Name: Frankenstein Meets the Space Monster
Genre: Sci-Fi
Released: 1965-09-22
Rating: 40
Cast: James Karen, Nancy Marshall, Robert Reilly, Marilyn Hanold, Lou Cutell

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mister m

I saw a scene from this movie in "It Came from Hollywood" in 1982 but could never find the movie or even its title until tonight... 41 years later! So awesome to finally meet Dr. Nadir and The Princess and get to see it!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

09/29/23

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StephenPaul C

The greatest 1.25 hours ever of science fiction!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/25/23

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The only things that make seeing "Frankenstein meets the Space Monster" (Alternate Title: "Mars Invades Puerto Rico") is the movie marks the film debut of veteran character actor (and longtime Pathmark supermarket spokesperson.) the late James Karen and an amusing appearance by Bruce Glover. There is just too many things wrong with this movie for me to recommend it. First is the title itself. I believe the studio itself thought that by putting the word "Frankenstein" in the title it would attract a larger audience. With the exception of the late James Karen the acting is way below par. Marylin Hanold is not too bad as the lead villain Princess Marcuzan, but overall the cast is not very good. The extras are especially bad. The basic story has a major flaw with it. An atomic war on Mars has killed every woman on the planet so the Martians have come to Earth to kidnap all of the women their space ship can carry and take them to Mars to ensure their race survives. If all of the Martian women have died in the war, how did the Princess survive? The movie never answers that. Also the titular Space Monster is just plan goofy. Just a man in an unconvincing costume flailing his arms around. Goofy and cornball movies can be fun and entertaining (Just watch any Ed Wood movie.) but "Frankenstein Meets the Space Monster" is neither. Don't bother with this movie. It is not worth your time.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

01/22/23

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Does anyone else think Dr.Nadir is Mike Myers' inspiration for Dr. Evil?

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

02/22/23

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delysid d

what a weird movie... i had to shut it off because it was freaking me out at the time, but it was clear to me that this is a special film for special people

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

03/31/18

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This is a really low-budget b/w movie but it is very entertaining. This movie has really aged well. Many sci-fi fans that see this movie for the first time will know what I'm talking about. I saw this 1965 movie for the first time in 2006 and loved it. I guess this one fits into the category "so bad it's great." But I consider this a damn good effort, especially considering the budget. The movie is tons of laughs. The alien invaders have an Uncle Fester-looking adviser to a hot-looking queen, who looks kind of like Barbara Steele. They come invading Earth and run into a cyborg ("Frank") built by the good old USA to explore space. This movie even has a helicopter air assault in vintage transport choppers! AWESOME! They had to send the Army to help the cyborg defeat the bat-people aliens and their weapon of last resort - a fanged monster that the aliens themselves can barely control!!!!! This movie has EVERYTHING and any fan of classic sci-fi and 60's bikini party horror should really love it. 3 1/2 stars 12-28-13

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/23/23

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Robert Gaffney

Director

James Karen

Dr. Adam Steele

Nancy Marshall

Karen Grant

Robert Reilly

Col. Frank Saunders

Marilyn Hanold

Princess Marcuzan

Lou Cutell

Dr. Nadir

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Dennis Schwartz

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It competes on the same playing field with Plan 9 from Outer Space (1959) as one of those lovable worst pics ever made.

Rated: D

Nov 1, 2008

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Steve Crum

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Unfortunate that the two met.

Rated: 1/5

Feb 22, 2008

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Matt Brunson

Creative Loafing

The worst movie ever made? Hard to say, given all the competition. Must-see viewing for bad-movie buffs? Oh, yeah.

Rated: 1/4

May 31, 2006

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Synopsis

Col. Frank Saunders (Robert Reilly), a robot invented by scientist Dr. Adam Steele (James Karen), is making his first space voyage when his ship is torpedoed by Martians. Saunders lands in Puerto Rico, and the Martians -- looking to abduct women to repopulate their civilization -- tail him there. The harrowing episode leaves the wounded Saunders looking like Frankenstein's monster, but that doesn't stop him from helping Steele battle Princess Marcuzan's (Marilyn Hanold) Martian warriors.

Director: Robert Gaffney
Executive Producer: Alan V. Iselin
Distributor: Allied Artists Pictures
Production Co: Futurama Entertainment Corp., Vernon-Seneca Films
Genre: Sci-Fi
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 22, 1965, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 3, 2019

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