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The Monolith Monsters (1957)
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Rocks from a meteor which grow when in contact with water threaten a sleepy Southwestern desert community. Director:John Sherwood |
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Grant Williams | ... |
Dave Miller
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Lola Albright | ... |
Cathy Barrett
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Les Tremayne | ... |
Martin Cochrane
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Trevor Bardette | ... |
Prof. Arthur Flanders
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Phil Harvey | ... |
Ben Gilbert
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William Flaherty | ... |
Police Chief Dan Corey
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Harry Jackson | ... |
Dr. Steve Hendricks
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Richard H. Cutting | ... |
Dr. E.J. Reynolds
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Linda Scheley | ... |
Ginny Simpson
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Dean Cromer | ... |
Highway Patrolman
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Steve Darrell | ... |
Joe Higgins
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A strange black meteor crashes near the town of San Angelo and litters the countryside with fragments. When a storm exposes these fragments to water, they grow into skyscraper-sized monoliths which then topple and shatter into thousands of pieces that grow into monoliths themselves and repeat the process. Any humans in the way are crushed or turned into human statues. The citizens of San Angelo desperately try to save themselves and the world from the spreading doom. Written by D.A. Kellough <dkelloug@infinet.com>
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Mammoth skyscrapers of stone thundering across the earth! See more »Parents Guide:
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(USA) See more »Also Known As:
Das Geheimnis des steinernen Monsters See more »Filming Locations:
Backlot, Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA See more »Company Credits
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Mono (Westrex Recording System)Color:
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Narrator: From time immemorial the Earth has been bombarded by objects from outer space. Bits and pieces of the Universe piercing our atmosphere in an invasion that never ends. Meteor, the shooting stars on which so many earthly wishes have been born! Of the thousands that plummet toward us...
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The meteor crash is footage of the spaceship crash from It Came from Outer Space which Universal produced four years earlier. See more »Goofs
Miscellaneous: It is noted that, while the monoliths can turn victims to stone, no one who touches the rock in the aftermath is affected. This could simply be that the monoliths don't become active unless they're hit with fresh water. After they absorb the water, they "turn off" and become inert again. Any people touching them (as shown numerous times throughout the movie) when they are inert would be safe. The first victim's rock was hit by rain, thus making it active when he presumably touched it. The little girl dropped hers in a bucket of water. Unfortunately, the absorption process is never really described (how much contact needed, how long does it take, etc.), so viewers are left to fill in the gaps. See more »Quotes
[first lines]Narrator: From time immemorial the Earth has been bombarded by objects from outer space. Bits and pieces of the Universe piercing our atmosphere in an invasion that never ends. Meteor, the shooting stars on which so many earthly wishes have been born! Of the thousands that plummet toward us...
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