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Attack of the Crab Monsters ()


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Scientists become trapped on a shrinking island with intelligent, murderous giant crabs.

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Dale Brewer
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Martha Hunter
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Hank Chapman
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Dr. Karl Weigand
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Jules Deveroux
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Dr. James Carson (as Richard Cutting)
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Seaman Ron Fellows (as Beech Dickerson)
Tony Miller ...
Seaman Jack Sommers
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Lt. Quinlan
Robin Riley ...
Seaman
Doug Roberts ...
Seaman
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Seaman Tate (uncredited)
Maitland Stuart ...
Seaman Mac (uncredited)

Directed by

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Roger Corman ... (directed by)

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Charles B. Griffith ... (screenplay by) (as Charles Griffith)

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Roger Corman ... producer (produced by)
Charles B. Griffith ... associate producer

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Ronald Stein ... (music by)

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Floyd Crosby ... (photographer)

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Charles Gross Jr. ... film editor

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Curly Batson ... makeup artist (as Curley Batson)

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Maurice Vaccarino ... assistant director
Charles B. Griffith ... director underwater scenes (uncredited)
Lindsley Parsons Jr. ... second assistant director (uncredited)

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Karl Brainard ... props (uncredited)

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Beach Dickerson ... crab monster operator (uncredited)
Ed Nelson ... special effects (uncredited)

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Charles Hannawalt ... chief grip (uncredited)
Floyd Williams ... gaffer (uncredited)

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Marjorie Corso ... wardrobe (uncredited)

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Maitland Stuart ... underwater technician
Paul Julian ... title designer (uncredited)

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Plot Summary

A group of scientists travel to a remote island to study the effects of nuclear weapons tests, only to get stranded when their airplane explodes. The team soon discovers that the island has been taken over by crabs that have mutated into enormous, intelligent monsters. To add to their problems, the island is slowly sinking into the ocean. Will any of them manage to escape? Written by Jean-Marc Rocher

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Taglines From the depths of the sea... a tidal wave of terror! See more »
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Also Known As
  • L'Attaque des crabes géants (France)
  • La Révolte des monstres (France)
  • El ataque de los cangrejos gigantes (Spain)
  • O Ataque dos Caranguejos Gigantes (Portugal)
  • El ataque de los cangrejos gigantes (Venezuela)
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  • 63 min
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Budget $70,000 (estimated)

Did You Know?

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Trivia Ed Nelson "played" the crab monster with Beach Dickerson operating the monster's claws. See more »
Goofs Wheels and legs under the giant crabs. See more »
Movie Connections Edited into Attack of the Crab Monsters (2017). See more »
Quotes Martha Hunter: Once upon a time, there was a mountain.
Dale Drewer: Hm?
Martha Hunter: Yesterday, when we came to this island, there was a mountain out there. Today there's no mountain.
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