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:

Director Bill Rebane began shooting the film in 1961, but ran out of money. Years later, director Herschell Gordon Lewis bought the incomplete film to team it with Moonshine Mountain (1964) as a double feature. Lewis filmed some additional footage, added narration (which he did himself), and released it in 1965. Many of the actors didn't come back for later filming, which explains why most of the characters disappear without explanation. One actor changed so much that he ended up playing his own brother.

Goofs:

Factual errors: The Captain's lapels have two different metal insignia. They should be the same.

Quotes:

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

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "The Spoony Experiment: Spoony Snob: Revenge in the House of Usher (#4.6)" (2011)

WORST MOVIE EVER MADE!

Okay here is the scoop. This was an unfinished movie that a few added scenes and was edited together almost at random, so it could be used as part of a double feature. That is why everything is all screwed up, that and the initial inept directing, crappy acting and other such.

Monster A Go Go, it sound like the name of a bad camp movie, but it's really the name of a bad, bad, bad, bad, bad, bad horror movie. It is the worst movie ever made. The reason most MSTies say Manos is worst is because it's a more popular episode because Joel & the bots could make fun of it more. This however was too hard to make fun of. In the MST3K book (Amazing Colossal Episode Guide) they note this was the first time in a while that they didn't do any host segments related to the movie, because NOTHING happens. Manos, had intriguing characters like Torgo, The Master, and hell even Debbie. This has Henry Hite with some mud on his face for two shots.

Only see this movie on Mystery Science Theater 3000. Even then it isn't that good as they don't really have anything to work with.