Can This Be Considered As A B-Movie?
First, it was made in the 1950s. Secondly, it's a sci-fi movie! Third, it features aliens and lastly it's so cheesy!
JeSkuNk it was
No, because it didn't play a "B" on a double bill. It was shot in 3D and had stereophonic sound and was a very prestigious film for Universal at the time.
-J. Theakston
http://centraltheater.blogspot.com
Really....?
I've asked because it had 2nd-tiered stars and the plot is kinda cheesy. Futhermore, it's a 1950s sci-fi. It's just fit the bill.
Nowadays, the term B-Movie doesn't have to be as a part of a double feature! The term just derived from it but it doesn't to be it!
JeSkuNk
You may THINK that the term "B-movie" means "cheesy," but it's nothing of the sort. The by-the-book definition is something that played the bottom half of a double bill, or was expressly made by a "B" unit of a studio.
If you want to think IT CAME FROM OUTER SPACE was a "B" movie, be my guest. But in answer to your question, everything about the film was an 'A' production for Universal. Jack Arnold was a top shelf director, and Richard Carlson and Barbara Rush were prominent stars at the studio at the time.
-J. Theakston
http://centraltheater.blogspot.com
Really....?
I've asked because it had 2nd-tiered stars and the plot is kinda cheesy. Futhermore, it's a 1950s sci-fi. It's just fit the bill.
Nowadays, the term B-Movie doesn't have to be as a part of a double feature! The term just derived from it but it doesn't to be it!
JeSkuNk
Although The Day The Earth Stood Still is a 1950s Sci-Fi, it had a big budget and with A-List star, producers and directors! So, I know it's definitely a major mainstream film but this one I dont know at all. The only thing that's mainstream and major about it is the studio!
JeSkuNk