The first manned flight to Mars returns after having been out of communications since it had arrived on Mars. What would it reveal?
Practical Effects
Bat-rat-spider thing defies physics and dignity.
Production
Cyclorama sets so phony they're accidentally art.
Direction
Melchior commits to every ridiculous frame.
Director
Ib Melchior
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The 'Cinemagic' process was just shooting on cheap color reversal stock and adding red gels. Revolutionary marketing, zero innovation.
Released months after Luna 2 hit the Moon, this captured America's space panic: what if we go up there and it's WEIRD?
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