Terror from the Year 5000
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| Directed by | Robert J. Gurney Jr. |
| Produced by | Robert J. Gurney Jr. Samuel Z. Arkoff James H. Nicholson Gene Searchinger |
| Written by | Robert J. Gurney Jr. Henry Slesar |
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Ward Costello Joyce Holden John Stratton Salome Jens Fred Herrick |
| Music by | Richard DuPage |
| Cinematography | Arthur Florman |
| Edited by | Dede Allen |
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66 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Terror from the Year 5000 (UK title: Cage of Doom) is an independently made 1958 American black-and-white science fiction film that was released by AIP. The film was produced by Robert J. Gurney Jr., Samuel Z. Arkoff, James H. Nicholson, and Gene Searchinger, directed by Robert J. Gurney Jr., and stars Ward Costello, Joyce Holden, John Stratton, Salome Jens, and Fred Herrick.
The screenplay is based (uncredited) on the short story "Bottle Baby" by cross-genre print/TV/film writer Henry Slesar; it was originally published in the Ziff-Davis science fiction magazine Fantastic (April 1957).
Working in the privacy of his Florida island estate, nuclear physicist Professor Howard Erling constructs a machine that breaks the time barrier. With his assistant Victor, Howard conducts a number of experiments and successfully transports a small statue from the future. Concerned over the vast amounts of energy needed to conduct the experiments and realizing that their unique work needs formal verification from another professional, Howard calls a halt to the research, despite Victor's protests. The statue is then sent to premiere archeologist Robert Hedges, who runs a carbon dating test on it and discovers it comes from the year 5,000 A. D.
Bob also learns that the statue is radioactive and attempts to contact Howard to question him about it. When he is unable to reach Howard by phone, Bob flies to Florida to see him. Upon leaving the airport in a rental car, Bob realizes that he is being followed. After a wild chase, Bob confronts his pursuer only to discover it is Claire Erling, Howard's daughter and Victor's fiancée. Claire is delighted by Bob's arrival and admits to sending the statue in hopes of accelerating the verification of her father's long work. Claire assures Bob that neither the Erlings or Victor were aware of the radiation contamination. As Claire and Bob pilot a small motorized boat out to the island, the motor dies and Claire reveals this is caused by the power drain from her father's lab. Unknown to Claire and Howard, Victor is conducting further experimentation in secret, against Howard's orders.
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