30 Most Ridiculous Alien Invaders Of All Time

1. Space Gorilla In A Diving Helmet - Robot Monster

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Astor Pictures

Played by $40 a day stuntman George Barrows, Ro-Man is a space gorilla who, in between wiping out the human race, plays with a bubble machine in a cave in Bronson Canyon.

When director Phil Tucker couldn’t afford to make a robot suit, he hired Barrows, who had his own ape costume, gave him a plastic diving helmet with two attached antennae, and a legend was born. 

 
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Ian Watson is the author of 'Midnight Movie Madness', a 600+ page guide to "bad" movies from 'Reefer Madness' to 'Poultrygeist: Night of the Chicken Dead.'