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In 1949 Hollywood was abuzz with the news of George Pal's upcoming ''[[Destination Moon]]''. Taking advantage of the movie's long production time (due to its extensive special effects), exploitation studio Lippert Productions decided to beat them to the cinemas. The result was ''Rocketship [[Xtreme Kool Letterz|X-M]]'' (AKA ''Expedition Moon'' and ''Rocketship XM-1'') filmed in only eighteen days. It shows. While competently written and directed by Kurt Neumann, the movie contains moments of [[Fridge Logic]], [[Hollywood Science]] and [[Special Effects Failure]].

 

 

Nevertheless ''Rocketship X-M'' was a great success at the box office and has garnered some staunch fans over the years. One of them -- producer Wade Williams -- spent six years tracking down a fine grain print of the film which he then restored, even reshooting some of the scenes with special effects models and doubles of the original actors.