it was delicious, whereas there wasn't much humor in Jason." The producer says Harryhausen felt "fantasy film fans are dead serious about these pictures and have no sense of humor. So, who am I to quarrel with him?" Kneale says the final film was "all right. It could have been better if it had been a bit less farcical; that would have been more imaginative." Legacy Schneer says that when the real Moon landing happened, NASA "had no footage showing the space capsule separating from the 'mother ship' and landing on the Moon's surface. All they had were shots of Neil Armstrong walking around". NASA went to Columbia Pictures and used the opening sequence of First Men on the Moon. "They used those portions of it which were applicable to their needs," said the producer. Following the film, Harryhausen and Schneer did not work together for five years. Comic book adaptation Gold Key: First Men in the Moon (March 1965) Notes References External links 1964 films 1960s science fiction films 1960s science fiction adventure films British space adventure films British science fiction films Columbia Pictures films Films about astronauts Films based on works by H. G. Wells Films set in 1899 Films set in 1964 Films set in England Films shot in England Moon in film British monster movies 1960s monster movies Films using stop-motion animation Films directed by Nathan Juran Films adapted into comics Films scored by Laurie Johnson Films produced by Charles H. Schneer 1960s English-language films 1960s British films