Is ROBOT MONSTER the weirdest looking sci-fi movie ever?
This old movie comes back in a new 3-D edition and as a new graphic novel!
The 1953 sci-fi movie Robot Monster—AKA Monster from Mars—was an indie black-and-white 3D science fiction film, remembered in later decades as one of the “worst movies ever made.” Featuring an alien robot—um, a gorilla with a helmet?—its mission was to destroy humanity.
It killed all but the few survivors who had become immune to the death ray. The creature crosses with its leader when it becomes attracted to a human woman and refuses to harm her.
One of the films seen on Mystery Science Theater 3000, the original Robot Monster is frequently called a bad movie. Film historian Leonard Maltin wrote in his 2009 Movie Guide that Robot Monster was “embarrassingly, hilariously awful.”
Have you seen it? Take a look at the original movie trailer below…
Robot Monster (1953) trailer
Here’s a clip from the movie as it was heckled on MST3K…
MST3K: Robot Monster - Last Warning
Coming in July: Newly Restored in 3-D by the 3-D Film Archive!
Robot Monster is coming soon in an updated DVD and Blu-ray edition! The most demented, delirious, and delightful 3-D film of the Golden Age arrives in this showcase edition loaded with out-of-this-world extras. A cosmic catastrophe has wiped out humanity, and now the last six survivors must outwit that strangely iconic alien menace, Ro-Man (George Barrows). Taking orders from the pitiless Great Guidance, Ro-Man wavers in his pursuit of human annihilation when he falls in love with a girl (Claudia Barrett). Can dashing young Roy (George Nader) save her?
Filmed in the Tru-Stereo process, Robot Monster boasts excellent 3-D that rivals big studio efforts of its day.
CONTAINS MORE THAN TWO HOURS OF BONUS FEATURES!
Also coming soon: The graphic novel Robot Monster in Kaiju Land and Other Tales!
The graphic novel will feature stories and art from the creators behind DC Comics, Archie Comics, MST3K, and other pop culture juggernauts. Get on their email list for more info as it becomes available.
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