It Came from Outer Space II
A desert town confronts an extraterrestrial presence as glowing debris, extreme heat, and altered neighbors turn everyday life into a paranoid survival mystery.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Mild
- eerie
- paranoid
- pulp
- retro science fiction night
- alien movie marathon
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The alien crash and escalating disruptions unfold around a small desert town cut off by heat, water loss, and power failures.
Soaring temperatures, disappearing water, failing electricity, and strange behavior progressively reveal that the town is under alien influence.
Town residents appear not to be themselves after the extraterrestrial incident, making personal identity a source of danger and suspicion.
The sequel combines crashlanded aliens, glowing rocks, a threatened community, and escalating disruptions in a straightforward television science fiction format.
Films like It Came from Outer Space II, and why
The Invasion of the Body Snatchers
small-town alien contact, desert setting, and classic science fiction paranoia
The Thing
alien arrival, altered human behavior, and suspenseful science fiction mystery
The Faculty
desert-town extraterrestrial threat and pulpy science fiction atmosphere
Movie Details
- Director
- Roger Duchowny
- Release Date
- 1995-12-31
- Runtime
- 89 min
- Rating
- 3.9 / 10 (10)
Cast
- Brian Kerwin
- Elizabeth Peña
- Jonathan Carrasco
- Adrian Sparks
- Bill McKinney
- Dean Norris
- Dawn Zeek
- Lauren Tewes
- Mickey Jones
- Jerry Giles
Common questions
- What is It Came from Outer Space II about?
- A desert town confronts an extraterrestrial presence as glowing debris, extreme heat, and altered neighbors turn everyday life into a paranoid survival mystery.
- What is It Came from Outer Space II like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of It Came from Outer Space II as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is It Came from Outer Space II violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in It Came from Outer Space II as mild.
- Which films are like It Came from Outer Space II?
- Films with a similar feel include The Invasion of the Body Snatchers, The Thing, and The Faculty.
- How long is It Came from Outer Space II?
- It Came from Outer Space II runs 89 minutes.
