This Island Earth
1955 · 85 MIN · IMDB 5.9 · 10,983 VOTES · DIR. Joseph M. Newman
Overview
Aliens have landed and are hiding on Earth, but need Earth’s scientists to help them fight an inter-planetary war.
Dialogue Timeline — 710 lines
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00:01:41 One more. Just one more, please, Dr. Meacham.
00:03:12 Well, good flight, Cal. So long. Thank you.
00:09:15 What did the committee say ? Oh, they were a little excited.
00:12:09 Director electronics service, unit 16."
00:15:02 "Complete line of interocitor parts...
00:18:26 I'm a scientist, like yourself. Shall we say a... a colleague.
00:21:10 Within reason. If there is any reason around here.
00:25:48 We'll be landing shortly.
00:29:39 This is Exeter's office and study. Not exactly what you expected, Dr. Meacham, is it ?
00:31:59 I don't think I need tell you how effective our voices will be...
00:34:09 In addition to which, we hope to provide you with --
00:37:27 Tang's field is tritanium, the same as Dr. Engelborg.
00:39:52 All right, I'll spell it out for you.
00:41:38 The transformer is not the only answer.
00:44:32 Mountains.trates
00:46:26 He's just hungry.
00:53:43 We mean you no harm.
00:56:31 How are you controlling the fantastic temperature on this ship ?
01:00:35 Enemy-controlled sector.
01:03:51 And why you sent for us. You need uranium. In gigantic quantities.
01:10:20 A peaceful relocation. We hope to live in harmony...
01:12:40 Larger, of course, with a higher degree of intelligence.
01:17:55 The intense heat is turning Metaluna into a radioactive sun.
02:03:04 Control tower. Go ahead.
Cast & Characters
Jeff Morrow
Exeter
Faith Domergue
Dr. Ruth Adams
Rex Reason
Dr. Cal Meacham
Lance Fuller
Brack
Russell Johnson
Dr. Steve Carlson
Douglas Spencer
The Monitor
Robert Nichols
Joe Wilson
Karl Ludwig Lindt
Dr. Adolph Engelborg
Charlotte Alpert
Metaluna Woman at Decompression Console
Jack Byron
Photographer
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed710
Dialogue density8.4 lines / min
First line00:01:41
Final line02:03:04
Production Record
DirectorJoseph M. Newman
LanguageEnglish
Budget$800,000
Revenue$1,700,000
IMDb votes10,983