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The Monolith Monsters

  • 19571957
  • ApprovedApproved
  • 1h 17m
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
3.4K
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Lola Albright, Trevor Bardette, Phil Harvey, Les Tremayne, and Grant Williams in The Monolith Monsters (1957)
  • Drama
  • Horror
  • Sci-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.
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
3.4K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • John Sherwood
  • Writers
    • Norman Jolley(screenplay)
    • Robert M. Fresco(screenplay)
    • Jack Arnold(story)
  • Stars
    • Grant Williams
    • Lola Albright
    • Les Tremayne
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  • Director
    • John Sherwood
  • Writers
    • Norman Jolley(screenplay)
    • Robert M. Fresco(screenplay)
    • Jack Arnold(story)
  • Stars
    • Grant Williams
    • Lola Albright
    • Les Tremayne
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    • 84User reviews
    • 56Critic reviews
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    Lola Albright, Phil Harvey, and Grant Williams in The Monolith Monsters (1957)
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    Phil Harvey in The Monolith Monsters (1957)
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    Grant Williams
    Grant Williams
    • Dave Milleras Dave Miller
    Lola Albright
    Lola Albright
    • Cathy Barrettas Cathy Barrett
    Les Tremayne
    Les Tremayne
    • Martin Cochraneas Martin Cochrane
    Trevor Bardette
    Trevor Bardette
    • Prof. Arthur Flandersas Prof. Arthur Flanders
    Phil Harvey
    Phil Harvey
    • Ben Gilbertas Ben Gilbert
    William Flaherty
    • Police Chief Dan Coreyas Police Chief Dan Corey
    Harry Jackson
    • Dr. Steve Hendricksas Dr. Steve Hendricks
    Richard H. Cutting
    Richard H. Cutting
    • Dr. E.J. Reynoldsas Dr. E.J. Reynolds
    • (as Richard Cutting)
    Linda Scheley
    • Ginny Simpsonas Ginny Simpson
    Dean Cromer
    • Highway Patrolmanas Highway Patrolman
    Steve Darrell
    Steve Darrell
    • Joe Higginsas Joe Higgins
    Claudia Bryar
    Claudia Bryar
    • Mrs.Simpsonas Mrs.Simpson
    • (uncredited)
    Troy Donahue
    Troy Donahue
    • Hank Jacksonas Hank Jackson
    • (uncredited)
    Paul Frees
    Paul Frees
    • Narratoras Narrator
    • (voice)
    • (uncredited)
    Kelo Henderson
    • Police Dispatcheras Police Dispatcher
    • (uncredited)
    Carol Morris
    Carol Morris
    • Second Nurseas Second Nurse
    • (uncredited)
    Eddie Parker
    Eddie Parker
    • Highway Patrolmanas Highway Patrolman
    • (uncredited)
    Paul Petersen
    Paul Petersen
    • Bobby - Paperboyas Bobby - Paperboy
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • John Sherwood
    • Writers
      • Norman Jolley(screenplay)
      • Robert M. Fresco(screenplay) (story)
      • Jack Arnold(story)
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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 reviews84

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    Top review
    7/10
    Attack Of The Killer Rocks
    This was better than it should have been. It should have been a stupid, horrible Class B movie - killer rocks threatening a town? - but it was quite interesting. It wasn't frightening but it succeeded in keeping my interest, which was no mean feat considering the outrageous storyline.

    I guess "pretty good" would be the best description of everything here: the acting, the characters, the special-effects and the story. One thing for sure: this certainly has a different premise. In a nutshell, rocks from a big meteorite that had crashed who-knows-when, suddenly begin growing when water hits them. As long as moisture touches them, they grow, multiple and crush everybody and everything around them. First a scientist loses his life, then a family loses the mother and day, the house, and almost their little girl. The girl is saved as they experiment and find out how to cure her. More experiments occur by the hour as the citizens in this small California desert town try to figure out what and why this is happening. An emergency erupts when a storm arrives and all the rain begins to cause those rocks (monoliths) to rise to huge proportions, fall, break up and then rise again and destroy everything in its path. It's course, of course, is the town and the race is on to stop them before the town is destroyed.

    For a 'B' film, it's well-acted with Grant Williams, star of "The Incredible Shrinking Man," in the lead and Lola Albright of Peter Gunn TV fame as his girlfriend. It's always good to see the gorgeous Albright in her younger days: a classic beauty. The supporting actors in here were fine, too. Nobody sounded wooden. The monoliths - the special-effects - were well-done, too, for its day. They were interesting (not scary) and the sound-effects that went with them were effective.

    In all, not something you'd watch over and over, but certainly worth one look and it is a worthy additon to the recently-released Sci-Fi Ultimate Collection pack. The DVD transfer is very good, too.
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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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