ðə fˈɪlm, ɐlˈɔŋ wɪð ˈʌðɚ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti z tˌoʊkjuːsˈætsuː sˈaɪəns fˈɪkʃən fˈɪlmz, ˈɪnfluːənst dᵻɹˈɛktɚ stˈænli kˈʌbɹɪk, hˌuː wʊd lˈeɪɾɚ dᵻɹˈɛkt tˈuː θˈaʊzənd wˈʌn: ɐ spˈeɪs ˈɑːdɪsi.
The film, along with other 1950s tokusatsu science fiction films, influenced director Stanley Kubrick, who would later direct 2001: A Space Odyssey.