Blast off into the atomic age with Rocketship X-M (1950), one of the foundational films of the mid-century science fiction boom. When a brave crew of astronauts takes off to explore the moon, a sudden meteor shower and a rapid fuel mixture malfunction unexpectedly throw them off course—sending them straight to Mars!
Upon landing, the explorers discover a dead world and the chilling evidence of a once-great Martian civilization that was almost completely destroyed by an atomic war. Now, the crew must survive a harsh landscape and confront the mutated, cave-dwelling remnants of the Martian race. Starring Lloyd Bridges and Osa Massen, this cautionary Cold War space adventure is a cornerstone of classic sci-fi cinema.
Product Details:
Format: DVD
Runtime: 88 minutes
Original Year: 1950
Director: Kurt Neumann
Starring: Lloyd Bridges, Osa Massen, John Emery, Noah Beery Jr., and Hugh O'Brian
Distributor: Cheezy Flicks Ent
🔭 From the Desk of Paul Bracken:
"Rocketship X-M is the quintessential 1950s space race B-movie, and I absolutely love it. It beat the big-budget space films to the box office and set the tone for an entire decade of science fiction. The combination of classic rocketship tropes and the heavy, atomic-era cautionary tale makes it an essential piece of cinematic history. It’s exactly the kind of fun, retro Saturday matinee feature you want to throw on after a long night of imaging."
