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      The Lost Missile

      Released Dec 1, 1958 1h 10m Sci-Fi List
      Reviews 20% Audience Score Fewer than 50 Ratings An unidentified missile moves through space, nearing Earth. One nation fires a rocket at it, but this only diverts the missile into the atmosphere, where it begins tearing up everything in its path. As it heads towards Ottawa and then New York City, the Canadian and U.S. military are mobilized, but they can't halt its progress. A scientist (Robert Loggia) and his fiancée (Ellen Parker), though, have been working on a hydrogen warhead that may be able to hit the missile and save the Earth. Read More Read Less

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      Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews A downbeat end of the world sci-fi movie that fizzles more than it dazzles. Rated: C+ Dec 28, 2012 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Audience Member Despite its low budget and stock footage, the story is different enough to keep one's interest or at least it did me. I saw it one night on one of the late night "Creature Feature" that were so prevalent in the mid and late sixties. The threat is in the form of an alien spacecraft approaching the Earth that is intercepted by a trigger happy European nation behind the Iron Curtain. Though a direct hit is made, it only diverts the lost missile in a spiraling orbit in close proximity to the Earth. As it turns out, the alien craft is made of some sort of metal that heats up to thousands of degrees due to air friction and radiates it in a 5 mile swath of death and destruction below. A very young Robert Loggia is the heroic scientist who tries to stop the deadly missile before it incinerates any more cities and hapless citizens beneath it's deadly path. Though it is a thinly disguised anti-war message or at least suggests a ban the bomb subtext despite the fact that "bomb" saves us all, it isn't preachy and clearly is told in ernest. An interesting side note is that the film's 70 minute length is told in real time (a la 24) which, as far as I know, had never been done before. Not a bad way to spend 70 minutes blocking out the Covid19 at least for a little while. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/02/23 Full Review Audience Member Cheesy, corney, and downright weird. Liked it alot. 4/5. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/01/23 Full Review Audience Member A missile sent from an unknown source is headed straight for New York City, burning everything in its path and traveling at 4000 miles an hour. A valiant effort is made to stop the missile using stock footage. Alas, the stock footage is not enough and it's up to a brave scientist to save the day. Yawn. Could've used less stock footage, if you ask me. Minor spoiler: we never find out who sent the missile or why. It's kind of a letdown. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/19/23 Full Review Audience Member not too enjoyable B movie sci-fi fare. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Audience Member Pretty lame. Cheesy voice over, and even worse dialogue. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 02/13/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Synopsis An unidentified missile moves through space, nearing Earth. One nation fires a rocket at it, but this only diverts the missile into the atmosphere, where it begins tearing up everything in its path. As it heads towards Ottawa and then New York City, the Canadian and U.S. military are mobilized, but they can't halt its progress. A scientist (Robert Loggia) and his fiancée (Ellen Parker), though, have been working on a hydrogen warhead that may be able to hit the missile and save the Earth.
      Director
      Lester Wm. Berke
      Production Co
      William Berke Productions Inc.
      Genre
      Sci-Fi
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Theaters)
      Dec 1, 1958, Limited
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Mar 29, 2019
      Runtime
      1h 10m
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