After the newlyweds depart the church, they are driving down a country road.
Just as they are about to pass a mysterious alien figure, the shadow of a boom mic can be briefly seen on the road as the camera traverses with the motion of the vehicle.
- PLOTThe plot assumes that men who have recently had children have to be human, but they may have been possessed after the conception.
As Marge leaves Captain Collins' office after her second plea for help, the shadow of dollying camera equipment is visible on the wall and floor.
Gene Fowler Jr. directed this silly-sounding science fiction thriller that stars Tom Tryon as a young groom about to be married who is abducted by alien invaders and replaced with one of them, who is made to look just like him.
Superficially a sci-fi monster movie, kind of a variation on a "Body Snatchers" cum "Coma" type of thing. Less superficially, it's also actually an allegorical depiction of marriage and intimacy , about how vulnerable we make ourselves to people we allow intimacy with, here, particularly, the fearful fate of the perfect 1950's housewife, entirely dependent upon her husband, trapped without escape.
This movie is often made fun of and somehow makes it onto lists of the worst Sci-Fi movies. It really doesn't deserve either fate.
The Fifties were a notable decade for Sci-Fi films. The Cold War was on, and there was rampant paranoia about Communism; a generalized paranoia that was fueled in a large part by McCarthy and his "House Un-American Activities Committee".
There's no way of proving that these monsters are illegal aliens; they've got the identity of naturalized citizens, only revealed as other wise when lightning strikes in front of their face. This is an above average, intelligently written science fiction saga, featuring visitors from other planets searching for mates to help repopulate their planet.
Released in 1958 and shot in B&W, "I Married a Monster from Outer Space" stars Gloria Talbott as a newlywed in Southern Cal who starts to suspect her husband is an alien from outer space (Tom Tryon). Despite the silly title, the tone is serious and the special effects regarding the aliens and the way they possess people (or whatever) are quite good for the era.
A young wife (Gloria Talbot) discovers an alien has taken over the body of her husband (Tom Tryon) and soon realises that he may not be the only possessed man in the town. Perhaps best known for being better than its tabloid title, 'IMAMFOS' is a pretty good sci-fi shocker.
With a title like that, its a wonder anybody took this movie seriously. It sounds like the ultimate science-fiction parody, the headlines of a tabloid newspaper.
Directed by Gene Fowler Jr. and B flick in every way.
