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The Amazing Colossal Man (1957)

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User Rating: 3.6/10 (902 votes)

Overview

Director:
Bert I. Gordon
Writers:
Mark Hanna (screenplay) and
Bert I. Gordon (screenplay)
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Release Date:
10 March 1958 (Sweden) more
Genre:
Sci-Fi more
Tagline:
Not even the U.S. Army can keep her away from the man she loved--but only the U.S. Army can save her from the monster he became! more
Plot:
Lt. Col. Glenn Manning is inadvertently exposed to a plutonium bomb blast at Camp Desert Rock. Though burned over 90% of his body... more | add synopsis
User Comments:
Not as bad as you would think more

Cast

 (Cast overview, first billed only)
Glenn Langan ... Lt. Col. Glenn Manning (as Glen Langan)
Cathy Downs ... Carol Forrest
William Hudson ... Dr. Paul Linstrom
Larry Thor ... Maj. Eric Coulter, MD
James Seay ... Col. Hallock
Frank Jenks ... Truck Driver
Russ Bender ... Richard Kingman (as Russell Bender)
Hank Patterson ... Henry
Jimmy Cross ... Sergeant at reception desk
June Jocelyn ... Nurse Wilson
Stanley Lachman ... Lt. Cline
Harry Raybould ... MP at main gate
Jean Moorhead ... Woman in Bathtub
Scott Peters ... Sgt. Lee Carter
Myron Cook ... Capt. Thomas
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
The Amazing Nth Man (USA) (working title)
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Runtime:
80 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
UK:PG | USA:Approved | Sweden:15 | UK:A (original rating)
Filming Locations:
Boulder City, Nevada, USA more
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Fun Stuff

Goofs:
Continuity: When the Sgt. brings Manning his dinner in the tent and Manning takes the platter from him the Sgt. is seen looking at a newspaper but in the next scene he is seen taking the paper out of his pocket and unfolding it. more
Quotes:
Henry: [Tosses bottle after seeing the Colossal Man] Not another drop! Not another drop as long as I live! more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Rate It X (1986) more

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8 out of 11 people found the following comment useful:-
Not as bad as you would think, 19 July 1999
10/10
Author: Casey-52 from DVD Drive-In

Listen, I love MST3K and I love what they did to this movie, but I also love this movie. Not because it's bad, but because it's actually good.

The plot is very similar to THE WOLF MAN, if you think about it. A man tries to do a good deed and is punished for it in a bizarre way. The acting by Glenn Langan is not very bad, it is actually quite good. He reminds me of Jack Nicholson during his frantic rants. Cathy Downs is excellent as Glenn's fiancee. The effects are not too lame, sometimes he is transparent. But doesn't that give this movie charm? My favorite effect is when the giant throws down the giant hypodermic and impales a doctor! It's just something you wouldn't see in any other 1950s movie! And this is a special science-fiction movie that is compelling from start to finish, despite long talking intervals. These are actually quite interesting as well.

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