The Alien Factor
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| Directed by | Don Dohler |
| Written by | Don Dohler |
| Starring | Don Leifert Tom Griffiths George Stover |
| Distributed by | Retromedia Entertainment |
| Release date(s) | 1978 (premiere) |
| Running time | 90 min. |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $3,500 |
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The Alien Factor is a 1976 B-grade science fiction film directed and written by Baltimore low-budget filmmaker Don Dohler. The film begins with a young teenage couple making out in a car when an insect looking monster attacks. Local sheriff must find out what's causing the killings while the mayor is breathing down his neck to keep a lid on the deaths so a multi-million dollar amusement park can be built nearby. Featuring special f/x from Ernest Farino, John Cosentino and Larry Schelecter, this sci-fi thriller had a long run on TV throughout the 80's, including Ted Turner's Superstation.
The sequel to The Alien Factor, Alien Factor 2: Alien Rampage, was not actually a sequel at all. This was a marketing scheme devised by Retromedia distributor Fred Olen Ray, who distributed The Alien Factor on DVD in 2002. The original title for The Alien Factor 2: Alien Rampage was Alien Rampage. Alien Rampage was filmed in 1999 and was Don Dohler's comeback movie after an 11 year hiatus from filmmaking.
