The read
Critics rate it 14 points higher than audiences do. It runs a compact 1h 18m.
Synopsis
Scientists investigate a huge meteor that crashes into the ocean off Mexico, and encounter a skyscraper-tall, mobile machine which is designed to syphon energy from earth, including any energy directed at it in an effort to destroy it.
Ratings
IMDb5.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes71%
Critics rate it 14 points higher than audiences do.
46 audience votes
Key crew
- Kurt NeumannDirector
- Lawrence L. GoldmanScreenplay
- Paul SawtellOriginal Music Composer
- Bert ShefterOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Jeff MorrowDr. Leslie Gaskell
- Barbara LawrenceVera Hunter
- George O'HanlonDr. Arnold Culver
- John EmeryDr. Hubbell Eliot
- Morris AnkrumDr. Albert Stern
- Kenneth AltonMcCrary - The Pickup Driver
- Jose Gonzales-GonzalesManuel Ramirez
- Robert ForrestKGTK-TV Newscaster
- Baxter WardSecond Newscaster
- John HalloranLab Central Security Guard
- Marjorie StappNurse
- John ParrishGen. Perry
Stills
Themes
mind controlatomic bombgiant robotalien invasionscientist herometeor crashenergy absorptionscientific corporationimpervious to weapons