The film is based on a story by Wyott Ordung, while the plot was developed from a script that had been pitched to and rejected by AIP. It therefore could not be worn for extended periods. Aliens arrive on Earth to possess the bodies of humans. Make no mistake, however; this is still just a B-movie and that's about as good as it could ever hope to be. [17], This article is about the film. In places not encrusted, the metal has been transformed into a brittle, carbon-like substance, easily reduced to powder. Space Exploration got a huge lift when NASA launched the first Space Shuttle mission on April 12, 1981. After Yuri Gagarin became the first man in space in 1961, Tereshkova volunteered for the Soviet space program. – As mentioned by Scott and Adolf in the comments. View production, box office, & company info. Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. [6][7], The aircraft seen in First Man into Space included stock footage of the takeoff and launch of the Bell X-1A from a Boeing B-29 Superfortress mother ship. Captain Richards and Chief Wilson put in a call to Washington. A manhole cover that wasn't blown into space, pictured in Oslo. Dan Prescott, in experimental rocket plane Y-13, disobeys orders and becomes the first man to fly outside the ionosphere. Was this review helpful to you? First Man into Space (1959) | The Criterion Collection First Man into Space In this interstellar cautionary tale, brash U.S. Navy test pilot Dan Prescott, hungry for fame, rockets himself beyond Earth’s atmosphere, only to become encrusted with cosmic dust and return a blood-drinking monster. Four friends are attacked by a demon while on a picnic, due to possession of a tome of mystic information. 78m/B VHS, DVD . The story idea for First Man into Space was conceived by Vetter, then the partner of producer Gordon. By Anupum Pant. During the flight, the 27-year-old test pilot and industrial technician also became the first man to orbit the planet, a feat accomplished by his space capsule in 89 minutes. Directed by Robert Day • 1959 • United States Starring Marshall Thompson, Marla Landi, Robert Ayers. Because of MGM's financial involvement, the £100,000 budget set for First Man into Space was slightly higher than for the producers' two previous films. Ships mysteriously disappear on route across the Arctic Sea, and a specially-equipped submarine is sent to investigate. Suddenly, the hulking, wheezing, encrusted creature that was once Dan crashes through a nearby window in their building. One of their first victims is a young man, whose new wife soon realizes something is wrong with him. However, Alex Gordon of AIP sent the script over to his brother, who liked its plot ideas; several elements from Ordung's script were then combined with Vetter's story. On April 12, 1961, aboard the spacecraft Vostok 1, Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin becomes the first human being to travel into space. Odd, I know. [5], Image Entertainment released First Man into Space on DVD on 17 June 1998. [10] The space agency was born on Oct. 1, 1958, a year after the Soviet Union -- America's Cold War nemesis -- had sent Sputnik, the first satellite, into orbit. Tonight we have:1. Synopsis. Suspicion falls upon a newly arrived teacher. Unable to turn, he ejects...and is plastered with metallic meteor dust. Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi. Judah Officer just made history in the state of Indiana as the first Black man enlisted in U.S. Space Force, the military’s newest branch First Man into Space ★★ Satellite of Blood 1959An astronaut returns to Earth covered with strange space dust and with an organism feeding inside him (shades of “Alien”). Adventure, Certificate: Passed Edit: The first man-made object to cross the boundary of space (100 km above the sea level, or the karman line) a Nazi German V2 rocket on October 3, 1942. Coming attractions2. This FAQ is empty. He criticized the film's first half as being "a draggy bore" as well as the clichéd main characters, but commended Edward's and Delgado's performances and the film's strong second half. • Obituary by Associated Press, published on The New York Times, 28 March 1968 ", "Monsters and Madmen - The Criterion Collection.". Every year as the anniversary of the first human spaceflight approaches, I receive calls inquiring about the validity of Yuri Gagarin’s claim as the first human in space. On April 12, 1961—55 years ago today—Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin launched into the great beyond, becoming the first human in space.When … Robert Day. First Man tells the tale of two brothers, one, a Navy commander in charge of a rocket plane program very similar to the real-life X-15 (Cmdr. Dan then has Dr. von Essen open the high-altitude testing chamber while he taps into the building's public address system, warning everyone to stay out of the corridors. More than 60 years on from the man's first flight into space, rumors about accidents that allegedly preceded Yuri Gagarin's mission are still abound. Dan Prescott, in experimental rocket plane Y-13, disobeys orders and becomes the first man to fly outside the ionosphere. As a result, Ordung later acknowledged First Man into Space as his personal favourite of the films he had made. The next day, test results show that they are particles of meteor dust and show no signs of structural damage from passage through the atmosphere. Later that night, a wheezing "creature" breaks into Alameda's New Mexico State Blood Bank, brutally murdering one of the blood bank's nurses; the thing then proceeds to drink vast quantities of blood. The film is based on a story by Wyott Ordung, while the plot was developed from a script that had been pitched to and rejected by AIP. Bill Edwards is the young, headstrong pilot "Dan Prescott" on an experimental team that includes his elder brother Marshall Thompson and Carl Jaffe as the somewhat earnest professor. First Man Into Space was released by MGM (yes, thatMGM) in early 1959, several months before the first X-15 took flight, and a full two years before Yuri Gagarinbecame the first real man in space. Most of the studio work was shot in a mansion near Hampstead Heath near London, because of the location's similarity to New York's Central Park; some exterior shots were done in Hampstead itself, while additional filming was done at other British locations. Their mission - to fly as high as they can. Unable to turn, he ejects...and is plastered with metallic meteor dust. While Chuck uses an oxygen mask, Dan's humanity is slowly restored. He climbs to 1,320,000 feet (250 miles) and loses control while passing through a dense cloud of unknown material, forcing him to eject. A radioactive, mud-like creature terrorizes a Scottish village. First Man into Space (working title: Satellite of Blood) is a 1959 independently made British-American[1][2][3] black-and-white science fiction-horror film. Three more killings are reported. The New Mexico State Police report that a Mexican farmer spotted a parachute land south of Alvarado, New Mexico. For the first human in space, see, "Filming Locations: 'First Man Into Space' (1959). The pilot compartment lands with no trace of the pilot... but first cattle, then people, are found with their throats cut as if with an axe, by something that seems to have a craving for blood... You Can Now Stream Over 120 Horror Movies On HBO Max. Gordon and Vetter then signed on as producers for the project because of the financial success of their two previous films, Fiend Without a Face (1958) and The Haunted Strangler (1958). The next day, a newspaper headline reads "Terror Roams State" and tells of brutal and inhuman slaughtering of cattle on a farm next to the crash site. [12] Dennis Schwartz from Ozus' World Movie Reviews gave the film a C grade, writing, "I've seen a lot of sci-fi films that didn't make as much sense as this one does. – As mentioned by Scott and Adolf in the comments. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. Horror. [13] On his website Fantastic Movie Musings and Ramblings, Dave Sindelar gave the film a mixed review. Storyline Navy test pilot Lieut. Chuck realizes that his brother is finding it difficult to breathe. Certificate: GP Trailer. Dan ignored flight regulations upon landing by seeing his girlfriend (Marla Landi) rather than filing his flight report. Chuck instructs Dr. von Essen to relay directions over the system to Dan on how to find the high-altitude chamber. Man challenges science, science turns man into a monster, people deliberate and the monster kills until it is in turn killed. [16] TV Guide awarded the film 2.5 out of 4 stars, describing it as "a scary and well done sci-fi exploitation film". Enjoyable enough, though, if you like the genre and remember it is over 60 years old now. Chuck suspects that the killings may have something to do with the crashed Y-13 and requests that Wilson send sample specks to Dr. von Essen at Aviation Medicine. By Anupum Pant. A technician quickly increases the chambers' altitude to 38,000 feet, enabling Dan to breath more comfortably. 2 of 3 people found this review helpful. Kurt Ingston, a rich recluse, invites the doctors who left him a hopeless cripple to his desolate mansion in the swamps as one by one they meet horrible deaths. First Man Into Space Photos View All Photos (10) Movie Info. Background. An alien agent from the distant planet Davana is sent to Earth via a high-tech matter transporter. [4] Gordon successfully pitched the film idea to MGM. [9][6], It was a commercial success at the box office. That launch touched off a 30-year manned space program that saw 135 crewed missions into space. 1961: A chimpanzee named Ham becomes the first animal to interact with the module while in space. The 2-ton, liquid-propellant rocket was designed by rocket scientist Wernher von Braun and proved extraordinarily deadly during World War II. Ordung showed the script to AIP, who ultimately rejected it. Dan follows the directions while Chuck follows behind. https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-first-american-in-space According to MGM records, the film earned $310,000 in the United States and Canada and $325,000 elsewhere, resulting in a profit of $95,000. A commander's (Marshall Thompson) astronaut brother (Bill Edwards) returns slime-covered and the host for an alien bloodsucker. Vostok 1 orbited Earth at a maximum altitude of 187 miles and was guided entirely by an automatic control system. First Man into Space is a very, very well made B-movie. The costume that he wore, a faux micro-meteor encrusted spacesuit, had small holes cut in its opaque head and face mask so the actor could see. Dr. Thomas Bolton fights for the use of anesthetic in surgery and uses himself as a guinea pig, but soon finds himself addicted. Feature #1: "First Man Into Space"3. The storyline is pretty predictable, though the ending is a little more creative than you might expect. Although she did not have any experience as a … After which he collapses, breathing his last. Chief Wilson (Bill Nagy) meets Commander Prescott near the wreckage; the automatic pilot escape mechanism and braking chute operated perfectly. In 1957, the Soviets launched the first satellite into orbit, and in 1961, Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first man in space. His flight, on April 12, 1961, lasted 108 minutes as he circled the Earth for a little more than one orbit in the Soviet Union's Vostok spacecraft . FIRST MAN INTO SPACE. However, his horribly disfigured henchman, Carl is on hand to orchestrate a life-saving heart transplant. At 600,000 feet, Dan is supposed to level off the Y-13 and begin his descent, but he continues to climb, firing his emergency boost for more speed. Directed by Robert Day, it stars Marshall Thompson, Marla Landi, Bill Edwards, and Robert Ayres. It was produced by John Croydon, Charles F. Vetter, and Richard Gordon for Amalgamated Films and was distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. The budget might buy a round of coffees in Starbucks these days, so don't expect too much on that front; and to be honest it takes quite a long time to get into it's stride - maybe could have been a bit shorter. A pilot defies orders and is the first man to enter into outer space before he vanishes, only to return as a bloodthirsty, walking terror on Earth. Background. Directed by. These victories in the Space Race sent the U.S. into a panic as they feared they might actually lose the contest to the Soviets. He has no recollection of events after he ejected from the Y-13, but, through labored breathing, says "I just had to be the first man into space". First Man into Space (working title: Satellite of Blood) is a 1959 independently made British-American black-and-white science fiction-horror film. First Man Into Space (38) IMDb 5.5 1h 17min 1959 13+ In this interstellar cautionary tale, brash U.S. Navy test pilot Dan Prescott, hungry for fame, rockets himself beyond Earth's atmosphere, only to become encrusted with cosmic dust and return a blood-drinking monster. Breathing also became difficult due to the costume's poor air circulation. Maltin, Leonard, Spencer Green and Rob Edelman. A V-2 A4 rocket launched from Peenemünde, an island off Germany’s Baltic coast, became the first known man-made object to reach space, traveling 118 miles on October 3, 1942. First Man into Space ★★ Satellite of Blood 1959An astronaut returns to Earth covered with strange space dust and with an organism feeding inside him (shades of “Alien”). There, he terrorizes Southern California in an attempt to acquire blood for his dying race, the result of a devastating nuclear war. The 2-ton, liquid-propellant rocket was designed by rocket scientist Wernher von Braun and proved extraordinarily deadly during World War II. United Kingdom, United States, 1959. U. S. Navy Commander Charles "Chuck" Prescott (Marshall Thompson) is unsure if his brother, Lt. Dan Prescott (Edwards), is the right choice for piloting the high altitude, rocket-powered Y-13. Later, after the Soviet Union successfully launched the first man into space, he was part of the committee that drafted a memo advocating for NASA'a manned space program, which served as the starting point for President John F. Kennedy's Special Message to the Congress on Urgent National Needs on May 25, 1961, calling for the U.S. to land a man on the moon and return him safely to earth. Chuck theorizes that when the canopy burst, Dan's blood absorbed a high content of nitrogen as the protective coating quickly formed over his body, allowing him to survive. Unable to turn, he ejects...and is plastered with metallic meteor dust. The alien needs human blood to survive and starts killing in order to get it. When Chuck and Chief Wilson examine the nurse's body, Chuck notices shiny specks around the wounds, as well as on the blood bank door. A month later, Alan Shepard became the first American man in space when his small Mercury spacecraft finally launched. It was a huge win for Soviet pride and propaganda and a major kick in the pants for the fledgling U.S. space effort. Title: Written by https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/sts1/gagarin_anniversary.html Add the first question. Chuck assumes that the same covering that protected the Y-13 fuselage also coated "everything" inside the cockpit, which means that the creature behind the killings must be his brother Dan. First Man into Space 1959 In this interstellar cautionary tale, brash U.S. Navy test pilot Dan Prescott, hungry for fame, rockets himself beyond Earth’s atmosphere, only to become encrusted with cosmic dust and return a blood-drinking monster. Did the deadly gamma rays do it? [5][6], Location filming for First Man into Space took place in the United States near a Brooklyn, New York air base but also in New Mexico. A small manned rocket, launched from a jet cruising at high altitude, manages to poke its nose up about 250 miles above the earth---thus making its cocky, reckless pilot the (you guessed it) first man into space. Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? First Man into Space was directly influenced by The Quatermass Xperiment (1955). Author and film critic Leonard Maltin awarded the film 2 out of 4 stars, stating that the film was better than its description sounds. A V-2 A4 rocket launched from Peenemünde, an island off Germany’s Baltic coast, became the first known man-made object to reach space, traveling 118 miles on October 3, 1942. The only statement attributed to Gagarin during his one hour and 48 minutes … Unable to turn, he ejects...and is plastered with metallic meteor dust. They see the same specks on the necks of the dead cattle; they also find a high-altitude oxygen lead from the Y-13. An unknown rock-like material has encased the Y-13's fuselage; testing shows that it is completely impervious to X-rays, infrared, and ultraviolet light. Dan Prescott, in experimental rocket plane Y-13, disobeys orders and becomes the first man to fly outside the ionosphere. Daderot/Wikimedia Commons So the next time you look up at the stars, remember Brownlee's story. First Man into Space. The Criterion Collection later re-released the film on DVD in 2007 as a part of its Monsters and Madmen box set, which included audio commentary on the making of the film with executive producer Gordon.[11]. (1959). First Man into Space 1959 In this interstellar cautionary tale, brash U.S. Navy test pilot Dan Prescott, hungry for fame, rockets himself beyond Earth’s atmosphere, only to become encrusted with cosmic dust and return a blood-drinking monster. Invisible atomic monsters attack a U.S. Armed Forces base and the local residents. In the late 1950s and early 1960s, the two superpowers racedto become the first country to put a man in space and return him to Earth. Welcome to your friendly online drive-in theater! Navy test pilot Lieut. A commander's (Marshall Thompson) astronaut brother (Bill Edwards) returns slime-covered and the host for an alien bloodsucker. That doesn't mean that I think this B-film made too much sense. Navy test pilot Lieut. But for men like Yuri Gagarin, the first man to go into man in space (and also the first man to orbit the Earth) the rewards would last a lifetime. The alien needs human blood to survive and starts killing in order to get it. Rod Crawford . Captain Richards, however, insists that Dan pilot the Y-13 after being checked out and briefed by Dr. Paul von Essen (Carl Jaffe). A researcher investigating a notorious serial killer who was hanged 20 years earlier seemingly becomes possessed by the long dead strangler. Dan Prescott, in experimental rocket plane Y-13, disobeys orders and becomes the first man to fly outside the ionosphere. First Man into Space In this interstellar cautionary tale, brash U.S. Navy test pilot Dan Prescott, hungry for fame, rockets himself beyond Earth’s atmosphere, only to become encrusted with cosmic dust and return a blood-drinking monster. [8], Edwards, who played pilot Dan Prescott and the space creature, needed his dialogue synched in post-production. Brief Synopsis Navy test pilot Lieut. Later, Dr. von Essen explains the results to Chuck: Wherever the encrustation occurs on the Y-13 fuselage, the metal is intact. In this interstellar cautionary tale, brash U.S. Navy test pilot Dan Prescott, hungry for fame, rockets himself beyond Earth’s atmosphere, only to become encrusted with cosmic dust and return a blood-drinking monster. Yuri Gagarin: First Man in Space April 12 was already a huge day in space history twenty years before the launch of the first shuttle mission. We have added some posters of the most coveted below, and a few book recommendations. Once he was a handsome, fearless test pilot. Edit: The first man-made object to cross the boundary of space (100 km above the sea level, or the karman line) a Nazi German V2 rocket on October 3, 1942. Dan stumbles into the chamber. ", "Releases: 'The First Man into Space '(1959). Several script elements for the film came from an original script written by Wyott Ordung titled Satellite of Blood. Check out our gallery of the 2021 Oscar nominees in the leading and supporting acting categories, as the characters they so brilliantly played and in real life. It was produced by John Croydon, Charles F. Vetter, and Richard Gordon for Amalgamated Films and was distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. [15], Jamie S. Rich from Criterion Confessions.com gave the film a positive review, calling it "harmless fun" and complimenting the special effects simulating outer space. But it was bearable and it didn't try to sensationalize the monster's killing spree and if you are not too fussy about the banal dialogue and the phony Mexican accents, one might even find this film to be easy to take on a rainy Saturday afternoon". The result was a theater full of small children frightened into hysteria by the blood-drinking space mutant that returns from space after the first manned flight goes awry. When Dan's coated helmet is found in a car with his latest victim, Chuck's theory is proven correct. The Soviets won the first round of that race when they put Sputnik 1 into orbit on October 4, 1957. Yuri Gagarin was the first person to fly in space. Both the dead cattle and the blood bank nurse show similar wounds. Chuck theorizes that the covering may be some sort of "cosmic protection". Air Force Space Command's Captain Ben Richards (Robert Ayres) insists that Dan is their best pilot, even though when piloting the Y-12 in the ionosphere, he began experiencing difficulties. For a while, it looked like the answer might actually be communism. 78m/B VHS, DVD . First Man Into Space Photos View All Photos (10) Movie Info. A Redstone rocket launch was also featured. "Criterion Confessions: MONSTERS & MADMEN (#364): FIRST MAN INTO SPACE - #365", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=First_Man_into_Space&oldid=1004159802, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. This page was last edited on 1 February 2021, at 09:48. In 1870s Transylvania, scientist Dr. Callistratus is put to death by villagers who wrongly believe he's a vampire. Perhaps Criterion will upgrade their Monsters And Madmen set with The Haunted Strangler, Corridors of Blood, The Atomic Submarine and First Man into Space. Use the HTML below. Wearing the spacesuit proved difficult for Edwards, due to its tendency to heat up inside. Now he is a viscious, hideous love-killer. The legitimate questions focus on the fact that Gagarin did not land inside his spacecraft. 77. Directed by Robert Day, it stars Marshall Thompson, Marla Landi, Bill Edwards, and Robert Ayres. First Man into Space received mixed reviews upon its release. Action, Certificate: Passed Told in flashbacks by the sole survivor. [14] Allmovie gave the film a mixed review, calling the performances "uneven", but also noted that certain plot points were interesting enough to keep the viewer's interest throughout, with some of the suspense scenes being quite effective. The Soviets followed up with the launch of the first man into space… First Man Into Space Trailer - Directed by Robert Day and starring Marshall Thompson, Marla Landi, Bill Edwards, Robert Ayres, Bill Nagy. Get a sneak peek of the new version of this page. Odd, I know. MGM British Studios, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, England, UK. On that day in 1961, Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin (left, on the way to the launch pad) became the first human in space, making a 108-minute orbital flight in … On April 12, … Check out our editors' picks for the movies and shows we're excited about this month, like Mortal Kombat, "Them," and Stowaway. "Review" 'The First Man into Space' (1959). 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