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Blood Suckers from Outer Space

Original title: Bloodsuckers from Outer Space
  • 1984
  • Unrated
  • 1h 19m
IMDb RATING
4.6/10
808
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Blood Suckers from Outer Space (1984)
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Farmers in Texas become brainwashed bloodsuckers.Farmers in Texas become brainwashed bloodsuckers.Farmers in Texas become brainwashed bloodsuckers.

  • Director
    • Glen Coburn
  • Writer
    • Glen Coburn
  • Stars
    • Dan Gallion
    • Thom Meyers
    • Charles Coburn
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  • IMDb RATING
    4.6/10
    808
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Glen Coburn
    • Writer
      • Glen Coburn
    • Stars
      • Dan Gallion
      • Thom Meyers
      • Charles Coburn
    • 25User reviews
    • 20Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Dan Gallion
    Dan Gallion
    • The Farmer
    Thom Meyers
    Thom Meyers
    • Jeff Rhodes
    Charles Coburn
    • Sheriff Don
    Christopher Heldman
    Christopher Heldman
    • Sam
    • (as Chris Heldman)
    Jim Stafford
    Jim Stafford
    • Buford
    • (credit only)
    Jack Wilkinson
    Jack Wilkinson
    • The Coroner
    Franny Coppenbarger
    • Dead Woman
    Big John Brigham
    • Norman
    Richard Wainscott
    • Richard
    Kris Nicolau-Sharpley
    • Jeri Jett
    Glen Coburn
    Glen Coburn
    • Ralph Rhodes
    Wayne Greene
    • B.J. Barton
    John Webb
    • Dr. Pace
    Robert Bradeen
    Robert Bradeen
    • Uncle Joe
    Billie Keller
    • Aunt Kate
    Laura Ellis
    Laura Ellis
    • Julie
    Darrell Shelton
    • The Guard
    Paul LaRocque
    Paul LaRocque
    • The Driver
    • Director
      • Glen Coburn
    • Writer
      • Glen Coburn
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    Leafs4eva

    A Fantastic B Movie!!!!

    This movie is the perfect B movie for all you B horror Fans our there. For those who don't know what i'm talking about a B movie is a low budget usually poorly acted Horror, which usually ends up being funny. It's called B because they're grade B movies.I watched this movie two weeks ago with my freind and we were laughing our heads off!, I really encourage fans of B movies to check this out!!

    I give it 7/10 (this doesn't mean it was a great movie it just was so damn crappy it was good!)
    5kosmasp

    Low Budget Suckers

    The question you have to ask yourself is this: how much slack are you willing to cut this? You have to be aware that this is like an amateur hour kind of thing. I don't mean this necessarily in a bad way. We all have different tastes, some like big budget extravaganzas, others like movies that seem to have been made by a couple of friends.

    Having said that, you can tell by the humor not much time went into the script. Maybe even every other idea that sounded good to whoever was responsible for it got thrown it - maybe some of the so called actors contributed. Again, all a matter of taste. No pun intended - though I will assume you are not into human flesh.

    Jokes aside, the movie knows what it is and everyone involved probably had a hoot and a blast making it. Doesn't mean you will have too ... but you might.
    WritnGuy-2

    Perhaps one of the worst horror movies ever!!

    "Bloodsuckers from Outer Space" pretty much...SUCKED!! It was one of the worst movies ever. I think the worst part was the acting. That pretty much killed it all. The two "heroes"--a failing photographer and girl he meets somehow--are the least likable characters ever. And I always wished they would just die. But there was barely any action anyhow! Just a bunch of mindless drool. I'll admit it, I was only watching this with half my attention span. But believe me, you didn't need much to understand how bad this movie was!

    The dialogue was some of the funniest. The photographer telling his human-turned-bloodsucker friend, "You're not getting any blood out of us." Or, when the two start physically fighting, when the girl turns and looks at the camera and says, "I can't take another kung-fu scene!" Then she runs downstairs and hits the friend's girlfriend. Also, when the two find that the guy's aunt and uncle are bloodsuckers, the aunt tells the girl, "I've got a recipe for spaghetti you'll just love." The way she says it had me laughing hysterically!

    Also note--there were no deaths except for those who were turned into the creatures. Maybe a few army guys died, that's about it. And also, there is no specified reason why and how this all happened. But the way the guy's friends are turned into bloodsuckers is so funny. They're in the shower, and the curtain is somewhat see-through. They start screaming, and you see them literally throwing blood against the curtain from the bottom of the shower. To make it look like they're getting killed. It is so horrible!!

    I don't think there really was a climax. I think the movie just sort of ended on an odd note. Like, everything was okay...or maybe not. One of those crappy endings. Please, avoid this movie AT ALL COSTS!! It is one the worst movies ever made! But if you need to see how bad it is, I say, rent it if you find it. You can laugh at the terrible acting.
    Dethcharm

    "It's The Bloodiest Mess I've Ever Seen!"...

    From the blood-spewing opening, to the incredible theme song, to..., well, everything else, BLOOD SUCKERS FROM OUTER SPACE is an ultra-low-budget spectacular!

    Jeff Rhodes (Thom Meyers) is a small town reporter investigating a series of strange deaths. He soon becomes entangled in a zombie onslaught, brought on by extraterrestrial means. When a group of idiot scientist and the military get involved, things go from bad to worse.

    If you enjoy movies made entirely of cheeeze byproducts, you'll be in ecstasy! BSFOS makes the best of its nonexistent budget. It features: Sinfully bad "acting", ludicrous dialogue, and the world's most insane, house-destroying love scene!

    PLUS: The beautiful, banjo-enhanced fight to the death sequence!

    AND: Nothing can possibly prepare you for the headless farmer dance routine! Nothing!

    Gorehounds are guaranteed a gloriously gushy good time!

    Give this juicy gem a try, and fun will surely follow!...
    3BA_Harrison

    Not as much fun as the title suggests.

    Blood Suckers from Outer Space is listed on IMDb as a comedy/horror. If it was a comedy, then it would be funny, right? Well it's not. And if it was a horror, then it would be scary, yes? Nope, not this sucker. The best description I can come up for this low budget oddity is 'wacky', the makers chucking in everything they can think of regardless of how dumb it is. It's another one of those inexplicably strange movies that seemed to proliferate in the '80s, but have since disappeared into obscurity, only to be seen by those who actively seek out z-grade trash.

    Written and directed by Glen Coburn, the film sees an energy field from outer space causing problems for the people of a Texan farming community. Manifesting itself as a strong gust of wind, the extraterrestrial force causes massive internal haemorrhaging before reanimating the corpse. Those affected go on to attack the living. Investigating the phenomenon is reporter Jeff Rhodes (Thom Meyers), who is accompanied by Julie (Laura Ellis), the pretty woman who gives him a lift when he has car trouble.

    The craziness that ensues includes a group of scientists (one of whom wears enormous spectacles) conversing with a corpse strapped to a gurney (reminiscent of the following year's far superior Return of the Living Dead), Julie offering to share the tank of nitrous oxide in the back seat of her car with Jeff, a bizarre argument between General Sanders (Dennis Letts) and the guard at the gate of top secret lab Research City, a janitor called Norman (Big John Brigham) who says the word 'weird' a lot, an indoor sex scene shot entirely from outside the house, a woman screaming hysterically when the film's title is mentioned, a scene in which America's president has a blonde dolly bird perched on his knee (in hindsight, perhaps not that ridiculous), and a couple of meta-jokes (such as when one character comments on the film's scary incidental music).

    As far as the 'horror' is concerned, make up for the 'zombies' comprises of a coat of light blue paint (that ends at the neckline) and some darker blue lines for veins, which is far from convincing, but what budget was saved on the look of the undead was at least spent on a few semi-decent gore effects, including a severed arm, a fun decapitation, and the liberal splashing of fake blood whenever someone haemorrhages.

    The ending -- once again eerily similar to Return of the Living Dead -- sees General Sanders dropping a nuclear bomb to solve the problem, although he is 60 miles off-target, allowing the zombies to go about their business.

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    • Trivia
      Dennis Letts's film debut.
    • Goofs
      Jeff is photographing the first blood sucking incident. His Dodge Dart has green Texas 1983 inspection sticker. On the way to his Uncle Joe, the sticker has changed to the red 1984 one.
    • Quotes

      Ralph Rhodes: [during a suspenseful trek through empty corridors] Damn, that incidental music's scary!

    • Connections
      Featured in 34 Years Later (2018)
    • Soundtracks
      They're Out For Blood
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    • Release date
      • October 1984 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Кровососы из открытого космоса
    • Filming locations
      • Dallas, Texas, USA
    • Production company
      • One Of Those Productions
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 19m(79 min)
    • Color
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    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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