10 Films That Wanted To Be Alien
8. The Deadly Spawn
The Deadly Spawn opens with a meteorite depositing an extra-terrestrial antagonist in Hicksville, but rather than a benevolent being in a rubber costume, these aliens are oversized pink worms with multiple rows of teeth.
Fortunately, there’s a young sci-fi fan on hand that knows aliens and electricity don’t mix well and sets about baiting a trap before the creatures can slime his collection of vintage movie posters. Yes, it’s a movie made by monster fans for monster fans, but while the filmmakers had an Ed Wood budget, they didn’t make an Ed Wood movie.
Not only are the performances and music are decent, but there are some cool effects including the standout final shot where what looks like a hill turns out to be the biggest, hungriest creature of them all. If movies are cheaper and easier to make these days, why is nobody making anything as much fun as this?