The awfullest movie I have yet seen- Barely any plot, acting made to get you running for the Pepto Bismol and a deaf blind and dumb 3 year old would do a better job at the technical side of this "movie"-however it was so damned funny it had me rolling on the floor. If you want a film technically made for "real" but is so awfully unreal, this one is for you. Dick Sargent as a barely adult Sheriff is the sole actor that I recognized. It is a revelation that dreck so awful would make me laugh so hard. So I guess it depends on what you are looking for. If you are looking for a chuckle,this might just fit the bill. If you are looking for even minimal SciFi/Horror try Plan 9 from Outer Space.

Poor old Caroline won't let anybody milk her. Black birds attack, and Tippi Hedren is nowhere in sight. Old Duke bares his fangs and scares mother into pet-o-side. A mute ranch hand gets tired of the naked pin-ups in his Jud Fry like guest room in the barn and heads out into the desert, beckoned by some high-pitched sound. And poor mother can't even make a cake, burning it twice. It's her daughter's birthday, and while this family is obviously estranged, she's going to try. Will she wrap up the dead dog in a huge box with a bow on it as her present? All these questions and more await you in the Donna Reed Show of science fiction movies.Actually, this is more of a survival film than science fiction, that element totally understated. In one sense, that makes you want to like it more, because it's more psychological than supernatural. There are definite comical moments, particularly silent comic Chester Conklin's issues concerning trying to milk his beloved cow, but that unfortunately leads to tragedy. There are some very tense moments, but the final confrontation with the visitor from outer space is totally silly, with the vision of some kind of creature (a spider with one huge eye it looked like) inside the spaceship. Acting is OK with Lorna Thayer a bit emotionally over the top as the mother. Paul Birch tries to remain dignified throughout the proceedings. Dick Sargent has a small role as a local law enforcement officer. You won't totally hate it, but most likely, you'll just find it rather unsatisfying.

A dysfunctional family operating an isolated date farm in the California desert is threatened by the arrival of an extra-terrestrial.This film was made by American Releasing Corporation, the company that later became American International Pictures. This puts it firmly in the realm of Sam Arkoff, John Nicholson and Roger Corman. Corman produced this picture, and allegedly he helped direct it. Furthermore, it was apparently done on a budget of only $29,000 and using a tea kettle as the monster. A tea kettle? Yes.Sadly, it is rather disappointing as nothing much happens. Not even throwing Dick Sargent in the mix can save things. For Corman or AIP enthusiasts, it is a must see, but beyond that it does not have all that much to offer.

Okay, first the good news. An interesting premise. How an alien invasion effects a few people in an isolated house. A premise that Roger Corman tackled to a much more competent result in THE DAY THE WORLD ENDED, and its crapptacular remake by Larry Buchanan IN THE YEAR 2889. This time we have a farmhouse. The alien presence that lands in the desert (represented by an annoying audio hum) takes control of their farm animals, who start to menace the humans. On its face, a ludicrous concept, BUT, a great filmmaker, Alfred Hitchcock, took the same silly premise (livestock attacks people) and made a great film, THE BIRDS, out of it. Clearly, Alfred Hitchcock is not at work on this project.This could have been a much better movie, but it is torpedoed by horrible writing and acting. The actress playing the wife, in particular, is just one of the worst actors I have ever seen. Every line reading stiff, every emotion unbelievable, every sentence awkwardly-phrased. The actress playing the daughter is not much better, and the lead playing the farmer is merely mediocre. The directing is not much better, but I would classify that as merely bad instead of gut-wrenchingly unbearable.The inappropriate canned music cues mentioned by others certainly don't help matters any, (okay, at least they are not as bad as MESA OF LOST WOMEN), and the way the animal attacks are staged is NOT scary in the least, but HILARIOUS.The works of Ed Wood, at least, are suffused with a rollicking love of film history and the horror or crime genres, and Ed's overstuffed dialog is more apt to bring a smile to your face than a gaping look of disbelief. Ed's baroque, odd turns of phrase are all part of the fun.The dialog in this film is not fun, just boring and unserviceable. Just like the rest of the movie. Yes, you can make a worthwhile film on a super low budget. But this movie ain't it.