Teenagers from Outer Space (or perhaps Attack of the Giant Lobster Silhouette) was inflicted upon US theaters June 3, 1959. It is considered to be one of the "Z-grade" sci-fi films from the 1950s.
Written and directed by Tom Graeff, the story follows a young alien played by David Love as a part of a scouting invasion searching for food sources for their giant lobster overlords. He falls in love with a teenage Earth girl and they work together to prevent his cohorts from carrying out their evil plans.
When Teenagers from Outer Space was released, it was met with negative, but not scathing, reviews. The silhouette of the giant lobster was described as the least-convincing special effect of the 1950s, but other reviews said "flashes of astonishing sensitivity" "actually quite touching" "the show finds its own humble level of dramatic integrity".
It was riffed by Joel and the bots on Mystery Science Theater 3000 in June 1992.
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