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Village of the Giants

  • 1965
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 21m
IMDb RATING
3.6/10
2.5K
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Village of the Giants (1965)
Delinquent teen-agers ingest a substance and grow thirty feet tall, then proceed to take over a small town.
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Delinquent teen-agers ingest a substance and grow thirty feet tall, then proceed to take over a small town.Delinquent teen-agers ingest a substance and grow thirty feet tall, then proceed to take over a small town.Delinquent teen-agers ingest a substance and grow thirty feet tall, then proceed to take over a small town.

  • Director
    • Bert I. Gordon
  • Writers
    • H.G. Wells
    • Alan Caillou
    • Bert I. Gordon
  • Stars
    • Tommy Kirk
    • Johnny Crawford
    • Beau Bridges
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  • IMDb RATING
    3.6/10
    2.5K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Bert I. Gordon
    • Writers
      • H.G. Wells
      • Alan Caillou
      • Bert I. Gordon
    • Stars
      • Tommy Kirk
      • Johnny Crawford
      • Beau Bridges
    • 53User reviews
    • 41Critic reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro
  • Videos1

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    Trailer 2:24
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    Beau Bridges in Village of the Giants (1965)
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    Charla Doherty and Tommy Kirk in Village of the Giants (1965)
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    Tommy Kirk
    Tommy Kirk
    • Mike
    Johnny Crawford
    Johnny Crawford
    • Horsey
    Beau Bridges
    Beau Bridges
    • Fred
    Ron Howard
    Ron Howard
    • Genius
    • (as Ronny Howard)
    Joy Harmon
    Joy Harmon
    • Merrie
    Robert Random
    Robert Random
    • Rick
    • (as Bob Random)
    Tisha Sterling
    Tisha Sterling
    • Jean
    Charla Doherty
    Charla Doherty
    • Nancy
    Tim Rooney
    Tim Rooney
    • Pete
    Kevin O'Neal
    • Harry
    Gail Gilmore
    • Elsa
    Toni Basil
    Toni Basil
    • Red
    Hank Jones
    Hank Jones
    • Chuck
    Jim Begg
    Jim Begg
    • Fatso
    Vicki London
    • Georgette
    Joe Turkel
    Joe Turkel
    • Sheriff
    • (as Joseph Turkel)
    The Beau Brummels
    The Beau Brummels
    • Themselves…
    Ron Elliott
    • Self
    • (as The Beau Brummels)
    • Director
      • Bert I. Gordon
    • Writers
      • H.G. Wells(novel "The Food of the Gods")
      • Alan Caillou(screenplay)
      • Bert I. Gordon(screen story)
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Vicki London was originally cast in the lead female role, but it was given to Joy Harmon after London refused to show her boobs to the director. She said in an interview "During the wardrobe fittings, Bert Gordon wanted us [Joy Harmon, Tisha Sterling, Gail Gilmore] to take off our shirts and show him our breasts because he wanted the girl with the biggest ones to play the lead and be featured in the movie poster. I refused and Tisha did too. They still gave Tisha a very nice part but it was down hill after this for me. They made an issue out of me not willing to show my breasts, so they threatened that if I didn't do it they were going to cut me out of everything and they did." Gail Gilmore remembered this incident and said, "They wanted us to show us popping out of our clothes and asked if we minded being nude for it during filming though we would cover our breasts with our arms. I never had any qualms with nudity so I readily said yes. Joy did too, but Vicki refused."
    • Goofs
      The size of the giants is not consistent throughout the film, along with some of the miniature props they handle.
    • Quotes

      Genius: This time I was sure I had it. It's a very elusive formula.

      Elsa: Had what, kiddo?

      Genius: Kiddo? I prefer to be called Genius, if you don't mind.

      Elsa: Okay, Genius, no offence. What formula?

      Genius: For the Goo. There's not much of it, and they want me to make some more. But it's not easy.

      Elsa: Why don't we go for a walk, Genius? I'll buy you an ice cream cone.

      Genius: I never touch it. It's high in cholesterol. But I'll go for a walk with you.

      Elsa: Okay.

    • Connections
      Featured in Elvira's Movie Macabre: Village of the Giants (1984)
    • Soundtracks
      Marianne
      by Jack Nitzsche and Russ Titelman

      Performed by Mike Clifford

    User reviews53

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    6/10
    Good drive-in fare
    Goofy, fun mid 60s has goo in the plot and on the brain. Teenagers go giant with a potion cooked up somehow by little Ron Howard. These giants love to go-go in sexy harem outfits that somehow grow to fit them. Tommy Kirk is, as usual, excellent and amusing -- I think he had real potention to become one of the best actors of his generation. This movie is a bit too cheezy to be exciting or scary, but it's worth a good laugh.
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    • funkyfry
    • Nov 6, 2002

    Details

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    • Release date
      • October 20, 1965 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • The Unofficial Fanpage of Village of the Giants (United States)
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • El pueblo de los gigantes
    • Filming locations
      • Whisky a Go Go - 8901 Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA(Used for Whiskey-a-go-go interior scenes)
    • Production companies
      • Berkeley Productions
      • Embassy Pictures
      • Joseph E. Levine Productions
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $750,000 (estimated)
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 21 minutes
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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