Forbidden Planet (1956)

Forbidden Planet (1956)

Commander John J. Adams (Leslie Nielsen) and his crew travel to Altair-IV aboard their flying saucer to investigate the disappearance of the ship, Bellerophon, years earlier. They find that only Dr Edward Morbius (Walter Pidgeon) and his innocent daughter, Altaira (Anne Francis), have survived.  Morbius is studying the advanced machinery of a dead race, the Krell,

Godzilla 2000 (1999)

Godzilla 2000 (1999)

Godzilla is back, and out-of-work scientist and partial comic-relief, Professor Yuji Shinoda and his daughter, calling themselves the Godzilla Prediction Network, want to study him.  They drive up and down the coast, joined by a full comic-relief reporter, because that’s how you study a giant monster.  Meanwhile, the head of a government crisis agency takes

Godzilla vs. Monster Zero (1965)

Godzilla vs. Monster Zero (1965)

Astronauts Fuji (Akira Takarada) and Glenn (Nick Adams), from the World Space Authority, land on the mysterious Planet X that lies just beyond Jupiter. The inhabitants are plagued by the giant monster Ghidrah (known there as Monster Zero) and ask to borrow Godzilla and Rodan to fight him. But really, they plan to take over the

Goke - Bodysnatcher from Hell (1968)

Goke – Bodysnatcher from Hell (1968)

A UFO causes a plane to crash in the mountains. The survivors (the abrupt co-pilot, a weak-willed stewardess, a corrupt politician, a ruthless arms dealer, his drunken wife, a young anarchist, an American war widow, an obsessed space scientist, an amoral psychologist, and an assassin) fall upon each other instead of working together.  Things get worse

The Green Slime (1968)

The Green Slime (1968)

Commander Jack Rankin (Robert Horton) volunteers for a mission to destroy an asteroid on a collision course with Earth. But while planting the explosives, the team accidentally picks up a piece of alien slime which grows into deadly monsters when taken to the space station. Rankin must stop the slime, as well as deal with his

Independence Day (1996)

Independence Day (1996)

Aliens invade the Earth in enormous ships, destroying the world’s large cities.  Their technology makes them invulnerable to human weapons.  It is up to a young U.S. president (Bill Pullman), a nerdy computer genius pining for his ex-wife (Jeff Goldblum), a brave fighter pilot (Will Smith), and a drunken trailer park resident who thinks he

Invader (1996)

Invader (1996)

When the Viking 2 lander mysteriously returns to Earth (it should be on Mars), it is taken to a military complex for study.  Due to a conflict between scientists Case Montgomery (Cotter Smith) and Gracia Scott (Deirdre O’Connell), and Col. Jessie Pratt (Robert Wisdom), a life form escapes.  The complex is sealed, leaving the humans

Invaders from Mars  (1953)

Invaders from Mars (1953)

Young David MacLean (Jimmy Hunt) is awakened when a flying saucer lands in a nearby field.  His father, a secret government researcher, goes to investigate, and returns with a new, cruel, personality.  When the police and neighbor girl begin acting differently, David tells his story to helpful doctor Pat Blake (Helena Carter), who believes him,

Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)

Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)

People begin to act differently, losing interest in their normal activities and becoming emotionless.  Public health chemist Elizabeth Driscoll (Brooke Adams) notices the change in her boyfriend, and tells coworker Matthew Bennell (Donald Sutherland).  Bennell assumes she is having emotional problems and brings her to pop psychologist David Kibner (Leonard Nimoy), who explains that her

It Came from Outer Space (1953)

It Came from Outer Space (1953)

Astronomer John Putnam (Richard Carlson) and school teacher Ellen Fields (Barbara Rush) have their romantic evening interrupted by a meteor strike nearby.  John investigates and finds an alien craft that is then buried in a rockslide.  Without evidence, no one believes him, and the jealous sheriff (Charles Drake) warns him to leave Ellen alone.  But

Killer Klowns from Outer Space (1988)

Killer Klowns from Outer Space (1988)

Teens Mike (Grant Cramer) and Debbie (Suzanne Snyder) search for a meteorite, but instead find a circus tent and killer clowns (or Klowns).  The aliens are here to gather up humans to make into sugary snacks.  The teens go to the police, but crotchety officer Mooney (John Vernon) thinks it’s all a joke while Deputy

Lifeforce (1985)

Lifeforce (1985)

A beautiful, female, space vampire (Mathilda May) and two lesser males are brought to Earth by a space shuttle that was studying Halley’s Comet. The vampires escape and steal the lifeforce from most of the citizens of London, changing them into zombies. An SAS officers (Peter Firth) and a survivor from the shuttle (Steve Railsback) attempt to