Robot Monster

Robot Monster
Theatrical release poster
Directed byPhil Tucker
Written byWyott Ordung
Produced byPhil Tucker
Al Zimbalist
Starring
CinematographyJack Greenhalgh
Edited by
  • Bruce Schoengarth
  • Merrill White
Music byElmer Bernstein
Production
companies
Three Dimension Pictures, Inc.
Distributed byAstor Pictures
Release date
  • June 24, 1953 (1953-06-24)
Running time
66 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$16,000
Box office$1 million
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Robot Monster (or Monster from Mars)[1] is a 1953 independently made American black-and-white 3D science fiction horror film, remembered in later decades as one of the worst movies ever made.[2] It was produced and directed by Phil Tucker, written by Wyott Ordung, and stars George Nader, Claudia Barrett, and George Barrows. The production company was Three Dimensional Pictures, Inc.[1] The film was distributed by Astor Pictures.

Robot Monster tells the story of the alien robot Ro-Man's mission to Earth to destroy humanity. He manages to kill all but eight survivors, who have become immune to his death ray. Ro-Man runs afoul of the Great Guidance, his leader, when he becomes attracted to the human Alice. She is the eldest daughter of a surviving scientist, and he refuses to harm her. The Great Guidance must now come to Earth and finish what the Moon robot started.[3]

  1. ^ a b "Robot Monster." United States Copyright Office Public Catalog. Retrieved: January 15, 2016.
  2. ^ Wilson, Ethan (June 20, 2017). "The 10 Worst Monster Movies Of All Time". Taste of Cinema - Movie Reviews and Classic Movie Lists. Retrieved October 5, 2019.
  3. ^ Warren 1982, pp. 146–147.