Devil Girl from Mars
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| Devil Girl from Mars | |
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| Directed by | David MacDonald |
| Produced by | Edward J. Danziger Harry Lee Danziger |
| Written by | James Eastwood John C. Maher |
| Starring | Patricia Laffan Hugh McDermott Adrienne Corri Hazel Court |
| Music by | Edwin T. Astley |
| Cinematography | Jack Cox |
| Editing by | Peter Taylor |
| Distributed by | Danziger Productions British Lion Films |
| Release date(s) | 1954 |
| Running time | 76 min. |
| Country |  United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Devil Girl from Mars is a black and white 1954 British science fiction film, directed by David MacDonald. It was adapted from a stage play[1] and became a cult favorite.[2]
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[edit] Synopsis
Nyah, a sexy, commanding female alien dressed in black vinyl, is headed for London. She is part of the advanced team that are looking for men to replace the dying male population on their planet. However, because of foggy conditions, she is forced to land her flying saucer in the remote Scottish moors.[3] She is armed with a raygun, and accompanied by a menacing robot.
The film opens in the lobby of a country inn where most of the movie takes place. The alien intermittently enters the inn lobby, makes threats, then leaves so the residents can contemplate her words.[4]
The film is notable as the first science fiction film Gerry Anderson (Thunderbirds, UFO, Space: 1999) edited,[citation needed] and as the film that inspired Octavia Butler to begin writing science fiction, although her reasons were not flattering with respect to the movie.[5][6] The robot named Chani was constructed by Jack Whitehead and was fully automated, although this machine suffered breakdowns during the filming.[7]
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- ^ Boot, Andrew (1996). Fragments of fear: an illustrated history of British horror films. Creation Books. p. 57. ISBN 1871592356.
- ^ Johnson, Tom; Miller, Mark A.; Sangster, Jimmy (2004). The Christopher Lee filmography: all theatrical releases, 1948-2003. McFarland & Co.. p. 38. ISBN 0786412771.
- ^ Grey Smith and James L. Halperin, ed (2004). Heritage Vintage Movie Posters. Heritage Capital Corporation. p. 95. ISBN 1932899154.
- ^ Pratt, Douglas (2004). Doug Pratt's DVD: Movies, Television, Music, Art, Adult, and More!. UNET 2 Corporation. p. 332. ISBN 1932916008.
- ^ Drew, Bernard Alger (2007). 100 most popular African American authors: biographical. Libraries Unlimited. p. 49. ISBN 1591583225.
- ^ Butler, Octavia. ""Devil Girl From Mars": Why I Write Science Fiction". MIT Communications. http://web.mit.edu/comm-forum/papers/butler.html. Retrieved 2009-03-04.
- ^ Johnson, John (1996). Cheap tricks and class acts: special effects, makeup, and stunts from the films of the fantastic fifties. McFarland. p. 14. ISBN 0786400935.
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