![]() ![]() Satisfied all is in order, the watchman peers out through the greenhouse glass to enjoy the light show in the night sky. ![]() In response to the meteoric flashes of light, the three triffid specimens begin a growth spurt. With flashlight in hand, he examines the plants. At the Royal Botanic Gardens, a guard (Ian Wilson) enters a greenhouse on his evening rounds. With Big Ben in the foreground, we see the night sky of London flashing brightly with meteors entering the atmosphere. This is a new comer, triffidus celestus, brought to earth on the meteorites during The Day of the Triffids." Title and credits follow. Just how these plants digest their prey has yet to be explained. ![]() A fly, drawn to the plant by a sweet syrup, brushes against trigger bristles. The Venus Fly Trap is one of the best known of these plants. A narrator tells us, "In nature's scheme of things there are certain plants which are carnivorous, or eating plants. Inspired by the 1951 novel by John Wyndham, the movie opens with a shot of an idyllic pond and botanical garden. ![]()
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