Story: Reinhold O. Schmidt has had the experience of a lifetime, though you wouldn’t know it from his sedated demeanor. Schmidt claims to have not only witnessed an alien spacecraft, but he went onto the craft and had himself a look around. As it turns out, the aliens looked human and came from Saturn, on their ship powered by solar energies. As the generous soul he was, Schmidt offered to share his story to let the world know, at least before he went down a less than righteous path later in life. In Edge of Tomorrow, Schmidt spins his yarn and whether true or not, his tale is part of the UFO zeitgeist forever.

Entertainment Value: This oddball curio was directed by Ron Ormond and runs just under fifty minutes, with a combination of actual interview footage and some outlandish re-enactment scenes. Reinhold O. Schmidt is quite a character and I found him to be a good subject, as he is so deadpan and dull, but manages to stumble over nearly all of his words. This leads to some almost surreal moments, as the vibe is so off, with Schmidt somehow being both outrageous and painfully boring at the same time. I appreciated his ramblings from a b movie perspective and as a UFO document of sorts, but I totally understand those who find him to be a snooze. The re-enactments are cheap and hilarious, again with little enthusiasm and maybe the most mundane take on aliens ever, which alone makes this worth a peek.

The Disc: Edge of Tomorrow is presented as a supplemental inclusion on Indicator Series’ From Hollywood to Heaven, which collects some of Ron Ormond’s work and a host of extras to boot. This is a wonderful box set and this might be a supplement, but it adds some value to this imposing collection. The movie looks fine here, limited by the source elements of course, but still a solid effort.

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