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Writer:
William Sachs (writer)
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Release Date:
December 1977 (USA) more
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Tagline:
The first new horror creature more
Plot:
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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Before the Oscars, They Belonged to Us, Part 2
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70's schlockfest - I liked it! more (70 total)

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Runtime:
84 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The German title of this film is 'Der Planet Saturn Lept Schon Grupen' more
Goofs:
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. more
Quotes:
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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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Invasion of the Scream Queens (1992) more

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3 out of 3 people found the following comment useful.
70's schlockfest - I liked it!, 11 April 2007
3/10
Author: Mondo_Giallo from Edinburgh, Scotland

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.

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