''Bloodsuckers from Outer Space'' is a 1984 American

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film written and directed by Glen Coburn. It stars Thom Meyers,

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, Laura Ellis, Robert Bradeen, Glen Coburn, Kris Nicolau, and

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as Texas residents who must battle a mist that turns people into zombies.

Premise

Texas farmers turn into zombies when they become infected by an energy field from outer space. The residents must escape before an overeager general can convince the President to drop a nuclear bomb on the rural town.

Cast

* Thom Meyers as Jeff Rhodes *

as General Sanders * Laura Ellis as Julie * Robert Bradeen as Uncle Joe * Glen Coburn as Ralph Rhodes * Kris Nicolau as Jeri Jett *

as the President

Release

''Bloodsuckers from Outer Space'' premiered at

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' Drive-In Movie Festival in October 1984. Star

attended the premiere and later said that he was embarrassed by the quality.

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released it on home video in 1986, and

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released it on DVD on December 30, 2008.

Reception

Travis Box of the ''

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'' cited it as one of the best low budget films made in Texas. Mike Phalin of

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rated it 5/5 stars and wrote, "''Bloodsuckers From Outer Space'' could be one of the kings of low budget B-Movies." Academic

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wrote in ''The Zombie Encyclopedia'' that it "is a lot like the following year's ''

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'', except that it isn't funny or exciting."

References

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