The Projected Man (1966)

A scientist experimenting with matter transmission from place to place by means of a laser beam suddenly decides to use himself as a test specimen. But the process goes awry, and one side ... See full summary »

Director:

Ian Curteis

Writers:

John Croydon (screenplay), Peter Bryan (screenplay),

Stars:

Mary Peach, Bryant Haliday, Norman Wooland

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Mary Peach	...	Dr. Patricia Hill
Bryant Haliday	...	Dr. Paul Steiner
Norman Wooland	...	Dr. L.G. Blanchard
Ronald Allen	...	Dr. Chris Mitchel
Derek Farr	...	Inspector Davis
Tracey Crisp	...	Sheila Anderson
Derrick De Marney	...	Latham (as Derrick de Marney)
Gerard Heinz	...	Prof. Lembach
Sam Kydd	...	Harry Slinger
Terry Scully	...	Steve Lowe
Norma West	...	Gloria King
Frank Gatliff	...	Dr. Wilson
John Watson	...	Sgt. Martin
Alf Joint	...	Security Man (as Alfred Joint)
Rosemary Donnelly	...	Girl

Storyline

A scientist experimenting with matter transmission from place to place by means of a laser beam suddenly decides to use himself as a test specimen. But the process goes awry, and one side of his body becomes hideously deformed and instantly lethal to anyone it touches.

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Plot Keywords:

laser | botched teleportation | electrocution | teleportation | disfigurement

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Taglines:

He is... THE PROJECTED MAN

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Genres:

Sci-Fi | Horror

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

February 1967 (USA)

Also Known As:

El hombre proyectado

Filming Locations:

Merton Park Studios, Merton, London, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

Compton Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

77 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Francis Searle was going to direct but dropped out.

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Quotes

Dr. Paul Steiner: Lembach is staying in London for another few days!

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Connections

Featured in Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Projected Man (1998)

User Reviews

They were kidding, right?

Someone knocked the script for this off about 10 minutes after watching THE FLY and they threw in a bit of MAN MADE MONSTER to make it look original. Bryant Halliday (CURSE OF THE VOODOO, etc.) is a scientist working on a matter transport device. Apparently he has not consulted the Delambre family in Canada or he'd know better. Even though he has never succeeded in teleporting living matter he decides to project himself right into the living room of the department head so as not to lose his funding. Bad move! Well Bryant does not end up with a fly head, no he is burned rather like Tor Johnson in NIGHT OF THE GHOULS but he gains to power to electrocute people by touching them. He seems to have changed so much that electricity has become his food; he gets weaker the more power he uses. An interesting concept suffers from the ho-hum approach and an ending, which I will not reveal here, that does not so much end the movie as it "stops" it; like they had run out of ideas to advance the plot and so just ended everything. Saturday afternoons were made for movies like this. Don't think about what you are watching, take it at face value and you will have a good time.