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Is this the one???!!!

posted 14 years ago by ajprice-1
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36 years ago tonight I was watching a horror flick on Channel 4 out of Terre Haute, Indiana, when I went into labor for the birth of our first son. I've been searching (off and on) for the title for many years, and I think that this may be the right movie. Is there a scene in the dead of night where a policeman with a flashlight walks slowly toward the ditch on a deserted road, drawn by a sound the audience knows is being made by the alien? I don't know what happened next...at that point, my water broke. I'd love to verify that this is the movie I've been searching for all these years.

[–] Ashley Pomeroy 14 years ago

Could you be describing "Them!", the giant ant movie?

I've just watched "It Conquered the World" (the MST3K version), and as far as I remember it doesn't have any policemen, just army types; and they're menaced by flying bats, mostly in the daytime.

[–] ajprice-1 14 years ago

Drat! Thought I'd found it! I know that it wasn't "Them!", as I remember that one. To be honest, I've always thought that the title was "The Creature That Devoured the Earth", but IMDB had no matches for that title, so I started playing around with World and Devoured and various combinations. That's when I stumbled on "It Conquered the World" and thought I'd made a match. Thanks for clarifying that it was not the one I remembered. I know that it was a B movie in black and white...maybe even a B- from the special effects that I do remember! If you have any other ideas, I'd love to hear them.

[–] DennisAlexis 14 years ago

Could you describe the plot a little more please? :)
Maybe it was "It Came From Outer Space"?

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[–] mditoro 14 years ago

A similar title is The Monster That Challenged The World (1957)

There is a scene in which two patrolmen investigate a car stalled by the side of a road that runs along a canal. They are startled when one of the monster's victims comes stumbling out of the bushes. However, they're carrying guns, not flashlights.

[–] ajprice-1 14 years ago

This could be it! Considering that I went into labor at that moment, I never saw what the patrolman saw and 36 years later I may be remembering a flashlight instead of a gun. It would be worth it to find a print and check it out. I always thought it would be a neat birthday gift for my son. Thanks!

[–] montrossboc-1 12 years ago

Could it have possibly been 'Plan 9 from Outer Space'?

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[–] xnet95 13 years ago

If your water broke, you better go and fix it!

[–] ajprice-1 13 years ago

I did. He weighed 8 lb 8 oz and is now 37 years old. And has a sense of humor like yours!

[–] jondoe888 12 years ago

AJ - if you're still curious, go to http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pq1UyvPFRQc
and watch the whole movie. Hope your son looks nothing like the creature! (you weren't 'visited' by a strange, bat-like creature, 9 months earlier???)

[–] ajprice-1 12 years ago

Thanks, jondoe....I'm on my way to You Tube and will let you know.