The Day It Came to Earth

The Day It Came to Earth

The Day It Came to Earth

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The Day It Came to Earth

"April 7, 1936, seen on a lonely highway near Tucson, Arizona...January 12, 1941, seen outside Lincoln, Nebraska...And then..."

1977

1h 28m

3.4(9 votes)

Science Fiction

Horror

Overview

A glowing meteor falls into a secluded pond into which Mafia hitmen have dumped the body of one of their victims. Students from the local college use the pond for a swimming hole. Then the fun begins.

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10 featured cast members

Starring

Roger Manning

Ronnie McGuire

Rita Wilson

Rita Wilson

Debbie

Wink Roberts

Wink Roberts

Eddy Newton

Delight De Bruine

Sally Baxter

Robert Ginnaven

Lt. Mike Kelley

Lyle Armstrong

Sgt. Larry Pinkerton

George Gobel

George Gobel

The Professor

Ed Lover

Ed Lover

The Creature / Lou Jacoby

Joe Barone

A Gangster

Conrad Rothmann

A Gangster

Creative team

Directed by: Harry Thomason
Written by: Paul Fisk
Produced by: John Braden

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