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Donald Curtis

It Came from Beneath the Sea (1955)

It Came from Beneath the Sea (1955)
Rating: ★★½
May 8, 1999Giant Atomic Octopus
Giant Atomic Octopusit-came-from-beneath-the-sea-19551955An early film from cult stop-motion animator Ray Harryhausen. Here he seems to have been given orders to copy the basics of his earlier The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms and offers up the tale of a giant atomically-mutated octopus
Director: Robert Gordon
Actors: Kenneth Tobey, Faith Domergue, Donald Curtis
Category: Science Fiction
8 May 199917 December 2024 by Roog

Earth vs the Flying Saucers (1956)

Earth vs the Flying Saucers (1956)
Rating: ★★★½
Sep 9, 2000Alien Invasion
Alien Invasionearth-vs-the-flying-saucers-19561956Cult stop-motion animator Ray Harryhausen jumps aboard the 1950s flying saucer fad, making one of the era's better alien invader films, climaxing in some great scenes with the saucers demolishing much of Washington D.C.
Director: Fred F. Sears
Actors: Hugh Marlowe, Morris Ankrum, Joan Taylor, Donald Curtis
Category: Science Fiction
9 September 200017 October 2025 by Roog

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Theme Essays

  • Films About Atlantis
  • Werewolf Films
  • Virtual Reality
  • Imprisonment Thrillers
  • Films Depicting NASA and the Space Program
  • Human Bloodsports and Death Games
  • Animals Attack Films
  • Films About Plague and Pandemic
  • Disaster Movies
  • Steampunk Films
  • Documentaries
  • Films About Halloween
  • Films About Prophecy
  • Magicians and Sorcerers
  • Secret Societies
  • Real-Life People in Fiction
  • Techno-Thrillers
  • Twins in Fantastic Cinema
  • Asylums
  • Possession Films
  • Films About Imaginary and Magical Lands
  • Religion in Fantastic Cinema
  • Romantic Comedies
  • Film Noir
  • Spy Films
  • Jekyll and Hyde Films
  • Films That Make Dubious Claims to Being True Stories
  • Coming of Age Stories in Fantastic Cinema
  • Films About Cryogenics and Suspended Animation
  • Alternate History Films
  • Disturbed Psychology as Portrayed on Film
  • Law Enforcement in Fantastic Cinema
  • Weird Westerns

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