Fun trivia for any fans out there of cheesy 1950’s B-movie Sci-Fi, here is a review of Killers from Space, starring Peter Graves, from 1000misspenthours.com (That is, Misspent, as in 1000 Misspent Hours and Counting, not Miss Pent. LOL.) Enjoy.
Killers from Space (1954) -*½
Though hardly a household name these days, Billy Wilder is still a fairly well respected filmmaker. With weighty dramas like Stalag 17, big-ticket romantic comedies like Irma la Douce, and even a couple of Marilyn Monroe vehicles under his belt, Wilder’s reputation as a writer/director to be reckoned with will no doubt remain secure for generations to come. It isn’t Billy Wilder that we’re here to talk about today, however, but his brother, W. Lee Wilder. As is so often the case among movie-industry siblings, the talent genes were by no means evenly distributed within the Wilder family. W. Lee is the Frank Stallone to Billy’s Sylvester, the Joe Estevez to his brother’s Martin Sheen. And while Billy was directing Humphrey Bogart and Audrey Hepburn in Sabrina, W. Lee was wandering around in Bronson Canyon with Peter Graves, shooting Killers from Space from a typically lethargic script by his son and frequent collaborator, Myles.
