Movies That Time Forgot: Invasion of the Star Creatures
Invasion of the Star Creatures is a 1962 Sci-Fi/Comedy from Samuel Z. Arkoff's infamous American International Pictures studio. Written by actor Jonathan Haze ( The Little Shop of Horrors ) and directed by Bruno VeSota, Invasion of the Star Creatures stars Bob Ball and Frankie Ray, as well as Gloria Victor and Dolores Reed. Ball and Ray play soldiers, Privates Philbrick and Penn, respectively, who find themselves separated from their unit while investigating a crater in the desert. The two hapless chumps get captured by aliens that look like giant carrots ("Wow, that's the first time a salad ever tossed me!") and are taken to a ship where they are held prisoner by two amazonian space vixens called Dr. Poona (Dolores Reed) and Professor Tanga (Gloria Victor). Yup. I'm not even gonna say anything. Poona and Tanga. Yup. The guys decide that if they're ever going to escape and warn their commanding officer, they have to use their basic, dumb-ass ma