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Filmed at the [[Old Warner Brothers Studio|KTLA television studio]], the film ran out of money after nine days of shooting; the cast completed the film without pay.<ref>p.253 Lisanti, Tom ''Susan Hart Interview'' ''Drive-In Dream Girls: A Galaxy of B-movie Starlets of the Sixties McFarland, 2003</ref> Additional sequences were shot at Whitman Field airport in [[Pacoima, Los Angeles]] and [[Mandeville Canyon]]. Producer Joseph F. Robinson recalled that the filmmakers originally intended to feature midgets as giant [[vole]]s, who would serve as the advance guard of the invasion, but the sequence was so bad it was cut from the released film. Robinson stated that the film was shot for around $80,000 and featured eight costumes worn by stuntmen. Because of the film's low budget, actress [[Susan Hart]] (cast solely due to her looks) was only given $35 to buy her own wardrobe. In an interview with Hutton, he said that neither he nor the stuntmen were paid for their work in the film, and that the slime people costumes cost over half of the film's budget. [[Richard Arlen]] was the original choice to play Prof. Galbraith, but Robert Burton took the role. Burton died of cancer shortly after filming.<ref>pp. 256-250 Weaver, Tom ''Joseph F. Robertson Interview" ''It Came from Horrorwood: Interviews with Moviemakers in the SF and Horror Tradition'' McFarland, 26 Oct 2004</ref> ''The Slime People'' was the only film directed by Hutton, who later wrote the script for the 1975 horror/[[drama]] film ''[[Persecution (film)|Persecution]]''. |
Filmed at the [[Old Warner Brothers Studio|KTLA television studio]], the film ran out of money after nine days of shooting; the cast completed the film without pay.<ref>p.253 Lisanti, Tom ''Susan Hart Interview'' ''Drive-In Dream Girls: A Galaxy of B-movie Starlets of the Sixties McFarland, 2003</ref> Additional sequences were shot at Whitman Field airport in [[Pacoima, Los Angeles]] and [[Mandeville Canyon]]. Producer Joseph F. Robinson recalled that the filmmakers originally intended to feature midgets as giant [[vole]]s, who would serve as the advance guard of the invasion, but the sequence was so bad it was cut from the released film. Robinson stated that the film was shot for around $80,000 and featured eight costumes worn by stuntmen. Because of the film's low budget, actress [[Susan Hart]] (cast solely due to her looks) was only given $35 to buy her own wardrobe.{{citation needed}} In an interview with Hutton, he said that neither he nor the stuntmen were paid for their work in the film, and that the slime people costumes cost over half of the film's budget. [[Richard Arlen]] was the original choice to play Prof. Galbraith, but Robert Burton took the role. Burton died of cancer shortly after filming.<ref>pp. 256-250 Weaver, Tom ''Joseph F. Robertson Interview" ''It Came from Horrorwood: Interviews with Moviemakers in the SF and Horror Tradition'' McFarland, 26 Oct 2004</ref> ''The Slime People'' was the only film directed by Hutton, who later wrote the script for the 1975 horror/[[drama]] film ''[[Persecution (film)|Persecution]]''.{{citation needed}} |
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| The Slime People | |
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| Directed by | Robert Hutton |
| Written by | Blair Robertson, Vance Skarstedt |
| Produced by | Joseph F. Robertson |
| Starring | Robert Hutton Les Tremayne Robert Burton |
| Cinematography | William Trolano |
| Edited by | Don Henderson Lew Guinn |
| Music by | Lou Foman |
| Distributed by | Donald J. Hansen Enterprises |
Release date | 1963 |
Running time | 76 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $56,000 (estimated) |
The Slime People is a 1963 horror film directed by Robert Hutton, who also starred in the film. The film was featured on the first season of the television show Mystery Science Theater 3000,[1] as well as the 1986 syndicated series The Canned Film Festival.[2]
The film was infamous for its extensive use of fog machines, with the fog becoming so thick towards the end that it is virtually impossible to see any of the actors.
Plot
The film concerns a race of subterranean reptile-men (dubbed "slime people", due to their slime-covered skin) who create a wall of "solidified fog" around Los Angeles and proceed to invade the city. A pilot (portrayed by Hutton) lands in Los Angeles after some flight difficulties, and finds the city almost deserted. He later encounters other survivors, including a Marine separated from his unit, and a scientist and his two daughters, and the group does their best to halt the further invasion of the slime people.
Cast
- Robert Hutton as Tom Gregory
- Les Tremayne as Norman Tolliver
- Robert Burton as Prof. Galbraith
- Susan Hart as Lisa Galbraith
- William Boyce as Cal Johnson
- Judee Morton as Bonnie Galbraith
- John Close as Vince Williams
Production
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Filmed at the KTLA television studio, the film ran out of money after nine days of shooting; the cast completed the film without pay.[3] Additional sequences were shot at Whitman Field airport in Pacoima, Los Angeles and Mandeville Canyon. Producer Joseph F. Robinson recalled that the filmmakers originally intended to feature midgets as giant voles, who would serve as the advance guard of the invasion, but the sequence was so bad it was cut from the released film. Robinson stated that the film was shot for around $80,000 and featured eight costumes worn by stuntmen. Because of the film's low budget, actress Susan Hart (cast solely due to her looks) was only given $35 to buy her own wardrobe.[citation needed] In an interview with Hutton, he said that neither he nor the stuntmen were paid for their work in the film, and that the slime people costumes cost over half of the film's budget. Richard Arlen was the original choice to play Prof. Galbraith, but Robert Burton took the role. Burton died of cancer shortly after filming.[4] The Slime People was the only film directed by Hutton, who later wrote the script for the 1975 horror/drama film Persecution.[citation needed]
Release
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Home media
The film was released on VHS by Rhino Home Video on February 20, 1996.[5] It was later released on DVD by Tapeworm on January 16, 2001 as a double feature with Creature (1985). Rhino later released the film on DVD on August 14th that same year. It was later released on DVD by VCI Video as a part of its two-disk Creepy Creature Double Feature collection alongside The Crawling Hand (1963).[6]
Reception
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Author and film critic Leonard Maltin awarded the film a BOMB, his lowest rating, stating that the film "talks itself to death".[7] On his website Fantastic Movie Musings and Ramblings, Dave Sindelar criticized the film's inconsistent tone, repetitive soundtrack, and lack of visibility due to the overabundance of fog.[8] TV Guide gave the film a negative review, awarding it 1 out of 4 stars.[9] Allmovie also panned The Slime People, calling it "cheap" and "inept", and further stated that the film only worked in short spurts.[10]
Notes
- ^ ""Mystery Science Theater 3000" The Slime People (TV Episode 1990) - IMDb". imdb.com. Retrieved 26 November 2014.
- ^ ""The Canned Film Festival" The Slime People (TV Episode 1986) - IMDb". imdb.com. Retrieved 26 November 2014.
- ^ p.253 Lisanti, Tom Susan Hart Interview Drive-In Dream Girls: A Galaxy of B-movie Starlets of the Sixties McFarland, 2003
- ^ pp. 256-250 Weaver, Tom Joseph F. Robertson Interview" It Came from Horrorwood: Interviews with Moviemakers in the SF and Horror Tradition McFarland, 26 Oct 2004
- ^ "Amazon.com: Slime People [VHS]: Edward Finch Abrams, William Boyce, Robert Burton, John Close, Susan Hart, Bob Herron, Judee Morton, Dr. Tracy J. Putnam, Jock Putnam, Blair Robertson, Joseph F. Robertson, Fred Stromsoe, Les Tremayne: Movies & TV". Amazon.com. Amazon. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
- ^ "The Slime People (1963) - Robert Hutton". Allmovie.com. AllMovie. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
- ^ Leonard Maltin; Spencer Green; Rob Edelman (January 2010). Leonard Maltin's Classic Movie Guide. Plume. p. 608. ISBN 978-0-452-29577-3.
- ^ Sindelar, Dave. "The Slime People (1962)". Fantastic Movie Musings.com. Dave Sindelar. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
- ^ "The Slime People Review". TV Guide.com. TV Guide. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
- ^ Eder, Bruce. "The Slime People (1963) - Review - AllMovie". AllMovie.com. Bruce Eder. Retrieved 24 November 2014.