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{{Infobox Film  
 
{{Infobox Film  
 
| name          = Unknown Spectre
 
| name          = Unknown Spectre
| image          = File:poster-unknown-spectre.jpg
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| image          = File:UnknownSpectre_Poster.jpg
 
| alt            = Unknown Spectre movie poster
 
| alt            = Unknown Spectre movie poster
 
| caption        =  
 
| caption        =  
| director      = Ed Poole
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| director      = Stephen Pickering
| producer      = {{startplainlist}}
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| producer      = T.J. Hartley
* Raymond Ingram
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| writer        = {{startplainlist}}
* Jack Hines
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* [[Jeff Bell]]
* Deborah Gilbert
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* Dan Casey
 
{{endplainlist}}
 
{{endplainlist}}
| writer        =
 
 
| based on      =  
 
| based on      =  
 
| starring      =  {{startplainlist}}
 
| starring      =  {{startplainlist}}
* Marcus Fleming
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* Miles Allen
* Kate Warner
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* Julia Swanson
* Jackie Cannon
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* Mike Casey
* Amy Norman
 
* Kevin Torres
 
* Ronnie Welch
 
 
{{endplainlist}}
 
{{endplainlist}}
 
| narrator =  
 
| narrator =  
| music          =  
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| music          = Rachel Hsaio
| cinematography =  
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| cinematography = Stephen Pickering
| editing        =  
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| editing        = Cameron Pickering
 
| distributor    =  
 
| distributor    =  
| studio        = [[Paramutual Productions]]
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| studio        = [[Ghost-Hat Productions]]
| released      = {{film date|1959|02|11}}
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| released      = {{film date|2009|08|01}}
| runtime        = 76 minutes
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| runtime        = 6 minutes
 
| country        = United States
 
| country        = United States
| language      = English
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| language      =  
| budget        = $17,000
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| budget        = $200
| tagline        = "Watch Your Heads!"
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| tagline        =  
 
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'''''Unknown Spectre''''' is a low budget alien invasion movie, released in 1959 by [[Paramutual Productions]]
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'''''Unknown Spectre''''' was a short film created for the 48 Hour Film Project in 2009.
  
 
==Plot synopsis==
 
==Plot synopsis==
John Charles, a lead scientist in energy, finds a crashed alien space craft one evening on his way home. Soon Maggie, his secretary, becomes concerned of his ever growing isolation and long hours at the lab and calls in Detective Jack Spencer to investigate. Spencer, following Charles out one evening, stumbles across the Doctor's secret experiments of harnessing the energy from humans to help repower the alien's spacecraft.
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John Charles, a lead scientist in energy, finds a crashed alien spacecraft one evening on his way home. Soon Maggie, his secretary, becomes concerned of his ever-growing isolation and long hours at the lab and calls in Detective Jack Spencer to investigate. Spencer, following Charles out one evening, stumbles across the Doctor's secret experiments of harnessing the energy from humans to help repower the alien's spacecraft.
  
 
==Cast==
 
==Cast==
*Raymond Ingram ..... Detective Jack Spencer
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*Miles Allen ..... Detective Jack Spencer
*Jack Hines ..... John Charles
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*Mike Casey ..... John Charles
*Deborah Gilbert ..... Maggie
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*Julia Swanson ..... Maggie
*Amy Norman ..... Alien
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*Dan Casey ..... Alien
*Kevin Torres ..... Alien
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*AARON Williams ..... Alien
*Ronnie Welch ..... Alien
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*Stephen Pickering ..... Alien
  
 
==Trivia==
 
==Trivia==
 
* The "secret lab" was actually filmed in the back of a church.
 
* The "secret lab" was actually filmed in the back of a church.
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* The exterior shot of the doors leading into the underground lair were removed from director Stephen Pickering's house and placed in the middle of the field with a light beneath them. They didn't actually lead anywhere. The interior shot looking out the doors as Jack Spencer walks down, were filmed at the house.
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* There was a long discussion regarding what the aliens would look like. It wasn't certain if they should look more like monsters with makeup or humans with costumes. To save time and money, the human/costume idea was decided on.
  
[[Category:In-Universe Movies]]
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==New Prairie Universe Info==
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===Other Connections===
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The film is an ''In-Universe'' movie. Detailed info about the '''[[Unknown Spectre (universe movie)|Unknown Spectre]]''' movie can be found here.
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[[Category:Movies]]

Latest revision as of 15:06, 8 June 2022

Unknown Spectre
Unknown Spectre movie poster
Directed by Stephen Pickering
Produced by T.J. Hartley
Written by
Starring
  • Miles Allen
  • Julia Swanson
  • Mike Casey
Music by Rachel Hsaio
Cinematography Stephen Pickering
Edited by Cameron Pickering
Production
company
Release date
  • August 1, 2009 (2009-08-01)
Running time
6 minutes
Country United States
Budget $200

Unknown Spectre was a short film created for the 48 Hour Film Project in 2009.

Plot synopsis

John Charles, a lead scientist in energy, finds a crashed alien spacecraft one evening on his way home. Soon Maggie, his secretary, becomes concerned of his ever-growing isolation and long hours at the lab and calls in Detective Jack Spencer to investigate. Spencer, following Charles out one evening, stumbles across the Doctor's secret experiments of harnessing the energy from humans to help repower the alien's spacecraft.

Cast

  • Miles Allen ..... Detective Jack Spencer
  • Mike Casey ..... John Charles
  • Julia Swanson ..... Maggie
  • Dan Casey ..... Alien
  • AARON Williams ..... Alien
  • Stephen Pickering ..... Alien

Trivia

  • The "secret lab" was actually filmed in the back of a church.
  • The exterior shot of the doors leading into the underground lair were removed from director Stephen Pickering's house and placed in the middle of the field with a light beneath them. They didn't actually lead anywhere. The interior shot looking out the doors as Jack Spencer walks down, were filmed at the house.
  • There was a long discussion regarding what the aliens would look like. It wasn't certain if they should look more like monsters with makeup or humans with costumes. To save time and money, the human/costume idea was decided on.

New Prairie Universe Info

Other Connections

The film is an In-Universe movie. Detailed info about the Unknown Spectre movie can be found here.