1960HORROR/MONSTER/SCIENCE FICTION MOVIES
EARTH IS THREATENED WITH DESTRUCTION BY A RUNAWAY PLANET CONTROLLED BY A GIANT COMPUTER. EXCELLENT CIRCA 1950s SPECIAL EFFECTS B-GRADE SCI-FI. CAMPY.
WITH CLAUDE RAINS, BILL CARTER, MAYA BRENT, UMBERTO ORSINI, JACQUELINE DERVAL, CARLO D'ANGELO, CAROL DANELL, RENZO PALMER.
WITH CLAUDE RAINS, BILL CARTER, MAYA BRENT, UMBERTO ORSINI, JACQUELINE DERVAL, CARLO D'ANGELO, CAROL DANELL, RENZO PALMER.
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"BATTLE OF THE WORLDS" BEGINS.
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AS CREDITS ROLL, SHOTS FROM CAVE LOOKING OUT AT SKY.
CAMERA PANS TO REVEAL AN OBSERVATORY BUILDING. |
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WOMAN IN WHITE DRESS WALKS DOWN DIRT ROAD SURROUNDED BY STRANGE SHAPED BOULDERS AND ROCKS. MOUNTAINSIDE WITH BODY OF WATER BELOW.
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WOMAN IN SILLOUETTE ENTERS A CAVE.
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YOUNG MAN EMERGES FROM WATER. SWIMS AND MEETS WOMAN IN WHITE. SHE HELPS HIM OUT OF WATER.
CU OF COUPLE. THEY KISS AND BOTH FALL INTO WATER. |
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LONG ESTABLISHING SHOT OF FUTURISTIC HOME ON EDGE OF WATER. COUPLE SWIM TO SHORE, KISS. YOUNG LOVE.
LAY ON ROCK, BASKING IN THE SUN. JOINED BY A WOMAN IN BLACK DRESS AND COWL. CU OF THREE ACTORS. "SOMETHING STRANGE IN THE AIR...I'M JUST SO SENSI- TIVE..." COUPLES KISS AS WOMAN IN BLACK WALKS AWAY. |
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SPACE-AGE MACHINES AND GADGETS. SPINNING WHEELS AND MEN IN LAB COATS. TWO YOUNG MEN DISCUSS PLANETS.
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RADAR SCREEN.
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OVERHEAD SHOT OF TWO MEN IN LABCOATS IN STAIRWELL.
"I NEED A CUP OF COFFEE." |
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VARIOUS MEN IN LAB COATS AND WOMEN DISCUSS CRISIS.
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BLONDE WOMAN MAKES A PLAY FOR YOUNG MAN WHILE IN LAB. POURS COFFEE FROM THERMOS.
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BLONDE WOMAN, PENSIVE, TROUBLED, LEAVES LAB AND LOOKS AT THE SKY.
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THREE MEN DISCUSS CRISIS IN LAB. JOINED BY OTHERS.
DIALOGUE IS DUBBED. "WOULD SOMEONE TELL ME WHAT'S GOING ON?" |
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CU OF TERRIER DOG BARKING. DOG TURNS AND WALKS ACROSS FLOOR.
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YOUNG MAN IN BLUE SMOCK WALKS THROUGH GREEN HOUSE.
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MEETS OLD MAN (CLAUDE RAINS, IN GLASSES AND CIGAR).
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OLD MAN RANTS WHILE TREATING PLANTS, PUMPS IN-
SECT SPRAY. |
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ESTABLISHING SHOT OF "MARS." ROCKETS AND BUILDINGS ON PLANETARY SURFACE. WINDSTORM.
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OVERHEAD INTERIOR OF LAB. FLASHING LIGHTS AND CONSOLES. COMMANDER SPEAKS INTO INTERCOM. MORE TROUBLE AND CONCERNED DIALOGUE AMONGST SCIENTISTS AND MILITARY INSIDE MARS STATION.
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TWO SPACE JETS IN SPACE, LOOKING LIKE FIGHTER PLANES.
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INTERIOR SHOT OF PILOT IN HELMET SPEAKING ON PHONE.
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JETS BLAST OFF IN SPACE. CUTS BACK TO INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR SHOTS OF ROCKET.
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CU OF DISTRESSED PILOT.
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COMMANDER READS A PIECE OF PAPER. CONCERN, WORRY.
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SEVERAL WOMEN WORKING AT CONSOLE.
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ON SURFACE OF "MARS." OBSERVATORY STRUCTURE. A REVOLVING RADAR AND ROCKS ON SURFACE.
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CU OF PILOT SHAKING IN TERROR "IT'S COMING! TOWARDS US!"
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LOTS OF SHOTS OF CHEESY LOOKING ROCKET SHIPS.
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ASTRONAUTS FLY THROUGH SPACE TOWARD ROCKET SHIPS.
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TOTALLY STRESSED OUT COMMANDER SAYS " I KNOW WHAT I'M DOING!"
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ROCKET COLLIDES WITH ASTEROID. EXPLOSION.
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VARIOUS SHOTS OF ROCKETS AND PLANET SURFACE.
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YOUNG BRUNETTE TALKS WITH OLD MAN IN GREENHOUSE.
ARGUE. OLD MAN SCRIBBLES EQUATION ON FLOWER POT. |
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DOG LEAVES ITS LITTLE BED.
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COUPLE OUTSIDE HOUSE, IN TRENCHCOATS. MAN LIGHTS CIGARETTE. COUPLE DISCUSS LOVE.
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COUPLE JOINED BY BLONDE. OLD MAN, DOG AND LABCOATS IN GREENHOUSE. SERIOUS CONFERENCE.
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OLD MAN LECTURES GROUP ON MATHEMATICS.
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"THE END OF THE WORLD HAS BEEN POSTPONED."
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AS FIRE ALARMS SOUND SHOTS OF POWER PLANT.
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INTERIOR OF ROCKET SHIP. PILOT IN HELMET.
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ROCKET DESCENDS TO SURFACE OF PLANET.
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MILITARY PERSONNEL WALK ACROSS RUNWAY TO GREET ASTRONAUTS.
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A SCAN OF MORNING SKY. CLOUDS. SUNRISE.
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WOMAN RUNS DOWN FLIGHTS OF STAIRS THAT RUN ALONG MOUNTAINSIDE.
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MEETS OLD MAN IN GREENHOUSE.
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GROUP OF SCIENTISTS ENTER GREEHOUSE. "STAND BACK, YOU MAD MEN!"
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OLD MAN STRIKES A MATCH AGAINST A POTTED PLANT AND LIGHTS CIGAR.
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POV APPROACHING CRATERS OF MOON SURFACE.
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INTERIOR OF SPACE SHIP. DISCUSSIONS. JUMPSUITS.
WOMEN TECHNICIANS AT CONSOLES. |
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OLD MAN IN BLUE SUIT JOINS YOUNG BRUNETTE INSIDE LAB.
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OVERHEAD SHOT OF OLD MAN AND YOUNG WOMAN ENTERING THE CENTER OF LAB. OCCUPANTS STAND AND BOW AS OLD MAN ENTERS.
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GROUP GATHERS AROUND BIG SCREEN MONITOR SHOWING A ROCKET SLOWLY PASSING.
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ROCKET PASSES THROUGH SKY CLOSE-UP.
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"SOMEBODY PLEASE GIVE ME A MATCH." OLD MAN WITH CIGAR, SEVERAL HANDS WITH LIGHTERS REACH DOWN.
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CU OF ROCKET CREW IN HELMETS.
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ROCKET IN SPACE.
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FLYING SAUCERS EMERGE IN SKY AND ATTACK ROCKET SHIP.
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CU OF TERRIFIED PILOT: "THEY'RE OVERTAKING US!"
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FLYING SAUCERS SHOOT A BEAM OF LIGHT AND BLOW UP ROCKET SHIP. FLY OFF TO ASTEROID.
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OLD MAN CONDUCTS DIALOGUE WITH SEVERE MAN ON MONITOR SCREEN. ON MONITOR VARIOUS ETHNIC REP-
RENTATIVES. INTERNATIONAL GROUPS BANTER WITH OLD MAN, DISCUSSING THE END OF THE WORLD. |
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DISTRESSED OLD MAN PUTS HAND ON HEAD AND IS JOINED BY CONCERNED YOUNG WOMAN.
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GROUP OF SCIENTISTS, MEN IN SUITS, MILITARY PEOPLE ASSEMBLE IN LAB AND DISCUSS SITUATION.
BLOND MAN IN ASCOT AND SMOKING JACKET IS THE HEAD OF PSYCHOLOGY DEPARTMENT. |
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BLONDE WOMAN IN GREEN JACKET FLIRTS WITH COMMANDER.
THEY EMBRACE AND KISS. |
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OLD MAN RECLINING IN HAMMOCK. GLASSES. CHATS WITH YOUNG MAN IN GREENHOUSE.
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CU OF DOG'S FACE. IT BARKS AS YOUNG WOMAN ENTERS.
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DOG LEAPS OUT OF WHAT LOOKS LIKE LITTER BOX (DOG BED).
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FLYING SAUCERS AND ROCKET SHIPS IN SPACE.
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SAUCERS SHOOT RAYS AT ROCKETS, DESTROYING THEM.
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ASTRONAUTS ARGUE INSIDE SHIP.
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ONE ASTRONAUT TO ANOTHER: "DON'T LOOK AT ME THAT WAY. I'M NOT INSANE!" CU OF HYSTERICAL ASTRO-
NAUT. ROCKET SHOOTS AT SAUCER. SPINNING SAUCER AND ROCKET. |
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INTERIOR OF ROCKET SHIP. RELIEVED CREW JOKE AND FLIRT.
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CU OF OLD MAN: "IF THE BIGWIGS DON'T WANT TO LISTEN TO ME THIS TIME EITHER, YOU CAN TELL THEM IN MY NAME, THAT THEY CAN ALL GO TO HELL."
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FLYING SAUCER SPINS IN SPACE. OBSERVED BY CREW.
SAUCER |
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SMOKE EMINATES FROM CRASHED SAUCER. CREW IN BLUE JUMPSUITS WITH MACHINE GUNS SURROUND CRAFT.
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SAUCER LOOKS LIKE A GIANT FRIED EGG.
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BATHED IN RED LIGHT A CREW MEMBER ENTERS INTERIOR OF SHIP. A LONG TUNNEL. FOLLOWED BY OTHERS, ARMED. SURROUND AN OBJECT, SPIDER-LIKE METALLIC OBJECT WITH BLINKING LIGHTS.
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OLD MAN IN HAMMOCK WHILE TECHNICIANS PLAY WITH KNOBS IN GREENHOUSE. READS FROM A BOOK.
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FOLLOWING SHOTS LOOK LIKE STOCK FOOTAGE: SOLAR OR LUNAR ECLIPSE, VOLCANO ERUPTING, BURNING BUILDINGS, WILD FIRES, TIDAL WAVES, FLOODS. LIGHTNING, TROPI-
CAL STORMS. MONTAGE OF NATURAL DISASTER (WITH SOME CUT-AWAY SHOTS OF FILM'S CHARACTERS). |
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FOUR CHARACTERS IN RAINCOATS HUDDLE IN RAIN.
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TWO WOMEN DISCUSS LOVE AND FATE. THE FOUR JOIN THE OLD MAN AND TECHNICIANS IN GREENHOUSE.
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EXTREME CU OF OLD MAN LOOKING MANIACAL.
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FLYING SAUCERS AND ROCKETS FLY TOWARDS EACH OTHER.
HEADING FOR A SPACE SHOWDOWN. BATTLE ENSUES. SAUCERS RETREAT. CREW MEMBERS SMILE IN VICTORY. SAUCERS EXPLODE. |
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OLD MAN ARGUES WITH WORLD LEADERS ON MONITORS.
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CLAUDE RAINS IN SPACE SUIT! ABOARD ROCKET. A GREAT CAREER NEARS ITS END...!
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PLANET SURFACE. CHARACTERS IN SPACE SUITS AND RED AND BLUE HELMETS WALK ALONG. LONG SHOT.
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GRAPHIC OF RED SIRLS ON BLACK BACKROUND.
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ASTRONAUTS EXPLORE PLANET SURFACE AND CRATERS. ENTER TUNNEL. SLIMEY WALLS. "RADIOACTIVITY."
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OLD MAN ABANDON REST OF CREW. SET LOOKS LIKE MANGLED RUBBER BANDS. SHADES OF "THE INVISIBLE MAN": CLAUDE RAINS MANIACAL LAUGH.
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INTERIOR OF SPACE SHIP. "STOP THE PLAN!"
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UNDERGROUND, INTERIOR OF PLANET BEGINS TO DISIN-
TEGRATE. ASTRONAUTS HELP FEMALE MEMBER. |
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VARIETY OF CUs OF ASTRONAUTS AND MILITARY PERSON-
NEL. |
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ROCKET SHIP TAKE OFF. A SECOND SHIP TAKES OFF.
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YOUNG WOMAN AILING, LAYING ON BED.
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ROCKETS FLY THROUGH SPACE. CU OF OLD MAN BATHED IN RED LIGHT, FLASHING LIGHTS, AS HE BEAMS WITH ELATION.
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GREAT EXPLOSION. CU OF ASTRONAUT.
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TERRIER SCRATCHES AT WINDOW OF GREENHOUSE. THE END.
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