Customer Reviews
Torn dammit! 
2008-03-19
This is a great vid but dammit I should have read further before I bought it!!
I thought it was gonna have an alternate trac on the DVD with Mike riffing the movie like the Plan 9 vid(Highly reccomended by the way)but nope~nada...The Riff is avail only as a separate audio file on the website....damn!
I've bought several audio files here and each one is awesome.
But I must admit I'm a little lazy when it comes to syncing audio files with my DVD's
Hmmm...maybe someday if they sell Riffs in CD formats it might be easier cause my CD player is next to my DVD player.(Shameless hint)
I listen to my Riffs with my ipod n headphones because I dont have a disc burner. So unfortunately I'm the only one who can hear the Riffs.....
Fly Me To The Moon........ 
2007-12-12
'Missile To The Moon' was released in '59, I was seven at the time. The first time I watched this film was on television, it was one of those "Movies of the Week" where it ran every night, Monday thru Friday at 8 o'clock, Saturday afternoon and twice on Sunday. I didn't miss a single showing.
Hey what did you expect, what little kid could resist a flight to the Moon, frightening rock monsters, a giant cave spider on strings and some very lovely Moon Maidens in form fitting tops and stretch pants. It was like heaven. I didn't particularily like the fact that these lovely lunar ladies where able to control humans through mind control, but I guess that was something I would learn to accept when I grew older (THAT'S A JOKE!).
Bad special effects, low budget, silly script, but lots of fun! However after all these years I still hate that stupid spider for eating Pat Mowry, my favorite Moon Maiden.
"Missile To The Moon (1956) ... Richard E. Cunha ... Legend Films (2007)" 
2007-08-13
Legend Films present "MISSILE TO THE MOON" (1956) (77 mins) (Fully Restored/Dolby Digitally Remastered) --- now in COLOR and Glorious Black and White --- with Legend Films to restore, colorize and release the earliest black and white films --- a patented coloring and remastering process makes the picture perfect more vivd than ever.
Under Richard E. Cunha (Director), Marc Frederick (Producer), H.E. Barrie (Screenwriter), Vincent Fotre (Screenwriter), Meredith Nicholson (Cinematographer), Nicholas Carras (Composer (Music Score), Everett Dodd (Editor), Harry Reif (Set Designer), Marjorie D. Corso (Costume Designer), Harry Thomas (Makeup), Ira Anderson, Jr. (Special Effects), Harold Banks (Special Effects), Harold Wooley (Special Effects), Robert Wyckoff (Camera Operator), Ralph Brooke (Production Manager) - - - - You know right away you are in an alternate universe when you watch this one --- Hero Richard Travis pulls back a curtain to give us a look at what is supposed to be a giant rocket way out in the background --- Oh it just gets better from there --- Scientist Michael Whalen blasts off for the Moon with a makeshift crew of 2 escaped jailbirds --- Mr. Travis and girlfriend Cathy Downs go aboard just before blastoff and are unable to get off in time --- does that mean they were shanghaied? --- Richard Cunha did not direct many movies but the few he did give us are fantastic --- "Missile to the Moon" is more or less a remake to "Cat Women of the Moon", which was made in 1953 --- This is a must for all B-movie fanatics --- Great fun --- Is it art? No. Is it fun? You bet!
the cast includes:
Richard Travis ... Steve Dayton
Cathy Downs ... June Saxton
K.T. Stevens ... The Lido
Tommy Cook ... Gene Fennell
Nina Bara ... Alpha
Gary Clarke ... Lon
Michael Whalen ... Dirk Green
Laurie Mitchell ... Lambda
Leslie Parrish ... Zema (as Marjorie Hellen)
Henry Hunter ... Col. Wickers
Lee Roberts ... Sheriff Cramer
Sandra Wirth ... Moon Girl
Pat Mowry ... Moon Girl
Tania Velia ... Moon Girl
Sanita Pelkey ... Moon Girl
SPECIAL FEATURES:
1. Original Black and White Version
2. Sci-Fi Toy Commercials
3. Theatrical Trailers
Hats off and thanks to Barry B. Sandrew Ph.D. (Founder, COO & CTO) and his Legend Films Staff --- looking forward to more high quality releases from the vintage era of the '20s, '30s & '40s --- order your copy now from Amazon where there are plenty of copies available on DVD --- if you enjoyed this title, why not check out Legend Films where they are experts in releasing long forgotten films and treasures to the collector --- all my heroes have been cowboys!
Total Time: 77 mins on DVD ~ Legend Films Video. ~ (7/17/2007)
Campy 50s Classic truly stands out in Color 2007-07-25
This is a great DVD release of an oft-overlooked space "epic." Imagine Plan 9 From Outer Space crossed with The Right Stuff...no, make that Apollo 13...Or maybe that episode of the Simpsons where Homer goes into space, and you have Missile to the Moon.
Boasting Ed Wood level production values, this is the shocking story of two escaped convicts, who, when discovered by a rocket scientist, are not turned in to the authorities, but instead used as crew members on a rocket ships inaugural voyage to the moon. That kind of logic and suspension of reality abounds in this kitschy trip, where moon dwelling women search out mates, send giant spider puppets to do their bidding, and enormous rock monsters resemble a sofa bed come to life.
Released a solid decade before man actually set foot on the moon, Missile to the Moon is a hilariously campy trip back in time. This version, and this version alone, features a great restoration of the original Black and White print, as well as the first ever version of the movie in color. The restored black and white print translates well into color, and the designers clearly had a blast updating 50s SciFi sets and costumes. The moon women (played by former Beauty pageant winners) are revealed to be of a blue skin tone reminiscent of the Diva in The Fifth Element, while the moonscapes look far more exciting than what actually turned out to be there when man finally arrived. The colorization job, like the job Legend did with Plan 9 and Little Shop of Horrors, adds to the campy fun, and therefore this is the version of Missile to the Moon that I would recommend over all others.
