Terror from the Year 5000
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Terror from the Year 5000 is a 1958
American
science fiction
film directed by Robert J. Gurney Jr. starring Ward Costello, Joyce Holden, John Stratton, Salome Jens and Fred Herrick.
A time machine made by Professor Howard Erling (Frederic Downs) and his assistant Victor (John Stratton) brings back a deformed woman (Salome Jens
) from circa 5200 AD. The woman wants to take healthy males back with her to the future, which has been devastated by radioactivity, but her plans are foiled by Victor and Dr. Robert Hedges (Ward Costello
).
Outdoor shots were filmed in and around Dade County, Florida.
The movie was featured on Mystery Science Theater 3000
during its eighth season in 1997.
1958 in film
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American
United States
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science fiction
Science fiction
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film directed by Robert J. Gurney Jr. starring Ward Costello, Joyce Holden, John Stratton, Salome Jens and Fred Herrick.
A time machine made by Professor Howard Erling (Frederic Downs) and his assistant Victor (John Stratton) brings back a deformed woman (Salome Jens
Salome Jens
Salome Jens is an American stage, film and television actress. She is perhaps best-known for portraying the Female Changeling on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.-Life and career:...
) from circa 5200 AD. The woman wants to take healthy males back with her to the future, which has been devastated by radioactivity, but her plans are foiled by Victor and Dr. Robert Hedges (Ward Costello
Ward Costello
Edward "Ward" Costello was an American actor, composer and lyricist. He composed and wrote the lyrics to the theme for The Gallant Hours....
).
Outdoor shots were filmed in and around Dade County, Florida.
The movie was featured on Mystery Science Theater 3000
Mystery Science Theater 3000
Mystery Science Theater 3000 is an American cult television comedy series created by Joel Hodgson and produced by Best Brains, Inc., that ran from 1988 to 1999....
during its eighth season in 1997.