UFO: Target Earth (1974)
An electronics expert searching for evidence of aliens picks up signals that he believes are from an alien spacecraft--and they are coming from a lake near town.
- Michael A. DeGaetano
- Alessandro De Gaetano
- Michael A. DeGaetano
- Alessandro De Gaetano
Rating: 2.8/10 by 12 users
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Country:
United States of America
Language:
English
Runtime: 01 hour 20 minutes
Budget: $75,000
Revenue: $0
Plot Keyword: laboratory, university, planetarium
Though this had a decent beginning with truly intriguing metaphysical ideas; a dated but fine psychedelic soundtrack; an interesting pseudo-documentary technique; complete with the requisite narration, to start things off with; decent surroundings and I liked the charm and 'Ivory Girl' beauty of the medium (played by Cynthia Cline--this seems to be her only film credit), this low-budget creeper has no momentum, and no idea in either how to build those ideas into something worthwhile, or where to go with them. The fractal graphics that are supposed to overwhelm us as no-cost special effects are horribly dated and left on-screen for way too long. I haven't seen director DeGaetano's other, later two films, but I hope they're not the snoozefests that this was. Steer clear of this with all of your might--the poster is the best thing about the movie.
