The ANNOTATED "Science Fiction/Double Feature"

  Lyric by Richard O'Brien, Copyright (c) 1974, Druidcrest Music
  Notes by James M. Curran, Copyright (c) 1995

	Michael Rennie was ill
	The day the Earth stood still
	But he told us, where we stand.

>>> The Day The World Stood Still"  (1951), starring
>>> Michael Rennie as "Klaatu" with Patrica Neal.
>>> Gave us the classic phrase "Klaatu Barado Nicto"
>>> Directed by Robert Wise, who would later direct
>>> "West Side Story", "The Sound of Music" & "Star 
>>> Trek: The Motion Picture", and then become 
>>> president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts
>>> and Sciences (the Oscar people).

	And Flash Gordon was there
	in silver underwear

>>> Several movie serials starring Buster Crabbe
>>> between 1937-1940

	Claude Rains was the invisible man

>>> "The Invisible Man (1933), starring Claude
>>> Raines & Gloria Stuart.  Directed by 
>>> James Whale (who also directed "Frankenstein")
>>> Based on the novel by H.G. Wells

	Then something went wrong
	For Fay Wray and King Kong - 

>>> "King Kong" (1933) Starrring Fay Wray
>>> and Bruce Cabot, Directed by Merian C. Cooper
>>> (it was, of course, remade in 1976, with 
>>> Jessica Lange debuting in the Fay Wray role.
>>> 2 Oscars and 6 nominations later, its nice to 
>>> reflect on that....)

	They got caught in a celluliod jam
	Then at a deadly pace
	It came from Outer space

>>> "It Came From Outer Space" (1953) In 3-D
>>> Based on a Ray Bradbury story, starring
>>> Richard Carlson & Barbara Rush
>>> Directed by Jack Arnold

	And this is how the message ran:

	(chorus)
	Science Fiction - Double Feature
	Dr. X will build a creature
	See andriods fighting Brad and Janet
	Anne Francis stars in Forbidden Planet

>>> "Forbidden Planet" (1956) Starring Anne Francis
>>> Walter Pidgeon, Leisie Neilsen, Earl Holliman,
>>> and in his debut, Robbie the Robot.
>>> Based on Wm. Shakespeare's "The Tempest".

	ah-ha ha-ho
	At the late-night double-feature picture show

	I know Leo G. Carroll
	Was Over a barrel
	When tartantula took to the hills

>>> "Tarantula" (1955) starring John Agar, Leo G. Carroll
>>> and debutting in a bit role, Clint Eastwood (40 years
>>> and three oscars later, it's nice to reflect on that)
>>> Directed by Jack Arnold (see above)

	And I really got hot
	When I saw Janette Scott
	Fight a Triffid that that spits poison and Kills

>>> "The Day of the Triffids" (1963), starring Howard Keel,
>>> and Janette Scott.  Meteors turn plants into giant
>>> walking Maneater (which, by the way, is the same basic
>>> plot as "Little Shop of Horrors").  Remade for British
>>> TV in the early 80's

	Dana Andrews said Prunes
	Gave him the runes
	And passing them used lots of skills

>>> This one was a bit tough.  The best I could come up
>>> with was "The Curse of the Demon" (1958) which starred
>>> Dana Andrews as a "Stuffy cynical psychologist who doesn't
>>> believe that a series of deaths of been caused by an 
>>> ancient curse".  Based of Montguae R. James book "Casting
>>> the Runes"

	And when worlds collide
	Said George Pal to his bride
	I'm gonna give up some terrible thrills

>>> "When World Collide" (1951) Starring Richard Derr
>>> and Barbara Rush.  George Pal produced and did the
>>> special effects (but didn't directed).  I'm not sure 
>>> about the "to his bride" line, since as far as I can
>>> tell, he was married to anyone noteworthy.  It might
>>> possible be a reference to "The Bride of Frankenstein"
>>> although Pal didn't have anything to no with that movie.

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	Science Fiction - Double Feature  (etc..)

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