inducing. The comedic over the top elements were likely lost on a 10 year old used to straight Sci-fi. Did another year give you an easier time with it?
I've had quite a few Snack Bar Patrons mention how scary it was when they were kids. And I most definitely see that. Much of the humor is above a kid's head and there are some pretty darn intense visuals throughout. All the scenes of the saucer men lurking about in the bushes, very effective.
Thanks for watching, Ron.
@@tonysantiago255 oh yeah, after a year of watching other SiFi/horror movies I did a lot better watching it the second time. And since watching it on TV I get a lot of the humor I missed back then. Still got ribbed by my friends after I ‘made it thru the whole movie’ - it was a gang of six of us that went to the matinee each Saturday
@ ronfisher5259 - Man! that sounds like the definition of "Good Times."🤗 I remember a couple of kiddie matinees in the 60s with my friends; King Kong Escapes, Hercules and the Moonmen. Great memories. Thanks for sharing yours.
I've got the Italian DVD titled INVASORI DALL'ALTRO MONDO (Invasion From Another World) back in 2010. It's probably the best available print on physical media if you can still find it, plus it's uncut and in the original aspect ratio. I'm a big Ronald Stein fan. He created big-budget sounding scores for lots of these low-budget drive-in features. Percepto Records put out most of his work on CD, including a double feature CD with INVASION OF THE SAUCER-MEN and IT CONQUERED THE WORLD. There's also a great limited edition 5-CD set entitled MAD, MOD & MACABRE - The Ronald Stein Collection.
Oh wow, I have never even heard of that release. And trust me, I did some digging too. So knowing it's out there, and with good quality, makes it all the worst we haven't gotten a U.S. release.
And that Ronald Stein, talk about a great resume. It Conquered the World, The She-Creature, The Haunted Palace, and of course, Spider Baby. I'm actually going to go look into MAD, MOD & MACABRE now. Thanks for letting me know.
His score for Dinosaurus is great. Kronos records released a CD of Atlas in 2023. The Italian dvd is long out of print.
@@AtomicSnackBar Susan Hart (actress wife of James H, Nicholson) has the rights to "Invasion" and a few other American-International films which, so far, she hasn't licensed out for us fans.
@@garfieldsmith332 Dinosaurus is just a hidden gem all around. I sure do like those dinos.
@@TheVid54 That's quite interesting. Always weird when something like that happens. You'd think she'd want the money.
Was just watching this off a dvd copy of my prehistoricly old vhs copy. Silly as all get out but only A.I.P is allowed that privilege.
I used to do that as well. For many years, the only way to watch Zacherley's Horrible Horror was VHS. So I put that one on DVD myself.
Mr. Sterling, here's what I don't understand: Watching your videos, you seem to have grown up pretty much watching the same things I grew up on, yet, you're at least 20-25 years younger than me. By the time I had reached 20, practically all of these movies and TV shows had disappeared from the air waves as well as the public consciousness, and would not reappear until DVD and the Internet gave them a new lease on life some 20 years later. How did this come about?
A most excellent question with a rather easy answer. The Horrible Horror VHS tape released in 1986. It was basically an early trailers compilation mixed with outtakes and some random clips. It came out at just the right time and introduced me to 50s sci-fi. And though I didn't get to see the movies in full until I was an adult, I watched that tape so many times I felt like I knew the movies long before I saw them.
Horrible Horror combined with Cracked's Monster Party magazine was my monster kid education.
Always loved this Flic! Another 50's Film where 'The Kids' have to save the World, cuz the Square Adults just don't get it! Always thought Burns was played by Lero Gorcey as a kid!
I hadn't thought of that, but I can totally see it. There was a certain kind of it factor they both shared.
@ AtomicSnackBar - the Giant Gila Monster is another prime example.
@@tonysantiago255 With the teens, of course. I got confused for a moment and thought you meant where Burns was confused for Leo Gorcey.
Some damn fine youtubing right there - great vid - I will have to look this one up. This really is the go to channel for sci-fi. Its so nice to learn about these films from somebody who cares but, isn't snobby about the subject. Thank you for another great vid. I think that your vids are really individual, and that your hands on approach to your viewers really sets you ahead of all of your competition. Thank you for the time you take - you always make me smile.
Oh man, several things here in this comment I appreciate and appreciate you mentioning. I pride myself in the lack of pretention on the channel. I only talk about things I like, so that helps. But it would be so easy for me to whine about CG and modern films ... like I do in the comments.
And I do hope to make the Snack Bar a little community of classic sci-fi loving scoundrels. I get a real kick out of it when I see comment threads and conversations between viewers.
Thanks as always for your support, Jason.
@@AtomicSnackBar I ordered one if your t-shirts. I would say that I'll wear it on my YT channel to promote yours - but given that my last vid got 3 likes and one was you and one was me - I don't think it'll help much - but it is a natty shirt and the people of Essex UK can look in awe at its glorious splendour.
@@wetdog1606 Ah, that is very kind of you. Thanks, buddy. I do, though, hope you got it on sale. Teepublic is a bit pricey normally.
I can say that my upcoming book should be available in the U.K. without having to import it.
Unneccesarily remade practically line for line as The Eye Creatures in 1965 with way less cool monsters.
I skimmed it during my research and the editing, but I haven't actually sat down to watch it. The aliens looked kinda neat, though.
Too bad there's no blu-ray, I would like to see this in HD.
Apparently, there was a nice Italian release under the title "INVASORI DALL'ALTRO MONDO." Which would probably explain why I didn't run across it in my research. But I'm right there with you. Though at this point, I'd even be happy with an official DVD release.
There's a documentary called Watch The Skies! (2005) in which directors like George Lucas and Steven Spielberg talk about the 50's sci-fi movies that influenced them. It's worth checking out if you haven't seen it yet.
Oh yeah, that's a darn good one. Has Bob Burns in it as well. So that's bonus points right there.
@ AtomicSnackBar - you said Bob Burns! Take another drink.
This one is not in my collection. I vaguely remember seeing it in the late 1970s. Don't remember anything about it. Maybe it's time to find it and re-watch it.
Edit: You mentioned it was only on tape but I'm pretty sure I saw it on both YT and IA.
Oh yeah, it's on YT. My releases segment each episode is physical media only. That said, I did just find out that it was released on DVD in Italy under the title "INVASORI DALL'ALTRO MONDO."
Love the U.K title ‘Invasion of the Hell Creatures”. That is a pretty weird double bill, one thing I often like to do after a hard day of being a billionaire stud, is thinking of good movie Double Bills, recently thinking about watching Empire of the Ants and Frogs, double creature feature mayhem!
As a hundredaire stud myself, I can certainly relate to putting my advanced and enormous brain powers to good use such as that.
Frogs is my favorite movie named after frogs that barely actually have any frogs in it. Great movie poster too.
@@AtomicSnackBar Haha yeah, the startling truth about me is my account is actually showing negative numbers haha, so I’m just a stud 😔
@ AtomicSnackBar - and shot just hours from tu casa! The original title was : 'BULLfrogs' but the cost of printing those extra letters on movie posters turned out to be restrictive. 🤔 Yeah... I'm lying. But it did tie in to the beer swilling Bull in this video. Not sorry. Reeses.
@@tonysantiago255 A beer swilling frog? I'd watch that.
@ AtomicSnackbar - If my failing memory serves me, didn't Bud Light do a couple of commercials featuring animatronic frogs back when they wanted to sell beer?
It is available on amazon prime as a digital release or it was. I bought it for like 3.00 and It's in my collection.
I don't do digital myself, but that is a darn good price.
@ AtomicSnackBar - unlike RUclips, where it's FREE! Unless you have a 'Smart TV'. Then they make you pay with commercial interruptions. Blue hairs.
If I remember correctly, via the book "Paul Blaisdell: Monster Maker, this movie evolved during production from straight Sci-Fi to warped comedy. Was this a first? Don't know, but I love me some "Tremors" and "Evolution."
That's a good question. I'm sure it had to have happened in some form or another previously. But nothing comes to mind off the top of my head. Certainly the earliest example I can think of.
Very good episode. Was wondering if you'd considered doing a Roger Corman episode to mark his passing?
I had actually already been considering that, but now it looks like I need to make it so. But talk about a tough list to narrow down. He has done so much that I'm fan of.
Not sure where to find Blaisdell and Burns in the movie. Maybe in some close-ups? Angelo Rossitto and 3 other little people play the SM in medium and long shots.
That's my guess as well. I didn't want to go too deep into it because I actually have a Saucer Man specific entry in an upcoming video. Perhaps the scene with the cow?
@ AtomicSnackBar - are you implying that Blaisdell also appeared as an intoxicated male cow? Better check his IMbd credits...
This is a good one oh if you listen to the audio story my grandma worked for NASA for 40 years to get the right oneIt done by the dark somnium that's the best one creepy should be made into a movie.
Hey man, love your stuff! How about that funky alien spacecraft design?
That is a nice looking ship indeed. Clearly, from their fancy duds and spiffy saucer design, the saucer men had style. Good ol' Blaisdell.
This is a fun film & at least now it is on both Blu Ray & DVD but i got my copy off AMCs Monster fest before they had commercials & mine is on a VHS tape. One of the officers or military guys at the 6:36 mark did some Outer Limits episodes, one being Behold Eck , he was one of butthead cops that wanted ECK dead. Doug Henderson was his name. I still think those little terrors had Martian Moonshine in their finger spines also it's interesting like in The Thing From Another World they manage to blow up the spaceship like OOPs a bit too many explosives. !!! So much tounge in cheek humor for a monster movie but that's part of its charm.
Did it finally get a bluray release? I haven't run across that. It's definitely one that needed a bluray release.
Mr G did not like his skin tight costume for Batman- if you notice they changed it later on. I don't blame him, if I were him... if it was me, I'd be okay. I'm pretty sure the girls from phys ed remember LOL
As awesome as a skin tight green bodysuit may be ... I do prefer the suit and hat look better myself. Seemed more appropriate for the character as well. Gave him that bit of class I associate with The Riddler.
@ AtomicSnackBar - again, great minds my friend. The Question marked suit for the Win. Here's some extra points trivia for your brainbox: which came first? The appearance of the suit in the comics or the TV show? 🤔Inquiring Minds are befuddled.😐
@@tonysantiago255 The suit first appeared in the TV show. Surprisingly, it didn't pop up in the comics until the 80s. So Frank Gorshin is to thank for that iconic look.
@ AtomicSnackbar - You are a font of trivia obscurem, my friend. Jim Carry needs to thank him as well.
ACK ACK!! Ack ack ack ack.
Hey now, let's keep the language clean around here.
@@AtomicSnackBar ack ack
@@olddoggeleventy2718 Okay, that's better.
Interesting. I left a comment earlier. It still shows up on my first viewing tab. But if I reload this video... Nothing. Tube shenanigans...AGAIN. AI is watching...😶
Did you have a link in it?
That's the tube for you. I saw that you had left some responses to folks, yet no comment yourself. Always a sign YT shenanigans are afoot.
@@creech54 Probably not. It appears that Tony may be at least partially shadow banned. It happens a lot. He's a real rebel rouser, that one.
@ creeh54 - It remained frozen on my Kindle Fire in the original tab, but I accidentally deleted it from the tab bar, so it's gone into the ether. The Blue hairs at The Tube have me 'bookmarked'. Happens too often to be coincidence.
@@tonysantiago255 A post of mine (in this video) disappeared, so I reposted it and then the original showed up. Strange!
Inspiration for "Mars Attacks"?
Interesting. I hadn't thought of that, but I can certainly see it. Especially, in their design.
Mars Attacks was based upon a series of trading cards (bubble gum cards) release by Topps in the early 60s. I remember having a few. Then the parents got involved, then some politicos and they were taken off the market.
@@garfieldsmith332 I have a nice, albeit small, hardcover book that features the entire run. I'm actually a big Mars Attacks fan. I like the movie, but I more so get into the cards. I even have a Ben Cooper-style Mars Attacks mask that is several feet tall. One of my prized possessions.
The Metaluna mutant probably influenced both film monsters. This Island Earth 1955 predated Saucer Men.
@@AtomicSnackBar if you're a fan of Ben Cooper type stuff, you'll dig Retro a Go Go.
A lot of these 50s movies get remade with effects that arent' as good. This one main example.
I keep hearing about the upcoming remake of Them!. You know that is going to be a CGI trainwreck.
@ AtomicSnackbar - Quote of the Week: "Andy Sardaris was right."
@@tonysantiago255 That might look good on a T-shirt.
Things were really different in the time this film was made.
Cows drank a whole lot more, that's for sure.
@@AtomicSnackBar and radiation gave you super powers.
@@ICE9RLN0 That's true. But everybody knows that it's actually toxic waste that gives you super powers.
@ AtomicSnackBar - but only if you live in New Jersey.😉
@@tonysantiago255 Anywhere in New York really. I mean, they have ooze.
Do you think Tim Burton saw this?
It's very possible. I can't say for sure, being more familiar with the trading cards than the movie. But the cards were quite gruesome. Not really comedic in nature. So some outside influence was definitely present.
Thanks for feeding the culture vultures.
It's what I do. I wouldn't say I'm a true humanitarian ... but if you wanted to, I wouldn't stop you.
@@AtomicSnackBarLol!
I was unsubscribed from a number of my favorite channels, including this one. Please check your subscriptions.
Seems like that has been happening to a lot of people. Thanks for returning to the Snack Bar.
@@AtomicSnackBarThank you for putting it out, it's one of my favorites, along with Trailers From Hell. There's a number of news and political channels I won't mention here. Your channel is a nice break from internecine RUclips warfare.
@@jerryrichardson2799 I appreciate that. I strive to keep the Snack Bar a fun, lighthearted place free of politics and negativity.
I'm Curious if you were to make a real atomic snack bar what would be on the menu?
@ rexevans5477 - an excellent question, my friend. Many of the SnackBar patrons should have some entertaining answers for that. I'll start the ball rolling with something I've actually had: Chernobyl chicken.
@@tonysantiago255 cool The only one I have is also the name of a sophisticated weirdo, SciFi on the rocks.
Atomic Donuts with a side of Paul Fries.
Perhaps some Paul BlaisJello. Ro-Manicotti. So many options.
@@AtomicSnackBar the all sound delicious
@ AtomicSnackBar - "I'll have a Bob Burns burger, medium well with a large order of the Paul Fries. And could you put some extra Paul Blaispickles on the side? Thanks."
Help! I am in Digital Solitary Confinement :)
Tried many times to say Hi etc..
There you are. Both Tony and I were wondering what happened. You might need a VPN.
@@AtomicSnackBar A Head Transplant may be better!
I have a VPN, but just sit and look perplexed by it.
Dang... Digital wonders are not my buddies.
So let's go Comandooooooooooooooooooooooooo-
@@TheCommonGardenTater1 Or, just have a second head sewn on, kinda like "The Thing with Two Heads."
@@AtomicSnackBar Like Zaphod Beeblebrox? From hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy... Yeah. I can do that, then I can listen in Quadraphonic. :)
@@TheCommonGardenTater1 Sounds like a plan.
Ah Steve Terrell, yet another in a long line of 30-ish-year-old actors playing B-movie teenagers 😅 The aliens from this one always freaked me out… not because they’re scary, mind you, but cuz their heads remind me of brussel sprouts, my second-most hated of all vegetables 😱
@ Gappasaurus - pray tell, what is numero Uno on your list? And who tried to force you to eat them as a little Gappasaur?
That sounds like an episode right there. Top 30ish Year Old Actors Who Played Teens. Just rolls off the tongue and the roof.
Terrell was at least semi-passable. Unlike somebody else ... looking at you, McQueen.
@@tonysantiago255 Celery. Can’t stand the taste for some reason 😵 Doesn’t matter what it’s slathered with or what dish it’s hiding in, i can ALWAYS detect it 🤢
@@AtomicSnackBar Could be an entire series, as it seemed like some kind of B-movie trend in the ‘50s-‘60s 😄
@@Gappasaurus I feel that way about cilantro and arugula. My two most hated foods of any kind.