Planet of the Vampires (Part8)

Due to a very tight budget Mario used lots of colored fog adding atmosphere but also obscuring the sheer cheapness of the sets. Bava explained: "Do you know what that unknown planet was made of? A couple of plastic rocks — yes, two: one and one! — left over from a mythological movie made at Cinecittà! To assist the illusion, I filled the set with smoke." According to Tim Lucas, the two plastic rocks were multiplied in several shots by mirrors and multiple exposures.
Amazing what filmmakers from the golden ages of moviemaking could acomplish without all the silly CGI special effects splendor We so highly overuse these days,They waorked with pure instinct and imagination and still pulled it off well.

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[terrapinbear]

Ridley Scott and Dan O'Bannon may claim not to be infuenced by this film when they made "Alien", but the production design is everywhere:

1. Helmets next to the flight chairs.

2. Planet's surface and climate

3. Alien ship

4. Alien ship's interior

5. Giant alien skeletons

6. Ray guns that look like flame throwers

Biggest differences are the space suits and ridiculous amount of wasted space inside the space ships.

[abitar65]

Fascinating info about Bava's use of just two rocks.

[silvereagle2061]

Both Alien’s director Ridley Scott and screenwriter Dan O'Bannon claimed that they had never seen Planet of the Vampires.

[silvereagle2061]

@lasktguy both movies on IMDB make no mention of either, but on Alien site on IMDB does clam that "It! The Terror from Beyond Space" (1958) is an influence.

[silvereagle2061]

@terrapinbear Very true non the less both movies on IMDB make no mention of either, but on Alien site on IMDB does clam that "It! The Terror from Beyond Space" (1958) is an influence.

[johndoe121213]

I completely agree. in a certain way its plagerism very good observation terrapinbear

[ihatemylifesomuchful]

where is the  vampire of this movie?

[NTJedi]

"you can't harm me with violence" 5:14 then his girly scream at 5:51 . LOL

[Anonymous01959]

H. R. Giger is a Swiss painter most noted for his unsettling designs for Ridley Scott’s film Alien. The original alien creature was based on an already existing painting of his called “Necronom IV”.

[WolfClant]

5:38 holds the gun the wrong way

[XACTO734]

ridley scott based the horseshoe shaped spaceship, giant skeleton, and alien creature on paintings by H. R. GEIGER. maybe thats who was influenced by this movie. just sayin, maybe

[GlobalDating]

why did they have to blow up the other ship? a classic stupid mistake in movies is when the bad guys hold their weapon at the good guys so close that they can grab it from them. no one would be dumb enough to do that in real life.