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The Incredible Melting Man (1977)
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William Sachs (writer)
Release Date:
December 1977 (USA)
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The first new horror creature more
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An astronaut is transformed into a murderous gelatinous mass after returning from an ill-fated space voyage. full summary | full synopsis
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70's schlockfest - I liked it!
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(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 |
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84 min
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The German title of this film is 'Der Planet Saturn Lept Schon Grupen'
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Continuity: While the Melting Man is creeping around, the sunlight changes between shots from late sundown to mid-afternoon, and then immediately to the middle of the night.
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Second Security Guard:
Who the hell are you?
Dr. Ted Nelson: I'm Dr. Ted Nelson!
First Security Guard: Don't move!
Dr. Ted Nelson: LISTEN TO ME I'M DOCTOR TED NELSON!
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Dr. Ted Nelson: I'm Dr. Ted Nelson!
First Security Guard: Don't move!
Dr. Ted Nelson: LISTEN TO ME I'M DOCTOR TED NELSON!
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Referenced in Invasion of the Scream Queens (1992)
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The Incredible Melting Man plays like an extended episode of The Six Million Dollar Man, but with violence and some nudity. I know this film is a bit crummy but I found it impossible not to kind of like it.
The acting and script are not the best. But the effects are good for a 30 year old movie with a budget of $50 - the title character takes quite a while to actually melt but when he does it's reasonably impressive; we also have one inventive death scene involving electrocution. Of note too is the music, it's insane - a cheese-tastic medley of nonsense.
Notable highlights:
* Marvel at the slow-motion nurse who jumps through a pane of glass for absolutely no reason whatsoever.
* Be amazed by a day in the life of a severed head.
* Beware of the psychotic cannibalistic melting humanoid. Called Steve.
* Be astonished when our hero takes a break from hunting the melting lunatic to have a bowl of soup and complain about insufficient crackers in the kitchen.
This film is just too 70's for me to hate it. It's tacky and trashy but I thought it was a lot of fun. You could do a lot worse.