"The Creeping Terror" - The Worst Movie of 1964 Quiz

Answer: Angel County

Director Arthur Nelson (who also starred under the name of Vic Savage) set the movie in a nondescript area of Simi Valley, though writer Alan Silliphant wanted to have the movie set around Lake Tahoe.

Supposedly, the original soundtrack to the movie did make it to the bottom of Lake Tahoe, as the urban legend goes, which was why the majority of the movie is narrated.

Answer: Jeff Peters

Jeff Peters, the county forest ranger, was the first man to sight the rocket, reporting it to the sheriff's department as a plane crash near Willow Creek (a supposition that was later used by the military as the cover story for the situation).

Answer: Jodrell Banks Radio Observatory

Dr. Bradford took charge of the situation and the investigation, much to the chagrin of Martin, the acting sheriff. Colonel James Caldwell was in charge of the special military unit assigned to the case, working under Bradford.

Answer: A hootenanny

The giant carpet-like monster showed it was very resilient, able to withstand being battered by a guitar. Through bad editing, the instrument showed up whole again after being smashed to bits against the creature's hide.

Answer: Bobby

The grandfather, Mr. Brown, searched for Bobby for a near-interminable length of time before the monster nabbed him too and ate his rotundness up.

Answer: Thermometer

The "ewwwww" factor in this was that it was a rectal thermometer. Why the director thought we really needed to see the mother use the thermometer on her child is completely beyond me. I have to assume this was another attempt at characterization, showing Betty going about her morning activities - hanging laundry and checking on her slightly-feverish child - up until she was killed by the monster. I think it was also supposed to make the last shot of the baby in the scene more poignant. I was more happy for the kid that his looney mom was out of the picture.

This is definitely one of the most uncomfortable movie moments I've ever experienced (and I've sat through "Eraserhead" about thirty times).

Answer: 23 Skidoo

The Monster attacked the cars in Lover's Lane after eating all or most of the folks in the Community Dance Hall.

Answer: Bourbon and Seven

This scene was one of the few the director put in that actually showed a sense of characterization. Barney and Martin were old bachelor buddies and Barney was a third wheel now that his pal was married to Brett. A little more dialogue instead of narration would've helped, though.

Answer: To find a weakness in the human species

Bradford said that the monsters were highly specialized test animals, and were actually mobile laboratories that consumed human beings to analyze them chemically. He believed that after both creatures were destroyed, the ship was transmitting the results back to their home world. Martin tried to destroy the transmitter, but failed.

Answer: Only God knows for sure

His last words were in answer to Martin asking if the dying scientist thought that Mankind would be able to cope with the aliens when they next arrived.
Well, those are what the narrator tells us are Bradford's last words. Unfortunately, due to the legendary loss of the soundtrack, we'll never really know for sure.