Zontar the thing from venus showtimes from another planet sent to enslave mankind. Step back in time to the golden age of classic science fiction movies. The thing from venus was a similarly close remade of it conquered the world 56. An alien named zontar befriends an earth scientist who helps him come to earth. It looks unfinished, especially compared to the smooth organic lines of the grinning gherkin, but is doubtless the best buchanan could afford.
The thing from venus plot a young scientist who helps a lone alien from venus, finds out it wants to destroy man. Zontar, the thing from venus is arguably buchanans best known film. Elles 2011 father of invention 2010 flickan som lekte med elden 2009 furry. May 06, 2010 by 1966 he was stuck doing tv movies like zontar. Im driving the highway to cinematic hell in 2010 for the awesome folks at. Thing from venus, a loose remake of roger cormans it conquered the world.
John agar, susan bjurman, tony huston, pat delaney, neil fletcher, warren hammack 1966, 80 minutes, directed by. For experienced cult movie watchers, zontar is the cinematic equivalent of a car accident an unpleasant spectacle from which one cannot look away. The thing from venus 1966 free full length classic science fiction movies. Its an american science fiction movie that was originally made for t. Monster movie night zontar the thing from venus seasopn 11 episode 1 ep 220. The invader from venus is a 1966 made for television science fiction film directed by larry buchanan and starring john agar and susan bjurman. This deliciously campy scifilm has developed a minor cult following. Taylor realizes zontar true goal to rule the world. Zontar takes up residence in a cave with hot springs like the hot planet venus and disrupts all sources of power. Believing that zontar has come to save mankind from itself, keith stays in.
I dont know why people like beulah better than zontar, i really like beulahs design and zontars eyes makes him look silly but at least zontar is more intimidating with those giant wings and its actually bigger than the leading lady, something. Its a film from 1966 and it was directed by texass own larry buchanan. With john agar, susan bjurman, tony huston, pat delany. Apr 16, 2016 this entry was posted in podcast and tagged bmovie, john agar, larry buchanon, zontar, zontar. Zontar was the first buchanan film i ever saw, back when i was about eight years old. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost. Zontar, the thing from venus 1966 at a dinner party with their wives, nasa scientist dr.
Zontar, the thing from venus 1966, buchanans take on roger cormans it conquered the world from 1957. The name will cause legions of monster movie fans running in the opposite way, while others long to once again set their heads in front of the boob tube and gaze at one of his hastilyproduced wonders. Zontar, the thing from venus by terrible spaceship on spotify. A mysterious robot arrives at the apartment, and the gang attempt to get to its origin while watching zontar. Zontar, the thing from venus desert island public domain. Zontar the thing from venus 1966the eye creatures 1965 director. Zontar, the thing from venus 1966 a scientist believes that an inhabitant of venus has come to rid the earth of mans greed and inhumanity. However, zontar has other ideas, like disabling the power supply of the entire world and taking possession of important officials with mind control devices. Keith richie played by tony huston, who looks like an abrasive tim roth has been in contact with an alien from venus named zontar using what looks like an oversized sixties stereo system. Wolfman macs chiller drivein season 2 episode 7 night of. It chronicles the exploits of a venusian batcreature who tries to take over the earth by invading the mind of a hapless. Nov 19, 2015 digital filmmaking and motion graphics zontar movie trailer create a 30 second teaser trailer for zontar the thing from venus. It is a remake of the 1957 film, it conquered the world. Zontar, the thing from venus 1966 and it conquered the.
Watch zontar, the thing from venus online 1966 movie yidio. Zontar s threeeyed humanoid bat is much more menacing, if improbable. He chats with a creature named zontar, who claims that hes going to come to earth and solve all our problems. Curt taylor john agar that he has secretly been in communication with a threeeyed, batwinged alien from venus named zontar who he claims is coming to earth to solve all of. Monster movie night zontar the thing from venus seasopn 11. I wanted to watch a crappy creature feature, and i did. In the control room, there are 4 power control panels, 2 large switch panels from the duplex maintenance console one mounted upside down over the radar scope and a. I realized that i have to do at least one of these. Zontar, the thing from venus 1966 full science fiction movie. This was probably not the best movie to watch for the first time on the little screen of an iphone but the horror stories podcast on itunes. Jan 09, 2012 i recently picked up the retromedia dvd of zontar.
It was directed by selfproclaimed schlockmeister larry buchanan and based on. The thing from venus is a 1965, lowbudget, scifi horror film. Zontar the thing from venus 1966 orphaned entertainment. The thing from venus on april 16, 2016 by christopher. Second city television ultimate pop culture wiki fandom. The only thing missing is possible frame stabilization. An alien tries to take over the earth by cutting off all power and seizing the minds of various scientists and military leaders. Trent masterson favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite october 4, 2010. This article is within the scope of wikiproject horror, an attempt to build a comprehensive and detailed guide to fictional horror in film, literature and other media on wikipedia. The thing from venus was released in 1966 and was directed by larry buchanan.
It is based on the teleplay by hillman taylor and buchanan. This roger cormandirected film was remade in 1966 and titled zontar, the thing from venus, and while that version of the. As a purely tv movies no theatrical posters, it would fall outside the scope of this survey, but zontar is grandfathered in. You can find out more about this film on its imdb page. It chronicles the exploits of a venusian batcreature who tries to take over the earth by. Agar filmed two more aip tv movies with buchanan a remake of 1957s voodoo woman called curse of the swamp creature and a war picture called hell raiders shortly after completing zontar. Jul 11, 2011 cult movies and the culture around them. When i tried to watch the movie, it wouldnt play the disc loaded up properly, complete with the usual warnings and retromedia logo, but when it got to the main menu, i couldnt start the film. Zontar the thing from venus restored internet archive. Martha has been trying to get through to ritchie that zontar is using him and he means to conquer earth. Once again i, lushscreamqueen having been playing with myself and as i already knew all the answers never play movie trivia alone i dragged out some. Zontar the thing from venus by loneanimator on deviantart. Of course hes still by far the best actor in this picture because the women are far from capable, not that they were given anything to do, and tony huston is frankly horrendous as keith ritchie. When ritchie refuses to believe her she decides to take matters into her own hands and kill zontar.
But zontar has a different plan he causes power outages worldwide, and controls peoples minds. A young scientist who helps a lone alien from venus, finds out it wants to destroy man. It tells the story of what happens when a creepy scientist named keith tony huston manages to contact a big, threeeyed bat named zontar. The thing from venus 1966, mars needs women 1967, and its alive 1969. The thing from venus you are looking for scary, offbeat and serious movies about with satellite, alien, cave, alien invasion, radio, mind control and space and aliens themes of horror and scifi genre shot in usa. A misguided scientist enables an alien from venus named zontar to come to earth in order to help solve mans problems. Zontar, the thing from venus is a 1966, made for television, science fiction film, directed by larry buchanan and based on the teleplay by hillman taylor and buchanan. But for me, the name larry buchanan will always suggest one film in particular. But digging even deeper into the cult history, thurman also appeared in over a dozen films of texas filmmaker larry buchanan, most notably in titles as the eye creatures 1965, curse of the swamp creature 1965, zontar. Its about a creature from venus that claims to want to help humans, but really wants to conquer the earth. John agar has to save the people of earth from an invader from the planet venus in this 1966 television movie remake of it conquered.
Remakes make roger corman look like cecil b demille. The invader from venus is a 1966, made for television, science fiction film, directed by larry buchanan and. It is a lowbudget 16mm film color remake of roger cormans it conquered the world 1956, which also featured an alien invader from venus. Get your team aligned with all the tools you need on one secure, reliable video platform. Larry buchanans azalea pictures lasted from 1965 to 1969. The hero john agar fights a scientist anthony houston under the hold of an alien batthing. Zontar, the thing from venus 1966 the motion pictures. A crazy scientist makes contact with the planet venus using his killer quadraphonic stereo system. The hero john agar fights a scientist anthony houston under the hold of an alien bat thing. It claims to have come to earth to solve all of the worlds problems, but zontar has a hidden agenda. Overview of zontar, the thing from venus, 1966, directed by larry buchanan, with anthony houston, john agar, susan bjurman, at turner classic movies. But he has other plans as he manages to take control of the whole world. Zontar, the thing from venus 1966 full science fiction. The thing from venus is a horror, scifi movie starring john agar, susan bjurman, tony huston and pat delaney.
Zontar from venus comes to the earth to solve all problems of the world he claimes. Zontar the thing from venus alien invader from venus. The thing from venus isnt as awful as im making it sound. Thing from venus its a 2disc doublefeature with the eye creatures. Starring the computer computers in movies and television. There are good alien invasion films, there are bad alien invasion films, and then there is zontar the thing from venus, a mid60s scifi atrocity so mindblowingly, soulsearingly awful that prolonged exposure to its notorious ineptitude may actually cause genetic chromosomal damage.
Zontar, the thing from venus, an album by terrible spaceship on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. Wolfman macs chiller drivein season 2 episodes watch on kodi. The unique low budget films of texas director larry buchanan mars needs women have fascinated and mystified viewers for decades, and now you can see one of his most infamous efforts that. Thats a trove of splendors, a compendium of wonders, a british museum of bulldada. The thing from venus and curse of the swamp creature for larry buchanan and aip. Watch zontar from venus comes to the earth to solve all problems of the world he claimes. Curt taylor john agar meets an alien named zontar from venus. Amstrad alt286386sx inspector morse season 5, episode 4, greeks.
Apr 05, 2016 zontar the thing from venus 1966 orphaned entertainment. Zontar, the thing from venus is a 1966 made for tv scifi film about an alien, named zontar, from venus and its attempt at taking over earth with the help of a bitteryetidealistic human scientist. For those of you not familiar with the concept, sctv was a sketch comedy show that took place in a tv station. The thing from venus 1966 in this bmovie, we see several pieces of equipment from the q7. Im reluctant to start mocking zontar the thing from venus for fear i wont be. Andy milligans budget for the early william mishkinproduced sexploitation films. Zontars threeeyed humanoid bat is much more menacing, if improbable. Writerperformer martin short was added to the cast at the end of season 4, filming. Creepy ole curator and internet horror host be returned by the alien that abducted him last season. Zontar, the thing from venus is also known as zontar. Digital filmmaking and motion graphics zontar movie trailer create a 30 second teaser trailer for zontar the thing from venus. Keith ritchie tony huston reveals to his colleague dr. Yet another upload of zontar, but with one difference. Zontar the thing from venus ron stein please come back to me 1966 no one understands it, but its the scientific achievement of the century.
He appeared in four of these buchanan tv movies and wrote one of them. Zontar the thing from venusthe eye creatures dvd, 2005. If you would like to participate, you can edit one of the articles mentioned below, or visit the project page, where you can join the project and contribute to the general project discussion to talk over new ideas. Blog of zontar the thing from venus extremism in defense of aesthetics is no vice devoted to the intensive study of the most obscure and disreputable cultural manifestations of the decaying human empire. We specialize in providing high broadcastquality movie files to streaming web sites, dvd distributors, cable and tv stations, ad agencies and schools. This is a remake of the 1956 roger corman film it conquered the world. A naive and unsuspecting scientist helps the alien zontar visit earth from. No one, that is, except the one man band, larry buchanan, and im sorry, but larrys not around anymore. Zontar, a parody of the larry buchanan film zontar, the thing from venus. Its like a 10th anniversary edition of a 50s icon, updated to have mid60s styles and cars. Feb 02, 2016 watch full science fiction movies for free on. The thing from venus tv movie 1966 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The thing from venus and curse of the swamp creature for. Todd of cinema monolith and i are back today with another twoperson miniblogathon.