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This Island Earth Trivia
« on: December 25, 2011, 03:14:05 AM »
Saw these entries for "This Island Earth" in the Internet Movie Database:


In a magazine article the special effects department admitted that the "mutant" costume originally had legs that matched the upper body but they had so much trouble making the legs look and work properly they were forced by studio deadline to simply have the mutant wear a pair of trousers. Posters of the movie show the mutant as it was supposed to appear.
 

According to Faith Domergue, the pants of her costume were so skintight that she could not wear underwear. A female assistant had to help her put them on and take them off.
 

Universal, dissatisfied with some of Joseph M. Newman's work, brought in Jack Arnold to re-shoot the Metaluna scenes.
 

Most of the sound effects, the ship, the interociter, etc are simply recordings of radio teletype transmissions picked up on a short wave radio played at various speeds.


A print of this film was loaned to MGM where another science fiction spectacle, "Forbidden Planet", was being prepared.
 

In August 1957, this film was being shown on a double bill with "Invaders from Mars".
 

The film was shown in drive-in theaters in the US in the summer of 1960 on a double bill with "Forbidden Planet". It was also re-issued in theaters in America in July 1964. There is a three-color 1964 reissue of the full-color 1955 one-sheet and an abridged 1964 version of the 1955 press book.


There was a sequel to this film in the works in 1956. Screenwriter Franklin Coen and producer William Alland submitted a script titled "Aliens In the Skies" to Universal Pictures, and for a short time it was announced as in "pre-production development" at the studio. However, the studio boss, Edward Muhl, shot down their proposal when he looked over the proposed budget for the film, to be shot in Technicolor and CinemaScope, and to co-star Rex Reason and Faith Domergue reprising their roles, to be released in 1957. It was too expensive, he said. Muhl's idea of a science-fiction movie in the 1950s was a cheaply-made B-movie with a monster in it for the kids.


The wooden crates used to deliver the Interociter parts were themselves reused in "Imitation of Life". In a scene where Susan Kohner is beaten by Troy Donahue she slumps on a crate in an alley. On the top of the crate is stenciled "Ryberg Electronics", the company featured in this film.



I had not heard all of these before, and thought they were kind of fun.

 






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Re: This Island Earth Trivia
« Reply #1 on: December 25, 2011, 11:43:08 AM »
Saw these entries for "This Island Earth" in the Internet Movie Database:


In a magazine article the special effects department admitted that the "mutant" costume originally had legs that matched the upper body but they had so much trouble making the legs look and work properly they were forced by studio deadline to simply have the mutant wear a pair of trousers. Posters of the movie show the mutant as it was supposed to appear.


I see a Dockers commercial in there somewhere.
 
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According to Faith Domergue, the pants of her costume were so skintight that she could not wear underwear. A female assistant had to help her put them on and take them off.


This woman should never have been forced to even try to wear underwear.
 

 

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Universal, dissatisfied with some of Joseph M. Newman's work, brought in Jack Arnold to re-shoot the Metaluna scenes.


Shades of "The Wolfman" 2010.
 

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Most of the sound effects, the ship, the interociter, etc are simply recordings of radio teletype transmissions picked up on a short wave radio played at various speeds.


Nonsense. It's the audio stripped from "My Mother The Car" played at various speeds.


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A print of this film was loaned to MGM where another science fiction spectacle, "Forbidden Planet", was being prepared.


Obviously as an object lesson for the producers of Forbidden Planet of what NOT to do.
 

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In August 1957, this film was being shown on a double bill with "Invaders from Mars".
 The film was shown in drive-in theaters in the US in the summer of 1960 on a double bill with "Forbidden Planet". It was also re-issued in theaters in America in July 1964. There is a three-color 1964 reissue of the full-color 1955 one-sheet and an abridged 1964 version of the 1955 press book.


Every one of the films mentioned here is superior to anything currently spewing out of Hollywood today.

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There was a sequel to this film in the works in 1956. Screenwriter Franklin Coen and producer William Alland submitted a script titled "Aliens In the Skies" to Universal Pictures, and for a short time it was announced as in "pre-production development" at the studio. However, the studio boss, Edward Muhl, shot down their proposal when he looked over the proposed budget for the film, to be shot in Technicolor and CinemaScope, and to co-star Rex Reason and Faith Domergue reprising their roles, to be released in 1957. It was too expensive, he said. Muhl's idea of a science-fiction movie in the 1950s was a cheaply-made B-movie with a monster in it for the kids.


Right. Instead he gave the green light to continue the "Francis The Talking Mule" franchise. Seriously. Makes me wonder if this uber-doofus is still pulling the strings at Universal today.


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The wooden crates used to deliver the Interociter parts were themselves reused in "Imitation of Life". In a scene where Susan Kohner is beaten by Troy Donahue she slumps on a crate in an alley. On the top of the crate is stenciled "Ryberg Electronics", the company featured in this film.


And the enormous foreheads were shaved and sold to NBC for use in the Coneheads sketch.
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Re: This Island Earth Trivia
« Reply #2 on: December 26, 2011, 09:27:20 AM »
Fact #2 makes me feel....good.    >:D
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Re: This Island Earth Trivia
« Reply #3 on: December 26, 2011, 11:40:26 AM »

This woman should never have been forced to even try to wear underwear.
 




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Re: This Island Earth Trivia
« Reply #4 on: December 26, 2011, 12:10:05 PM »
Oh my...well since the lack of underwear on the leading lady has been covered so thoroughly, I'll move on to other subjects. I've always liked this film although I would rank it in the second echelon of 50s sci fi. I think it drags somewhat and the main characters become observers for the last part of the story. But all the stuff with the interociter and Exeter and the trip to Metaluna is fun.

This is not the first time I've heard about the problems with the mutant's legs. I wonder if there are any photos out there of the original outfit? I did a look via Google but couldn't turn anything up.

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Re: This Island Earth Trivia
« Reply #5 on: December 26, 2011, 12:30:48 PM »
I'm looking at the posters but I don't see the original legs:





Perhaps these guys know something...


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Re: This Island Earth Trivia
« Reply #6 on: December 26, 2011, 12:40:11 PM »
Perhaps if we had a cleaner version of this pic...



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Re: This Island Earth Trivia
« Reply #7 on: December 26, 2011, 02:12:23 PM »
This movie gets slammed a lot, but i honestly love it to death....just added Rex Reason's autograph to my collection earlier this year. Coresponded very briefly with him, but he seems like a very cool guy...
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Re: This Island Earth Trivia
« Reply #8 on: December 26, 2011, 03:35:22 PM »
According to Faith Domergue, the pants of her costume were so skintight that she could not wear underwear. A female assistant had to help her put them on and take them off.




I can see where panty lines could have been a problem.


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