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It Came from Outer Space poster
B
Strong
MASTER SCORE 68.3 / 100
1953·Horror / Sci-Fi / Science Fiction·1h 21m

IT CAME FROM OUTER SPACE

“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...

Above the Line
Jack Arnold·DirectorHarry Essex·ScreenplayRay Bradbury·StoryClifford Stine·Director of PhotographyHerman Stein·Original Music ComposerPaul Weatherwax·Editor
Cast
Richard Carlson·John PutnamBarbara Rush·Ellen FieldsCharles Drake·Sheriff Matt WarrenJoe Sawyer·Frank DaylonRussell Johnson·GeorgeKathleen Hughes·Jane DeanDave Willock·Pete Davis (uncredited)Alan Dexter·Dave Loring (uncredited)George Eldredge·Dr. Snell (uncredited)Edgar Dearing·Sam, a hobo (uncredited)
Full Crew
(24 credits)
Directing· 2
Jack Arnold·DirectorJoseph E. Kenney·Assistant Director
Writing· 2
Harry Essex·ScreenplayRay Bradbury·Story
Camera· 1
Clifford Stine·Director of Photography
Editing· 1
Paul Weatherwax·Editor
Sound & Music· 6
Herman Stein·Original Music ComposerIrving Gertz·Original Music ComposerHenry Mancini·Original Music ComposerLeslie I. Carey·SoundJoseph Gershenson·Music DirectorGlenn E. Anderson·Sound
Art & Design· 6
Robert F. Boyle·Art DirectionRosemary Odell·Costume DesignBernard Herzbrun·Art DirectionRuby R. Levitt·Set DecorationRussell A. Gausman·Set DecorationBud Westmore·Makeup Artist
Production· 1
William Alland·Producer
Other Departments· 5
Milicent Patrick·Special EffectsJoan St. Oegger·HairstylistJack Kevan·Special EffectsRoswell A. Hoffmann·Visual EffectsDavid S. Horsley·Special Effects
By the Numbers
68.3
OF 100
Master Score
6.5
OF 10
IMDb
79%
CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
$2M
ROI 100%
Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

A bespoke vision agent's reading of the design language behind It Came from Outer Space's key art.

Dominant Palette
3 colors
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Mood
Fear, Awe
Composition
Layered
Era
1950s
Visual Style
Illustrated

“The movie poster for "It Came From Outer Space" features four people looking upwards in apparent fear or awe. A woman in a red dress with white collar is in the”

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Key Elements
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Atmosphere
Dark
Color Mood
Mixed
Setting
Space
Design Score
7/10
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