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99% Rotten Tomatoes Screenplay by Frank Hall Cinematography William C. Thompson Budget 18,000 USD Produced by Ronald V. Ashcroft | 3.3/10 IMDb Directed by Ronald V. Ashcroft Narrated by Scott Douglas Initial release 1957 Screenplay Frank Hall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Story by Frank HallRonald V. Ashcroft Starring Robert ClarkeKenne Duncan Directors Ronald V. Ashcroft, Ronnie Ashcroft Cast Shirley Kilpatrick, Robert Clarke, Kenne Duncan, Jeanne Tatum, Marilyn Harvey Similar Robert Clarke movies, Science fiction movies | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Astounding She-Monster is a 1957 science fiction horror film starring Robert Clarke and directed, written and produced by Ronald V. Ashcroft. The film focuses on a scientist and a gang who have kidnapped a rich heiress and their encounter with an alien who has crashed to Earth. In the UK, it was released as Mysterious Invader. It was released by American International Pictures as a double feature with The Saga of the Viking Women and Their Voyage to the Waters of the Great Sea Serpent.
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Plot
A group of criminals who have kidnapped an heiress take over a geologist's home in a secluded forest to hide in. Then a UFO crashes nearby and out emerges an alien resembling a beautiful woman. However, she's highly radioactive and can kill with her bare touch. She kills the geologist's dog, a snake, a bear and the heiress' kidnappers. She is eventually killed when the geologist throws a bottle at her containing chemicals from Earth's atmosphere and she disintegrates. Afterward, he and the heiress open a necklace she wore and it contained a note offering help for Earth's problems. The geologist came to believe that she only killed to protect herself, and then fears what the reaction of her race will be towards Earth after the incident.
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Production
The movie was picked up for distribution by AIP and issued as half of one of their double feature programs. Edward D. Wood, Jr. was an unofficial "consultant" on the film.
Reception
The film was financially successful. Robert Clarke says he was paid $500 salary to act in it plus 4% of the producer's profits and ended up making a couple of thousand dollars.
