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The Amazing Colossal Man (1957)
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10 March 1958 (Sweden)
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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
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Lt. Col. Glenn Manning is inadvertently exposed to a plutonium bomb blast at Camp Desert Rock. Though burned over 90% of his body...
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Not as bad as you would think
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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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The Amazing Nth Man (USA) (working title)
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80 min
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Factual errors: Plutonium was used in the first A-bomb in 1945, not for the first time in the '50s.
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Referenced in "Mystery Science Theater 3000: Eegah! (#6.6)" (1993)
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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.