Charles B. Griffith (b. 1930) is an American screenwriter, best known for writing Roger Corman productions such as A Bucket of Blood, The Little Shop of Horrors, and Death Race 2000. Roger William Corman (born April 5, 1926) is an American producer and director of low-budget films. ... Cover of the official Region 1 DVD released by MGM, the current owner of the AIP film catalog. ... The Little Shop of Horrors is a 1960 black comedy film directed by Roger Corman. ... Death Race 2000 is a cult action film directed by Paul Bartel in 1975. ...
It Conquered the World is a 1956 science fiction film about an alien from Venus trying to take over the world with the help of a disillusioned human scientist.
It was directed by Roger Corman, written by Lou Rusoff (with uncredited contributions by CharlesB. Griffith), and starred Peter Graves, Lee van Cleef, Beverly Garland, and Sally Frasier.
The film was the inspiration of a song by Frank Zappa, Cheepnis, and was later featured on an episode of the television series Mystery Science Theater 3000, which mocked the film.