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The first U.S. spaceship to Venus crash-lands off the coast of Sicily on its return trip. A dangerous, lizard-like creature comes with it and quickly grows gigantic.The first U.S. spaceship to Venus crash-lands off the coast of Sicily on its return trip. A dangerous, lizard-like creature comes with it and quickly grows gigantic.The first U.S. spaceship to Venus crash-lands off the coast of Sicily on its return trip. A dangerous, lizard-like creature comes with it and quickly grows gigantic.
Thomas Browne Henry
- Maj. Gen. A.D. McIntosh
- (as Thomas B. Henry)
Bart Braverman
- Pepe
- (as Bart Bradley)
Sid Cassel
- Farmer
- (uncredited)
Neil Collins
- Technician
- (uncredited)
Paul Cristo
- Police Officer
- (uncredited)
Noel Drayton
- 1st Reuters News Correspondent
- (uncredited)
Darlene Fields
- Miss Reynolds
- (uncredited)
Duke Fishman
- Fisherman
- (uncredited)
Michael Garth
- Minor Role
- (uncredited)
Ray Harryhausen
- Man Feeding Elephant
- (uncredited)
Ronald Hyde
- Policeman Shooting Flamethrower
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe film was originally going to be set in Chicago, with the rocket crashing in Lake Michigan. Right before submitting the idea to producer Charles H. Schneer, Ray Harryhausen decided to change the setting to Italy at the last minute, after deciding that he always wanted to go on vacation there.
- GoofsThe spaceship crashes into the water no more than 100 yards from the fishermen. Yet their boats are in no way affected by any disturbance of the water. A vessel that large crashing into the water would have created a large wake that would have at the least rocked the boats heavily, if not capsized them.
- Quotes
Dr. Judson Uhl: You better tell them we're in a hurry and to roll up the red tape and put it into a drawer until this thing is over!
- Crazy creditsOpening credits prologue: A FISHING VILLAGE IN SICILY
- Alternate versionsMany local TV stations delete the scene in which the Ymir kills an elephant from a zoo, claiming the scene is a needless depiction of cruelty to animals.
- ConnectionsEdited from The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)
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Excellent example of the work of Ray Harryhausen
This movie is a prime example of the work of one of the masters of stop-motion animation, a form of art that is rapidly being supplanted by CGI. Ray Harryhausen was the ultimate master of this technique, having trained under the likes of Willis O'Brian. His work is still the inspiration for many of the special effects wizards today. Granted, the movies of the 1950's do seem stilted and silly, but quite frankly, the worst of them are probably still superior to most of the direct-to-video drek produced today, and likely better than most of the films produced by major studios. I was raised on films such as 20 Million Miles to Earth and have no problem letting my child watch films like this. I cannot say the same for most of what is released today. 20 Million Miles to Earth is a unique, fun film. It, like others of its kind, comes from a different era, when people were not as jaded and world-savvy as they are today. Save the critical eye for the more cynical, overproduced films of today. Enjoy it for what it is.
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- Aug 19, 2004
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- Runtime1 hour 22 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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