Robot Monster

Released Jun 25, 1953

1h 2m

Sci-Fi

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33%

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15 Reviews

37%

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1,000+ Ratings

Earthlings (George Nader, Claudia Barrett, Selena Royle) flee from the Ro-Man, a martian in a gorilla suit with a diving helmet.

Variety Staff

Variety

The Tru-Stereo Process (3-D) utilized here is easy on the eyes, coming across clearly at all times. To the picture's credit no 3-D gimmicks were employed.

Jan 7, 2008

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Cynthia Rose

Time Out

'For the budget and for the time' said Tucker, 'I felt I had achieved greatness'.

Jun 24, 2006

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

One star, but four stars for aficionados of turkey cinema.

Rated: 1/4

Jul 31, 2023

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Fernando F. Croce

CinePassion

Let the dullards have their Most Amusingly Bad contests and Golden Turkey trophies, the cinephile will receive Tucker's surrealism with pleasure and notice the sketches for The Man Who Fell to Earth.

Dec 28, 2018

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Rob Humanick

Projection Booth

All hail the Robot Monster.

Rated: 5/5

Apr 28, 2011

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Steve Crum

Video-Reviewmaster.com

3-D raises the rating a mini-bar...but what a George Nader classic this is!

Rated: 2/5

Jun 13, 2008

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Audience Member

It's so bad its so good!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/05/24

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Monsol E

A completely nonsensical plot, no budget, and the "robot" is a monkey with a tv set on his head. ...Fantastic!

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/30/23

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Philip H

Let's get one thing straight: speaking from a strictly objective point of view, this is not a good movie. It's inept and nonsensical with a terrible script, a ridiculous villain and a final plot twist so hackneyed it might as well be full of taxi cabs. Subjectively, however, I BLOODY LOVE THIS FILM. It's got a bizarre charm to it, and the titular villain has an actual character arc which is superior to that of the super-bland human characters. It never fails to make me smile.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

09/30/22

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brent g

I'm surprised that by now nobody has figured out how to make a rating system suitable for movies that are rated based on how humorously bad they are. I'm going by "must see", and certainly not giving it five stars due to its quality. But not everyone likes bad movies. To be fair, I can still laugh at the Three Stooges. The movie has a bit of a stretch where you are almost guaranteed to fall asleep for boredom. Normally this would disqualify it from five stars for badness. But then again, one doesn't rate the Red Lobster badly for having to wait in a long line to get into it. The bad parts are bad enough to make up for it. Anyway, you might want someone to give you a break after seeing that surf-and-turf monster. If you're not into bad movies, flip the coin to the other side and you get no stars at all. But true badness isn't merely found in things that are so bad that you are repelled by them before they're over. True badness makes you stick around long enough to get the full dose.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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andy h

This is arguable the pioneer of the hilariously bad genre.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

It's so terrible, so absurd, so ridiculous that it's great fun to watch.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/06/23

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Synopsis

Earthlings (George Nader, Claudia Barrett, Selena Royle) flee from the Ro-Man, a martian in a gorilla suit with a diving helmet.

Director: Phil Tucker
Producer: Phil Tucker
Screenwriter: Wyott Ordung
Distributor: Eaglewood Entertainment Inc., Astor Pictures Corporation, Admit One Video, Image Entertainment Inc.
Production Co: Three Dimensional Pictures Inc.
Genre: Sci-Fi
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 25, 1953, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 15, 2016
Runtime: 1h 2m
Sound Mix: Stereo

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