A microorganism from Mars, brought to Earth by a space probe, terrorizes passengers in a railroad office.A microorganism from Mars, brought to Earth by a space probe, terrorizes passengers in a railroad office.A microorganism from Mars, brought to Earth by a space probe, terrorizes passengers in a railroad office.
John F. Goff
- Jack Tiller
- (as John Goff)
George 'Buck' Flower
- Hank
- (as Buck Flower)
Lawrence Ripp
- The Guard
- (as Sir Lawrence Ripp)
Harry Youstos
- Alvin
- (as Harry Youstes)
- Director
- Writer
- All cast & crew
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Did you know
- TriviaThe helicopter seen in this production is a rather rare Hughes 300 also known as the Hughes 269. For the US military these were named the TH-55 Osage. The maiden flight was in October 1956 and production ceased in 1983.
- GoofsThere are no end doors on boxcars so the persons riding the caboose would have no way to enter the boxcar while the train is moving. In fact standard boxcars cannot be accessed while the train is moving.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Trailer Trauma (2016)
- SoundtracksThe Gift
Lyrics by Dale Kuipers (as Dale Kuipers), Bill Rebane
Music by Tom Barnet
Sung by Deanna Wynand and Don Lasee and The Ramblin Fever Band
Featured review
Overblown Outer Limits
The Alpha Incident involves a microorganism from Mars escaping due to the stupidity and carelessness of a railroad baggage handler. Not to mention the imbecility of NASA scientists sending the thing by regular express mail so as to not cause any attention.
So now with the quick thinking that characterizes science fiction movies like these the organism is quarantined at a remote rail station and five people are kept in isolation while scientists work to find a cure, for what they're not sure, but we soon see.
The only cast name I'm sure you might remember is Ralph Meeker, the rest are total unknowns, at least to me they are. The film is an interesting idea, but one more suited to a television episode of The Outer Limits.
So now with the quick thinking that characterizes science fiction movies like these the organism is quarantined at a remote rail station and five people are kept in isolation while scientists work to find a cure, for what they're not sure, but we soon see.
The only cast name I'm sure you might remember is Ralph Meeker, the rest are total unknowns, at least to me they are. The film is an interesting idea, but one more suited to a television episode of The Outer Limits.
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- bkoganbing
- Apr 28, 2011
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- Also known as
- Gift from a Red Planet
- Filming locations
- Tomahawk, Wisconsin, USA(train station and train scenes)
- Production company
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- Budget
- $200,000 (estimated)
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