The Day It Came to Earth

[1] The film was distributed theatrically by Howco International Pictures and was released in November 1977.

[2] The storyline, similar to The Blob, concerns a group of teens who witness an alien, which arrives inside a meteorite, and are unable to get authority figures to believe them.

An alien comes to Earth in a falling meteor and strikes a pond where local mobsters have stashed the body of their latest victim.

It has a running time of eighty-eight minutes and received a rating of PG (for mild violence).

The film featured a number of local Arkansas actors, such as Little Rock advertising executive Robert Ginnaven (Bob) in addition to comedian George Gobel and actress Rita Wilson,..[2] Upon its release, the film enjoyed a modest success at drive-in theaters.