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Body of the Prey

  • 19671967
  • UnratedUnrated
  • 1h 34m
IMDb RATING
2.7/10
644
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Body of the Prey (1967)
HorrorSci-Fi
A NASA scientist is ordered to take a vacation due to showing signs of stress while working on his latest missile project.A NASA scientist is ordered to take a vacation due to showing signs of stress while working on his latest missile project.A NASA scientist is ordered to take a vacation due to showing signs of stress while working on his latest missile project.
IMDb RATING
2.7/10
644
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Norman Earl Thomson(uncredited)
  • Writers
    • Norman Earl Thomson
    • Edward D. Wood Jr.(story)
  • Stars
    • James Craig
    • Tota Kondo
    • Lawrence O'Neill
  • Director
    • Norman Earl Thomson(uncredited)
  • Writers
    • Norman Earl Thomson
    • Edward D. Wood Jr.(story)
  • Stars
    • James Craig
    • Tota Kondo
    • Lawrence O'Neill
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 36User reviews
    • 30Critic reviews
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    James Craig in Body of the Prey (1967)
    Atsuko Rome in Body of the Prey (1967)
    James Craig and Atsuko Rome in Body of the Prey (1967)
    James Craig and Atsuko Rome in Body of the Prey (1967)
    Atsuko Rome in Body of the Prey (1967)
    James Craig in Body of the Prey (1967)
    James Craig and Atsuko Rome in Body of the Prey (1967)

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    James Craig
    James Craig
    • Dr. Bragan
    Tota Kondo
    • Customs Officer
    Lawrence O'Neill
    • American at Airport
    Al Ricketts
    • Gas Station Owner
    Atsuko Rome
    • Noriko Hanamura
    Edward M. Shannon
    • Dr. Shannon
    John Stanley
    • Dr. Stanley
    James Yagi
    James Yagi
    • Dr. Paul Nakamura
    • Director
      • Norman Earl Thomson(uncredited)
    • Writers
      • Norman Earl Thomson
      • Edward D. Wood Jr.(story)
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      The credits on the version of this movie which exists today are actually for the movie Mad Doctor of Blood Island (1968) and bear no relation to this film. This comes from when they were originally intended to be released as a double feature.
    • Goofs
      While in the mountains of Japan, a coyote is heard howling. Coyotes are only found in the Americas.
    • Quotes

      Dr. Bragan: How in the hell can anybody be so utterly stupid as to build a rocket base on the coast of Florida?

    • Connections
      References Frankenstein (1931)
    • Soundtracks
      Toccata and Fugue in D-minor, BWV 565
      (uncredited)

      Written by Johann Sebastian Bach

    User reviews36

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    3/10
    Revenge of doctor Zzzzzz
    How can a film so awful be so awful, if you know what I mean? We've got a terrible rubbery monster, a hypertensive mad scientist and his lovely ethnic assistant, and some boobs, but for some reason this film feels as if it's as long as Barry Lyndon and much less eventful.

    Overworked, cranky scientist guy gets sent from NASA to Japan for some R and R and ends up instead trying to prove that mankind is descended from plants by getting a Venus flytrap and some underwater plant and sewing them together to make a man-plant that feeds mainly on dogs, it seems.

    Now look at that last paragraph - that's gold to a bad movie guy like me! But in reality this film will send you into a coma. An awfully long time is spent by the scientist talking botany with his assistant (and as a guy who has an allotment, keeping a plant in a box away from sunlight don't seem like such a good idea, plus I only use lightening on my carrots and only feed dogs to my onions. Hollywood eh?) If you can stay awake long enough for them to reveal the beeping man-plant (the inclusion of boobs might help), then the last third of the film isn't so bad, but there's no gore whatsoever and you might miss the ending if you blink. Yes, the monster looks ridiculous but I felt cheated by the lack of blood and sauce. I watched this years ago and thought it was crap then. Wish I'd written an IMDb review back then and saved myself the time of watching it again.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • 1967 (Japan)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • Japan
    • Languages
      • Japanese
      • English
    • Also known as
      • The Revenge of Dr. X
    • Filming locations
      • Chiba, Japan(beach exteriors)
    • Production companies
      • Two-Continent Film
      • Toei Company
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    • Budget
      • $29,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 34 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1
      • 1.85 : 1

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