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If you need a realistic science fiction movie with a touch of whimsy, then the first movie below is just what the doctor ordered!

But if the doctor prescribes a spoof of 1950s sci-fi invasion movies, consider the second one, which portrays an attack by either killer fruits or killer vegetables. (Nobody is sure which.)

On the other hand, if laughter really is the best medicine, try a double dose of A&C, along with an invisible prize fighter.




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Space Cowboys (2000)

Opening Statement: IMDB has several interesting trivia items for this production.

~ N.A.S.A. offered their "vomit comet" plane that can create weightlessness, for filming (it was previously used in Apollo 13 (1995) for the weightless scenes). Clint Eastwood turned down the offer for fear that the older actors would be made too sick to film.

Note from me: I'm afraid Clint was right. Old guys like them (and me) can't do things like they did when they were younger. These elderly gentlemen would be barfing their toenails out if they went up in that crazy plane!

Attack of the Killer Tomatoes (1978)

Opening Statement: IMDB has several interesting trivia items for this production.

~ The helicopter crash in the early scenes was unintentional. The tail rotor blades accidentally hit the ground, causing the helicopter to spin out of control. Debris and the top rotor blades narrowly missed the police officers in the scene and the crew off camera. The pilot received minor injuries. After being pulled from the wreck,

Jack Riley and George Wilson quickly ad-libbed the rest of the scene as the wreck was set on fire. The crash of the $60,000 rented helicopter used up more of the budget than all other aspects of the film combined.

Note from me: This illustrates the old adage, "When life serves you lemons, ad-lib a scene involving lemonade!"

Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man (1951)

Opening Statement:

Pow wrote:

At one point early in his career, Dean Martin signed a contract for Lou to manage his career. One of the first thing's Lou did was have Martin receive cosmetic surgery for his nose. While touring various nightclubs, Martin charged Costello quite a sum of money. Lou decided he was no longer interested in having Dean under contract and got rid of him.

I'm a bit puzzled, Mike. Who was having their career managed, Dean or Lou? It sounds like Lou was managing Dean, since he told Dean to get a nose job.
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Is there no man on Earth who has the wisdom and innocence of a child?
~ The Space Children (1958)