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The Giant Gila Monster

  • 19591959
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 1h 14m
IMDb RATING
3.6/10
3.9K
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The Giant Gila Monster (1959)
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  • Horror
  • Sci-Fi
  • Thriller
A giant lizard terrorizes a rural Texas community and a heroic teenager attempts to destroy the creature.A giant lizard terrorizes a rural Texas community and a heroic teenager attempts to destroy the creature.A giant lizard terrorizes a rural Texas community and a heroic teenager attempts to destroy the creature.
IMDb RATING
3.6/10
3.9K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Ray Kellogg
  • Writers
    • Ray Kellogg(original story)
    • Jay Simms(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Don Sullivan
    • Fred Graham
    • Lisa Simone
Top credits
  • Director
    • Ray Kellogg
  • Writers
    • Ray Kellogg(original story)
    • Jay Simms(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Don Sullivan
    • Fred Graham
    • Lisa Simone
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 142User reviews
    • 52Critic reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro

    • Videos1

    Official Trailer
    Trailer 1:43
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    Top cast

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    Don Sullivan
    Don Sullivan
    • Chase Winstead
    Fred Graham
    Fred Graham
    • Sheriff Jeff
    Lisa Simone
    • Lisa
    Shug Fisher
    Shug Fisher
    • Old Man Harris
    Bob Thompson
    • Mr. Wheeler
    Janice Stone
    • Missy Winstead
    Ken Knox
    • Horatio Alger 'Steamroller' Smith
    Gay McLendon
    • Mom Winstead
    Don Flournoy
    • Gordy
    Cecil Hunt
    • Mr. Compton
    Stormy Meadows
    • Agatha Humphries
    Howard Ware
    • Ed Humphries
    Pat Reeves
    • Rick
    Jan McLendon
    • Jennie
    Jerry Cortwright
    • Bob
    Beverly Thurman
    • Gay
    Clarke Browne
    • Chuck
    Grady Vaughn
    • Pat Wheeler
    • Director
      • Ray Kellogg
    • Writers
      • Ray Kellogg(original story)
      • Jay Simms(screenplay)
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      The voice heard on the other end of the phone, when Chase eavesdrops on a phone call to the police department, is that of Ken Curtis, who served as producer on this film. He is more famous for having played scruffy deputy Festus Hagen on Gunsmoke (1955).
    • Goofs
      Just before the train crash, there's a shot of Shug Fisher, playing Old Man Harris, in his car, reacting to the sight of the Giant Gila Monster. Reflected in the windshield is director Ray Kellogg giving Fisher the cue to turn his head.
    • Quotes

      Sheriff Jeff: *What* did you hit him with?

      Chase Winstead: My brand new, 100% completed hot rod.

      Sheriff Jeff: You'd have had to start in the next county to get up enough momentum to do that to him.

      Chase Winstead: Not with 4 quarts of nitro glycerin riding with me.

      Mr. Wheeler: You drove across that rough field carrying nitro?

      Chase Winstead: Yes sir!

      Sheriff Jeff: Do you realize what could have happened?

      Chase Winstead: It did. I lost my car!

      Sheriff Jeff: Don't worry about that, the railroad will be *glad* to buy you a new one.

    • Crazy credits
      The title "The GIANT GILA MONSTER" is printed in letters covered with reptile scales
    • Alternate versions
      A colorized version was released in 2007, as part of a double feature with The Killer Shrews (1959).
    • Connections
      Edited into Hookers in a Haunted House (1999)
    • Soundtracks
      The Mushroom Song
      (uncredited)
      (aka "Laugh, Children, Laugh")
      Composed and Performed by Don Sullivan

    User reviews142

    Review
    Top review
    Rock & Rollin' Teenagers meet The Giant Gila Monster!
    Don't rent this or buy this movie if you want to see the Monster, he is hardly in it and is not worth watching.

    It's like this movie was made to kick start the main star's music career, not film career.

    This is piece of garbage, but rent/buy it anyways if you like... HORRIBLY BAD BIG LIZARD MONSTER MOVIES FROM THE 1950s WITH ROCK & ROLLIN' TEENAGERS, WITH ORIGINAL MUSIC FROM THE MAIN STAR WHO SINGS SEVERAL TIMES DURING THE MOVIE.
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    • Oct 3, 1999

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    • Release date
      • 1959 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • The Giant Monster Gila
    • Filming locations
      • Lake Dallas, Texas, USA
    • Production company
      • Hollywood Pictures Corporation (II)
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $138,000 (estimated)
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 14 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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