The Invisible Enemy
- Episode aired Oct 31, 1964
- 51m
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
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YOUR RATING
The first manned expedition to Mars finds itself being killed one-by-one by an alien predator.The first manned expedition to Mars finds itself being killed one-by-one by an alien predator.The first manned expedition to Mars finds itself being killed one-by-one by an alien predator.
Robert DoQui
- Lieutenant Frank Johnson
- (as Bob DoQui)
Michael T. Mikler
- Captain Fred Thomas
- (as Mike Mikler)
Vic Perrin
- Control Voice
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writers
- Jerry Sohl
- Leslie Stevens(uncredited)
- All cast & crew
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Did you know
- TriviaByron Haskin was known for reusing different items from previous projects for newer efforts (i.e. The Martian War Machines from The War of the Worlds (1953) appearing in Robinson Crusoe on Mars (1964)). For this episode, which also takes place on Mars, he brings back both the Mars Gravity Probe spacesuits, as well as Adam West, for this tale.
- GoofsThe astronauts are told that the atmosphere on Mars does support (human) life and that no helmets are needed. In reality, Mars' atmosphere is 95% carbon dioxide and only 1.6% oxygen, making it incompatible with unprotected human life.
- Quotes
Captain Fred Thomas: This is Captain Fred Thomas, commanding interplanetary vehicle M1 colonization probe. To Colonel Hal Danvers, headquarters communication, planet Earth. Subject of report - arrival on the planet Mars. Landing is completely successful.
- ConnectionsReferenced in The Outer Limits: Wolf 359 (1964)
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Adam West On Mars
Adam West goes to Mars and encounters a crab monster.
Whenever this hour is mentioned one thing enters my mind: the studio set for the surface of Mars. Who cares if some of the spaceship crew are not so interesting, who cares if the crab monster in the sand looks terrible, you just remember the look of Mars. It is these visual things that often make an Outer Limits show so special and that is the case with The Invisible Enemy. But there is suspense as well.
Adam West is fine in the lead role but you will not see any of Bruce Wayne or Batman in his character here, he is just playing the concerned spaceman who keeps looking out the window of his rocket.
Whenever this hour is mentioned one thing enters my mind: the studio set for the surface of Mars. Who cares if some of the spaceship crew are not so interesting, who cares if the crab monster in the sand looks terrible, you just remember the look of Mars. It is these visual things that often make an Outer Limits show so special and that is the case with The Invisible Enemy. But there is suspense as well.
Adam West is fine in the lead role but you will not see any of Bruce Wayne or Batman in his character here, he is just playing the concerned spaceman who keeps looking out the window of his rocket.
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- StuOz
- Jul 15, 2014
Details
- Runtime51 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1
- 4:3
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