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Monster on the Campus (1958)

UNRATED 77 min  -  Horror | Sci-Fi  -   1 May 1959 (Finland)
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The blood of a primitive fish exposed to gamma rays causes a benign research professor to regress to an ape-like, bloodthirsty prehistoric hominid.

Director:

Jack Arnold

Writer:

David Duncan

Stars:

Arthur Franz, Joanna Moore and Judson Pratt
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Cast

Complete credited cast:
Arthur Franz Arthur Franz ...
Joanna Moore Joanna Moore ...
Madeline Howard
Judson Pratt Judson Pratt ...
Lt. Mike Stevens
Nancy Walters Nancy Walters ...
Sylvia Lockwood
Troy Donahue ...
Jimmy Flanders
Phil Harvey Phil Harvey ...
Sgt. Powell
Helen Westcott Helen Westcott ...
Nurse Molly Riordan
Alexander Lockwood Alexander Lockwood ...
Prof. Gilbert Howard
Whit Bissell Whit Bissell ...
Dr. Oliver Cole
Ross Elliott Ross Elliott ...
Sgt. Eddie Daniels
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Storyline

A college professor acquires a newly discovered specimen of a prehistoric fish. While examining the find he is accidentally exposed to it's blood, turning him into a murderous Neanderthal. Written by Jeremy Lunt <durlinlunt@acadia.net>  

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Plot Keywords:

Professor | Fish | Prehistoric | Gamma Rays | Neanderthal  | See more »

Taglines:

Co-ed beauty captive of man-monster! Campus terror! Students victims of terror-beast!

Genres:

Horror | Sci-Fi

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Monster in the Night See more »

Filming Locations:

Occidental College -1600 Campus Road, Eagle Rock, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Universal International Pictures (UI) See more »
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Technical Specs

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Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Trivia

Prof. Donald Blake (Arthur Franz) has a collection of facial reconstructions depicting the ascent of man from the early hominids to modern man (or woman in this case, actress Joanna Moore). One of them is that of The Piltdown Man, whose "discovery" in 1912 was exposed as a hoax in 1953, five years before this movie was released. See more »

Goofs

Crew or equipment visible: As the Professor injects himself with coelacanth plasma, the camera pushes in slowly on the reel-to-reel tape recorder. The cameraman's shadow can be seen briefly on its front panel. See more »

Quotes

Sylvia Lockwood: [Seeing a giant dragonfly at the window, she screams]
Professor Donald Blake: Don't open the door! It'll escape!
Sylvia Lockwood: Who cares?
Professor Donald Blake: I care! I want it!
Jimmy Flanders: Well, what is it?
Professor Donald Blake: I don't know! We'll find out when we catch it!
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Featured in Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) See more »