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Bud Brewster · Posted: Wed May 20, 2015 9:35 pm Post subject: The Wizard of Mars (1965)

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Four astronauts crash-land on the famous Red Planet and set out to do some exploring. They eventually find the remnants of an extinct civilization and an underground complex with glass-encased Martians in suspended animation.

The explorers discover a room occupied by large clockwork gears where they are addressed by the "Wizard of Mars" (the superimposed head of John Carradine).

John makes a speech about how long the ancient civilization has been gone. Suddenly a Mars-quake makes everything begin to shake, rattle, and roll. The explorers get out just before the quake buries the ruins of the Martian civilization.

Flawed acting and less-than-perfect dialogue hamper this low-budget project. In one scene, a photograph of a subterranean pool in the Carlsbad Caverns is used as the background for a superimposed image of the astronauts sitting in inflatable rafts. The actors pretend to row . . . but they don't move an inch against the background. This goes on for several minutes while the actors utter lines like, "It seems like we've been rowing for hours. When are we going to get out of here?"

I'm sure the audience was asking the same question. Rolling Eyes

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Is there no man on Earth who has the wisdom and innocence of a child?
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Bud Brewster · Posted: Thu Mar 31, 2016 6:16 pm Post subject:

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Just to refresh your memory as to just how bad this movie is, here's the whole wretched piece of crap . . . Rolling Eyes

____ THE WIZARD OF MARS 1965 Sci-Fi Full Movie

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Is there no man on Earth who has the wisdom and innocence of a child?
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Krel · Guest

I can't believe that I remember as much of this movie as I do. The Mars quake was caused because the Martians had the Astronauts restart a clock that had held the Martains out of time. The quake was caused by time restarting.

Recently, I saw a photo of them filming the boat scene, and it actually was filmed in a cave, in Utah I believe. There was no water in the cave, but they did film it in one. Laughing

David.

Gord Green · Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2017 10:44 pm Post subject:

When I first heard of this movie I wondered if it wasn't an Edgar Rice Burroughs Mars series movie. A cross between MASTERMIND OF MARS and WIZARD OF VENUS.

Little did I know it was this piece of fecal material!!

Shame to waste such a cool tittle on this. Seriously, the best part of the movie was the poster! At least they didn't TRIPLE DOG DARE me!

alltare · Quantum Engineer Joined: 17 Jul 2015 Posts: 349

The most memorable (not in a good way) part was, for me, that long-winded philosophical emanation of hot air by Carradine at the end of the movie.

Bud Brewster · Posted: Fri Oct 22, 2021 2:47 pm Post subject:

Maurice · Posted: Fri Nov 26, 2021 3:36 am Post subject:

UPDATED JAN 2, 2025 to remove dead links

The print of this film linked here is a later release with a very 70s soundtrack laid on at the start and the end, obliterating some of the dialog. There are other versions of it out there with the Horrors of the Red Planet alternate title where you can see and hear what you're missing.

Wikipedia claims some of it was filmed in what's now Great Basic National Park and Fallon, NV, which just happens to be the town I am in right now.
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Bud Brewster · Posted: Sun Nov 24, 2024 6:45 pm Post subject:

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The version you posted the link to is the one I used to make screen shots to show I was mistaken when i stated that the cave scenes in the rafts were not actually filmed in the water. Cool

Horrors of the Red Planet AKA The Wizard of Mars

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Is there no man on Earth who has the wisdom and innocence of a child?
~ The Space Children (1958)