Attack from Space is a 1964 science fiction compilation film produced for American television. It is the third film, following Atomic Rulers of the World (1 and 2) and Invaders from Space (3 and 4), to be comprised from the six installments of the Japanese short film series Super Giant from Shintoho. Plot: The superhero Starman, a human-like being created from the strongest steel by the Peace Council of the Emerald Planet, is sent by the leaders of that planet to protect Earth from belligerent aliens from the Sapphire Galaxy. After avoiding the Sapphireans during his flight to Earth, Starman discovers their plot to destroy Earth, after they blow up a part of the Himalayas . The Sapphireans (or "Spherions") kidnap Dr. Yamanaka and his family and force him to use his spaceship against the Earth. It's up to Starman to save Dr. Yamanaka, his family and the Earth. American adaptation: The nine Super Giant films were purchased for distribution to U.S. television and were edited into four films and cheaply dubbed by Walter Manley Enterprises for syndication by Medallion Films. The two original Japanese films that composed Attack from Space (The Artificial Satellite and the Destruction of Humanity and The Spaceship and the Clash of the Artificial Satellite) were each 39 minutes in duration. The two films were edited into one 76-minute film, resulting in only two lost minutes in the combined edit, probably consisting mostly of cast and credits. As a result, this compilation suffered least among the Super Giant films in its adaptation for American television, except in terms of cast and credits. Although Riichiro Manabe composed the music to the original two films, most of the original music was replaced by library tracks in the American adaptation, which were then credited to Chumei Watanabe. Additionally, the screen cast, which was identical to the one used for Atomic Rulers of the World, includes names of performers not appearing in the film, and omits those of some performers who did. Production: Follows the first two movie compilation of the series, Atomic Rulers of the World and Invaders from Space. This movie compiles episodes #5 and #6 from 1957. The next film in the series is Evil Brain from Outer Space. Reception: This movie was found to be more coherent than most of the compilation, and although the movie lacks the imaginative monsters of the other in the series, Fantastic Musings found the movie to be fun and enjoyed the hero Starman In other media: The film was featured in the second episode of the Ed the Sock series This Movie Sucks! with comedic commentary by Ed, Liana Kerzner and Ron Sparks. Some quotes can be heard in the song "The Bomb" on the album This Means War by synthwave artist Volkor X. It also fell victim to mockery by RiffTrax, commentated by Michael J. Nelson, Kevin Murphy and Bill Corbett. Public domain note: Unknown Amerika film فيلم امريكا amerikako filma अमेरिका फिल्म amerikai film film americano filme america ਅਮਰੀਕੀ ਫਿਲਮ Америка фильм 美国电影 美國電影 americký film amerikansk film αμερικάνικη ταινία film o Ameryce אמעריקע פילם Amerik fim film américain amerika film amerikansk film Film Noir Old timey Movie popcorn Old movie Retro movie Free Movie

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