The Day Mars Invaded Earth
The Day Mars Invaded Earth (a.k.a. Spaceraid 63) is an independently made 1963 black-and-white CinemaScope science fiction film, produced and directed by Maury Dexter, that stars Kent Taylor, Marie Windsor, and William Mims. The film was released by Twentieth Century Fox. Dexter later said the film's title came from Associated Producers' Robert L. Lippert and was meant to evoke memories of Fox's 1951 classic The Day the Earth Stood Still.
Plot
NASA successfully lands a robotic surveyor on Mars. The rover begins to explore, but after just a few minutes it is completely destroyed by what appears to be a high energy surge. At exactly the same instant back at mission control, Dr. Dave Fielding (Kent Taylor), in charge of the project, suddenly feels oddly disconnected and not himself; he shakes it off and then goes to face the crowd of expectant reporters. Right after he leaves, his exact body double is sitting at his desk.
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author | Harry Spalding |
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director | Maury Dexter |
editor | Jodie Copelan |
events | alien invasion |
genre | science fiction |
keywords | ash belong body double family friend isolated mar mission control mission control center nasa swimming pool trap walk wash wife and child |
musicBy | Richard LaSalle |
producer | Maury Dexter |
publisher | Twentieth Century Fox |