The Incredible Melting Man (1977)

An astronaut is transformed into a murderous gelatinous mass after returning from an ill-fated space voyage.

Director:

William Sachs

Writer:

William Sachs

Stars:

Alex Rebar, Burr DeBenning, Myron Healey

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Alex Rebar	...	Steve West (The Melting Man)
Burr DeBenning	...	Dr. Ted Nelson
Myron Healey	...	General Michael Perry
Michael Alldredge	...	Sheriff Neil Blake
Ann Sweeny	...	Judy Nelson
Lisle Wilson	...	Dr. Loring
Cheryl Smith	...	The Model (as Rainbeaux Smith)
Julie Drazen	...	Carol
Stuart Edmond Rodgers	...	Little Boy
Chris Witney	...	Little Boy
Edwin Max	...	Harold
Dorothy Love	...	Helen
Janus Blythe	...	Nell Winters
Jonathan Demme	...	Matt Winters
Westbrook Claridge	...	Second Security Guard

Storyline

"You've never seen anything til you've seen the Sun through the rings of Saturn," exclaims Alex Rebar. Apparently, somehow this causes him to start melting and eating people, such as a nurse in the tightest fitting nurse's outfit ever, a nerdy fisherman, a horny old couple who simply can't keep their hands off each other in a car. To save the day comes Doctor Ted Nelson!

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Plot Keywords:

astronaut | sun | hospital | fisherman | cat | 

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Taglines:

... come prepared!

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Genres:

Sci-Fi | Horror

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

December 1977 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Ghoul from Outer Space

Filming Locations:

San Fernando Valley Generating Station, San Fernando, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$250,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

American International Pictures (AIP), Dynamite Entertainment, Quartet

Technical Specs

Runtime:

84 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The films Spanish title is Viscosidad, which means "Stickiness."

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Goofs

Two different Saturn rockets with two entirely different payload configurations are used for the launch sequence at the end of the movie.

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Quotes

Helen: Let's get the hell out of here!

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Connections

Referenced in Invasion of the Scream Queens (1992)

User Reviews

Melting Goo Man Terrorizes Some People in a Very Dark Place

Well. Astronaut Steve West sits in a plastic space capsule, commenting that "you haven't lived until you've seen the sun through the rings of Saturn", all the while the obvious mid-day sunlight is streaming through the window, when suddenly he has a nose bleed. Next, West is back home in some secret hospital, a melting gelatinous mass who goes berserk and causes a chunky nurse to run through a fake glass door. Apparently, West "gets stronger as he melts", which makes about as much sense as anything in this hopelessly purile, adle-brained moovie. Then this dopey "Army Brass", who looks kind of like Coleman Francis (director of many bad moovies) tries to cover the info up, but goo man runs around killing everyone he sees because he is melting. He attacks a bickering old couple because he is melting. He makes one terrible actress scream and moan helplessly for about 10 minutes because he is melting. He is melting because he is melting. The fx by the slumming Rick Baker are supposed to be the star here, but they just look hokey. The film is poorly shot and everything looks so dark and muddled that it's very difficult making out what's what - not that it would help any. MooCow says who cut the cheese with this one?? :=8P ps - "Didn't you get any crackers?"