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It ! The Terror from Beyond Space Movie Review

Starring: Marshall Thompson, Kim Spalding, Shirley Patterson, Ann Doran
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"IT! THE TERROR FROM BEYOND SPACE is a movie directed by Edward L. Cahn in 1958. This pre-ALIEN picture features the problems encountered by the crew of a spaceship returning home from Mars with a mean monster on board."
Daniel Staebler, Resident Scholar


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Composition of Movie
Actual chase scenes or violence - 10%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzle - 60%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 30%




**Fantasy or Science Fiction?** - science fiction story
Horror film? Yes
Kind of Horror Story - the monster chased me!

Main Character
Identity: - Male
Profession/status: - military officer, senior
Age: - 20's-30's
Hair type - (man) short/medium straight
Body type - average (man)
Events of movie makes character more... - irritated
Ethnicity/Nationality - White (American)
How sensitive is this character? - middling sensitive to others' feelings
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - average physique

Secondary Main Character
Identity: - Male
Hair style - (man) short/standard straight
Body type - average build (man)
How much in movie? - 80%
Ethnicity/Nationality - White (American)

Main Adversary
Identity: - An "It".
Has special powers? Yes
Magical/mental powers of main antagonist: - super strength
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - 80%
Physical condition - very athletic
How sensitive is this character? - mean, arrogant

Setting
Which planet? - Mars
Earth setting: - 20th Century (1950-1970)
Spaceship setting: - primative (present, near future) human spaceship
Takes place on Earth? Yes
Takes place in spaceship? Yes
Not Earth, but in Solar System? Yes
In Space? - in spacesuit

Style
Accounts of torture and death? - generic/vague references to death/punishment
Tone of movie - fearful
Check here if B&W Yes
Kinds of F/X - exotic aliens
If Soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE... - Orchestra/classical
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