Attack of the 50 Ft. Woman (1993)

When an abused heiress grows to giant size because of her encounter with aliens, she decides to get revenge on her cheating husband and those who annoyed her.

Director:

Christopher Guest

Writers:

Mark Hanna (earlier screenplay), Joseph Dougherty (teleplay)

Stars:

Daryl Hannah, Daniel Baldwin, William Windom

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Daryl Hannah	...	Nancy Archer
Daniel Baldwin	...	Harry Archer
William Windom	...	Hamilton Cobb
Frances Fisher	...	Dr. Theodora Cushing
Cristi Conaway	...	Louise 'Honey' Parker (as Christi Conaway)
Paul Benedict	...	Dr. Victor Loeb
O'Neal Compton	...	Sheriff Denby
Victoria Haas	...	Deputy Charlotte 'Charlie' Spooner
Lewis Arquette	...	Mr. Ingersol
Kye Benson	...	Alien Woman #2
Xander Berkeley	...	Second Man
Linda Bisesti	...	Reporter
Hamilton Camp	...	Eddie - Prospector
Ben Cleaveland	...	Co-Pilot #1
Richard Edson	...	Tony

Storyline

While young heiress Nancy Archer is driving home from yelling at her husband who is with another woman at a motel, she is encountered by aliens that zap her with some kind of laser. As a result, Nancy finds herself growing to giant size everytime she gets angry. Her incredible anger makes her 50 feet tall and she's now a walking giant searching in a terrified town for her husband who is with his other woman.

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Plot Keywords:

giant | revenge | doctor | radiation induced growth | deputy sheriff | 

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Taglines:

People always called Nancy the little woman... They'll never do that again

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Genres:

Comedy | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

R

Did You Know?

Trivia

The catering van in the dinner scene reads "Arkoff and Corman, Industrial Caterers", a reference to American-International Pictures producer Samuel Z. Arkoff and director Roger Corman (neither of whom was involved in the original Attack of the 50 Foot Woman (1958), which was released by Allied Artists).

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Goofs

Real-world shots of crowds running scared in the streets do not match the shots of Nancy walking down the empty model streets. Some of the model buildings are noticeably different, too.

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Quotes

Louise 'Honey' Parker: Dead? She's not only alive, she's bigger! What did you do, try to kill her with a Grow Lite?

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Connections

Referenced in Double Teamed (2002)

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Soundtracks

Stand Tall
Written, Produced and Background Vocals by Andrew Gold and Gregory Prestopino (as Greg Prestopino)
Lead vocal performance by Gregory Prestopino (as Greg Prestopino)

User Reviews

B-movie?

Of course it is! This is the type of B-movie that you'll enjoy. I didn't expect to see HANNAH in this role. But it was fun in a corny kind of way. Although it is still the classic story just like the original, it is "made for tv." But thats okay because Hannah leads that "glamor blonde bombshell life" that her beauty stops the film from falling apart. (5)

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

11 December 1993 (USA)

Also Known As:

Attack of the 50 Ft. Woman

Filming Locations:

Taft, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Bartleby, Home Box Office (HBO), Warner Bros. Television

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1