INVASION OF THE SAUCER MEN (1957) in '50s Horror and Sci-Fi Forum

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INVASION OF THE SAUCER MEN (1957)

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vayapues

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Apr 8 12 11:59 AM

Thx Paul for the refs.

That whole subculture of 1950s sci-fi cons suggested by this single foto is quite fascinating -- not just SF itself but strands of other exotic postwar subcultures as disparate as cheesecake, political pacifism, & heaven knows what-all its devotees brought into it. I wish Bill Warren would weigh in on this theme. Even though Forry apparently had nothing to do with his particular foto, his esperanto-speaking, eroticism-loving sensibility all but permeates it!

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PeteFitzgerald

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Apr 11 12 2:40 AM

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TomWeaver999

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Aug 3 12 5:10 PM

http://abcnews.go.com/blo...claims-alien-ripped-off/

pringly

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Aug 3 12 10:26 PM

>>>The lawsuit calls the Saucer-Men depicted in the film “…unique, providing many hair raising and spooktacular moments throughout the film.”<<<<

FJA must be her attorney.

Rick

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Aug 3 12 10:54 PM

This legal/financial wrangling makes me wonder how much poor Paul Blaisdell was paid for those unique, hair-raising creations.

CucamongaDan

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Aug 3 12 11:30 PM

I sure hope the spooktacular, out-of-this world infringement case results in someone making her an offer she likes to sell some dvds.

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tonyrivers

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Aug 4 12 12:55 PM

Were the Amok Time Teenage Werewolf, Teenage Frankenstein and Blood of Dracula 12 inch figures officially licensed?

Ted Newsom

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Aug 4 12 1:25 PM

I think there's been a number of people who've run around this track before. I don't begrudge Ms. Hofneintz' proprietary claim. Her husband left her the rights to certain films, and she's protecting them.

There was a previous collectables case where the producer of some Wizard of Oz tschotkes argued that the designs of all their Oz stuff came solely from visual material in the PD., i.e., posters, publicity stills and trailers, rather than the film as a whole. I think the decision went against them, that it was one thing to take an arguably PD lobby card and put it on a refrigerator magnet or a coffee cup, but quite another to create a 3-D object, which by its nature would entail using views of the character not represented in the lobby cards or stills. It's similar to the 3 Stooges suit.

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Charles Thaxton

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Aug 4 12 6:00 PM

Someone needs to slap that lady. Thank God I bought the toy already....although to be fair the company ought to have received rights permission from somewhere to license that (they do Gort, Robby, other bobble heads)

tonyrivers

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Aug 4 12 6:54 PM

I don't think being antagonistic toward Ms. Hofneintz is the way to try and convince her to release the AIP films she owns the rights to on DVD or have licensed products made. On the other hand I don't know how to convince her to do so either.

starhawk60.movieserialmess...

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Aug 5 12 11:56 AM

It's a shame we won't be able to see this play out on The People 's Court.

Cueva Muerte

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Aug 9 12 5:24 PM

<I don't think being antagonistic toward Ms. Hofheinz is the way to try and convince her to release the AIP films she owns the rights to on DVD or have licensed products made. On the other hand I don't know how to convince her to do so either.>

You're right. She owns 'em. She can do what she likes with 'em. The prints are stored away nicely and safely. The people who'd probably most like to see them again (on Blu-ray or SD) are in the age range of 60-70 with a limited viable future of maybe 10-20 years. After that, the projected retail sales for those titles will evaporate fairly quickly. I'd love to see them again in pristine (and legal) shape (Susan H does have the best of the titles.) with commentary by Tom W. & Bob B., but frankly I'll just be philosophical and hope for the best. Maybe someday us hopin' fans will get our druthers. And that's pretty much all you can say.

TomWeaver999

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Aug 16 12 12:15 PM

http://www.courthousenews.com/2012/08/14/49267.htm

tonyrivers

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Aug 16 12 4:05 PM

Tom:
Amok Time could get around the Teenage Werewolf and Teenage Frankenstein toys lawsuit if they marketed them as being from HOW TO MAKE A MONSTER, a film she does not own the rights to. Amok Time also put out a doll from BLOOD OF DRACULA, a film she also doesn't own the rights to. Of course the Arkoff estate then could do something if they wanted to.

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Aug 25 12 5:28 PM