Zontar: The Thing from Venus (1967)
It's Coming for YOU from Space to wipe all living things from the face of the Earth! CAN IT BE STOPPED?
A misguided scientist enables an alien from Venus named Zontar to come to earth in order to "help solve man's problems". However, as soon as Zontar arrives on Earth, it quickly becomes obvious that the three-eyed, bat-winged, skeletal black creature has a hidden agenda.
- Date of release
- 1967-12-01
- TMDB
- 4.2 / 10 (26)
- Runtime
- 1h 20m
- Genres
- Horror, Science Fiction, TV Movie
- Director
- Larry Buchanan
Casting
- John Agar — Dr. Curt Taylor
- Susan Bjurman — Martha Ritchie
- Tony Huston — Keith Ritchie
- Pat Delaney — Anne Taylor
- Neil Fletcher — General Matt Young
- Warren Hammack — John, Rocket Scientist at Zone 6
- Colleen Carr — Louise, Zone 6
- Jeff Alexander — Rocket Scientist at Zone 6
- Bill Thurman — Sheriff Brad Crenshaw
- Andrew Traister — Sgt. Magalar
- Jonathan Ledford — Zone 6 Gate Guard
- George Edgley — Mr. Ledford, Newspaper Editor
Interesting facts
Zontar, the Thing from Venus is a 1967 American made-for-television horror science fiction film directed by Larry Buchanan and starring John Agar and Susan Bjurman. It is based on the teleplay by Hillman Taylor and Buchanan. It is a low-budget 16 mm color remake of Roger Corman's It Conquered the World (1956), which also featured an alien invader from Venus. The movie was filmed around White Rock Lake area in Dallas, Texas. The main house featured is a home in Lochwood neighborhood by White Rock Lake on corner of Rogue Way.
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