The Day It Came to Earth

The Day It Came to Earth

April 7, 1936, seen on a lonely highway near Tucson, Arizona...January 12, 1941, seen outside Lincoln, Nebraska...And then...

1977 · 88 min · ★ 3.4 · Science Fiction, Horror

A glowing meteor falls into a secluded pond into which Mafia hitmen have dumped the body of one of their victims. Students from the local college use the pond for a swimming hole. Then the fun begins.

Directed by Harry Thomason · Written by Paul Fisk

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