Not of This Earth (1988 film)

Not of This Earth
Theatrical release poster
Directed byJim Wynorski
Screenplay byR.J. Robertson
Jim Wynorski
Based onNot of This Earth
by Charles B. Griffith and Mark Hanna
Produced byMurray Miller
Jim Wynorski
StarringTraci Lords
Arthur Roberts
Lenny Juliano
Rebecca Perle
CinematographyZoran Hochstätter
Edited byKevin Tent
Music byChuck Cirino
Production
companies
Miracle Pictures
Pacific Trust
Distributed byConcorde Pictures
Release date
  • May 13, 1988 (1988-05-13) (United States)
Running time
81 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$296,000[1]

Not of This Earth is a 1988 American science fiction horror comedy film, directed by Jim Wynorski and starring Traci Lords in her first mainstream role after her departure from the adult film industry.[2][3] It is a remake of Roger Corman's 1957 film of the same name, written by Charles B. Griffith and Mark Hanna.

Not of This Earth was made as a result of a wager where Wynorski bet he could remake the film in the same (inflation-adjusted) budget and schedule as the 1957 version by Corman.

  1. ^ Klady, L. (Mar 20, 1988). "Not of this budget". Los Angeles Times. ProQuest 292748324.
  2. ^ Waddell, Calum (2009). Jack Hill: The Exploitation and Blaxploitation Master, Film by Film. McFarland. p. 187. ISBN 978-0-7864-3609-5.
  3. ^ Maltin, Leonard (2008). Leonard Maltin's 2009 Movie Guide. Penguin Group. p. 1000. ISBN 978-0-452-28978-9.