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The Monolith Monsters

  • 1957
  • Approved
  • 1h 17m
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
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Lola Albright and Grant Williams in The Monolith Monsters (1957)
DramaHorrorSci-Fi

Rocks from a meteor which grow when in contact with water threaten a sleepy Southwestern desert community.Rocks from a meteor which grow when in contact with water threaten a sleepy Southwestern desert community.Rocks from a meteor which grow when in contact with water threaten a sleepy Southwestern desert community.

  • Director
    • John Sherwood
  • Writers
    • Norman Jolley
    • Robert M. Fresco
    • Jack Arnold
  • Stars
    • Grant Williams
    • Lola Albright
    • Les Tremayne
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.3/10
    3.7K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • John Sherwood
    • Writers
      • Norman Jolley
      • Robert M. Fresco
      • Jack Arnold
    • Stars
      • Grant Williams
      • Lola Albright
      • Les Tremayne
    • 89User reviews
    • 56Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
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    Trevor Bardette, William Flaherty, and Grant Williams in The Monolith Monsters (1957)
    Trevor Bardette and Grant Williams in The Monolith Monsters (1957)
    Lola Albright, Linda Scheley, and Grant Williams in The Monolith Monsters (1957)
    The Monolith Monsters (1957)
    The Monolith Monsters (1957)
    Grant Williams in The Monolith Monsters (1957)
    The Monolith Monsters (1957)
    The Monolith Monsters (1957)
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    Trevor Bardette and Grant Williams in The Monolith Monsters (1957)
    The Monolith Monsters (1957)
    Lola Albright, Trevor Bardette, William Flaherty, and Grant Williams in The Monolith Monsters (1957)

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    Grant Williams
    Grant Williams
    • Dave Miller
    Lola Albright
    Lola Albright
    • Cathy Barrett
    Les Tremayne
    Les Tremayne
    • Martin Cochrane
    Trevor Bardette
    Trevor Bardette
    • Prof. Arthur Flanders
    Phil Harvey
    Phil Harvey
    • Ben Gilbert
    William Flaherty
    • Police Chief Dan Corey
    Harry Jackson
    • Dr. Steve Hendricks
    Richard H. Cutting
    Richard H. Cutting
    • Dr. E.J. Reynolds
    • (as Richard Cutting)
    Linda Scheley
    • Ginny Simpson
    Dean Cromer
    • Highway Patrolman
    Steve Darrell
    Steve Darrell
    • Joe Higgins
    Claudia Bryar
    Claudia Bryar
    • Mrs.Simpson
    • (uncredited)
    Troy Donahue
    Troy Donahue
    • Hank Jackson
    • (uncredited)
    Paul Frees
    Paul Frees
    • Narrator
    • (voice)
    • (uncredited)
    Kelo Henderson
    • Police Dispatcher
    • (uncredited)
    Carol Morris
    Carol Morris
    • Second Nurse
    • (uncredited)
    Eddie Parker
    Eddie Parker
    • Highway Patrolman
    • (uncredited)
    Paul Petersen
    Paul Petersen
    • Bobby - Paperboy
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • John Sherwood
    • Writers
      • Norman Jolley
      • Robert M. Fresco
      • Jack Arnold
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      The meteor crash is footage of the spaceship crash from It Came from Outer Space (1953) which Universal produced four years earlier.
    • Goofs
      The town is ordered to evacuate, however when the monoliths reach the bottom of the canyon and someone on a rooftop sees them, you can see there are still many people walking around the town with no indication of evacuation.
    • Quotes

      [first lines]

      Narrator: From time immemorial the Earth has been bombarded by objects from outer space, bits and pieces of the universe piercing our atmosphere in an invasion that never ends. Meteors, the shooting stars on which so many earthly wishes have been born - of the thousands that plummet toward us, the greater part are destroyed in a fiery flash as they strike the layers of air that encircle us. Only a small percentage survives. Most of these fall into the water which covers two-thirds of our world, but from time to time, from the beginning of time, a very few meteors have struck the crust of the Earth and formed craters - craters of all sizes, sought after and poured over by scientists of all nations for the priceless knowledge buried within them. In every moment of every day they come from planets belonging to stars whose dying light is too far away to be seen. From infinity they come. Meteors!

      [a meteor crashes against the Earth]

      Narrator: Another strange calling card from the limitless reaches of space. Its substance unknown, its secrets unexplored, the meteor lies dormant in the night - waiting!

    • Connections
      Edited from Born to Be Wild (1938)

    User reviews89

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    Predictable and yet a bit different
    In many ways, this movie follows the classic pattern of so many sci-fi features from the 1950s -- a small, isolated desert town finds itself threatened by a strange series of occurences which seem to defy logical explanation. However, the threat here is not the usual giant insect or alien invader but rather a meteorite which has splintered into a number of small, shiny black rocks. What happens with these rocks is "absorbing" but audiences then (and now) seemed to want villains with emotions and personalities. Rocks with curious properties, (or inanimate machines such as in "Kronos"), don't provide the necessary thrill. Calling this movie "The Monoliths" would have been more apt since it can't deliver the shocks you'd expect from a movie with "Monsters" in the title. Besides, while the town of San Angelo is threatened, the movie never really convinces you that the world itself is also in danger.

    Still, this is a brisk and efficient piece of entertainment that has been put together with a degree of care which belies its modest budget.

    The story on which "Monolith" is based was co-written by Jack Arnold who also directed its lead actor, Grant Williams, in that sci-fi classic, "The Incredible Shrinking Man."
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    • Jul 2, 2000

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • December 18, 1957 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Monolith
    • Filming locations
      • Lucerne Valley, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Universal International Pictures (UI)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 17 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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