Director: Jack Arnold

Writers: Tom Filer; Bernard C. Schoenfeld

Keywords: Sci-Fi

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Raymond Bailey	Actor	6-May-1904	15-Apr-1980	Milburn on Beverly Hillbillies
Jackie Coogan	Actor	26-Oct-1914	1-Mar-1984	Uncle Fester in The Addams Family
Johnny Crawford	Actor	26-Mar-1946		Mark McCain on The Rifleman
Ty Hardin	Actor	1-Jan-1930	3-Aug-2017	Bronco
Russell Johnson	Actor	10-Nov-1924	16-Jan-2014	The Professor on Gilligan's Island
Larry Pennell	Actor	21-Feb-1928	28-Aug-2013	Ted McKeever on Ripcord

REVIEWS

Review by Bruce Cook (posted on 20-Jun-2005)

Director Jack Arnold's least-known movie is his best piece of work -- and his own personal favorite, a labor of love. Paramount execs told Arnold to make a second feature for The Colossus of New York, and they didn't care what the story was about, as long as it was science fiction.

So, Arnold did something from the heart, a moving and highly intelligent story whose message is based on Matthew 18:3 (look it up if you're interested). Most reviewers botch the synopsis of the story, so beware of everything you read about it. For example, the alien does not "control" the children. They help the alien voluntarily. It's an important point. Unfortunately, younger viewers between the ages of 15 and 25 often miss the whole point of the film.

Strangely enough, kids and mature adults have less trouble seeing the merits of this little gem. Lose your cynicism and try to see "The Space Children" as a unique attempt to carry an important concept from Jack Arnold's mind to yours. If your mind is open (not to mention your heart), you'll get the message.

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