remember this movie?

Okay, so a few days ago I wrote this story for tracy_lousia, for which I kind of riffed on a trope from a movie I saw about a million years ago which I finally located this morning after HOURS of diligent research. 

AND HOLY CRAP THE BABY IN THE MOVIE HAD ORANGE BLOOD, A LOWER BODY TEMPERATURE AND TWO HEARTS!!!!!!
O_O

The movie was called The Stranger Within, and sure enough, it was written by Richard Matheson, of Night Stalker fame. Do you think he had seen Doctor Who?  It had been on TV for like ten years by that point, and he was a tv scriptwriter with a penchant for monsters.

Wow.  Now I REALLY want to watch it again.  They made some really creepy psychological movies in the 70s. 

ETA: I found another review with additional pictures. The reviewer also came to the conclusion that Gallifreyans were involved!!  :P  The home planet has two suns.... and orange seas....  No silver trees are mentioned!! I think the Master is involved in this story.  o_O

( a long list of movies that warped me as a baby )