Not of This Earth (1988) on Netflix
In black clothing and dark sunglasses, a man named Mr. Johnson demands a blood transfusion from Dr. Rochelle. The doctor's nurse, Nadine Story, is hired to give him one every day.
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Plot summary
An unusual patient turns up at the office of Dr. Rochelle. He calls himself Mr. Johnson, dresses in black and keeps his dark sunglasses on, and what he demands is a blood transfusion. Dr. Rochelle grants it, then tests the blood he has drawn, and the result is that Johnson's body is not making blood in the way a human body should. Johnson hires the doctor's nurse, Nadine Story, whose boyfriend is Harry, to come to his house and give him a transfusion every day. Jeremy, Johnson's servant, notices that people enter the house and are not seen leaving it.
Cast
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- Belinda Grantas Girl in Car
- Joel Hoffmanas Boy in Car (as Robby Bointen)
- Zoran Hochstätteras Beam Man
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Not of This Earth (1988)
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- Traci Lords was in hiding and had no agency when director Jim Wynorski tracked her down and convinced her to take the lead, and he admitted part of his reason for casting her was the publicity it would bring.
- Jim Wynorski made the film on a bet: he wagered he could remake Roger Corman's 1957 original on the same budget and shooting schedule, adjusted for inflation.
- The shoot lasted only 12 days; Wynorski finished a day ahead of schedule and used the last day to refilm some of Traci Lords' scenes, saying she had improved so much since the first day of filming.
- To fill out the running time, the production lifted scenes from earlier Corman films, including the dog in the foggy woods and the woman stalked outside her home from Humanoids from the Deep and the caped, knife-wielding stalker from Hollywood Boulevard.
