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The Day of the Triffids

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The Day of the Triffids (1963)

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Reviews Counted:14

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Rotten:2

Average Rating:6.5/10

Runtime: 1 hr 39 mins

Genre: Science-Fiction/Fantasy

Synopsis: A meteor shower disrupts the earth's ecosystem, blinds all who observed it and awakens meat-eating plants. As the hungry foliage grow ever faster, a sighted sailor and an alcoholic scientist help... A meteor shower disrupts the earth's ecosystem, blinds all who observed it and awakens meat-eating plants. As the hungry foliage grow ever faster, a sighted sailor and an alcoholic scientist help save humanity from becoming plant food. Script originally credited to Phillip Yordan, who acted as a blacklist-era "front" for Gordon. [More]

Starring: Howard Keel, Nicole Maurey, Kieron Moore, Janette Scott

Starring: Howard Keel, Nicole Maurey, Kieron Moore, Janette Scott, Alexander Knox, Mervyn Johns, Janina Faye, Alison Leggatt, Ewan Roberts

Director: Steve Sekely

Director: Steve Sekely
Screenwriter: Philip Yordan
Producer: George Pitcher
Composer: Ron Goodwin

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Unfaithful adaptation from the acclaimed 1951 science fiction novel by John Wyndham.

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07/29/09
Dennis Schwartz
Dennis Schwartz
Ozus' World Movie Reviews

A sci-fi thriller (1963) that sticks in the mind, thanks to deft pacing and a vividly paranoid premise.

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Decidedly short on awe-inspiring moments.

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11/04/04
Thomas Delapa
Thomas Delapa
Boulder Weekly

The plants are marchin'! Hero Keel then overwaters them.

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10/25/04
Steve Crum
Steve Crum
Kansas City Kansan

Good, but hardly great sci-fi.

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07/19/04
Ken Hanke
Ken Hanke
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

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02/08/04
Daniel M. Kimmel
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11/06/03
Andy Klein
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Los Angeles CityBeat

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08/22/03
Carol Cling
Carol Cling
Las Vegas Review-Journal

Clever sci-fi gem.

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02/07/03
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Jeffrey M. Anderson
San Francisco Examiner

Terror comes to full bloom in a sci-fi classic

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01/05/03
James Sanford
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Kalamazoo Gazette

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12/31/02
Robert Roten
Robert Roten
Laramie Movie Scope

Attack of the Space Vegetables!

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07/25/02
Scott Weinberg
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