A family picnicking in Bronson Canyon turns out to be the last humans on Earth. The Ro-Men, an entirely indestructible race of aliens, have devastated much of the planet. But for reasons they cannot eliminate this one last family.
What an utterly bonkers film. This is the one with the guy in a gorilla suit wearing a space helmet. Notoriously bad, it takes garbage science into a realm all its own, includes elements that simply make no sense, has acting and dialog that feel intentionally bad, and goes into directions you will not expect. Seriously! But perhaps the most surprising part is how the closing scene puts it all back together. It’s rather remarkable.
Don’t get me wrong, Robot Monster is not a great film. It is low budget beyond low budget. It was filmed in four days on $16k with literally no sets, used footage from other films, yet it grossed a million. And I enjoyed it. Soak in the actor’s campy yet self-serious performances, the absurd science exposition, and the whole ridiculousness of it all. It’s not very long and a lot of fun. AMRU 3.5.
“I cannot - yet I must. How do you calculate that? At what point on the graph do ‘must’ and ‘cannot’ meet? Yet I must - but I cannot!”
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