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Earth vs. the Flying Saucers (1956) More at IMDbPro »

Edited into

The Giant Claw (1957)
The 27th Day (1957)
"The Twilight Zone: To Serve Man (#3.24)" (1962)

Referenced in

The Creation of the Humanoids (1962)
 -  One of the early forms of the robot is shown as the alien from this film
Kaijû daisenso (1965)
"Saturday Night Live: Kate Jackson/Delbert McClinton (#4.13)" (1979)
 -  The Coneheads go to a triple Sci-fi festival
Independence Day (1996)
 -  References in dialogue
"The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror VII (#8.1)" (1996)
 -  there is a scene of an UFO crashing into the Capitol dome
Mars Attacks! (1996)
Attack of the 50 Foot Monster Mania (1999) (TV)
Bride of Monster Mania (2000) (TV)
'War of the Worlds': Revisiting the Invasion (2005) (V)
 -  mentioned once
The Benchwarmers (2006)
 -  poster seen in 'Nerd Headquarters'
Indiana Jones 4: The Return of a Legend (2008) (V)
 -  Mentioned by Spielberg.

Features

Rocketship X-M (1950)
 -  Clip was of meteor storm in small film about operation skyhook was taken from Rocketship X-M (1950).
The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)
 -  One of the shots displayed on the large view-screen as Dr. Marvin, his wife, the major and the policeman are being transported in a saucer, is of earth and the moon with a haze-like fog. This shot is taken from the opening credits of The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951). This same scene would be used yet again one year later in the title sequence of another Ray Harryhausen movie, 20 Million Miles To Earth (1957).
The War of the Worlds (1953)
 -  One of the scenes of a Washington building exploding is the Los Angeles City Hall being destroyed by the Martians from The War of the Worlds (1953).

Featured in

The Three Stooges in Orbit (1962)
Le joli mai (1963)
 -  Footage inserted into Joli mai, Le (1963)
The Movie Orgy (1968)
 -  Several extended clips
The Projectionist (1971)
 -  Several clips of flying saucers from this film are shown, including flying saucers crashing into various buildings/monuments.
Vérités et mensonges (1973)
 -  When Orson Welles and others talk about the infamous "War of the Worlds" radio play, clips from this film are used for visual illustration.
It Came from Hollywood (1982)
Explorers (1985)
Invasion U.S.A. (1985)
TerrorVision (1986)
Invasion Earth: The Aliens Are Here (1988)
Earth Girls Are Easy (1988)
Tribulation 99: Alien Anomalies Under America (1992)
Fantastic Fantasy Fright-o-Rama Show Vol. 1 (1996) (V)
 -  This film's theatrical trailer is featured.
Monster Mania (1997) (TV)
 -  Film clips included
The Harryhausen Chronicles (1998) (TV)
 -  Features clips from this title.
Boom! Hollywood's Greatest Disaster Movies (2000) (V)
 -  footage is shown from this film
The Making of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind' (2001) (V)
"Troldspejlet: (#28.15)" (2002)
 -  DVD release reviewed + footage used
"Penn & Teller: Bullshit!: Alien Abductions (#1.3)" (2003)
 -  This episode opens with scenes from the movie.
The Saga of 'The Beastmaster' (2005) (V)
 -  clips shown
Peter Jennings Reporting: UFOs - Seeing Is Believing (2005) (TV)
 -  Clip shown.

Spoofed in

Mars Attacks! (1996)

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