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Attack of the Giant Leeches

  • 1959
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  • 1h 2m
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3.7/10
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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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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.

  • Director
    • Bernard L. Kowalski
  • Writer
    • Leo Gordon
  • Stars
    • Ken Clark
    • Yvette Vickers
    • Jan Shepard
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  • IMDb RATING
    3.7/10
    4.7K
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    • Director
      • Bernard L. Kowalski
    • Writer
      • Leo Gordon
    • Stars
      • Ken Clark
      • Yvette Vickers
      • Jan Shepard
    • 117User reviews
    • 54Critic reviews
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    Michael Emmet and Yvette Vickers in Attack of the Giant Leeches (1959)

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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)
    James Miller
    • Jermey
    • (uncredited)
    Killian Miller
    • Victim
    • (uncredited)
    Ross Sturlin
    • Giant Leech
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Bernard L. Kowalski
    • Writer
      • Leo Gordon
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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 reviews117

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    Moonshine, creepy general stores, adultery and giant encephalopods!! YAY!!
    I have yet to see the MST3K version, and I'm sure it will be hilarious, but frankly, this sticks out as a movie that is not quite bad enough for their taste, and as much is admitted in their book. Yes, the Leech is obviously two guys in painted raincoats, yes some of the acting is wooden and the southern characters stereotyped and hilarious, but the plot moves along fairly well, and for a Corman production, the screenplay is pretty tight. I enjoyed this. Worth a serious watch. One of the few pieces of MST fodder that it is possible to watch by itself. Oh, and that Liz character is hottest women I've seen in a black and white movie EVER. Until the end of course: she looks pretty rough at that point.
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    • Sep 12, 2001

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    • Release date
      • October 1959 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Attaque des Sangsues Géantes
    • Filming locations
      • Los Angeles County Arboretum & Botanic Garden - 301 N. Baldwin Avenue, Arcadia, California, USA(swamp)
    • 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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