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It Came from Outer Space

PG19531h 20mJack Arnold
IMDb 6.5 · Rotten Tomatoes 81% · Metacritic 68

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"Fantastic sights leap out at you!"

Author and amateur astronomer John Putnam and schoolteacher Ellen Fields witness an enormous meteorite come down near a small town in Arizona. Putnam becomes a local object of scorn when, after examining the object up close, he announces that it is a spacecraft, and that it is inhabited...

Science FictionHorror
SpacecraftSmall TownArizonaAlien Life-formMeteoriteAstronomerBlack And WhiteSchool TeacherAngry MobCrash Landing

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What is It Came from Outer Space (1953) about?

Author and amateur astronomer John Putnam and schoolteacher Ellen Fields witness an enormous meteorite come down near a small town in Arizona. Putnam becomes a local object of scorn when, after examining the object up close, he announces that it is a spacecraft, and that it is inhabited...

Who stars in It Came from Outer Space?

It Came from Outer Space stars Richard Carlson (John Putnam), Barbara Rush (Ellen Fields), Charles Drake (Sheriff Matt Warren), Joe Sawyer (Frank Daylon), Russell Johnson (George). The film was directed by Jack Arnold.

How long is It Came from Outer Space?

It Came from Outer Space has a runtime of 1 min and premiered in 1953. It is rated PG.

Is It Came from Outer Space worth watching?

It Came from Outer Space holds an IMDb rating of 6.5/10. On Rotten Tomatoes it scores 81. Fans of Science Fiction, Horror are most likely to enjoy it — TasteRay can tell you how well it matches your personal taste.

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