Target earth stars nick plakias, cynthia cline, laverne light, tom arcuragi the g movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 20 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic. Target earth, one of many stylized dramas shot to capitalize on the publics fascination with flying saucers, a trend that would culminate in 1977 with the release of close encounters of the thrid kind. An electronics expert searching for evidence of aliens picks up signals that he believes are from an alien spacecraftand they are coming from a lake near town. Target earth 1974 scientists encounter shapeshifting aliens from a flying saucer on the bottom of a lake. With nick plakias, cynthia cline, laverne light, tom arcuragi. The truth about them might just blow your mind for the last time order by phone 18003364627. And there are places where the poster art for the 1954 film, used on the vhs box turns up as the vhs box for the target. This lowbudget invasion yarn about scientists trying to salvage an abandoned saucer raises an interesting semantic question.
The film was distributed by allied artists pictures corporation. The truth about them might just blow your mind for the last time overview. Ufotarget earth is a wretched film made in georgia in 1974. Target earth concerns the small town that begins to suffer from what appears to be communal flashbacks. Ufo target earth showtimes at an amc movie theater near you. Incredibly stupid and silly scifi flick about a dorky young man who starts to investigate ufos and then hears strange noises coming from a local lake where it was reported decades earlier that a spaceship crashed. The story follows an electronics expert alan grimes who picks up strange signals. This flick is filled with all sorts of scifi surprises big implants, an fbi investigation and a possible alien part.
Either way, theres little denying that the otherworldly craft is packed with mystery and excitement. Disappearance of flight 412 1974 mystery sci fi part 12. Rose, who was a prolific editor in both television and film, would go on to make only two other films. Starring nick plakias, cynthia cline, laverne light, tom arcuragi, phil erickson and brooks clift, ufo. Target earth 1974 stream and watch online moviefone. Target earth the best, it was a cerebral 70s science fiction film. Target earth was also produced by herman cohen, making his producing debut, who would become one of the most prominent b movie producers of the 1960s. Here is the weird thing, googling target earth, there are hits where the 1954 film is credited to joost van rees who made the 1980 film. The truth about them might just blow your mind for the last time. Target earth was the first opportunity for us to try the new arri 35bl on an extended film project. Target earth is a 1954 independently made american blackandwhite science fiction film, produced by herman cohen, directed by sherman a. Like george romero, dan obannon, and john carpenter did for independent films concerning the science fictionhorror genrei. In ufo target earth 1974, an electronics expert searching for evidence of aliens picks up signals that he believes are from an alien spacecraftand they are.
Can it still be called a ufo if its spotted at the bottom of a lake. A college professor is obsessed with finding the truth about ufos. Soon there are citizens who believe that the cause for this disturbing phenomenon might. He enlists the help of other electronics experts and a psychic in his effort to track done the source of the signals. Scientists encounter shapeshifting aliens from a flying saucer on the bottom of a lake. This is another of those films written, produced and directed by the same man.
Target earth is a science fiction film, released in september of 1974 in the usa. Years later, after having viewed the film twice on the same station, i told the local pharmacist about it. The film opens with eyewitness accounts recounting incredible ufo sightings and abductions, according to scifi scholar howard hughes. You dont have to be high to understand this movie, but it honestly might help. Ufo target earth was made 3 years before spielbergs seminal flying saucer film, but it is light years ahead in incoherent plot, poor acting and commodore 64 generated computer graphic weirdness. If you happen to be in the company of someone who you dont partically like ex girlfriend etc and youd like them to leave, tell them you really want to watch ufo. Ufo target earth is a wretched film made in georgia in 1974. Rose, that stars richard denning, kathleen crowley, virginia grey, and whit bissell.
An electronics expert searching for evidence of aliens picks up signals that he believes are from an alien spacecraftand they are coming from. The cast is mostly unknowns who never acted in another film. When i caught the film, i was pretty surprised and haunted at the same time. In modern text lingo, if you write ufo backwards, its o,fu i think you get the idea of where this film is heading and where its been. The film opens with 3 minutes of mocumentary footage of people relating ufo experiences to a tv reporter.
Theres not one iota of my entire being that believes for a nanosecond that. Soon there are citizens who believe that the cause for this disturbing phenomenon might be a ufo that crash landed in a nearby lake. These are either more creepy ufos, or the blurred headlights of oncoming traffic at. A young girl returns home after being abducted and thats pretty much the story. Target earth dvd, 2007 at the best online prices at ebay.
The aliens want to take over earth by activating hidden technology inside breast implants at a. When she saw it, she said the film blew her mind away. This lowbudget science fiction film tells the story of an electronics expert who believes he has picked up alien transmissions on his equipment. It has all the signs of being a student film, and while presenting itself initially as a pseudodocumentary, it quickly falls into the abyss of bad electronic music and never looks back. World trade center ufo daytime from sci fi amazing ufo video.
Target earth, put it on and focus most of your attention the flick. An electronics expert searching for evidence of aliens picks up signals that he believes are from an alien. Nick plakias, cynthia cline, laverne light, brooks clift, michael a. Ufo target earth and how it was filmed by crowder, jerry. Target earth was the first film to treat ufo phenomena in a serious, fictional nonalien invader context. The small crew and short 14day shooting schedule, all on location, would have been impossible with any other camera. Side 2 of retromedias scifi trashorama features ufo. The ultimate news source for music, celebrity, entertainment, movies, and current events on the web. Welcome to earth short scifi film the netherlands 2019 duration. Target earth ute is a very low budget affair that suffers from the traditional pitfalls of the onemanband films.
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