The Stranger

TV Movie
1973
1h 40m

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An astronaut finds himself on a planet that's (almost) exactly like Earth.An astronaut finds himself on a planet that's (almost) exactly like Earth.An astronaut finds himself on a planet that's (almost) exactly like Earth.

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3.7/10

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Trivia
Was shown on Mystery Science Treater 3000 as Stranded In Space.

Goofs
In the radio alert, they say that Stryker was 6' 1" tall, but at that time (assuming this is not set in Earth's future), the height limit for astronauts was 5' 11", assumedly so they would fit into the confined spaces. This has subsequently been changed to 6' 4".

Quotes
Prof. Dylan MacAuley: I wasn't always a toothless warrior, Neil. Once I was young, and brave.

Alternate versions
The MST3K version replaces the original opening and ending titles with new titles played over clips from the movie "Prisoners of the Lost Universe."

Connections
Edited from In Like Flint (1967)

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Remake's cast, not plot, is for sci-fi buffs.

Remake of the much better produced theatrical film JOURNEY TO THE FAR SIDE OF THE SUN from 1969 (available on DVD) about an astronaut who lands on a twin Earth on the other side of the sun. This TV film has a good B-film cast including such sci-fi buff favorites as Cameron Mitchell (FLIGHT TO MARS available on DVD), Lew Ayres (1971 TV film EARTH II as well as Dr. Kildare in a series of films from the forties), Dean Jagger (X THE UNKNOWN available on DVD), and Sally Field's mom, Margaret Field (MAN FROM PLANET X available on DVD) to name just a few. Credits go out to the casting but isn't as fun as any of the other films mentioned and tries to start a TV series in the vein of 60's TV show THE INVADERS. By the way if you liked THE INVADERS, star Roy Thinnes is the star of JOURNEY TO THE FAR SIDE OF THE SUN. THE STRANGER is more for sci-fi buffs than sci-fi fans.