The Lost Skeleton of Cadavra

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As Abe Lincoln probably didn't say: If you like this sort of thing, then this is the sort of thing you'll like.

Good scientist Dr. Paul Armstrong and his lovely wife Betty are on the trail to find a meteorite that he thinks might contain the rare element "atmospherium". Unfortunately, Evil Scientist Dr. Roger Fleming is also looking for it in order to revivify the titular Lost Skeleton of Cadavra and bring about his plans for world domination. And (by sheerest chance) a couple of humanoid aliens (Kro-Bar, and his wife Lattis) have crash-landed their spaceship in the area, and need atmospherium for repairs.

And, worse yet, the aliens have accidentally let loose "Mutant", an ugly three-eyed beast that looks just like a guy in a cheap rubber suit.

As you can tell, the movie is strictly for laughs, poking gentle fun at the cheapie SF horrorfests of the 50s. The movie appears to have been made for about $398, including salaries. (It actually cost, according to one of the special-feature interviews, "under $100,000.")

The dialog is intentionally loopy. When Dr. Paul suspects that Kro-Bar and Lattis may not be of this world, Kro-Bar replies: "Aliens? Us? Is this one of your Earth jokes?"

So it's very funny, but (to quibble) it's just one joke, over and over, for for the entire 90-minute movie. I don't care how funny a joke is: eventually, you're gonna stop laughing at it. (Well, maybe if you're high. We weren't.)


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