"War of the Worlds" 1953 The Making of the War of the Worlds "The Sky is Falling"

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An EXTRA from a retail DVD titled, "The Sky is Falling, The Making of the War of the Worlds."
A behind the scenes documentary on the making of the film.
The War of the Worlds (1953 film) Wikipedia,
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_War...)
The War of the Worlds (also known in promotional material as H. G. Wells' The War of the Worlds) is a 1953 American science fiction thriller film directed by Byron Haskin, produced by George Pal, and starring Gene Barry and Ann Robinson. It is the first of several feature film adaptations of H. G. Wells' 1898 novel of the same name. The setting is changed from Victorian era England to 1953 Southern California. Earth is suddenly invaded by Martians, and American scientist Doctor Clayton Forrester searches for any weakness to stop them.
The War of the Worlds won the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects and went on to influence other science fiction films. In 2011, it was selected for preservation in the National Film Registry by the United States Library of Congress, who deemed it "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".

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@jgesselberty День назад

If the word "classic" has any meaning, it fits this movie perfectly. It was the 2001 of its day, and still holds up 70 years later.

@chiefknowstomuch 2 дня назад

One of my absolute favorite movies ever, seeing those beautiful "martian" space craft and even more amazing to me that Northrop YB-49 flying wing! I'm 52 and I still get excited to watch War of the World just like I did when I was 5 years old.

@timfonseca5066 2 дня назад

I agree. I am glad they hired Byron Haskin to direct the film because he was a very talented director and expert special effects man. And he was a science fiction fan. Whatever Bryon Haskin directed turned out great. All of the "Outer Limits" 1960s TV episodes that he directed were brilliant. The beautiful Martian space craft were designed, I think, by the same very talented artist who designed the beautiful time travel machine for the 1960s "Time Machine" film.

@robvangessel3766 2 дня назад

Forbidden Planet and War of the Worlds were the 2 pillars of 50s A-list sci fi movies, in that both influenced the genre decades later. (Part. FB, which was the 2001 and Star Wars of the 50s).

@gregp9350 День назад

I have the same reaction to this classic as you do.

@delavalmilker День назад

What makes the doc so great, is the interviews and insights from Gene Barry and Ann Robinson. And so many others who were actually connected with the making of the film.

@Pilot_engineer_19 День назад

This is the absolute best version of War of the Worlds ever made! It beats out even the modern versions and remakes.

@kristinaF54 18 часов назад

Even the parody of WotW with Leslie Neilsen is better than the remake.

@kesterfae5447 16 часов назад

@@kristinaF54lmao that’s an exaggeration

@mrsmissy2669 День назад

This movie came out 3 years before I was born but when I saw it as a youngster it left a lasting impression. I still watch it regularly, it being the very best of sci-fi then and now!

@larryboysen5911 День назад

I was a 10 year old fellow when we saw "War." It instantly became my top favorite...along with "Day the Earth Stood Still" (1951); "When Worlds Collide" (1951) and 1960's "The Time Machine." All by George Pal. I was a solid sci-fi fan from then on!

@shallendor День назад

He made many great films!

@timfonseca5066 День назад

If my memory is correct George Pal was planning to produce "Logan's Run."

@reggipher День назад

I saw this movie for the 1st time in the 80s. I must have been 6 or 7. At the time it was shown on tv my parents had recently bought our first VHS player. It was recorded so my Dad could watch it when he got home from work. Over the following months I played that VHS so much that it degraded to nearly unwatchable. I still love this movie to this day.

@anastasiabeaverhausen8220 11 часов назад

Thanks so much for posting this! Great movie. Was born in '53, didn't see this until it finally ran on tv when I was a kid and I loved it, esp. the magnificent Oscar winning sound which still lives in my nightmares (and the creepy, eerie less-seen-more-suspensefully-scary creatures and beautifully designed martian technology/ships.) I had always been a Wells fan. So great to see Ann Robinson talking about this and such interesting insight too. She was a 'babe,' and I just googled her--and she's still with us as of today at 95! I've been a Geo. Pal (and Harryhausen) fan since childhood. And I don't remember seeing that pic of Wells and Welles together before! Fascinating (and chilling) to think that H.G. was born shortly after our Civil War and lived to see 2 world wars (he had predicted) and the atomic bomb. Man was a visionary.

@crystalperry6370 День назад

This is the best sci Fi movie ever. Even newer versions cannot compare.

@davidanderson1639 22 часа назад

The 1953 adaptation of War of The Worlds is my favourite adaptation. The first time I saw the film, it left a lasting impression on me. Fun Fact: Gene Barry & Ann Robinson have cameos in the Spielberg adaptation of War of The Worlds; they play the grandparents we see at the end of the film.

@hiridavidfeign День назад

Ann Robinson seems like such a cool lady. This was fascinating and very educational. Thanks for posting.

@timfonseca5066 День назад

You're Welcome. I enjoy doing this.

@JustWasted3HoursHere День назад

After the copyright expired, this movie was remade more times than almost any other film, with the exception of perhaps Sherlock Holmes or Dracula. Two other sci-fi films from the 1950s that come to mind as being tops of their genre are "The Day The Earth Stood Still" from 1951 and "Forbidden Planet" from 1956, yet somewhere along the way sci-fi films lost their respect until it was rekindled in 1968's "2001".

@jeffprusha7019 11 часов назад

The thing, the war of the worlds, forbidden planet, the day the earth stood still....wow, what great science fiction films!!!

@davidlindsay2436 48 минут назад

I saw W of the Ws in 1953 in its first run at our small town local theatre. I was 13 years old. I begged my mother for the change to go back the next night to see it again. Nothing better than the 50s science fiction films!

@Susie_Floozie 13 часов назад

I got to see one of the models for the Martian ships when I stayed at Forrest J Ackerman's place in the '90s. He had an absolutely mind-blowing collection. It was a major treat to be able to take it all in. I grieve that we'll never see another Ackermansion--nor another Forry.

@shallendor День назад

This is my favorite movie version of War of the Worlds!

@Joez86 2 дня назад

Great piece. Thank you for posting.

@timfonseca5066 2 дня назад

You're Welcome. This is fun.

@DannyD714 2 дня назад

fascinating stuff. people today are so spoiled by CGI.

@timfonseca5066 2 дня назад

That's true. CGI in combination with the modeling methods of Golden Age Hollywood special effects would be interesting, maybe. Felix the Cat! I drove my parents and older brother crazy watching "Felix the Cat" cartoon episodes every day.

@kesterfae5447 15 часов назад

Some excellent miniature and practical work used in the Spielberg film too. Most won’t be able to tell however. Composited very cleverly.

@DannyD714 12 часов назад

@@kesterfae5447 back in the early 80s one of the stops on the universal studios hollywood tour was a sound stage that held a working model from spielberg's film 1941 (released in 1979). it was from the scene where a ferris wheel rolls down a pier into the ocean.the thing was huge,and on film looks like the real deal. i hope model making doesn't become a lost art in movies.

@Jimvanhise 36 минут назад

I actually got to meet George Pal at the 1975 San Diego Comicon. It was such a shock when he died just 3 years later.

@chrisnewman7281 День назад

Anne Robinson is still with us in 2024 she turns 95 this year

@timfonseca5066 День назад

Barbara Rush may still be alive, too. The last time I checked on the Web she was in her 90s.

@tonycanabal1659 20 часов назад

@@timfonseca5066 Sadly,Miss Rush passed recently. She was also great in the Batman '66 series.

@robvangessel3766 2 дня назад

I think the whole idea of making the tripod legs on the Martian machines composed of electromagnetism was perfect. They were still tripods, but suitably futuristic. I'd bet that Wells himself would have approved it. Esp considering his skepticism about the ability for his own book to be modernized.

@jerrypolverino6025 День назад

This was much better than the remake in every way.

@kesterfae5447 16 часов назад

The Spielberg film wasn’t a remake. Just a different interpretation of the source material. Did it’s own thing and that’s not a crime either, just as the 50s classic has bare bones similarities to wells novel.

@jerrypolverino6025 10 часов назад

@@kesterfae5447 Not a crime. I watched it. It was just okay. The headlight in the tripod was amusingly fake.

@Allan_aka_RocKITEman 4 часа назад

Great video...👍

@RSEFX 17 часов назад

Weird! I wondered what this exactly was, only to see MYSELF at the very beginning! I never watched this after I did the interview. (I supplied some of the behind-scenes photos as well). But, it IS weird because so unexpected!d

@Lumibear. 2 дня назад

STILL my favourite version of the story, sorry Tom.

@eddrohan4461 2 часа назад

I love that the remake with Tom Cruise included Gene Barry and Anne Robinson in the final scene as an homage to the original. IMHO, the remake was nowhere near as good as the original, but I appreciated the gesture.

@JohnLeaman-un4rh 2 часа назад

Saw the original in a movie theater as a teenager. I remember it being kinda scary. This from an 80 year old man.

@edwardbeckwith 2 дня назад

I love this movie, but they never even got to take a bite of that yummy looking breakfast !

@timfonseca5066 2 дня назад

The Martians were sure nasty and sadistic, spoiling a well-deserved breakfast, frying three guys waving a peace flag, roasting a priest holding a Bible, destroying city hall in L.A., zapping churches into rubble with their ray guns. Were the Martians chuckling inside their machines when they did all that? Well, I love this movie too, but one thing I wish is for a special version to be made where the wires holding the floating machines are digitally removed. The Studios cleaned up the wires holding the flying cars in Blade Runner in a special version.

@johnortiz1964 13 часов назад

The scene that Ann Robinson recalls that was edited out must have been restored. I remember when she wakes up in Gene Barry's arms and remembers ...." I was hoping that the person who loved me the most would find me(in the church)..it was Uncle Matthew!!!!"

@tomc2979 3 часа назад

And then God rewarded him with disintegration via Martian heat ray!

@michaelproctor8100 2 часа назад

The Day The Earth Stood Still gave birth to the modern science fiction era.

@raythackston1960 2 дня назад

I loved this movie and still do. But I never like the Martian and thought it looked cheap and un-realistic. But it has grown on me.

@timfonseca5066 2 дня назад

I wish a remastered version of this film was made that digitally removed the wires holding up the Martain machines. I always liked the Martians and wish they had shown more of them creeping about, and maybe some running in the woods and on the streets in LA. Maybe speaking too, in Martian.

@Svante День назад

@@timfonseca5066 The latest 4K remastered version, has had all the wires removed, and looks amazing.

@raythackston1960 7 часов назад

@@timfonseca5066 The newest version of the DVD and the Blue Ray have been remastered with the original 3 color film like it was meant to be. The wires are invisible again.

@JaimeWulf 10 часов назад

This movie was and is still very special! I do appreciate and very much enjoyed the new version with Tom Cruise, but it isn't a classic in the sense this is...

@ClutchCargo001 2 дня назад

So, Ray Harryhausen invented Kodos and Kang? Who knew?

@masive1498 2 дня назад

There is another similarity in the 1959 movie The Atomic Submarine. Even the voice sounds the same.

@ClutchCargo001 2 дня назад

@@masive1498 Oh, my gosh! You're right! I'd never seen that one. Even the dialogue is similar. Alien: So, Commander Holloway, as you Earth inhabitants would express it, we meet face to face. Holloway: That's a face? Alien: Point of view is everything! Such a Kodos thing to say.

@jerrypolverino6025 День назад

The remake was lacking in depth and acting. The special effects were poor quality. The 1953 version was something special.

@kesterfae5447 15 часов назад

Both pioneered special effects. The cgi was handled well for their tight schedule of 9 month’s production time in total. That’s unheard of.

@delavalmilker 9 часов назад

The remake is also noteworthy, for having two of the most irritating kids ever in a movie.

@harrybaulz666 16 часов назад

The radio version caused people to shoot at water towers

@ryanvictoria6206 3 часа назад

Watching this movie was great but it made me miss the old America with its good old family values all the more.

@Fnstine 2 дня назад

Just maybe if Clayton Forrester hadn't thrown that axe into the aliens chest ? The movie coulda ended a bit nicer. I found that to be a real dick move.

@timfonseca5066 2 дня назад

Hmm, well considering that the Martians had already cruelly, and sadistically fried those three guys waving the peace flag, and fried an unarmed priest, the axe was well deserved in my opinion. Now please don't unsubscribe. These kinds of story elements debates are healthy and fun as long as we don't start flaming. I like to play about with the story elements in the film "Forbidden Planet." Did the Krell planet really incinerate at the end of the film or was it all theater to fool the pesty humans into staying away. Did the Krell race really destroy itself or did it instead ascend into a higher realm of transcendence unimaginable to us dumb apelike humans. I was going to write my own screenplay sequel to "Forbidden Planet" just for fun, but it never happened.

@Fnstine День назад

@timfonseca5066 It's all about the fun. I see you love it, cool. Yes , the slimey intergalactic creep got what what he deserved. Hopefully, I didn't misgender him... As the mentally unstable freak out, if you don't play along with their "guess what's in my trousers" game. Freak out and unsubscribe ? I'm not one of them. I subbed because I love these classics almost as much as you do. Great stuff. Thank you.

@michaelhawthorne8696 День назад

Ann Robinson said she was being paid $125 PER WEEK in 1953....that is $1436 PER WEEK in 2024......wow, should have took up acting....🥹 Best version of WotW by a mile and then some. btw