The Alien Factor (1978)
Gripping Sci-Fi Terror From Beyond...
A spaceship containing specimens for an intergalactic zoo crashes on Earth near a small backwoods town. The specimens escape, and soon town folk start turning up mutilated.
- Date of release
- 1978-05-12
- TMDB
- 4.2 / 10 (33)
- Runtime
- 1h 20m
- Genres
- Horror, Science Fiction
- Director
- Don Dohler
- Collection
- Alien Factor Collection
Casting
- Don Leifert — Ben Zachary
- Tom Griffith — Sheriff Cinder
- Richard Dyszel — Mayor Wicker
- Mary Mertens — Edie Martin
- Richard Geiwitz — Pete
- George Stover — Steven Price
- Eleanor Herman — Mary Jane Carter
- Anne Frith — Dr. Ruth Sherman
- Christopher Gummer — Clay
- Don Dohler — Ernie
- Dave Ellis — Richie
- Dave Geatty — Man in Bar
Interesting facts
- Budget: $3.5K
- Filmed in: Baltimore
The Alien Factor is a 1978 science fiction horror film written, edited, produced, and directed by Don Dohler. The film centers on a small town that is besieged by three aliens that have crash-landed in the nearby forest. A mysterious stranger named "Ben Zachary" shows up claiming to be able to save the day. Can he do what he claims?
Production
The Alien Factor became the directorial debut of Don Dohler who after working as a payroll manager for a restaurant chain for 12 years moved into film-making after being laid off from his position. The initial script was written as a comedy titled Lance Sterling, Monster Killer which would've called for 15 different monsters to be created, before Dohler and his crew decided it would be more prudent to do a straight horror film with only three mon…
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