Robot Monster theatrical release poster.
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For today's suggested topic lets consider consider, what is considered to be one of the "worst" Science Fiction films ever made, Robot Monster.
Robot Monster is a science-fiction film produced and directed by Phil Tucker and originally shot and exhibited in 3D. Its title character, which is "a man in a gorilla suit wearing what looks like a diving helmet sprouting TV antennae", was given the Most Ridiculous Monster in Screen History award in The Golden Turkey Awards.
Wikipedia: List of films considered the worst
If one googles “10 worse science fiction movies of all time” it returns a number of lists. Some lists have over 100 movies listed. And most of the lists include the following. So, out of the 10 listed below please take the poll and check the one you think is the worse one.
- Battlefield Earth
- The Adventures of Pluto Nash
- The Happening
- After Earth
- Moonfall
- Downsizing
- Jurassic World: Dominion
- Cosmic Sin
- Jason X
- Robot Monster
Jump the fold for a summary of Robot Monster and a picture of one of the main sets and the props used in the movie.
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Below is a screen grab from a colorized version of Robot Monster. It shows to the left the monster’s flat screen video communication device that it uses to talk to its commanders. On the right is the scientific device that projects death over the world using bubbles. And in the center is the Robot Monster.
Below are some excerpts from the Wikipedia article about the movie.
Robot Monster is a 1953 American science fiction film made in 3-D by Phil Tucker. It is frequently considered one of the worst films ever made.
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Twenty-five-year-old writer/director Phil Tucker made Robot Monster in four days for an estimated $16,000. The film is similar in plot to Invaders from Mars, released a month earlier by Fox. Both pictures contain a young boy stumbling upon an alien invasion who is captured as he struggles to save his family and himself. As the alien commences the final destruction of earth the boy awakens to find it was all a dream. Despite rumors to the contrary, the film did receive some decent reviews and grossed $1,000,000 in its initial release, more than sixty times its original investment. It was filmed in Bronson Canyon, the site of innumerable motion pictures and TV settings.
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The budget did not allow for a robot costume as intended so director Phil Tucker used his friend George Barrows who had his own gorilla suit to play Ro-Man. Phil Tucker added the helmet.
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In the film's opening credits, "N. A. Fischer Chemical Products" is given prominent credit for the "Billion Bubble Machine" …
Wikipedia: Robot Monster
So, what is the worse Science Fiction movie you have every seen?
