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Attack of the Giant Leeches

  • 19591959
  • ApprovedApproved
  • 1h 2m
IMDb RATING
3.7/10
4.4K
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Attack of the Giant Leeches (1959)
A backwoods game warden and a local doctor discover that giant leeches are responsible for disappearances and deaths in a local swamp, but the local police don't believe them.
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  • Horror
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A backwoods game warden and a local doctor discover that giant leeches are responsible for disappearances and deaths in a local swamp, but the local police don't believe them.A backwoods game warden and a local doctor discover that giant leeches are responsible for disappearances and deaths in a local swamp, but the local police don't believe them.A backwoods game warden and a local doctor discover that giant leeches are responsible for disappearances and deaths in a local swamp, but the local police don't believe them.
IMDb RATING
3.7/10
4.4K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Bernard L. Kowalski
  • Writer
    • Leo Gordon(original story by)
  • Stars
    • Ken Clark
    • Yvette Vickers
    • Jan Shepard
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  • Director
    • Bernard L. Kowalski
  • Writer
    • Leo Gordon(original story by)
  • Stars
    • Ken Clark
    • Yvette Vickers
    • Jan Shepard
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 106User reviews
    • 51Critic reviews
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    Ken Clark
    Ken Clark
    • Steve Benton
    Yvette Vickers
    Yvette Vickers
    • Liz Walker
    Jan Shepard
    Jan Shepard
    • Nan Greyson
    Michael Emmet
    Michael Emmet
    • Cal Moulton
    Tyler McVey
    • Doc Greyson
    Bruno VeSota
    Bruno VeSota
    • Dave Walker
    Gene Roth
    Gene Roth
    • Sheriff Kovis
    Dan White
    Dan White
    • Porky Reed
    • (as Daniel White)
    George Cisar
    George Cisar
    • Lem Sawyer
    Guy Buccola
    • Giant Leech
    • (uncredited)
    Joseph Hamilton
    Joseph Hamilton
    • Old Sam Peters
    • (uncredited)
    Walter Kelley
    • Mike
    • (uncredited)
    Ross Sturlin
    • Giant Leech
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Bernard L. Kowalski
    • Writer
      • Leo Gordon(original story by) (screenplay by)
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    • Trivia
      According to director Bernard L. Kowalski, producer Gene Corman didn't want to pay the grips the extra money for pushing the camera raft while they were filming in the Pasadena Arboretum in the water, so first Kowalski and his brother did it and later Corman put on a bathing suit and did it himself and ended up in a hospital for a few days.
    • Goofs
      Cal and Dave are talking outside the general store. The reflection of the mike boom can be seen in the roof of the car.
    • Quotes

      Dave Walker: Look, it's not that I want to be mean or anything like that.

      Liz Walker: Don't touch me!

      Dave Walker: Who do you think your talking too? Don't touch me? You're my wife, I'll touch you anytime I feel like it. Where you going? Where you going?

      Liz Walker: I'm going out, maybe I'll be back, maybe I won't.

      Dave Walker: Liz don't leave me, I didn't mean nothing.

    • Connections
      Edited into FrightMare Theater: Attack of the Giant Leeches (2016)

    User reviews106

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    Not what I was expecting, but that can be good.
    My imagination ran riot when, at the age of 12, I read this movie's title in TV Guide. When it came on a few nights later, it fell a bit short of what I was anticipating (imagine my disappointment when I saw THE BEAST WITH 1,000,000 eyes!)but I did enjoy the cheap creepiness of it. The concept and its execution were pretty gruesome,if not entirely convincing, for the time. I also liked the idea of combining the "swamp trash" and monster genres. The theme music,which director Kowalski also used in NIGHT OF THE BLOOD BEAST was genuinely eerie as were the sounds the giant leeches made. The underwater scenes also had a neat sound and look to them. There was a general ambience of dread throughout the whole film. The characters seemed to have things bad enough already,before some monsters came along to cause trouble. Thirty years later, I have this movie on video. I enjoy the sleazy subplot involving poor Bruno VeSota and his cheating(sexy)tramp of a wife(Yvette Vickers) more than I did back then. My only real complaint, now and as a 12 year old is the abrupt ending(which I won't reveal here). Oh, well. There's nothing worse than a movie that overstays its welcome.
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    • Release date
      • October 1959 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Attack of Giant Leeches
    • Filming locations
      • Los Angeles County Arboretum & Botanic Garden - 301 N. Baldwin Avenue, Arcadia, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Roger Corman Productions
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    • Budget
      • $70,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 2 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1(original ratio)

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