The Man Who Fell to Earth (1976) & The Man from Planet X (1951): Two Aliens from Dying Worlds

David Bowie lands in New Mexico, a visitor who speaks only in musical tones lands on a foggy Scottish moor, and we don't treat either of them very well. Episode 5 of We Come In Peace, our series on the friendly alien, pairs Edgar G. Ulmer's 1951 B-movie with Nicolas Roeg's cult classic. In this episode: - A 1951 alien film shot in six days on leftover Joan of Arc sets - Californian Scots, and a Scotland Yard in the wrong country - An alien who talks in music, 26 years before Close Encounters - Bowie's first starring role, and why he said he didn't need to act - Why Paramount refused to pay for the finished film, and why America saw a shorter cut - Walter Tevis, the writer of The Queen's Gambit, and the novel that explains what Roeg won't The Man from Planet X or Thomas Jerome Newton, which visitor did we treat worse? Tell us in the comments or a review. Next time: Disney's friendly aliens, with Escape to Witch Mountain (1975) and The Cat from Outer Space (1978). Hosted and produced by James Payne and Matt Willcock. Edited by James Payne. Bonus episodes on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/journeythroughscifi Join the JTSF Logbook, our free newsletter: https://journeythroughscifi.beehiiv.com Full back catalogue and everything else: https://journeythroughscifi.com Follow the show so you never miss an episode, and if you can a review or a share helps a lot. Journey Through Sci-Fi is part of the EOH Network.