Day the world ended is a 1955 postapocalyptic science fiction film directed by roger corman. In a world devastated by a widescale nuclear war, all that remains are teetering ruins and a handful of scrappy survivors. When a killer alien creature, who is misunderstood, begins killing specific members of a small town, a school psychologist learns of its link to a young boys tragic childhood, and his adoptive fathers dark secret. Human emotions stripped raw after a nuclear war, an unlikely group of people, including a rancher, a geologist, a crook and his girlfriend, find themselves trapped in the middle of nowhere while battling an ugly mutant created by paul blaisdell. I have yet to see the original the day the world ended, directed by roger corman and released in 1955 by american international pictures aip, but i did get a chance to see this 2001 feature of the same title. Seven normal looking people struggle to survive in a grim post nuclear world in this scifi film, the first ever made by roger corman. Day the world ended aka the day the world ended was produced and directed by roger corman.
The 9 most nightmarish movies about nuclear attacks. The world which ended was not the planet obviously but world we in the 50s knew. Day the world ended is the kind of movie marked by scenes where maddison is explaining to rick how he was part of some test where the h bomb was dumped on a bunch of poor animals and turned them all mutie. Otherwise the film is intact and my comments are that this is still effective for its time but not as good as panic in year zero, which is still the best of the nuclear. The day the world ended 1955 science fiction movie posters. The day the world ended was loosely adapted from roger cormans 1956 film of the same name, which was the first monster movie the bmovie icon made for. The movie drags quite a bit in the beginning and we dont really see the monster til near the end. Day the world ended is a 1955 film about a postapocalyptic world after an atomic war with seven disparate people who find themselves in a protected valley in the home of a survivalist and his beautiful daughter directed by roger corman. The day the world ended was filmmaker roger cormans modest entree into the realm of science fiction. Desperate survivors of a nuclear war find shelter in a hidden canyon, inhabited by a survivalist, his daughter and a monstrous mutant.
The day the world ended 2001 directed by terence gross. In a postapocalyptic world after an atomic war, seven disparate people find. The day the world ended is part of that series about monsters produced by stan winston. A school psychologist investigates the death of a students mother and finds the boy believes he is the son of the being. Review by neil jones reasonable kingesque telly movie with nods to twin peaks and the twilight zone episode its a good life. Horror film finds a killer alien, who is just misunderstood, devouring people. Richard denning, lori nelson, adele jergens, mike connors, paul birch. In a postapocalyptic world after an atomic war seven disparate people find themselves in a protected valley in the home of a survivalist and his beautiful daughter. The film begins at the endor rather, the years following an allout atomic war. Day total destruction, the day of a complete nuclear holocaust. The day the world ended was loosely adapted from roger cormans 1956 film of the same name, which was the first monster movie the bmovie icon made for americaninternational pictures. Rent the day the world ended 2001 starring randy quaid and nastassja kinski on dvd and bluray.
With richard denning, lori nelson, adele jergens, mike connors. It stars nastassja kinski, randy quaid, and bobby edner while not being a direct remake of the 1955 film with a similar title day the world ended, it utilizes the original film by showing segments on a tv seen within the story and showing. The world is going to end on the 21st of september. When a killer alien creature, who is misunderstood, begins killing. Day the world ended 1955 bluray day the world ended 1955.
Day the world ended dwe is the tale of an ad hoc group of survivors in a tiny oasis of the old world, surrounded by the horrors of the new. A group of survivors find refuge in a wellprotected valley owned by maddison paul birch and his daughter louise lori nelson. Quick plot synopsis the story opens with some heavyhanded narration and stock footage of the bikini atoll test. I wouldnt necessarily call it a remake as in reading the synopsis of the original movie apparently it dealt with survivors living in a post apocalyptic holocaust, forced to fend for. Kinski lifts it above the humdrum but doesnt have a whole lot. Buy day the world ended movie posters from movie poster shop. Geologist richard denning, captains daughter lori nelson, others hide from nuke mutants. Watch the day the world ended 1955 full movie free online. I enjoyed it for all it was worth during that first time screening. The day the world ended 1956 cast and crew in a world devastated by a widescale nuclear war, all that remains are teetering ruins and a handful of scrappy survivors. Lingering radiation after day the world ended results in mutation. Chet huntley of nbc, later of the huntleybrinkley report, served as the films narrator. Rent the day the world ended 2001 on dvd and bluray. The day the world ended 1956 cast and crew moviefone.
The geologist and the crook also find the time to fight over the ranchers daughter, while. With nastassja kinski, bobby edner, randy quaid, harry groener. Day the world ended 1955 changes the movie database. The day the world ended is a 2001 american science fictionhorror television film and is the fourth in the creature features series broadcast on cinemax. Day the world ended movie posters from movie poster shop. Were your movie poster source for new releases and vintage movie posters.
Day the world ended is a 1955 independently made blackandwhite postapocalyptic science fiction film, produced and directed by roger corman, that stars. Day the world ended was released by american releasing corporation later american. After a nuclear war, an unlikely group of people, including a rancher, a geologist, a crook and his. It stars nastassja kinski, randy quaid, and bobby edner.
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