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It Came from Outer Space

It Came from Outer Space

Fantastic sights leap out at you!

19536.31h 20m

Overview

Author and amateur astronomer John Putnam and schoolteacher Ellen Fields witness an enormous meteorite come down near a small town in Arizona. Putnam becomes a local object of scorn when, after examining the object up close, he announces that it is a spacecraft, and that it is inhabited...

Directed by Jack Arnold
Written by Harry Essex, Ray Bradbury
Produced by William Alland
Box OfficeBudget: $800KRevenue: $1.6M

Top Cast

Richard Carlson

Richard Carlson

John Putnam

Barbara Rush

Barbara Rush

Ellen Fields

Charles Drake

Charles Drake

Sheriff Matt Warren

Joe Sawyer

Joe Sawyer

Frank Daylon

Russell Johnson

Russell Johnson

George

Kathleen Hughes

Kathleen Hughes

Jane Dean

Dave Willock

Dave Willock

Pete Davis (uncredited)

Alan Dexter

Alan Dexter

Dave Loring (uncredited)

George Eldredge

George Eldredge

Dr. Snell (uncredited)

Edgar Dearing

Edgar Dearing

Sam, a hobo (uncredited)

Themes & Keywords

spacecraftsmall townarizonaalien life-formmeteoriteastronomerblack and whiteschool teacherangry mobcrash landingxenophobiasmall town sheriffmine shaftcraterabandoned minealien doppelgangerone-eyed monsterassumed human formnuclear engineunknown intentdesert southwest

About It Came from Outer Space

It Came from Outer Space is a science fiction, horror film released in 1953 exploring themes of spacecraft, small town, arizona, alien life-form, meteorite, astronomer. Directed by Jack Arnold, it stars Richard Carlson, Barbara Rush, Charles Drake. Author and amateur astronomer John Putnam and schoolteacher Ellen Fields witness an enormous meteorite come down near a small town in Arizona. Putnam becomes a local object of scorn when, after examining the object up close, he announces that it is a spacecraft, and that it is inhabited...

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