For sci-fi fans around the world, Invaders from Mars has forever burned itself into their psyche. This classic from 1953 plays on many of the paranoid Cold War fears of the age. Can you trust the people around you? Even your loved ones…?

For child star Jimmy Hunt, it was a totally different experience, but to celebrate the new 4K restoration of the sci-fi classic from Ignite Films, he sent us this special message for the UK premiere at Forbidden Worlds Film Festival 2023.