Monster a-Go Go (1965)

Director:

Bill Rebane
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Writers:

Jeff Smith (screenplay) &
Dok Stanford (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:

July 1965 (USA)

Genre:

Sci-Fi | Horror

Tagline:

The picture that comes complete with a 10-foot-tall monster to give you the wim-wams!

Plot:

A space capsule crash-lands, and the astronaut aboard disappears. Is there a connection between the missing man and the monster roaming the area?

Plot Keywords:

Astronaut | Space Capsule | Mysterious Death | Voice Over Narration | Mutated Human

Cast

Phil Morton	...	Col. Steve Connors
June Travis	...	Ruth
George Perry
Lois Brooks
Rork Stevens
Peter M. Thompson	...	Dr. Chris Manning (as Peter Thompson)
Robert Simons
Barry Hopkins
J. Stewart Taylor	...	Truck Driver (as Stu Taylor)
Lorri Perry	...	Girl at Dance
Del Clark
Art Scott
Leonard Gelstein
Aviva Crane	...	Convertible Driver
Dean Tompis
Jim Bassler
Rick Paul
Henry Hite	...	Frank Douglas / Monster
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Herschell Gordon Lewis	...	Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
Bill Rebane	...	Boyfriend at Dance / Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Directed by
Bill Rebane
Herschell Gordon Lewis		(uncredited)

Writing credits
Jeff Smith		(screenplay) &
Dok Stanford		(screenplay) &
Bill Rebane		(screenplay)
Herschell Gordon Lewis		(additional dialogue) (as Sheldon Seymour)

Produced by
Herschell Gordon Lewis	....	producer (as Sheldon S. Seymour)
Henry Marsh	....	assistant producer
Bill Rebane	....	producer

Cinematography by
Frank Pfeiffer		(director of cinematography)

Production Design by
Herschell Gordon Lewis		(as Seymour Sheldon)

Makeup Department
Lillian Toth	....	makeup artist

Production Management
William Johnson	....	second unit manager
Andy Romanoff	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
J. Stewart Taylor	....	assistant director (as Stu Taylor)

Sound Department
Paul Allen	....	chief sound engineer
George Turek	....	sound recordist
Howard Warren	....	sound mixer

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Merigail Moreland	....	wardrobe
Barbara J. Rebane	....	wardrobe (as Barbara Rebane)

Editorial Department
Alex Ameri	....	editorial supervisor (as Peter Guilfhoyle)
Thomas Casey	....	editorial supervisor

Other crew
Ray Foster	....	production assistant
Leonard Gelstein	....	production assistant
Bobby Vercruse	....	crew chief (as Robert Vercruse)
Seymour Zolotareff	....	production assistant

Production Companies

• B.I. & L. Releasing Corp. (presents) (as BI & L Releasing Corp.)

Distributors

• B.I. & L. Releasing Corp. (1965) (USA) (theatrical)
• Something Weird Video (SWV) (1993) (USA) (VHS)
• Something Weird Video (SWV) (2002) (USA) (VHS) (reissue)
• Something Weird Video (SWV) (2002) (USA) (DVD) (special edition)
• Synergy Entertainment (2010) (USA) (DVD) (45th Anniversary Special Edition)
• Turner Classic Movies (TCM) (2009) (USA) (TV)
• United Video (VHS)
• VCI Home Video (video)

Other Companies

• The Other Three  original music

Also Known As:

Runtime:

70 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

USA:TV-PG

Filming Locations:

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Company:

B.I. & L. Releasing Corp.

Trivia:

Henry Hite was 7 foot 6, but the director wanted the monster to be 10 feet tall, so Hite was filmed at an upward angle in every shot.

Goofs:

Factual errors: The Colonel is wearing a Captain's uniform.

Quotes:

Narrator:What you are about to see may not even be possible, within the narrow limits of human understanding.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Extra Weird (2003) (V)

I understand the go-go part...

...but not much else goes together in this film. Very bad acting, you can often catch actors reading from cue cards. It's not really even directed, like the camera was just set up where it would fit, the actors would read their lines, "Cut and print." The story is an amazingly bad Twilight Zone episode dragged on to unbearable lengths, and the surprise ending is by far one of the worst plot-twists ever. The monster itself is a tall guy with bad acne, who just sort of meanders around throughout the duration of the movie. All in all, very hard to watch, even with Joel & the 'bots. Watch for the man doing his own sound effects! "Brrrrrrr!"