Science Fiction ·Horror · United States of America · 1977 · 1h 28m

The Day It Came to Earth

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Director
Harry Thomason
Cast
Roger Manning as Ronnie McGuire Rita Wilson as Debbie Wink Roberts as Eddy Newton Delight De Bruine as Sally Baxter Robert Ginnaven as Lt. Mike Kelley Lyle Armstrong as Sgt. Larry Pinkerton
Crew
Mike Varner — Director of Photography LeRoy Slaughter — Editor Joe Southerland — Original Music Composer Paul Fisk — Writer John Braden — Producer Mike Frey — Production Design
Tagline

April 7, 1936, seen on a lonely highway near Tucson, Arizona...January 12, 1941, seen outside Lincoln, Nebraska...And then...

Synopsis

A glowing meteor falls into a secluded pond into which Mafia hitmen have dumped the body of one of their victims. Students from the local college use the pond for a swimming hole. Then the fun begins.

Mood & Themes
gangsterprofessorcollegemeteormurdersorority
Key Collaborators
Harry Thomason Director Mike Varner Director of Photography LeRoy Slaughter Editor Joe Southerland Original Music Composer Paul Fisk Writer John Braden Producer Mike Frey Production Design
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