A giant lizard terrorizes a rural Texas community and a a heroic teenager attempts to destroy the creature.
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Cast
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| Don Sullivan | ... | Chase Winstead | |
| Fred Graham | ... | Sheriff Jeff | |
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Lisa Simone | ... | Lisa |
| Shug Fisher | ... | Old Man Harris | |
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Bob Thompson | ... | Mr. Wheeler |
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Janice Stone | ... | Missy Winstead |
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Ken Knox | ... | Horatio Alger 'Steamroller' Smith |
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Gay McLendon | ... | Mom Winstead |
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Don Flournoy | ... | Gordy |
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Cecil Hunt | ... | Mr. Compton |
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Stormy Meadows | ... | Agatha Humphries |
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Howard Ware | ... | Ed Humphries |
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Pat Reeves | ... | Rick |
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Jan McLendon | ... | Jennie |
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Jerry Cortwright | ... | Bob |
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A couple of teenagers are reported missing in a small Texas town, and it is thought they eloped. Sheriff Jeff turns to his friend Clarence Winstead, a garage mechanic and leader of a hot-rod gang, for help. After a series of tragic motor accidents, it becomes apparent that a giant Gila monster is roaming the area depleting the town of its citizens and visitors, including two hot-rodding teens, and planning to attend the BIG record-hop party. Written by Les Adams <longhorn1939@suddenlink.net>
Plot Keywords:
nitroglycerin | monster | monster movie | giant monster | reel to reel tape recorder |Taglines:
The Biggest Terror Ever Unleashed on the Screen! See more »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
1959 (UK) See more »Also Known As:
Gila, el monstruo gigante See more »Edit
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Budget:
$138,000 (estimated)Company Credits
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Sound Mix:
Mono (RCA Sound Recording)Color:
Black and WhiteAspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1
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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.
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(uncredited)
(aka "Laugh, Children, Laugh")
Composed and Performed by Don Sullivan
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Trivia
Opening credits: All characters and events in this film are fictitious and bear no resemblance to any person living or dead. See more »Goofs
Just after Chase receives the phone call from the Sheriff about the wrecked oil truck, in the next scene the shadow of the boom mic can be seen in the lower left corner of the frame, next to the police car, right before Chase pulls up in his dragster. See more »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.
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Alternate Versions
A colorized version was released in 2007, as part of a double feature with The Killer Shrews. See more »Soundtracks
The Mushroom Song(uncredited)
(aka "Laugh, Children, Laugh")
Composed and Performed by Don Sullivan
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For some reason or another, a photographically-enlarged lizard foot keeps squashing people whilst boy racers zoom about. Slow-moving, this film has very little to recommend it to anybody but the most dedicated monster-about-town fan. Some nice scenery, but you'll probably fall asleep.