Lobster Man from Mars

1990 1h 24m EN

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5.2

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★5.2TMDB · 27

ComedyScience Fiction

Synopsis

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A young film student tries to sell his weird movie to a desperate film producer who is in need of a tax write-off. The producer screens the film "Lobster Man From Mars", and what follows is a bizarre sci-fi film-within-a-film: Mars suffers from an air leakage, and send the dreaded Lobster Man to Earth to steal its air. The plot is foiled by a mad scientist, a girl, and an army colonel.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Deborah Foreman
Mary
Dean Jacobson
Stevie Horowitz
S.D. Nemeth
The Dreaded Lobster Man
Anthony Hickox
John
Tony Curtis
J.P. Shelldrake
Patrick Macnee
Professor Plocostomos
Phil Proctor
Lou
Bobby Pickett
The Astrologer / The King of Mars

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Stanley Sheff
Writers: Bob Greenberg, Stanley Sheff
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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84 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

ERA

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36 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Stanley Sheff, shot by Gerry Lively. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Sasha Matson. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor John Peterson shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Deborah Foreman and Dean Jacobson and S.D. Nemeth carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0097768 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Stanley Sheff directs. Gerry Lively behind the camera. Sasha Matson scores. John Peterson cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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184 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
236 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Stanley Sheff, shot by Gerry Lively. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Sasha Matson. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor John Peterson shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Deborah Foreman and Dean Jacobson and S.D. Nemeth carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt0097768 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 27 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.