1950’s Horror Films

Bell Work Fill in the blank of the movie title with your best guess: The Day the ________ Stood ___________ Invasion of the ______ _______________ Creature from the _______ _________

The Day the Earth Stood Still 1951 An alien lands and tells the people of Earth that they must live peacefully or be destroyed as they are a danger to other planets.

The Day the Earth Stood Still First big budget sci-fi film by a major motion picture company. 20th Century Fox Klaatu (alien) Gort (robot)

Gort Genetically Organized Robotic Technology 8 feet tall

Trailer http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=51JoEE_znyI

Remake of The Day the Earth Stood Still 2008 Keanu Reeves Gort is now 28 feet tall Moves location from DC to NYC http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rcSJ-6354-A

Creature from the Black Lagoon 1954 “Gill Man” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=husYxiELTig

Creature from the Black Lagoon A scientific expedition traveling the mighty Amazon River encounters a prehistoric humanoid / “Gill Man” in the mysterious Black Lagoon. Expedition members capture the amphibious fish creature, but it soon escapes – only to return to kidnap the lovely Kay – with whom the creature has apparent affection for.

Two Sequels The Revenge of the Creature (1955) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eny7VIo9CCc The Creature Walks Among Us (1956) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oIBjBkfMCZM

The Creature from the Black Lagoon: Live Show at Universal Studios http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZdLJbFyxwV4

Invasion of the Body Snatchers 1956 A small-town doctor learns that the population of his community is being replaced by emotionless alien duplicates http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WFnSxeDfENk

Dr. Miles Bennell learns that the population of his community is being replaced by emotionless alien duplicates. After returning to his small-town practice, Dr. Bennell believes that several of his patients are suffering a paranoid delusion that their friends and relatives are impostors. Although skeptical, he is eventually persuaded that something odd is happening and determines to find out what is causing the phenomenon.

Invasion on the Body Snatchers 19 days to film Total cost: $300,000 Only $15,000 on special effects

Remakes of Invasion of the Body Snatchers 1978 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Y4dv1T Wv5M

The Invasion 2007 Another remake of Invasion of the Body Snatchers Nicole Kidman Daniel Craig http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fqD8MjPg7KE

The Blob 1958 Steve McQueen http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TdUsyXQ8Wrs

An alien life-form lands on Earth and consumes everything in its path as it grows and grows. Looking like a blob of jelly, The Blob spreads from town to town and just keeps getting bigger.

The Blob Mixture of silicone and red dye Blob Fest 3 day in July; Phoneixville, PA

BEWARE! THE BLOB Sequel to The Blob 1972 Also known as: SON OF BLOB A technician brings a frozen specimen of the original Blob back from the North Pole. When his wife accidentally defrosts the thing, it terrorizes the populace, including the local hippies, kittens, and bowlers http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oEhVb-1W-MA

The Fly 1958 Vincent Price https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hdv4QA-O1bg

A top scientist has a horrific accident when he tries to use his newly invented teleportation device. Unknowingly, a fly was in the device during his experiments and the scientist is transformed into a half human / half fly creature!

Return of the Fly 1959 Vincent Price http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c6AOiu1wuJc 15 years after the events of "The Fly," Andre's son does some transportation experimentation of his own

The Fly Remake 1986 Jeff Goldblum http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OkXp-vSANcg

Create Your Own Horror Film What will the hero be like? (personality traits) Who will play the hero? Who will play the hero’s sidekick? What will the alien/monster/ghost be like? Can this be played by a real person? If so, who? If not, what will the computer generated image look like? What will the setting/location be? What will be the general plot line?