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Coleman Francis (writer)
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2 May 1961 (USA)
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Commies made him an atomic mutant!
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A defecting Russian scientist is transformed by an atomic test into a hulking monster, Tor Johnson, of course...
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Useful as meditation device
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(Cast overview, first billed only)| Douglas Mellor | ... | Hank Radcliffe | |
| Barbara Francis | ... | Lois Radcliffe | |
| Bing Stafford | ... | Jim Archer | |
| Larry Aten | ... | Joe Dobson | |
| Linda Bielema | ... | Wife on Vacation | |
| Ronald Francis | ... | Randy Radcliffe | |
| Alan Francis | ... | Art Radcliffe | |
| Anthony Cardoza | ... | KGB Driver / Helpful Neighbor (as Tony Cardoza) | |
| Bob Labansat | ... | Javorsky's Bodyguard | |
| Jim Oliphant | ... | Husband on Vacation | |
| John Morrison | ... | KGB Passenger | |
| Eric Tomlin | ... | Driver Run off Road | |
| Jim Miles | ... | Javorsky's Driver | |
| George Prince | ... | Man who Reports Murder (as George Principe) | |
| Conrad Brooks | ... | Man at Airfield |
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Girl Madness (USA) (reissue title)
The Atomic Monster: The Beast of Yucca Flats
The Violent Sun (USA) (working title)
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The Atomic Monster: The Beast of Yucca Flats
The Violent Sun (USA) (working title)
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54 min
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This film was shot without sound. To avoid having to sync a lot of the sound during post production, the actors would turn away from the camera when speaking or cup their hands over their mouths when shouting.
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Continuity: The Radcliffes' sodas disappear from their hands.
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Featured in "Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Beast of Yucca Flats (#7.21)" (1995)
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There is something very Zen-like about "Beast of Yucca Flats". The vast lingering views of the desert Southwest. The odd disconnected dialogue that sounds completely disembodied. The haiku like narration.
It is in the spirit of Coleman Francis' narration that I now give impressions of the film: A clock ticks. A beautiful girl. A hidden killer. The clock stops. There is no connection.
The vast desert. A plane lands. Joseph Javorski, noted scientist. Joseph Javorski, who looks like he could eat whole pigs, has the fate of the world in his briefcase. The Kremlin's best make him a target. The wheels of progress grind on.
A chase. Bullets. Murder. Flag on the Moon...how did it get there? A bomb. More progress. Touch a button, something happens. A scientist becomes a beast.
Figures in a landscape. Who knows how long we really have? Joe and Jim, desert patrolman. They guard freedom and democracy 24/7 in this landscape. A beast is on the loose. Joseph Javorski, once a noted scientist, now...nothing.
There is no progress in the desert. Yet its effects are everywhere. Man's progress. Quench the killer's thirst. A family stops for a rest. The beast appears. A terrible mistake. Policemen with quick guns and the minds of swine. An innocent man dies. Who cares? Two boys feed soda pop to thirsty pigs. It's progress, you know.
Confrontation. A fight that is not a fight. A gun with no bullets fires. Joseph Javorski, noted scientist, becomes rabbit food. The wheels of progress grind on. End.
The viewer's mind becomes nothing. What have we seen? Who believes in flying saucers? Coleman Francis. The name lingers on. The lonely cry of desert winds. I love the movies.