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'''''From Hell It Came''''' is a 1957 American [[ |
'''''From Hell It Came''''' is a 1957 American [[Science fiction film|science-fiction]] [[horror film]] directed by Dan Milner and written by Richard Bernstein, from a story by Bernstein and Jack Milner.<ref name="Eggertsen 2010">{{cite web|url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/news/19353|title=Not So Scary... Top Ten Worst Movie Monsters!|last=Eggertsen|first=Chris|date=March 4, 2010|website=[[Bloody Disgusting]]|access-date=March 4, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210720182452/https://bloody-disgusting.com/editorials/19353/not-so-scary-top-ten-worst-movie-monsters/|archive-date=July 20, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref> It was released by [[Allied Artists Pictures Corporation|Allied Artists]] on a double bill with ''The Disembodied''. |
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==Plot== |
==Plot== |
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A South Seas island prince is wrongly convicted of murder and executed by having a knife driven into his heart, the result of a plot by a [[witch doctor]] (the true murderer) who resented the prince's friendly relations with American scientists stationed on a field laboratory on the island. The prince is buried in a hollow tree trunk and forgotten about until nuclear radiation reanimates him in the form of the " |
A South Seas island prince is wrongly convicted of murder and executed by having a knife driven into his heart, the result of a plot by a [[witch doctor]] (the true murderer) who resented the prince's friendly relations with American scientists stationed on a field laboratory on the island. The prince is buried in a hollow tree trunk and forgotten about until nuclear radiation reanimates him in the form of the "Tabanga",{{efn|The subtitles for the film on home media, as well as such sources as ''Paul Blaisdell, Monster Maker: A Biography of the B Movie Makeup and Special Effects Artist'' by Randy Palmer, spell the monster's name as "Tabanga".<ref name="Palmer 2009">{{cite book|last=Palmer|first=Randy|date=2009|title=Paul Blaisdell, Monster Maker: A Biography of the B Movie Makeup and Special Effects Artist|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CS5ZkSc-nH0C&pg=PA137|publisher=[[McFarland & Company]]|page=137|isbn=978-0786440993}}</ref><ref name="Craig 2013">{{cite book|last=Craig|first=Rob|date=2013|title=It Came from 1957: A Critical Guide to the Year's Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DZDqAAAAQBAJ&pg=PA159|publisher=[[McFarland & Company]]|page=159|isbn=978-0786477777}}</ref> Other sources spell the name as "Tabonga".<ref name="Eggertsen 2010" /><ref name="Eder">{{cite web|url=https://allmovie.com/movie/from-hell-it-came-v92408/review|title=From Hell It Came (1957) - Dan Milner|last=Eder|first=Bruce|website=[[AllMovie]]|access-date=10 March 2016}}</ref> An official [[pressbook]] for the film refers to the monster as "Taranga".<ref name="Craig 2013" />}} a malevolent tree stump. The monster escapes from the laboratory and kills several people, including the prince's unfaithful wife, who is thrown into [[quicksand]], and the witch doctor, whom the Tabanga pushes down a hill to be impaled on his own crown of shark teeth. The creature cannot be stopped, burned, or trapped. Only when a crack rifle shot from one of the scientists drives the knife (which still protrudes from the creature's chest) all the way through its heart does it finally die and sink into the swamp. |
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The Tabanga monster was designed by [[Paul Blaisdell]]<ref name="Palmer 2009" /> (also known for his work on ''[[The She-Creature]]'', ''[[Invasion of the Saucer Men]]'', ''[[Not of This Earth (1957 film)|Not of This Earth]]'' and ''[[It! The Terror from Beyond Space]]'') and manufactured by [[Don Post|Don Post Studios]]. This was the second and last feature film to be produced by the Milner brothers.<ref>[http://www.tor.com/blogs/2011/10/the-strange-creature-of-topanga-canyon-paul-blaisdell-his-life-and-times The Strange Creature of Topanga Canyon: Paul Blaisdell, His Life and Times]</ref> |
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==Release== |
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It was released by Allied Artists in 1957 on a double bill with ''The Disembodied''.<ref>''It Came from 1957: A Critical Guide to the Year's Science Fiction, Fantasy'' By Rob Craig</ref> |
''From Hell It Came'' was released by Allied Artists in 1957 on a double bill with ''The Disembodied''.<ref>''It Came from 1957: A Critical Guide to the Year's Science Fiction, Fantasy'' By Rob Craig</ref> |
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===Critical reception=== |
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| ⚫ | According to film historian Tim Healey, ''From Hell It Came'' deserves an honored place in the canon of the world's worst movies.<ref>Tim Healey (1986) ''The World's Worst Movies''. London, Octopus Books: 8-9</ref> Author and movie critic [[Leonard Maltin]] awarded the film one-and-a-half out of four stars, writing that, "As walking-tree movies go, this is at the top of the list".<ref>Leonard Maltin (ed.), ''Leonard Maltin's 2001 Movie & Video Guide'', Plume, {{ISBN|0-452-28187-3}}. The review was later moved from Maltin's annual guidebook that included recent movies into ''Leonard Maltin's Classic Movie Guide: From the Silent Era through 1965'', 2nd edition (2010), Plume, {{ISBN|978-0-452-29577-3}}.</ref> In his review for [[AllMovie]], originally written in 2013, Bruce Eder panned the film:{{quote|The sheer badness of Dan Milner's ''From Hell It Came'' is mitigated ever so slightly by the efforts of Paul Blaisdell, who created the vengeful tree-creature called the Tabonga. Now, the creature itself it pretty ludicrous in its actual on-screen appearances, but given the fact that we're talking about a killer tree-stump...and a low-budget, the fact that Blaisdell was able to devise anything at all that, even for a fraction of a second, might be scary, is the one part of the movie that does work. Nothing else does...All of which leaves ridiculously campy fun as the sole reason to watch this very mildly entertaining misfire, which is funnier in the telling than the watching.<ref name="Eder" />}} |
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A reviewer for ''[[TV Guide]]'' awarded the film two out of five stars, calling it "silly" and "really goofy".<ref name="tvguiderev">{{cite web |title=From Hell It Came - Movie Reviews and Movie Ratings |url=https://www.tvguide.com/movies/from-hell-it-came/review/123944/ |website=TV Guide.com |publisher=TV Guide |access-date=6 November 2018}}</ref> |
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Through its Warner Archive Collection, [[Warner Home Video]] released the film on [[DVD]] on November 11, 2009,<ref>[http://www.stomptokyo.com/badmoviereport/reviews/F/fromhell.html Stomp Tokyo review of film]</ref> and on [[Blu-ray]] on April 25, 2017. |
Through its Warner Archive Collection, [[Warner Home Video]] released the film on [[DVD]] on November 11, 2009,<ref>[http://www.stomptokyo.com/badmoviereport/reviews/F/fromhell.html Stomp Tokyo review of film]</ref> and on [[Blu-ray]] on April 25, 2017. |
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| From Hell It Came | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Dan Milner |
| Screenplay by | Richard Bernstein |
| Story by | Richard Bernstein Jack Milner |
| Produced by | Jack Milner |
| Starring | Tod Andrews Tina Carver Linda Watkins John McNamara Gregg Palmer Robert Swan Baynes Barron Suzanne Ridgeway Chester Hayes |
| Cinematography | Brydon Baker |
| Edited by | Jack Milner |
| Music by | Darrell Calker |
Production company | Milner Brothers Productions |
| Distributed by | Allied Artists Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 71 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
From Hell It Came is a 1957 American science-fiction horror film directed by Dan Milner and written by Richard Bernstein, from a story by Bernstein and Jack Milner.[1] It was released by Allied Artists on a double bill with The Disembodied.
Plot
A South Seas island prince is wrongly convicted of murder and executed by having a knife driven into his heart, the result of a plot by a witch doctor (the true murderer) who resented the prince's friendly relations with American scientists stationed on a field laboratory on the island. The prince is buried in a hollow tree trunk and forgotten about until nuclear radiation reanimates him in the form of the "Tabanga",[a] a malevolent tree stump. The monster escapes from the laboratory and kills several people, including the prince's unfaithful wife, who is thrown into quicksand, and the witch doctor, whom the Tabanga pushes down a hill to be impaled on his own crown of shark teeth. The creature cannot be stopped, burned, or trapped. Only when a crack rifle shot from one of the scientists drives the knife (which still protrudes from the creature's chest) all the way through its heart does it finally die and sink into the swamp.
Cast
- Tod Andrews as Dr. William Arnold
- Tina Carver as Dr. Terry Mason
- Linda Watkins as Mrs. Mae Kilgore
- John McNamara as Prof. Clark
- Gregg Palmer as Kimo
- Suzanne Ridgeway as Korey
Production
The Tabanga monster was designed by Paul Blaisdell[2] (also known for his work on The She-Creature, Invasion of the Saucer Men, Not of This Earth and It! The Terror from Beyond Space) and manufactured by Don Post Studios. This was the second and last feature film to be produced by the Milner brothers.[5]
Release
From Hell It Came was released by Allied Artists in 1957 on a double bill with The Disembodied.[6]
Critical reception
According to film historian Tim Healey, From Hell It Came deserves an honored place in the canon of the world's worst movies.[7] Author and movie critic Leonard Maltin awarded the film one-and-a-half out of four stars, writing that, "As walking-tree movies go, this is at the top of the list".[8] In his review for AllMovie, originally written in 2013, Bruce Eder panned the film:
The sheer badness of Dan Milner's From Hell It Came is mitigated ever so slightly by the efforts of Paul Blaisdell, who created the vengeful tree-creature called the Tabonga. Now, the creature itself it pretty ludicrous in its actual on-screen appearances, but given the fact that we're talking about a killer tree-stump...and a low-budget, the fact that Blaisdell was able to devise anything at all that, even for a fraction of a second, might be scary, is the one part of the movie that does work. Nothing else does...All of which leaves ridiculously campy fun as the sole reason to watch this very mildly entertaining misfire, which is funnier in the telling than the watching.[4]
A reviewer for TV Guide awarded the film two out of five stars, calling it "silly" and "really goofy".[9]
Home media
Through its Warner Archive Collection, Warner Home Video released the film on DVD on November 11, 2009,[10] and on Blu-ray on April 25, 2017.
Notes
- ^ The subtitles for the film on home media, as well as such sources as Paul Blaisdell, Monster Maker: A Biography of the B Movie Makeup and Special Effects Artist by Randy Palmer, spell the monster's name as "Tabanga".[2][3] Other sources spell the name as "Tabonga".[1][4] An official pressbook for the film refers to the monster as "Taranga".[3]
References
- ^ a b Eggertsen, Chris (March 4, 2010). "Not So Scary... Top Ten Worst Movie Monsters!". Bloody Disgusting. Archived from the original on July 20, 2021. Retrieved March 4, 2010.
- ^ a b Palmer, Randy (2009). Paul Blaisdell, Monster Maker: A Biography of the B Movie Makeup and Special Effects Artist. McFarland & Company. p. 137. ISBN 978-0786440993.
- ^ a b Craig, Rob (2013). It Came from 1957: A Critical Guide to the Year's Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films. McFarland & Company. p. 159. ISBN 978-0786477777.
- ^ a b Eder, Bruce. "From Hell It Came (1957) - Dan Milner". AllMovie. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
- ^ The Strange Creature of Topanga Canyon: Paul Blaisdell, His Life and Times
- ^ It Came from 1957: A Critical Guide to the Year's Science Fiction, Fantasy By Rob Craig
- ^ Tim Healey (1986) The World's Worst Movies. London, Octopus Books: 8-9
- ^ Leonard Maltin (ed.), Leonard Maltin's 2001 Movie & Video Guide, Plume, ISBN 0-452-28187-3. The review was later moved from Maltin's annual guidebook that included recent movies into Leonard Maltin's Classic Movie Guide: From the Silent Era through 1965, 2nd edition (2010), Plume, ISBN 978-0-452-29577-3.
- ^ "From Hell It Came - Movie Reviews and Movie Ratings". TV Guide.com. TV Guide. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
- ^ Stomp Tokyo review of film
External links
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