Alien Factor: 40th Anniversay Edition

Movie / Show Details

Director Don Dohler’s 1978 sci-fi horror film follows alien creatures that escape from a wrecked spacecraft near a small Maryland town, unleashing a wave of deadly attacks on the local population. Shot on a modest budget in Baltimore, the film showcases practical monster suits, miniature work, and stop-motion animation by Ernest D. Farino, who would later work on The Terminator. Don Leifert, Richard Dyszel, and Tom Griffith lead the cast, bringing genuine enthusiasm to their roles that elevates the low-budget creature feature into an enduring piece of genre entertainment.

This DVD from Cinemagic Visual Effects presents the 40th Anniversary Edition in enhanced widescreen, running 80 minutes with a G rating. Bonus features include audio commentary, behind-the-scenes footage, a blooper reel, alternate scenes, a cast and crew reunion featurette, and Retromedia Drive-in Theater episode wrap-arounds. Grab a piece of retro sci-fi history at a used price.