Beyond their plot parallels, both films are further united by the grounding presence of Barbara Stanwyck.
What distinguished Jack Arnold’s pictures from mutant spinoffs/knockoffs is even more imperative to sci-fi today than it was in 1954: wonderment.
It Came From Outer Space remains the granddaddy of the ’50s atomic-scare pictures.
This is an essential purchase for fans and novices of Arnold’s films and ’50s sci-fi flicks.