Village of the Giants (1965) 3.1
Delinquent teens ingest a substance and grow to 30 ft tall, then proceed to take over a small town. Director:Bert I. Gordon |
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Village of the Giants (1965) 3.1
Delinquent teens ingest a substance and grow to 30 ft tall, then proceed to take over a small town. Director:Bert I. Gordon |
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| Tommy Kirk | ... |
Mike
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| Johnny Crawford | ... |
Horsey
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| Ron Howard | ... |
Genius
(as Ronny Howard)
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| Joe Turkel | ... |
Sheriff
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| Beau Bridges | ... | ||
| Joy Harmon | ... |
Merrie
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Robert Random | ... |
Rick
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Gail Gilmore | ... |
Elsa
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Tisha Sterling | ... |
Jean
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Tim Rooney | ... |
Pete
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Kevin O'Neal | ... |
Harry
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Charla Doherty | ... |
Nancy
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| Toni Basil | ... |
Red
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| Hank Jones | ... |
Chuck
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Jim Begg | ... |
Fatso
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Mike thinks he's hit the jackpot when his girlfriend Nancy's kid brother, who they call Genius, creates a growth compound that results in animals growing to huge proportions. A group of delinquents led by Fred has come to town and when they get their hands the goo, as Genius calls it, their giant size make them unstoppable. While Genius tries to recreate the formula, Mike and other teenagers in town, serve the giants. Genius simply can't reproduce the formula but fortunately comes up with the next best thing. Written by garykmcd
Fun! Fun! Fun! Great Casting! Great Music! Before this film, we had other "Giant Movies", such as The Incredible Shrinking Man, but a recent YouTube viewing of Village Of The Giants has made me wonder if "Village" is the best of the lot. It has a sense of B-Grade fun that is hard to capture on film...without looking too stupid that is. The dance scene alone, with the little boy grabbing the giant girl, makes the film a winner. And note the music for the dance scene...brainwashing music!
Story elements and character names (Genius) and Ron Howard were all shifted into a Land Of The Giants (1968,ABC) episode called...Genius At Work. However, LOTG played it out in a straight faced way that was demanded by producer Irwin Allen. You could say that LOTG is the best straight Giants show ever and "Village" is the best silly/sexy Giants show ever. Both have a place.
Interestingly, probably like other corners of the world, in 1970s Australia, this film was replayed on network TV every year (at midday), but now it is gone from TV, thank god for the DVD release! Attention Hollywood: Don't remake this film today, "Village" is a product of the 1960s, it is about the 1960s mentality and 1960s music, it would not fit in this century.