Popcorn Crunchers, Reel 128 Trivia Quiz

Answer: a panther being changed into a human being

Dr. Charles Girard, played by Francis Lederer, purchases a panther and transports it to Isla de Sangre to carry out his intended experiments without interference. After studying the scientific literature about how to turn a beast into a man (how much could there be?), Girard subjects his panther to 53 surgeries.

When William Fitzgerald, played by Richard Derr, arrives on Blood Island, he finds the man-sized, man-shaped creature, swathed in bandages, with cat-like eyes, ears and whiskers sticking out. On several occasions, the panther-man escapes confinement and kills one or more of the island's villagers, who finally flee to another island.

Answer: Demons from Outer Space

"It Came From Outer Space" (1953) was the first Universal-International science fiction horror film released in 3-D. "Plan 9 From Outer Space" (1957) was the last film in which Bela Lugosi appeared. "Teenagers from Outer Space" (1959) was also shown under the titles "The Gargon Terror", "The Boy from Outer Space", and "The Ray Gun Terror".

A musical group called The Papermoon released a track called "Demons From Outer Space" in 2016. "The Demon Monster from Outer Space" is a homemade video short made in 2005. "The Cannibalistic Alien Sniper Demons from Outer Space" is a 2019 music album by Lil Noflo. "Space Demons" (1986) is a young-adult novel written by Gillian Rubinstein.

There does not appear to have been a feature-length motion picture called "Demons from Outer Space" released in the 1950s.

Answer: a human constructed of many human body parts

The body into which Dr. Frankenstein installs the brain of Karl, his deformed manservant, is an assemblage of the parts of many of the patients in his charity hospital. When the doctor transplanted an orangutan's brain into a chimpanzee, it promptly ate its mate. Karl, too, turns out to be homicidal in his new body.

Answer: Buster Crabbe

Buster Crabbe depicted both Buck Rogers and Flash Gordon in theatrical serials made mostly in the 1930s. The twelve-part serial on which "Planet Outlaws" was based was released in 1939. It was edited into a feature-length film released in 1953. He won a gold medal for swimming in the 1932 Olympic games which notoriety, together with his good looks, made for an easy entry into Hollywood.

Answer: Polovtsian Dances in Borodin's "Prince Igor"

In Alexander Borodin's opera "Prince Igor" there are several pieces for chorale and orchestra called the "Polovtsian Dances". These are used liberally in "Fire Maidens from Outer Space", particularly when the fire maidens were doing some sort of liturgical dance.

This music was adapted for the musical "Kismet" in 1953. This is the source of the popular song "Stranger in Paradise" which seemed appropriate to the fire maidens movie.

Answer: The Angry Red Planet (1959)

In "The Day the Earth Stood Still", a spaceman named Klaatu lands his flying saucer in Washington, D.C. In "Phantom From Space", an invisible alien crash-lands his flying saucer in the San Fernando Valley. In "This Island Earth", two scientists accompany an alien named Exeter in his flying saucer to the planet Metaluna.

In "The Angry Red Planet", a rocket ship (not a saucer) from Earth called MR-1 (Mars Rocket 1) carries a crew of four to Mars and brings two of them home alive.

Answer: He needs a chemical which he cannot buy.

When Carter Morgan's attempt to create a cure for all diseases stalls, he says to Oliver, "I'm sure if I could get some Digenerol as a catalyst, it would work." The only source of this chemical, Digenerol, of which he knows is Rockwell Labs, his former employer. Knowing that Mr. Rockwell will neither sell nor give him the Digeneral, he breaks in and steals it, twice. Mr. Rockwell, played by Voltaire Perkins, says to Police Lt. Boyle, "That drug is very dangerous.

It degenerates tissues and cells.

In the wrong hands it could seriously disfigure anyone who might take it internally."

Answer: acting

Douglas Spencer (1910-1960) was an American actor who played many roles in Hollywood movie productions. Very few of these were in horror or science fiction motion pictures. He played a newspaperman named Scotty in "The Thing from Another World" (1951) who had all the best lines in the film. He played against his kindly nature as a mean and nasty alien in "This Island Earth" (1955).

Answer: Immortal Hills graveyard in Millford

The graveyard/cemetery in "I Bury the Living" is called Immortal Hills and is situated in the fictional town of Millford. The exterior scenes of the graveyard were shot at the Angelus-Rosedale Cemetery in Los Angeles. At the time of filming, it was called the Rosedale Cemetery.

After its purchase by Angelus Funeral Home, the name was changed. It can be visited at 1831 W Washington Blvd, Los Angeles, California.

Answer: Steve McQueen stars in both.

In "The Blob", Barney, an old man living in the hills, pokes a newly-fallen meteorite with a stick, gets space goo on himself and is consumed by it. In "Killer Klowns", Gene Green, a local farmer, thinks Halley's Comet has fallen nearby, investigates, and is captured and gelatinized by the space clowns.

In both films, teenagers who know the truth report it to law enforcement and are disbelieved because of their age. Steve McQueen starred in "The Blob" (his first leading role in a feature film) but did not appear in "Killer Klowns from Outer Space".