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Monster on the Campus

  • 19581958
  • ApprovedApproved
  • 1h 17m
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Monster on the Campus (1958)
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The blood of a primitive fish exposed to gamma rays causes a benign research professor to regress to an ape-like, bloodthirsty prehistoric hominid.The blood of a primitive fish exposed to gamma rays causes a benign research professor to regress to an ape-like, bloodthirsty prehistoric hominid.The blood of a primitive fish exposed to gamma rays causes a benign research professor to regress to an ape-like, bloodthirsty prehistoric hominid.
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    • Jack Arnold
    • David Duncan
  • Stars
    • Arthur Franz
    • Joanna Moore
    • Judson Pratt
    • Jack Arnold
    • David Duncan
  • Stars
    • Arthur Franz
    • Joanna Moore
    • Judson Pratt
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    • 57User reviews
    • 48Critic reviews
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    Troy Donahue, Eddie Parker, and Nancy Walters in Monster on the Campus (1958)
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    Arthur Franz
    Arthur Franz
    • Professor Donald Blake
    Joanna Moore
    Joanna Moore
    • Madeline Howard
    Judson Pratt
    Judson Pratt
    • Police Lt. Mike Stevens
    Nancy Walters
    Nancy Walters
    • Sylvia Lockwood
    Troy Donahue
    Troy Donahue
    • Jimmy Flanders
    Phil Harvey
    Phil Harvey
    • Police Sgt. Powell
    Helen Westcott
    Helen Westcott
    • Nurse Molly Riordan
    Alexander Lockwood
    • Professor Gilbert Howard
    Whit Bissell
    Whit Bissell
    • Dr. Oliver Cole
    Ross Elliott
    Ross Elliott
    • Police Sgt. Eddie Daniels
    Anne Anderson
    • Student
    • (uncredited)
    Louis Cavalier
    • Student
    • (uncredited)
    Richard H. Cutting
    Richard H. Cutting
    • Tom Edwards - Forest Ranger
    • (uncredited)
    Eddie Parker
    Eddie Parker
    • Donald as a Monster
    • (uncredited)
    Hank Patterson
    Hank Patterson
    • Townsend - Night Watchman
    • (uncredited)
    Ronnie Rondell Jr.
    Ronnie Rondell Jr.
    • Student
    • (uncredited)
      • Jack Arnold
      • David Duncan
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    • Trivia
      When Professor Blake calls Madagascar he speaks to Dr Moreau, a reference to the H.G. Wells novel, "The Island of Doctor Moreau".
    • Goofs
      Dragonflies do not 'buzz' like houseflies or bees; their wing beats are too slow.
    • Quotes

      Professor Donald Blake: Unless we learn to control the instincts we/ve inherited from our ape-like ancestors, the race is doomed.

      Madeline Howard: Why don't you learn to control your instincts and stop being so pessimistic?

      Professor Donald Blake: You know, you're right, and when I look at you, the future's very bright.

    • Crazy credits
      The one-sheet poster lists "The Beast" as the sixth cast member.
    • Connections
      Featured in Adventure Theater: Monster on the Campus (1977)

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    7/10
    Fun 50's Sci-Fi!
    I've always enjoyed this film that turned out to be Jack Arnolds last horror film and I really do not understand why some people think this is awful. There are some flicks that you don't have to take seriously and all you have to do is sit back and have fun watching. Sure, its silly but most 50's sci-fi is. Why is this worse than others? The music that is used is from other Arnold films most notably "Tarantula" and I'm sure Universal used the same score for countless other movies. A lot of Arnold regulars pop up like Whit Bissell, Phil Harvey, Ross Elliott, Richard Cutting and of course Mr. Ziffel, Hank Patterson! Eddie Parker plays the monster here in make-up, not Arthur Franz and Parker was also in "Tarantula" in two roles. Both as lab assistance who die of that deforming disease. Troy Donahue in one of his early roles is Jimmy and he's especially wooden. But Arnold knows exactly how to tell a story no matter how silly and the scene with the giant dragonfly is fun, so is the whole movie.
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    • Nov 28, 2002

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    • Release date
      • December 17, 1958 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
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    • Filming locations
      • Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Universal International Pictures (UI)
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    • 1 hour 17 minutes
      • Black and White

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