{"id":35667,"date":"2015-12-21T12:27:29","date_gmt":"2015-12-21T19:27:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=35667"},"modified":"2020-12-10T14:09:43","modified_gmt":"2020-12-10T21:09:43","slug":"i-married-a-monster-from-outer-space-1958","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=35667","title":{"rendered":"I Married a Monster From Outer Space (1958)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;Is pride something monsters don&#8217;t understand?&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/I-Married-a-Monster-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/I-Married-a-Monster-Poster-194x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"194\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-35669\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/I-Married-a-Monster-Poster-194x300.jpg 194w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/I-Married-a-Monster-Poster-83x128.jpg 83w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/I-Married-a-Monster-Poster.jpg 580w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 194px) 100vw, 194px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nA newlywed (Gloria Talbott) whose husband (Tom Tryon) suddenly acts emotionless learns that he has been possessed by an alien whose dying species hopes to propagate by marrying women on Earth &#8212; but no one will believe her story.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Aliens<\/li>\n<li>Living Nightmare<\/li>\n<li>Marital Problems<\/li>\n<li>Newlyweds<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;No One Believes Me!&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>Possession<\/li>\n<li>Science Fiction<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Response to Peary\u2019s Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nPeary writes that this &#8220;intelligent, atmospheric, subtly made, deliberately paced sci-fi thriller&#8221; is one &#8220;of the best of the fifties &#8216;paranoia&#8217; films&#8221;. He points out that director Gene Fowler, Jr.&#8217;s history as &#8220;an editor [for] Fritz Lang&#8221; is shown through &#8220;his use of shadows and bizarre camera angles to heighten tension&#8221; as well as &#8220;his &#8216;invisible&#8217; editing (time passes on the screen, although it appears that the camera never shuts down).&#8221; He notes that Talbott &#8212; &#8220;an excellent heroine for sci-fi and horror films&#8221; &#8212; &#8220;gives a solid performance, exhibiting intelligence and a rare combination of strength and vulnerability&#8221;: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/I-Married-a-Monster-Talbott2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/I-Married-a-Monster-Talbott2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1835\" height=\"1013\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-56809\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/I-Married-a-Monster-Talbott2.png 1835w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/I-Married-a-Monster-Talbott2-300x166.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/I-Married-a-Monster-Talbott2-1024x565.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/I-Married-a-Monster-Talbott2-128x71.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/I-Married-a-Monster-Talbott2-768x424.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/I-Married-a-Monster-Talbott2-1536x848.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/I-Married-a-Monster-Talbott2-489x270.png 489w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1835px) 100vw, 1835px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>but he argues that &#8220;Tryon, years before <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tom_Tryon\">becoming a best-selling author<\/a>, is better as the alien than as the human counterpart&#8221;. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/I-Married-a-Monster-Tryon.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/I-Married-a-Monster-Tryon.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1791\" height=\"1013\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-56811\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/I-Married-a-Monster-Tryon.png 1791w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/I-Married-a-Monster-Tryon-300x170.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/I-Married-a-Monster-Tryon-1024x579.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/I-Married-a-Monster-Tryon-128x72.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/I-Married-a-Monster-Tryon-768x434.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/I-Married-a-Monster-Tryon-1536x869.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/I-Married-a-Monster-Tryon-477x270.png 477w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1791px) 100vw, 1791px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>(The fact that Tryon was gay in real life, thus truly lacking a desire for sexual intimacy with women, adds an interesting spin to this assertion.) To that end, some viewers have pointed out the subtle &#8220;gay undertones&#8221; to the film, given that Talbott is continuously sexually frustrated (she can&#8217;t get Tryon interested in sex or reproduction) and the men are more eager to spend time with each other than with their wives. Finally, I agree with Peary that this film&#8217;s &#8220;outrageous title is unsuited&#8221; for it: Tryon and his fellow aliens are devious and determined, but not particularly monstrous in their actions; why not call it <em>I Married an Alien From Outer Space<\/em> instead? <\/p>\n<p><strong>Note:<\/strong> The final shot in the film (of Tryon) seems inexplicable, but I suppose it was a necessary if illogical concession for a happy ending. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Effectively atmospheric cinematography<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/I-Married-a-Monster-Cinematography3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/I-Married-a-Monster-Cinematography3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1805\" height=\"1019\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-56812\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/I-Married-a-Monster-Cinematography3.png 1805w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/I-Married-a-Monster-Cinematography3-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/I-Married-a-Monster-Cinematography3-1024x578.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/I-Married-a-Monster-Cinematography3-128x72.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/I-Married-a-Monster-Cinematography3-768x434.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/I-Married-a-Monster-Cinematography3-1536x867.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/I-Married-a-Monster-Cinematography3-478x270.png 478w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1805px) 100vw, 1805px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/I-Married-a-Monster-Cinematography-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/I-Married-a-Monster-Cinematography-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1837\" height=\"1033\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-56813\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/I-Married-a-Monster-Cinematography-1.png 1837w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/I-Married-a-Monster-Cinematography-1-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/I-Married-a-Monster-Cinematography-1-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/I-Married-a-Monster-Cinematography-1-128x72.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/I-Married-a-Monster-Cinematography-1-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/I-Married-a-Monster-Cinematography-1-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/I-Married-a-Monster-Cinematography-1-480x270.png 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1837px) 100vw, 1837px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nYes, as a well-made entry in a specific genre and era. Discussed at length in Peary&#8217;s <em>Cult Movies<\/em> book. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Categories<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Good Show<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0051756\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tcm.com\/tcmdb\/title\/78839\/i-married-a-monster-from-outer-space#articles-reviews?articleId=218759\">TCM Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dvdtalk.com\/dvdsavant\/s1361spac.html\">DVD Savant Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/moria.co.nz\/sciencefiction\/imarriedamonsterfromouterspace.htm\">Moria Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.timeout.com\/london\/film\/i-married-a-monster-from-outer-space\">Time Out Capsule Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Is pride something monsters don&#8217;t understand?&#8221; Synopsis: A newlywed (Gloria Talbott) whose husband (Tom Tryon) suddenly acts emotionless learns that he has been possessed by an alien whose dying species hopes to propagate by marrying women on Earth &#8212; but no one will believe her story. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Aliens Living Nightmare Marital Problems Newlyweds &#8220;No One Believes Me!&#8221; Possession Science Fiction Response to Peary\u2019s Review: Peary writes that this &#8220;intelligent, atmospheric, subtly made, deliberately paced sci-fi thriller&#8221;&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=35667\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-35667","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-responses-to-peary"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35667","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=35667"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35667\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":56814,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35667\/revisions\/56814"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=35667"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=35667"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=35667"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}