1966 AIP-TV. PRODUCER/DIRECTOR: Larry Buchanan SCREENWRITERS: Larry Buchanan, H. Taylor. 1. 4. That's a TROVE of SPLENDORS, a COMPENDIUM of WONDERS, a BRITISH MUSEUM of … American International Pictures (AIP), the Hollywood-based company behind I Was a Teenage Werewolf (1957), Beach Blanket Bingo (1965), and hundreds more movies targeting teenagers and the drive-in … It was one of seven science-fiction films AIP made in a row and sold to television in a … But for me, the name "Larry Buchanan" will always suggest one film in particular: Zontar, the Thing from Venus (1966), Buchanan's take on Roger Corman's It Conquered the World from 1957. https://www.amazon.com/Zontar-Thing-Venus-John-Agar/dp/B00103BXM0 Blog of Zontar the thing from Venus.
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""Devoted to the intensive study of the most obscure and disreputable cultural manifestations of the decaying hu-man empire". ZONTAR, THE THING FROM VENUS. 2:31 PREVIEW The Scientific Achievement of the Century. An incredible remake of It Conquered the World. Keith ignores the tone and says that Zontar grows “control devices in groups of eight. Huston soon realizes that Zontar is an intergalactic fascist whose plans are … 2014 Preview SONG TIME Terminal Position. Zontar's three-eyed humanoid bat is much more menacing, if improbable; the only thing that keeps it from winning, hands-down, is its incredible lumpiness. Zontar, the Thing From Venus John Agar Susan Bjurman Tony Huston (1966) A scientist believes that an inhabitant of Venus has come to rid the Earth of man's greed and inhumanity. 2:33 PREVIEW Hyperspace Hypnotism. Zontar, The Thing from Venus was directed by Larry Buchanan, who referred to himself as “schlockmeister.” Most of his films were produced on very small budgets and are in the public domain today. Zontar of Venus looks splendid: a Duk-Duk fetish, proud and pitiful in glaring fabrication and bad lighting, an abandoned nightmare decaying in front of overgrown children, waiting for the end like a Mormon angel. Shot in 16mm on budgets of around $25,000 apiece, Zontar - the thing from Venus (1966) and The Eye Creatures (1965) were made-for-TV movies filmed in Texas by low budget auteur Larry Buchanan. Zontar: The Thing from Venus, a remake of Roger Corman's It Conquered the World, is considered by many to be the best of his AIP-TV productions and even has B-movie icon John Agar in the role played by Peter Graves in the original film.
."Zontar, that's hardly a blog you have there. ”Hiding in a cave, away from the light,” the Mrs says bitterly. Zontar was the first Buchanan film I ever saw, back when I was about eight years old. 3:07 PREVIEW Interlude. 2. It looks unfinished, especially compared to the smooth organic lines of the grinning gherkin, but is doubtless the best Buchanan could afford. ”Zontar has made his headquarters there because the climate is, somewhat, like that of Venus,” Keith goes on. 3.