An electronics expert searching for evidence of aliens picks up signals that he believes are from an alien spacecraft--and they are coming from a lake near town.An electronics expert searching for evidence of aliens picks up signals that he believes are from an alien spacecraft--and they are coming from a lake near town.An electronics expert searching for evidence of aliens picks up signals that he believes are from an alien spacecraft--and they are coming from a lake near town.
Bart Russell
- Oglethorpe Student
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- TriviaThe film's opening theme, "Between the Ceiling and the Sky," is performed by Eclipse; the band is fronted by musician-actor Kim Milford, best known for his lead role in the film, "Laserblast." The rest of band features members from former Capitol Records' and Polydor Records' recording artist, Ten Wheel Drive.
"Rock a Die Baby" serves as the sequel to the ABC-TV "Mystery Movie of the Week," "Song of the Succubus." Both films were produced in 1975 by Don Kirshner and star the band Moon, fronted by actor-musician Kim Milford. Kim's earlier band, Eclipse, provided the theme song to the 1974 film, "UFO: Target Earth."
- GoofsThe boom mic can be seen at the top of the screen for over a minute when Alan Grimes and Vivian interview the old lady on her veranda.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Dusk to Dawn Drive-in Trash-o-Rama Show Vol. 8 (2002)
- SoundtracksBetween the Attic and the Moon
Performed by Eclipse
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Another movie ideal for dosing off during
2001 A Space Odyssey had the same effect on sci fi movies as Velvet Underground & Nico had on rock music. Seems like alot of movies in the early 70s were inspired to go the philosophical route with Sci Fi movies after 2001. Solaris is the best example. Star Trek the Motion Picture was probably written in the early 70s years before it debuted in 1979, you can tell by its plot. The first season of Space 1999 and many low Low LOW budget movies like this were like 2001 sans the budget and Strauss
This movie tries too hard to be a no budget 2001 type sci fi movie. If you can make it to the ending, you will see exactly what I mean. The impact of the ending is on par with the tacked on ending to Doomsday Machine. Its all set in Georgia and its about alien vistors seeking some kind of chosen prophet or whatever. They conveniently land their ship underwater so the filmmakers never have to make a cheap little ship to film with forced perspective. You also never see a single actor in a rubbery alien costume. Actors fool around with equipment and act all goofy to establish the aliens are already here making contact. In alot of ways, it is an ultra low budget (and boring) precursor to Close Encounters of a Third Kind. Basically its the same story but with 2001 influences showing all over the ending. It is really close to Close Encounters now that I think of it but without subplots like family squabbles and government interference.
I have this movie on a double DVD with Unknown World which was an early 50s movie about fruitcake scientists burrowing to the center of the earth thinking atomic war will inevitably destroy everything on the surface and they'll be perfectly safe thousands of miles underground and discover beaches and waterfalls there. If I can't sleep, I put that dvd on. There is not much going on to get too interested in but just enough to have on, same effect as slightly interesting new age music. No campy fun like the Milpitas Monster, Giant Spider Invasion or Night of the Lepus. Good thing the TV has a timer.....
This movie tries too hard to be a no budget 2001 type sci fi movie. If you can make it to the ending, you will see exactly what I mean. The impact of the ending is on par with the tacked on ending to Doomsday Machine. Its all set in Georgia and its about alien vistors seeking some kind of chosen prophet or whatever. They conveniently land their ship underwater so the filmmakers never have to make a cheap little ship to film with forced perspective. You also never see a single actor in a rubbery alien costume. Actors fool around with equipment and act all goofy to establish the aliens are already here making contact. In alot of ways, it is an ultra low budget (and boring) precursor to Close Encounters of a Third Kind. Basically its the same story but with 2001 influences showing all over the ending. It is really close to Close Encounters now that I think of it but without subplots like family squabbles and government interference.
I have this movie on a double DVD with Unknown World which was an early 50s movie about fruitcake scientists burrowing to the center of the earth thinking atomic war will inevitably destroy everything on the surface and they'll be perfectly safe thousands of miles underground and discover beaches and waterfalls there. If I can't sleep, I put that dvd on. There is not much going on to get too interested in but just enough to have on, same effect as slightly interesting new age music. No campy fun like the Milpitas Monster, Giant Spider Invasion or Night of the Lepus. Good thing the TV has a timer.....
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- vonnoosh
- Aug 31, 2021
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