Product Details

• Actors: Peter Graves, James Seay, Steve Pendleton, Frank Gerstle, John Frederick (II)
• Directors: W. Lee Wilder
• Format: Color, NTSC
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: First Look Home Ente
• VHS Release Date: September 18, 1997
• Run Time: 71 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (32 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6304680341
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #420,920 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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17 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Killers From Space, October 16, 2004

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Steven Hellerstedt "SH" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Killers From Space (DVD)

Combine Cold War paranoia with a pinch of speculative pseudo-science and a dash of radiation anxiety, shake it in a cheap sci-fi tumbler for 70-minutes and you get KILLERS FROM SPACE.
A very young Peter Graves plays the desert scientist studying nuclear blasts and counting the radiation. When his plane crashes after one blast and he's missing for a few days things change. A big, ugly cautery scar over his heart doesn't explain much, either. Of course, nobody believes him when he tells them there's a troop of ping pong ball-eyed aliens living in the caverns in Yucca Flats, poaching our electricity and growing gigantic beetles and rock lizards....
KILLERS FROM SPACE is goofy, and for all of its campy charm pretty slow moving. Graves plays "astonishment" in every key in his repertoire. The alien outfits and makeup aren't very convincing, but they look comfortable. The big bugs look like... well, they look like rear-screen projections with amplified sound (probably amplified to drown out the sound of the director shouting "Now look surprised, Peter!", "Now look astonished and disgusted, Peter!")
Anyway, it's no sillier than most science fiction. I purchased this one because it's directed by master director Billy Wilder's brother W. Lee. If his name wasn't in the credits there's no way I'd know the two were related. Cult fans should get a kick out of this. The print quality is pretty poor, especially where the dubbed print was near the end or beginning of a reel.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A bizarre and unique sci-fi film, July 19, 2004

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"mythologue" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Killers From Space (DVD)

This little movie usually gets lost in the vast crowd of 1950s sci-fi pictures, but it arguably is one of the most interesting. (I find it superior to W. L. Wilder's previous film, the still decent 'Phantom From Space' [see my review].) The aliens' physique and their plans for Earth, the minimal special effects and sets, and the use of stock footage showcase the sheer bizarreness of 1950s cult films - the lack of resources actually enhance the film's unique feel. The invasion-laden theme is common enough, but the way it is articulated sets the movie apart from most of its peers. The crucial scene, i.e. when the hero meets the aliens, is used as a lengthy flashback inserted near the middle of the film; it is only when the hero gets out of his trance/amnesia that the scene is shown. This seemingly innocuous device actually changes the whole dramatic perspective of the movie: in the first half, the hero acts against his own will, while in the second half, all of his decisions are oriented by his sudden recollection. This tight structure is effective because the script has none of the forced romance that slowed down many sci-fi films of the era. This is about as pure as a B-movie can possibly be, and lovers of cult films should see it.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars REMASTERED?????, August 25, 2009

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Dennis A. Pope - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Killers From Space (1954) [Remastered Edition] (DVD)

The one star rating is for the [...] version of "Killers From Space" product, listed as "Killers From Space (1954) [Remastered Edition]" and not the movie itself. I actually like the movie pretty well. I purchased this DVD based on the fact that it said, "Remastered", intending to upgrade.

This version is NOT remastered. Actually, the word "Remastered" does not even appear anywhere on the DVD case or the disc itself. The print (IE video source) looks no better then other prints I've seen. And, there are additional issues with the DVD recording , there is a very annoying effect which shows itself on any side to side movement. It looks as if the interlaced scanning is out of sync. I don't think that's what's happening but that is the best way I can describe how it LOOKS. Also, tiny purple specs showed up in a couple places. In short, any good computer DVD home recording program could have made a better recording. I, additionally, tried the disc on my computer's DVD drive and it looked the same. The recording side of the disc is purple (DVD+R). The paper (on box) image is about the quality of color newsprint. The DVD label is about the same. I probably should've smelled a rat as the cover artwork bears absolutely no relation to anything from the movie.

I looked up the DVD on [...], and they also list it as "remastered", I don't know what their definition of "Remastered" is, but I can assure you, it has very VERY little to do with improved video quality. I also have the Alpha video version (which costs roughly half as much) and it is the one I'll be watching when I want to see this movie again.