It! The Terror From Beyond Space

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It! The Terror From Beyond Space

1958

1h 9m

Sci-Fi

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It's the future -- 1973 -- and a rescue team is sent to fetch Col. Edward Carruthers (Marshall Thompson), the lone survivor of the first manned flight to Mars. Though he's slated for the firing squad after ostensibly murdering his entire crew, he insists that a Martian monster is to blame for the deaths. Cmdr. Van Heusen (Kim Spalding) and the team doubt Carruthers' claims, until more mysterious killings occur. To their horror, they realize the bloodthirsty beast is on board the ship with them.

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Sarah Boslaugh

TheArtsStl

I have to hand it to Cahn and Bixby: this is an incredibly cheaply made film with a laughable premise and yet it’s entertaining to watch if you take it in the right spirit.

Rated: 6/10

Nov 16, 2023

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

Despite being produced on a low budget, it’s an effective thriller.

Rated: 3/4

Nov 12, 2023

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Rob Gonsalves

Rob's Movie Vault

A tad slow, despite being only 69 minutes long, but undeniably fun.

Rated: B

Nov 29, 2022

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J.C. Maçek III

PopMatters

As with Alien and Jaws, for example, the most frightening things about this creature are the things that we don't see.

Rated: 6/10

Jun 8, 2015

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Felix Vasquez Jr.

Cinema Crazed

It's a wonderful little horror thriller that will whet the appetites of fans that love claustrophobic genre pictures.

Oct 9, 2013

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James O'Ehley

Sci-Fi Movie Page

Unintentionally funny low-budget 'Fifties horror effort. ("Mars is almost as big as Texas," one character thoughtfully muses at a point. "Maybe it's got monsters.")

May 11, 2012

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robert b

This is an underrated sci-fi film from the fifties that is dated but still holds up. Take the original movie The Thing and put it on an American spaceship traveling back from Mars and you got it. It scared the crap out of me when I was a kid and that's why I watch it every chance I get.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

10/09/25

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Will G

I love these old scifi movies, minimal budget but maximum effort from all of concerned. And exploding grenades discharging guns, let's see em do that on spacex, don't make rocketships like that anymore 😉

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/08/25

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Audience Member

Fun as hell movie! Great time with this!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

09/13/25

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Ted B

2.5 stars; A very early version of the "Alien" series. There was some suspense early in the movie; however, the low-budget special effects (rubber suit creature, etc.) spoiled the impact. Overall, a standard 1950s sci-fi film.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/08/25

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CodyZamboni Z

Low budget, few sets, Plodding, silly, More interesting for its' plot similarities to Alien

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

07/29/24

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"It! The Terror From Beyond Space" is not a great movie, but it does have a number of positive aspects. The first is its compelling story. I think the premise of this movie was very good and it was presented well. The second is the impressive cast. They all do very well in their respective roles. The third is the special effects. They hold up fairly well more than six decades after the film was made. I was a bit apprehensive at the beginning of the movie when I noticed the very formulaic storyline of a person falsely accused of murder. I am glad that was put aside shortly into the movie's run time. However that does not mean the movie is perfect. The monster costume used in the movie looks like a rejected costume from "The Creature from the Black Lagoon". Also the mask did not properly fit the late Ray Corrigan (The actor who played the creature.). His chin protruded from the mask's mouth. In a very poor attempt to rectify the problem, makeup artists just painted Corrigan's chin red to make it appear that it is the creature's tongue. It looks ridiculous even in black and white. Still despite the flaws, "It! The Terror From Beyond Space" is a good movie and while parts are greater than the whole, the movie is very entertaining. Also, you can't totally hate a movie that was the inspiration for one of the greatest science fiction films in history.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/22/23

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Edward L. Cahn

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Marshall Thompson

Carruthers

Shirley Patterson

Ann Anderson

Kim Spalding

Van Heusen

Ann Doran

Mary Royce

Dabbs Greer

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It! The Terror From Beyond Space: Official Clip - That Kind of Monster

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It! The Terror From Beyond Space: Official Clip - Popping the Airlock

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It! The Terror From Beyond Space: Official Clip - What About Bob?

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It! The Terror From Beyond Space: Official Clip - Into the Air Duct

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It! The Terror From Beyond Space: Official Clip - Nothing Stops Him

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It! The Terror From Beyond Space: Official Clip - It Creeps In Before Blast Off

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It! The Terror From Beyond Space: Official Clip - Strange Noises

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Synopsis

It's the future -- 1973 -- and a rescue team is sent to fetch Col. Edward Carruthers (Marshall Thompson), the lone survivor of the first manned flight to Mars. Though he's slated for the firing squad after ostensibly murdering his entire crew, he insists that a Martian monster is to blame for the deaths. Cmdr. Van Heusen (Kim Spalding) and the team doubt Carruthers' claims, until more mysterious killings occur. To their horror, they realize the bloodthirsty beast is on board the ship with them.

Director: Edward L. Cahn
Producer: Robert E. Kent
Screenwriter: Jerome Bixby
Production Co: Vogue Pictures
Genre: Sci-Fi
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 14, 1958, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 19, 2016
Runtime: 1h 9m

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