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Actors: Jeff Morrow, Faith Domergue, Rex Reason, Lance Fuller, Russell Johnson
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about This Island Earth |
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After some off-hours detective work, Dr. Adams and Dr. Meacham discover they are actually working for aliens, who want them to discover a new power source to use in the struggle against their enemies. They attempt to escape, but are kidnapped and taken to the alien's home planet, where they discover the aliens are planning to move from their doomed planet to . . . Earth, of course. With the help of a friendly Metalunan, The two scientists work to escape and thwarth the invasion.
--Horta, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of This Island Earth |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Composition of Movie
Actual chase scenes or violence - 30%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzle - 40%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 30%
**Fantasy or Science Fiction?**
- science fiction story
Technology/$$$$/Info hunt
Yes
Stealing/recovering/destroying
- power source
Invasion from human defender POV?
- overt invasion (very visible of monsters/aliens)
War and Invasion
Yes
Major kinds of combat:
- laser battles
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- scientist
Age:
- 40's-50's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Hair color?
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (man) short/medium straight
Body type
- average (man)
Events of movie makes character more...
- sad
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair style
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn wavy
Body type
- ample chest & buttocks (female)
How much in movie?
- 80%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- an entire race
Age:
- long-lived adults
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 80%
Hair color
- white/grey
Body type
- average (man)
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physical condition
- average physique
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Setting
Earth setting:
- 20th Century (1950-1970)
A substantial portion of this movie takes place on a non-Earth planetary body:
- neutral aliens
- big overbuilt futuristic city
Takes place on Earth?
Yes
Planet outside our solar system?
Yes
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
Tone of movie
- depressed/sad
Any profanity?
- None
Kinds of F/X
- exploding spaceships
- exotic spaceships
- exotic big cities
- exotic alien landscape
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