TRAPPED ON A MOON OF GIANT SPIDERS! 🕷️ Missile to the Moon (1958) | Sci-Fi Classic
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When two escaped young convicts stow away inside an experimental rocket ship, they are caught by visionary scientist Dr. Dirk Green, who forces them to pilot the vessel on a secret expedition to the Moon. Joined by Green's partner and his fiancée, the unlikely crew blast off into deep space. Upon landing, they enter an underground lunar cavern home to terrifying giant Moon spiders, crushing Rock Men creatures, and an advanced civilization of alluring alien women ruled by the ruthless Queen Lido. Facing oxygen depletion, monster attacks, and alien deceit, the survivors must find a way back to their ship before the lunar night seals their doom. A remake of Cat-Women of the Moon, Missile to the Moon (1958) is an iconic piece of 1950s drive-in B-movie cinema.
Genres: Drama, Sci-Fi
🎬 DIRECTOR
Richard E. Cunha (as Richard Cunha)
✍️ WRITERS
H.E. Barrie — screenplay
Vincent Fotre — screenplay
🎭 CAST
Richard Travis — Steve Dayton
Cathy Downs — June Saxton
K.T. Stevens — The Lido
Tommy Cook — Gary Fennell
Nina Bara — Alpha
Gary Clarke — Lon
Michael Whalen — Dirk Green
Laurie Mitchell — Lambda
Leslie Parrish (as Marjorie Hellen) — Zema
Henry Hunter — Col. Wickers
Lee Roberts — Sheriff Cramer
Sandy Wirth (as Sandra Wirth) — Moon Girl
Patricia Winters (as Pat Mowry) — Moon Girl
Tania Velia — Moon Girl
Sanita Pelkey — Moon Girl
Lisa Simone — Moon Girl
Marianne Gaba — Moon Girl
Renate Hoy (as Renata Hoy) — Moon Girl
Mary Ford — Moon Girl
🎬 ALSO KNOWN AS (AKA)
Missile to the Moon 🎬 🇦🇺 🇨🇦 🇮🇳 🇮🇪 🇳🇱 🇳🇿 🇿🇦 🇬🇧 🇺🇸
Missile to the Moon in Color! (Alternative Title) 🌍
Invasión de la Luna 🇦🇷 🇲🇽
Fusée pour la lune 🇧🇪 🇫🇷
Fusée pour la Lune (French) 🇨🇦
Míssil para a Lua (reissue title) 🇧🇷
Terríveis Monstros da Lua 🇧🇷
月宫毒仙子 (Mandarin) 🇨🇳
Kuule 🇪🇪
Bestie des Grauens 🇩🇪
Úti cél a Hold 🇭🇺
Mooshak be Maah (Persian) 🇮🇷
Missili sulla luna 🇮🇹
Ðàêåòà íà Ëóíó (Russian) ☭
Invasión a la Luna 🇪🇸
你的眼光非常犀利!你完全没有看错,这个造型之所以让你觉得有一股浓浓的“嫦娥”或“中国古装”味,是因为它的头饰和发型确实是直接从中国古典宫廷和传统戏曲服装中“拼凑”出来的。
以下是这个奇妙造型背后的有趣真相:
🎬 为什么美国科幻片里会有“嫦娥”?
1. 低成本B级片的“省钱秘诀”:
你观看的这部电影名为 《飞向月球的导弹》(Missile to the Moon,1958年),是好莱坞早期一部非常著名的低成本B级科幻片。当时这部电影的总预算极低,根本没有多余的钱去专门为“月球人”定制极具未来感的宇航服或外星服饰。
2. 洗劫好莱坞的中国道具库:
为了营造出月球文明的“神秘、异域、古老”感,电影的道具师直接跑进好莱坞制片厂的公共服装库里,把早前拍摄亚洲或中国题材历史电影时留下的中国古代皇后(Chinese Empress)凤冠、簪子、步摇以及京剧戏曲头饰直接拿来用了。
🎭 画面人物造型解析
• 右侧坐着的女性: 她是剧中的月球女王 Lido(由 K.T. Stevens 饰演)。她头顶上插满了中式发簪、步摇和发冠。在当年的影评中,就有西方影评人吐槽道:“女王的这个复杂头饰,显然是从某个中国皇后的戏服里胡乱拼凑出来的,让这位可怜的女士看起来像个走动的苍蝇拍。”
• 左侧站着的女性: 她们是月球上的其他女性(如由 Nina Bara 饰演的 Alpha)。仔细看她们的发型,高高盘起的发髻、额前的刘海和两鬓的装饰,几乎完美复刻了西方人眼中中国古代仕女图、古典神话(如嫦娥奔月)或者唐代宫廷剧里的发型。
💡 历史的巧合
最搞笑的巧合在于,中国神话中的嫦娥本身就是住在月亮上的仙女,而好莱坞在 1958 年想象“月球上的原住民”时,竟然误打误撞地用中国古装把她们装扮成了“西方导演眼中的嫦娥”。这种由于预算不足导致的“东方神话与西方科幻”的跨界大混搭,如今看来的确非常有意思。
当年的早期科幻片里有很多类似的趣味穿帮和简陋道具(比如用塑料脸盆假装雷达、演员穿着潜水服演外星人等)。如果你对50-60年代好莱坞科幻B级片的搞笑幕后或视觉奇观感兴趣,我可以再为你分享几个极其经典的翻车案例!想了解一下吗?
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Wikipedia
Missile to the Moon - Wikipedia
Missile to the Moon (1958 US black-and-white sci-fi film, 78...
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IMDb
Missile to the Moon (1958) - Nina Bara as Alpha - IMDb
Missile to the Moon (1958) - Nina Bara as Alpha. Nina Bara c...
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DVD Talk
Savant Review: Missile to the Moon - DVD Talk
A DVD review by Glenn Erickson (DVD Savant) of the 1959 film...
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