| “ | Marry your hydrogen warhead! But I'm quitting my job, Dave. You'll have to find someone else for BOTH marriages. | ” |
| - Joan |
- For the Mads production, see MADS - The Lost Missile.
The Lost Missile is a 1958 alien invasion film co-directed by Lester William Berke and his father William Berke, and co-written by John McPartland and Jerome Bixby (from a story by the Berkes).
Plot[]
A mysterious object from outer space enters Earth's orbit, spreading destruction as it passes. Scientists and the world's military forces mobilize to defeat the threat.
Cast[]
- Robert Loggia as Dr. David Loring
- Ellen Parker as Joan Wood
- Phillip Pine as Dr. Joe Freed
- Larry Kerr as General Barr
- Marilee Earle as Emma Freed
- J. Anthony Hughes as Officer Johnson
- Stephanie Shayne as Sandra
- Olan Soule as TV Floor Director
Notes[]
- Director William Berke passed away shortly after filming began. The film was completed by his son Lester.
- This film contains references to the Cold War-era apparatus CONAD (CONtinental Air Defense) and the DEW line (Distant Early Warning). These had also been referred to in The Deadly Mantis.
MST3K Connections[]
- Director and story writer Lester William Berke was also production manager for Mac and Me.
- Robert Busch (unspecified role) was also dialogue coach for Kitten with a Whip.
- Cecil Elliot (Harold's wife) also portrayed a train gossip in The Rebel Set.
- Myron Cook (unspecified role) also portrayed Captain Thomas in The Amazing Colossal Man.
- Chet Brandenburg (worker) also portrayed a police officer with a flamethrower in Indestructible Man and a bus disaster observer in The Deadly Mantis.
- John Daheim (man with dog sled team) also portrayed a soldier in The Amazing Colossal Man.
- Shep Houghton (reporter) also portrayed a military attache in Invasion USA and had an unspecified role in Kitten with a Whip.
- Thomas E. Jackson (New York state broadcaster) also portrayed George Haskell in It Conquered the World.
- Kenner G. Kemp (Soviet officer) also portrayed Jim the bailiff in Untamed Youth and a guest in the observation room in Space Travelers.
- Harold Miller (joint chiefs of staff officer) also portrayed an official in The Amazing Colossal Man, a cocktail party guest in I Accuse My Parents, and a party guest in The She-Creature.
- William H. O'Brien (scientist at institute) also portrayed a bartender in Jungle Goddess.
- Cosmo Sardo (Pentagon broadcaster) also portrayed a reporter in Rocketship X-M.
- Robert Shayne (Air Force general) also portrayed the Firemaker in Teenage Cave Man, Professor Bradshaw in Indestructibe Man, and Lt. Cassidy in The Rebel Set.
- Stephanie Shayne also portrayed a young tribe member in Teenage Cave Man.
- Olan Soule also portrayed the first reporter in This Island Earth and a watch repairman in The Bubble.
- Bert Stevens (scientist at institute) also portrayed a reporter in Rocketship X-M, an officer at the proving grounds in Lost Continent, Colonel Hill in Beginning of the End, and a search party member in Revenge of the Creature.
- Composer Gerald Fried was also composer for High School Big Shot.
- Cinematographer Kenneth Peach was also second unit photographer for The Screaming Skull
- Makeup artist Allan Snyder was also makeup artist for Earth vs the Spider (film).
- Sound technician Jack Solomon was also a sound recordist for The Amazing Colossal Man.
- Special effects technician Jack R. Glass was also special effects technician for Project Moon Base, Manhunt in Space, and Crash of Moons.