Track of the Moon Beast (1976)

A young man is transformed into a hideous "moon beast" due to a meteor fragment lodged in his body.

Director:

Richard Ashe

Writers:

Bill Finger, Charles Sinclair

Stars:

Chase Cordell, Leigh Drake, Gregorio Sala

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Cast

Cast overview:
Chase Cordell	...	Paul G. Carlson
Leigh Drake	...	Kathy Nolan (as Donna Leigh Drake)
Gregorio Sala	...	Prof. John 'Johnny Longbow' Salinas
Patrick Wright	...	Police Captain McCabe
Francine Kessler	...	Janet Price
Timothy Wayne Brown	...	Dr. Sutton
Crawford MacCallum	...	Dr. Lawrence
Jeanne Swain	...	Caroline Harris
Alan Swain	...	Sid Harris
Fred McCaffrey	...	Dr. Rizzo
Tim Butler	...	Budd Keeler
Gary Kanin	...	The Newscaster
Frank Larrabee	...	Lead Singer
Joe Blasco	...	The Moon Beast

Storyline

Professor "Johnny Longbow" Salina, a man who really knows his stews, introduces Paul Carlson to the practical-joking Kathy Nolan. Paul and Kathy seem to hit it off rather well but, during a meteor storm, a meteorite fragment strikes Paul, burying itself deep in his skull, which has the unpleasant side-effect of causing Paul to mutate into a giant reptilian monster at night and go on murderous rampages. It turns out that this sort of thing has happened before, when Professor Salina rediscovers ancient Native American paintings detailing a similar event many centuries ago. Kathy, however, still loves Paul, and tries to save him.

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Plot Keywords:

meteor | love | meteorite | stew | rampage | 

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Taglines:

The Rising Moon Creates A Monster

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Genres:

Horror | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

PG

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Also Known As:

A Trilha da Fera Lunar

Filming Locations:

Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Brandon Films, Derio, Lizard Productions Inc.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min 81 min (DVD)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Bill Finger and Charles Sinclair wrote the script over the course of a single weekend.

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Goofs

Midway through the movie, when Paul is suffering from the Moon Beast illness, the camera zooms in on an obvious photo of the full moon.

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Quotes

Kathy Nolan: Johnny, you can't do it! He's your friend!
Prof. 'Johnny-longbow' Salina: Paul is not *Paul* anymore!

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Crazy Credits

The movie has no ending credits at all, not even the traditional 'the end' title card. The final scene just fades to black.

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Connections

References The Bat People (1974)

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Soundtracks

"California Lady"
Written by Frank Larrabee
Sung by Frank Larrabee

User Reviews

now I understand

I finally understand where the Power Rangers got their monsters from, from movies like these. I actually think this one appeared in one of the episodes as well.

My god, the movie was horrible. I felt asleep, even with the comment of the MST3K guys, which makes the movie more amusing. Picture this.....you got a blond haired trained guy, a stereotype blond chick with the lowest IQ possible, but with a nice body. 5 minutes after they met, they act like they have been lovers for years (I am quite jealous on that ;-)). Now, here it comes.....on a beautiful night there is a meteor shower with rocks from the moon. Magnets cause rays, rays cause mutation......you wonder where it is going? You have to see it to believe it.......or not ;-)