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* SeeminglyWholesomeFiftiesGirl: Betty

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* SeeminglyWholesomeFiftiesGirl: SeeminglyWholesome50sGirl: Betty
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since this is a speculation i guess this should be ymmv


* {{Expy}}: Derek seems to be based on Klaatu from ''Film/{{The Day the Earth Stood Still|1951}}'', an alien visitor who gains sympathy for Earth.
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''Teenagers from Outer Space'' is a 1959 CultClassic BMovie written, directed and produced by Tom Graeff.

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''Teenagers from Outer Space'' is a 1959 CultClassic SciFiHorror BMovie written, directed directed, and produced by Tom Graeff.
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It is in the public domain and can also be unlocked in the game ''VideoGame/DestroyAllHumans''.

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It is now in the public domain and can also be unlocked in the game ''VideoGame/DestroyAllHumans''.

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''Teenagers from Outer Space'' is a 1959 CultClassic BMovie written, directed and produced by Tom Graeff. A pair of men from outer space land their spaceship on Earth, and they decide that this is the perfect planet to begin a ranch for [[CallARabbitASmeerp gargons]] (i.e. [[{{Slurpasaur}} giant lobsters]]). The idealistic young crew member Derek makes a moral and legal objection when he sees there is already intelligent life on the planet, meaning that by their own laws they can't use this world. Then he makes an armed objection, attempting mutiny; he fails, and has to escape the wrath of his crew (after all, the high court might have sentenced him to... never mind) and flees to a small town nearby. There he meets Betty -- the most Fifties girl in that Fifties world. Meanwhile, the brash [[KickTheDog dog kicker]] Thor is sent to capture him -- alive; it turns out that Derek's secretly the son of "Our Leader", even though family relationships don't really count on the homeworld anymore. Meanwhile, the gargons have grown huge and have to be destroyed.

Shot for $14,000, which, in technical film terms, is no money at all even by '50s standards. [[SpecialEffectsFailure It shows.]] Even so, the film has serious science fiction writing even for now, exploring themes that are still relevant now. Their ideas outstripped their ability to afford to depict them credibly on screen.

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''Teenagers from Outer Space'' is a 1959 CultClassic BMovie written, directed and produced by Tom Graeff.

A pair crew of men humanoid aliens from outer space land their spaceship on Earth, and they decide that this is the perfect planet on which to begin establish a ranch for [[CallARabbitASmeerp gargons]] Gargons]] (i.e. [[{{Slurpasaur}} giant lobsters]]). The idealistic young crew member Derek makes a moral and legal objection when he sees there is already intelligent life on the planet, meaning that by their own laws they can't use this world. Then When that fails to dissuade the others, he makes an armed objection, attempting mutiny; he fails, and has to escape the wrath of his crew (after all, the high court might have sentenced him to... never mind) and flees by fleeing to a nearby small town nearby. There he town. There, Derek meets Betty -- the most Fifties girl in that Fifties world. world – and she and her grandfather take him in as a boarder. Meanwhile, the brash [[KickTheDog dog kicker]] Thor is sent to capture him -- alive; – alive; it turns out that Derek's secretly the son of "Our Leader", even though family relationships don't really count on the homeworld their home world anymore. Meanwhile, the gargons have grown Gargon specimen brought by the aliens grows huge after devouring a cop and have to be destroyed.

soon threatens the town – and more are on the way.

Shot for $14,000, which, which in technical film terms, is terms of a movie budget was no money at all even by '50s standards. [[SpecialEffectsFailure It shows.]] And, yes, much of the acting is wooden enough to make even Creator/EdWood blush. Even so, the film has serious boasts some fairly ambitious science fiction writing even for now, exploring which explores themes that are still relevant now. Their even now, even if the creators' ideas outstripped their ability to afford to depict them credibly on screen.



It is public domain and can also be unlocked in the game ''VideoGame/DestroyAllHumans''.

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It is in the public domain and can also be unlocked in the game ''VideoGame/DestroyAllHumans''.
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* PuttingOnTheReich: [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything "We are the supreme race! We have the supreme weapons!"]] ([[Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000 "We have the supreme pizzas!"]])

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* PuttingOnTheReich: [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything "We are the supreme race! We have the supreme weapons!"]] ([[Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000 ([[Recap/MysteryScienceTheater3000S04E04TeenagersFromOuterSpace "We have the supreme pizzas!"]])
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Wtf, Klaatu is NOT AN INVADER!


* {{Expy}}: Derek is clearly based on Klaatu from ''Film/{{The Day the Earth Stood Still|1951}}'', an alien invader who gains sympathy for Earth.

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* {{Expy}}: Derek is clearly seems to be based on Klaatu from ''Film/{{The Day the Earth Stood Still|1951}}'', an alien invader visitor who gains sympathy for Earth.
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There's a page for the MST 3 K riff


->'''''Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000'' [[Recap/MysteryScienceTheater3000S04E04TeenagersFromOuterSpace in unison]]:''' TOR-CHAA!!!

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->'''''Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000'' [[Recap/MysteryScienceTheater3000S04E04TeenagersFromOuterSpace in unison]]:''' TOR-CHAA!!!

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