The Space Children
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| Directed by | Jack Arnold |
| Produced by | William Alland |
| Screenplay by | Bernard C. Schoenfeld |
| Story by | Tom Filer |
| Based on | The Egg by Tom Filer |
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| Music by | Van Cleave |
| Cinematography | Ernest Laszlo |
| Edited by | Terry O. Morse |
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| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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69 minutes |
| Country | USA |
| Language | English |
The Space Children is a 1958 film directed by Jack Arnold. It was released in 1958 on a double bill with The Colossus of New York.
The movie was featured on Mystery Science Theater 3000 in 1998 during season 9.
A brain from space visits earth and communicates telepathically with the children of scientists that are planning a nuclear war. The alien brain helps the children to sabotage the rockets and prevent the war.
The part of Eadie Johnson is portrayed by Sandy Descher. Descher had previous sci-fi movie experience when she played a catatonic child in Them! from 1954.
The Space Children was William Alland's first picture with Paramount. The film was based on The Egg, an unpublished story by Tom Filer, involving a girl with polio and was significantly different than the film.
The alien brain was created by special effects artist Ivyl Burks and used $3,300 of neon lights to create the glowing effect.
The Space Children was first released to theaters on June 18, 1958 as part of a double bill, along with The Colossus of New York, which was also produced by William Alland.
The Space Children was first released as a DVD in 2006 as part of the Lost Movie Classics Collection by RoDon Enterprises. A second DVD release occurred in 2012 and was accompanied by a Blu-ray release both by Olive Films.
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