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Zontar the Thing from Venus (1966)
Country of Origin: USA
Dates of Original Broadcast: 1966
Number of Seasons: n/a
Total Number of Episodes: 1
Average Episode Running Times: 80m
Format: 16mm
Colour Format: colour
Sound: mono
DIRECTION
Directed by: Larry
Buchanan
CREW
PRODUCTION
Production Companies: American International Television (opening logo)
Azalea Pictures presents
Associate Producer: Edwin
Tobolowsky
Production Coordinator: Joreta
C. Cherry
SCRIPT
Screenplay: Hillman
Taylor, Larry
Buchanan
PHOTOGRAPHY
Director of Photography: Robert B. Alcott
Camera Operator: Ralph K. Johnson
Assistant Cameraman: Jim Sullivan
Best Boy: Ted Liles II
SOUND
Sound Supervisor: S.F.
Brownrigg
Sound Recordist: Bruce Shearin
Dialogue Director: Annabelle Weenick
DESIGN AND SET CONSTRUCTION
Art Director: Robert Dracup
LOCATIONS
Locations: Dallas, Texas, USA
CAST
Starring
John Agar (Dr Curt Taylor)
and
Susan Bjurman (Martha Ritchie)
Anthony Huston
(Keith Ritchie)
Patricia De Laney (Anne Taylor)
with
Neil Fletcher (General Matt Young)
Andrew Traister (Sergeant Magalar)
Warren Hammack (John)
Jonathan Ledford (Zone 6 gate guard)
Colleen Carr (Louise)
George Edglley (Mr Ledford)
Jeff Alexander (rocket scientist at Zone 6)
Carol Gilley (Alice)
Bill Thurman (Sheriff Brad Crenshaw)
Bertha Holmes (townswoman)
PLOT SUMMARY
A scientist helps the alien Zontar arrive on Earth from Venus, believing
that he will be able to solve all of mankind's problems. But Zontar
immediately knocks out the world's power supplies and sets about using
mind control techniques on the world's leaders.
AVAILABILITY
Australia
DVD Distributors: Payless Entertainment
USA
Theatrical Distributors: Academy Pictures Corp.
Television Distributors: AIP-TV
Video Distributors: Dark Dreams Video; Mad Monster Video; Masked Maniacs;
Simitar Video; Sinister Cinema; Something Weird Video; Video Dimensions
DVD Distributors: BijouFlix Releasing; Image
Entertainment
ALTERNATIVE TITLES
Zontar: Invader from Venus - USA video title
LINKS
REMAKE OF
It Conquered
the World (1956)
REFERENCES
PERIODICALS
Classic Images no.100 (October 1993)
pp.26-27 (UK)
review
BOOKS
Creature Features Strikes Again by John Stanley p.454
credits, review
Science Fiction, Horror and Fantasy Film and Television Credits
Volume 2 p.1174
credits, review
OTHER SOURCES
screen
credits
KEYWORDS
alien invasions,
aliens, bicycles,
caves, computers,
electrocution, jeeps,
lasers, mind
control, rockets, satellites,
secret weapons, strangulation,
Venus
Last Updated:
24 July, 2009
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