History Film / TheAngryRedPlanet

* ArtShift: Producer Norman Maurer attempted this by having all the surface of Mars footage to turn directly into hand-drawn animation from live-action, or at least to simulate that through the use of [=CineMagic=] technique, which enables hand-drawn backgrounds to look as real or as unreal as the live-action footage. The Mars scenes also shift from Technicolor to a red hue.

* LampshadeHanging: Gillette brings the topic of the alien plant that attacked Iris, didn’t attack them sooner when they passed it earlier.

* {{Posthumous Character}}s: [[spoiler:Professor Theodore Gettell and Chief Warrant Officer Sam Jacobs are only seen not only in a newsreel but in flashback.]]

With a budget of $200,000 to make the film and given only nine to ten days to shoot the film, director Ib Melchior gives us '''''The Angry Red Planet''''', a 1959 science fiction film that necessitated the use of [=CineMagic=] technique. The [=CineMagic=] technique, used for all scenes of the Martian surface, involved the usage of hand drawn animation used in conjunction with live action footage to create an alien atmosphere that was revolutionary for the time.

* ArtShift: Producer Norman Maurer attempted this by having all the surface of Mars footage to turn directly into hand drawn animation from live-action, or at least to simulate that through the use of [=CineMagic=] technique, which enables hand-drawn backgrounds to look as real or as unreal as the live-action footage. The Mars scenes also shift from Technicolor to a red hue.
* ArtisticLicenseGunSafety: As with most sci-fi movies of the period, the crew bring along .45 caliber pistols. Colonel O'Bannion carries his around in hand, finger firmly on the trigger.

* BehindTheBlack[=/=]EpicFail: Four astronauts that are trained scientists fail to notice the rat-bat-spider-crab-monkey monster standing standing in the midst of an otherwise empty plain.

* CloseOnTitle: The main title doesn't appears until the closing credits.

* {{Flashback}}: Most of the movie takes place during the events of the mission, cutting back to present day.

* {{Posthumous Character}}s: [[spoiler:Professor Theodore Gettell and Chief Warrant Officer Sam Jacobs are only seen not only in a news reel but in flashback.]]
* ProductPlacement: Sam Jacobs’ seen reading ‘''Super Fantastic Science Fiction Stories'',’ a fictional magazine possibly based on American pulp science fiction magazine ''Super Science Stories'' published by published by Popular Publication from 1940 to 1943 and again from 1949 to 1951.

* TheSmurfettePrinciple: Iris Ryan is not the only female astronaut, but she’s the only female main character.

With a budget of $200,000 to make the film and given only nine to ten days to shoot the film, director Ib Melchior gives us '''''The Angry Red Planet''''', a 1959 science fiction film that necessitated the use of [=CineMagic=] technique. The [=CineMagic=] technique, used for all scenes of the Martian surface, involved the usage of hand drawn animation used in conjunction with live action footage to create an alien atmosphere that was [[SugarWiki/VisualEffectsofAwesome completely revolutionary for the time.]]

With a budget of $200,000 to make the film and given only nine to ten days to shoot the film, director Ib Melchior gives us '''''The Angry Red Planet''''', a 1959 science fiction film that necessitated the use of [=CineMagic=] technique. The [=CineMagic=] technique, used for all scenes of the Martian surface, involved the usage of hand drawn animation used in conjunction with live action footage to create an alien atmosphere that was [[VisualEffectsofAwesome completely revolutionary for the time.]]

* [[WaitHere Stay Here]]: What Thomas tells Sam when there’s a load noise above deck of the rocket as he goes investigate. It was the sound of Iris dropping a box full of test tubes when she tripped over Sam’s clothes.

* SpaceSuitsAreSCUBAGear: As was normal for BMovie props [[ColdWar of the era]], the "spacesuits" were nothing more than surplus Air Force pilot gear.

* ApatheticCitizens: Both Sam Jacobs and Theodore Gillett stand there as Tom O’Bannion rescues Iris Ryan from some living tentacle plant. Only when Tom gets Iris away from the thing does Jacobs use his weapon against the being.

* BloodFromTheMouth: After waking up from fainting, Iris finds Theodore sitting at the table with blood on his lips, [[spoiler:dying from either cardio arrest, stress or shock of loosing Sam.]]

* ThatsNoMoon: The four astronauts somehow mistake the forty-foot bat-rat-spider-monkey creator legs for trees.

* ArtShift: Producer Norman Maurer attempted this by having all the surface of Mars footage to turn directly into hand drawn animation from live-action, or at least to simulate that through the use of [=CineMagic=] technique, which enables hand-drawn backgrounds to look as real or as unreal as the live-action footage.\\
Though the Mars scenes do shift from Technicolor to a red hue.

* [[AttackOfThe50FootWhatever Attack of the 40-Foot Whatever]]:

With a budget of $200,000 to make the film and given only nine to ten days to shoot the film, director Ib Melchior gives us '''''The Angry Red Planet''''', a 1959 science fiction film that necessitated the use of [=CineMagic=] technique. The [=CineMagic=] technique used for all scenes for Mar’s surfaces involved the usage of hand drawn animation together with live action footage to simulate the effect of hand-drawn animation.

* CosmicHorrorStory: Everything bad that happens to the astronauts (and the ''only'' reason they were finally let go) was because of the Martians toying with them to send a message to Earth: ''never'' come back to Mars... or '''[[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt ELSE]]'''...

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With a budget of $200,000 to make the film and given only nine to ten days to shoot the film, director Ib Melchior gives us '''''The Angry Red Planet''''', a 1959 science fiction film that necessitated the use of [=CineMagic=] technique. The [=CineMagic=] technique used for all scenes for Mar’s surfaces involved the usage of hand dawn animation together with live action footage to simulate the effect of hand-drawn animation.

* MixAndMatchCritters: The alien creature is essentially a blend of a bat, rat, spider and crab.
* ShoutOut: Film/KingKong (1933) is compared to one of the Martian creatures/

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[[caption-width:This film literally has you seeing red!]]