Flight to Mars
by Lesley Selander
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Actor: Arthur Franz, Cameron Mitchell, John Litel, Marguerite Chapman, Virginia HustonDirector: Lesley Selander
Cinematographer: Harry Neumann
Editor: Richard V. Heermance
Producer: Richard V. Heermance
Producer: Walter Mirisch
Writer: Arthur Strawn
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 72 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2002-05-07
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Image Entertainment
Movie Reviews of Flight to Mars
Movie Review: Great fun
Summary: 4 Stars
Rented from Amazon's video on demand. Decent popcorn muncher. A little too philosophical at points, but fun and entirely predictable in all the right ways. Special mention must go to Marguerite Chapmans's legs, which look unbelievably long in the outfit she was poured into. When she was walking, it didn't much matter what anyone was saying or doing.
The video quality was not great, and there were a couple of annoying skips and jerks in the playback.
The science was actually pretty good for the early 50's; this is not saying much, but at no point did I feel insulted. (We watched this right after Cat Women of the Moon, where the science was pathetic and the acting was worse.)
Highly recommended for a $3 rental. It's not Forbidden Planet, but no regrets, either.
Summary of Flight to Mars
Four men and a girl crash-land on the red planet Mars after suffering severe damage in a meteor storm enroute. Finding an advanced and seemingly benevolent civilization living in underground cities, help is given in the repair of the rocketship--however, a sinister plot is discovered that could mean the annihilation of Earth by an invading Martian army. Tense, terrifying action on a planet of forbidden dangers. Produced by Academy Award-winning producer Walter Mirisch in other-worldly hues of two-color Cinecolor, "Flight to Mars" is '50s nostalgia at its imaginative best and is a must for science fiction and adventure lovers.In the far-off year 2000, newspaperman Cameron Mitchell packs up with a group of scientists and heads to Mars in a rocket that resembles a hood ornament from a '56 Oldsmobile. After the rather wobbly miniature takes off, our heroes (clad in khaki uniforms and WWII leather bomber jackets) encounter a storm of asteroids, but soon enough land on Mars. No one seems too surprised to encounter a race of humans on the planet, so the astronauts make themselves at home. The Martians are technically far more advanced than puny Earthlings (you can tell by the abundance of Herman Miller furniture and sexy Mars-girl outfits), but their hospitality masks a hidden agenda: conquest of Earth in order to establish additional lebensraum for their own dying race. Interestingly, this was director Lesley Selander's sole foray into sci-fi, having spent most of his career working on low-budget Westerns. Though the plot is thin, the bankroll skimpy, and the characterizations narrow, Flight to Mars prefigures the '50s sci-fi boom and is interesting for its set design, costumes, and rather washed-out Technicolor. Its 71-minute running time keeps things rolling quickly enough to stave off boredom. For '50s space-opera aficionados, this is better than an hour and 11 minutes spent mowing the lawn. --Jerry Renshaw
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