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June 1957 (USA) moreTagline:
Monster from outerspace runs wild! morePlot:
The first U.S. spaceship to Venus crash-lands off the coast of Sicily on its return trip. A dangerous, lizard-like creature comes with it and quickly grows gigantic. full summary | add synopsisNewsDesk:
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Fantasy Movie Producer Schneer Dead At 88 (From Studio Briefing - Film News. 26 January 2009, 1:32 AM, PST)
Colorization Endorsed by Legendary Special-Effects Guru
(From Studio Briefing - Film News. 30 July 2007)
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Harryhausen delivers --- as always! more (56 total)Cast
(Complete credited cast)| William Hopper | ... | Colonel Robert Calder | |
| Joan Taylor | ... | Marisa Leonardo | |
| Frank Puglia | ... | Dr. Leonardo | |
| John Zaremba | ... | Dr. Judson Uhl | |
| Thomas Browne Henry | ... | Major General A.D. McIntosh (as Thomas B. Henry) | |
| Tito Vuolo | ... | Police Commissioner Charra | |
| Jan Arvan | ... | Contino - Government Official | |
| Arthur Space | ... | Dr. Sharman | |
| Bart Braverman | ... | Pepe (as Bart Bradley) |
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View content advisory for parentsRuntime:
82 minCountry:
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1.85 : 1 moreSound Mix:
Mono (Westrex Recording System)Certification:
Argentina:Atp | Finland:K-15 (2000) | Canada:PG (Ontario) | South Korea:All | South Korea:All (2008) | Australia:PG | UK:PG | USA:Approved (PCA #18428) | West Germany:12Fun Stuff
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Since he planned to use a real elephant for some of the footage in the zoo, Ray Harryhausen asked for one that was 15 feet tall, but the film was only able to procure an eight-foot-tall one for him. In order to make the elephant look much bigger, a 4'6" actor was cast to play the zookeeper. moreGoofs:
Continuity: Near the beginning of the film, William Hopper has obviously been in the hospital for a few days but when he finally wakes up and jumps out of bed, he is wearing a perfectly-pressed uniform. moreQuotes:
[first lines]Mondello: Pepe! Is it your desire that the fishes, they swim away? Come on! Pull up on the net, here.
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The thing that distinguished Ray Harryhausen's movies from other '50s science fiction pictures was truth in advertising. Other producers crammed their posters with all kinds of things you knew you were never going to see on the screen, but with Harryhausen you got what was advertised and then some, whether it was flying saucers decimating Washington or (as in this case) a giant Venusian reptile terrorizing Rome. This movie is fast-paced, well-made, and intelligently crafted. The scene in the barn is a gem. And enough of this crap about the special effects being old fashioned. We're not talking about fashion here, children, we're talking about art. Stop-motion is an art form in itself and it may only appeal to minority tastes but so what. To slam Haryhausen's work for not looking like CGI graphics is like criticizing Rembrandt for creating pictures with a brush and paint instead of using a digital camera. Fashions change, art endures. That's your lesson for today.