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Tom Graeff was a young man who was as outgoing, energetic, creative, and a born salesman. He also had a love of film. After graduating film school at UCLA, he worked with Roger Corman as his assistant. Soon after, he attempted to write and direct his own low-budget, science fiction movie. He called it, “The Boy from Outer Space”, and then “The Ray Gun Terror”, but Warner Brothers renamed it, “Teenagers from Outer Space”. In this episode, we look at the original film and the MST3K version!
When invaders from space invade a small town to turn the earth into a breeding farm for giant man-earting gargons, things aren't as terryfying as they planned. This invasion seems a bit...swishy. You're not wrong. I'm joined this time around by actor-singer-supervillan MAYA MURPHY and BEYOND THE BOX SET's co-host JOHN PAUL LUCAS . Get ready for tons of camp humor followed by a peek into the bizarre tale of director TOM GRAEFF , the mysterious disappearance of actor DAVID LOVE, and the consequences of being out in Hollywood in the 1950's. Plus, you'll never look at a lobster the same way again. And I apologize in advance to lesbians everywhere
A pitch for a movie about the 1980's toy, the MADBALLS, intended for adult audiences! Can you imagine a big-budget MADBALLS movie? Full of cursing and crazy violence? Well now you don't have to, because we've gone and dreamed one up for you! Is it serious? Is it satire? We may never really know, but one thing's for sure about this modern update on the classic toys: These ain't your daddy's balls. So come along and enjoy this strange and silly story. Written and produced by Hank Pattison ... With Additional Audio From: Mike Koenig Steveygos93 RA The Sun God Mark DiAngelo Teenagers from Outer Space (1959, Written & Directed by Tom Graeff)
http://searchforschlock.com/media/podcasts/sfs-023-TeenagersFromOuterSpace.mp3 Download MP3 After the box office failure of this MST3K highlight, director/writer/producer/featured player Tom Graeff took out an ad in the Los Angeles Times proclaiming himself "Jesus Christ II" and later killed himself. But hey, you must have something going for you if you can make a feature-length film for $14,000. Thrifty filmmakers like Graeff -- who Wikipedia, at least, calls "The Gay Ed Wood" -- know that the craft services table is a perfect place to find your movie's monster.Original post located at searchforschlock.com.
Today’s episode: Thrill-crazed space kids blasting the flesh off humans! On today’s show Nic and I will be talking about the 1959 film Teenagers from Outer Space. Tom Graeff wrote, directed, produced, edited, and provided cinematography, special effects, music coordination. Starring other actors that changed their names. Toll Free Number 888-350-2570
Physicist Valy Vardeny of the University of Utah discusses lasers and the film Teenagers From Outer Space.
Physicist Valy Vardeny of the University of Utah discusses lasers and the film Teenagers From Outer Space.
Physicist Valy Vardeny of the University of Utah discusses lasers and the film Teenagers From Outer Space.