Terror Is a Man (1959)A mad scientist transforms a panther into a man-like creature that escapes and goes on a murderous rampage. Director:Gerardo de LeonWriter:Paul Harber (screenplay) |
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Terror Is a Man (1959)A mad scientist transforms a panther into a man-like creature that escapes and goes on a murderous rampage. Director:Gerardo de LeonWriter:Paul Harber (screenplay) |
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Walter Perrera
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Selene
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Peyton Keesee | ... |
Tiago - the Boy
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Flory Carlos | ... |
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William Fitzgerald finds himself shipwrecked on an island whose native inhabitants have recently fled. His civilized host, the secretive Dr. Charles Girard, explains that they were superstitiously fearful of his scientific work. Now the only people on the island are the castaway, the scientist, his voluptuous wife, his sleazy assistant, his beautiful native servant and her young son. But there may be one more man on the island: it's all a matter of philosophy and semantics. It seems Dr. Girard is surgically transforming a panther into a human being. The trouble is, the creature is not above killing members of the species he has recently joined. Written by J. Spurlin
This is the film that practically started the influx of Filipino exploitation that exploded in the 70s. It's a slow but mediocre version of THE ISLAND OF DR. MOREAU with a cat creature experiment that gets loose and kills a few secondary characters among scientific jabber about the experiment being for the benefit of mankind rather than personal vanity. This is lackluster stuff and is too Americanized. The Blood Island trilogy and women's prison flicks that would come ten years later is the kind of delirious entertainment that Filipino exploitation is remembered for. Worth a look but hardly memorable.