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Menace from Outer Space

Seen it?

1956 | 78 min | Science Fiction, Adventure, TV Movie

Weeknight Watchearly rating

Why it’s a Weeknight Watch

With soft box office and little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Tailor-made for anyone who likes big what-if ideas and adventure lovers. Leaves you with ideas to chew on afterwards. Same wavelength as Galaxy Quest or Star Trek: First Contact.
The mood
Exciting.
The pace
Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 18 min. An easy one to fit in on a school night.
What might put you off
  • Made in 1956: an older pace and style.
  • Skip it if you like your stories firmly grounded in the real world.

A nontheatrical (16mm) film comprise of three contiguous episodes of the TV series "Rocky Jones, Space Ranger".

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsNot counted

    Not enough reviews on record yet

  • AudiencesNot counted

    Not measured yet: not enough ratings

  • AwardsNot counted

    No major awards or nominations

  • Reach & staying powerBelow par

    Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release

  • Buzz & cultural impactBelow par

    About 14K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Hollingsworth Morse

  • Richard CraneRocky Jones
  • Scotty BeckettWinky
  • Sally MansfieldVena Ray
  • Robert LydenBobby
  • Maurice CassProfessor Newton
  • Leonard PennRanger Griff
  • Charles MeredithDrake - Secretary of Space
  • Patsy ParsonsQueen Cleolanta
  • Guy PrescottDarganto
  • Cliff FerreRanger Marshall