JOURNEY TO THE 7th PLANET / Cinemagic Inc. - 1962

Welcome to Monster Monday with Tabonga, here at The Dungeon!.. Here's a flick that Eegah!! and I actually saw together at the good old Sierra Theater, way back in '62! And, we got to see the original version that included the clip of the weird cave monster with it's big pinchers and twirling eyeballs, that's now supposedly lost!!

The story's about a U.N. space expedition that goes to the planet Uranus and discovers a strange world right out of their own memories, with places and people the crew members recall from their childhoods. It's part of a fantasy created by the planet's Master, a giant, pulsating brain that can also turn their own worst nightmares against them!

Look at how they used to get away with poster fraud, that spaceship was never in the movie, neither were those wild looking monsters!

We're updating this title from an earlier post, our soundclip is the moody tune at the end, sung by Otto Brandenburg, which was cut from the original American release for some reason. The Danish version had music by Ib Glindemann, the American version had music by our hero, Ronald Stein!

Letz bring in our fuzzy little Dungeon helper and button pusher, yessir, it's... Ralphie The Tarantula!! And, since he's here, we might as well start the music. Push the 'GO' button now, Ralphie!! Here's Otto doin'... JOURNEY TO THE 7th PLANET!

Close to their destination, the crew falls into a trance-like state with a ominous voice speaking to them telepathically.

Just as they have landed, the landscape turns 'Earthlike' right before thier eyes! Their ship is an Atlas rocket model, the Atlas was made by General Electric.

John and the guys cannot believe what they just saw, so, they decide to venture outside to see what they can see!

Eric finds the edge of the illusion and the temperature drops dramatically. Then, as he talks about his childhood, he mentions a windmill and it appears on the hill behind him! Eric is played by Carl Ottosen, Carl was commander Mark Grayson in REPTILICUS.

Then, the girls pop in for a steamy visit... That's Greta Thyssen in the bottom photo, she was was crowned Miss Denmark in 1951, her measurements were 40-24-36.

They have to put on their gear to explore a cave they discovered.

Gee, I wonder what this means!!

Aww, crap!!..

The prop department must have had lots of fun creating the sets. Now that color was the norm, stuff like this started to happen. Some of my favorite garrishily lit and colored sets are in the Mexican Monster Movies!

As they explore, they luckily find this deep hole they can go poop in!

Knucklehead Karl is afraid of rats, so, The Master cooks up this nightmare for him!

Eric fires his laser at The Master, but, it doesn't faze the big brain! The top photo reminds me of some kind of crazy European hard candy!

The girls come in and use their female charms to lull Karl into a false sense of security. They steal the weapon the men have just finished, designed to destroy The Master. So, they replace it with an illusion that will not function!

Even though their original plan was sabotaged, they still find a way to destroy The Master...

As Eegah!! and I originally watched this monster movie, we noticed all the ridiculous continuity errors!

With The Master now dead, everything goes back to normal and all illusions disappear...

Eric is able to get his girl onboard the ship, but, once in space, she disappears too...

Here's an interesting shot of Uranus!

DR. WHO AND THE DALEKS - Malcolm Lockyer/Barry Gray - "Flash Back" (1965)

It's not like we really ever have time to plan things around here, it's just that while I was diggin' for info on the "Dr Who" TV show, I stumbled upon the fact that the movie based on the series, made in 1965 and titled "Dr. Who And The Daleks" while not available on Netflix, streams quite beautiful for free thanx to the good folks at HULU, and is really quite the wonder to behold, so without any further delay, let's rock, Dalek style!!

Here's the basic gang right after they've landed or ended up on The Dead Planet, the only thing different is this time we have From left to right, instead of William Hartnell as Dr. Who, it's Peter Cushing, and instead of Carole Ann Ford as Susan Foreman, it's Roberta "Not in Front of the Children" Tovey, and instead of William Russell as Ian, it's Roy "Biff Bailey" Castle, and instead of Jacqueline Hill, it's Jennie "Nightmare" Linden as Barbara! Talk about your time and space continuum!

And so I repeat, Dr. Who's vehicle is called the TARDIS, an acronym for "Time and Relative Dimension in Space" and is part time machine and part space craft, in other words, once he starts twiddling the controls, they can end up anywhere with no space or time constrictions! This super cool metal monster is a relic from some long lost civilization on this dead planet that TARDIS just brought them to!!

Dr. Who's granddaughter is a willing participant, but Ian and Barbara got on this trip by mistake, and want to go back home, but after accidentally discovering a lost city, Dr. Who messes with the TARDIS, so they can't disembark without getting some Mercury, which means taking a trek down to the city he wants to explore so bad! It doesn't matter whether it's William Hartnell or Peter Cushing, it's always in the name of science!

The outside of TARDIS looks like a police telephone booth, but it's massive inside!

Once they get down to the city, it doesn't take long before Barbara gets into trouble, and they finally get some decent use out of that tacky outfit she's got on! It's almost time to meet The Daleks!

Ta-Dum!!! The Daleks!! Introducing Stan and Ollie, or is it a spaced out Cheech and Chong? Grungebots and Monkeys!! They might not be much to look at, but these boy bots are dangerous!!

This beautiful shot could be right out of "Ironman" because it is STARK!!

They obviously had more money to blow on the film than they did on the TV show, but those still look like an advanced version of real toilet plungers The Daleks use to push everybody around with! WTF!? But it works!! The Daleks themselves do look boss in colour!

In this security camera shot, The Daleks look like they are watching an old "I Love Lucy" rerun or something!

I'm going to go out on a limb here, but I think three Lava Lamps in one shot has got to qualify for some kind of record!!

The music in the film was composed by Malcolm Lockyer, and the electronics are credited to Mr. Barry Gray! Malcolm's name has been popping up around here lately for his work on titles like "Deadlier Than The Male," and "Island Of The Burning Damned." Barry Gray, of course, is Mr. "Space:1999," or Mr. "Thunderbirds" himself, however you want to look at it, which reminds me, we need to do another "Thunderbirds." Barry was also musical assistant to Eartha Kitt and Hoagy Carmichael. Barry was perfect for this job, because his Dad's job was "Stationary Traveller" whatever the Hell that is! I guess if you travel around, but don't move, he must have been some kind of time traveler!

Susan makes contact with The Locals, The Thal People, and The Thal's goal in life is to make some serious fashion and makeup statements! On the left we have this time, Geoffrey "Hell Is Sold Out" Toone as Funky King Temmosus, Barrie "The Day Of The Jackal" Ingham as Alydon on the right, and down below is the ravishing Yvonne "The Pleasure Girls" Antrobus as Dyoni!

Just like in the original, we're given just a glimpse of what kind of creatures are inside running the Daleks! I'll bet if you could see the whole creature, they would look a lot like the gargoyle monkeys in "The Wizard Of Oz!"

One of the most obvious differences between the TV show and the movie, is the age of Dr. Who's granddaughter Susan!

The Thals attempt a rescue mission, but it turns out to be a trap, and wouldn't you just know it.....falling for the ruse of free fresh fruit, "Terror Of The Tongs" Temmosus eats it at the hands of The Daleks, if they had hands!

This is just like a cool family portrait shot of The Daleks, like they're watching old family home videos!!

Uh, supposedly, this was a movie made for kids! Awesome full moon!

"Dr. Who And The Daleks" is dazzling in colour, but for some reason, I liked the cheap B&W TV show version better, and I think it's because it was just grittier!!

"Now my guns are blazin', Bloodclot I can see 360..." - Rancid

I'm assuming the different colours distinguish rank, but maybe each one of them just had their choice of colour schemes!

Ian and Alydon get a chance to turn the tables on the dirty little bastard Daleks! I'm trying to imagine how foul-smelling it must be inside those things!

The non-violent Thals finally get a chance to let their pent up aggressions loose and kick Dalek ass all over the place!

Fun and Free, and HERE is where you'll find it! I don't know what you're waiting for, they have a couple of commercial interruptions, but that's like a public service, so you can go and pee, or grab something to chow on!