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The Giant Gila Monster

  • 1959
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  • 1h 14min
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3,7/10
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The Giant Gila Monster (1959)
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Ajouter une intrigue dans votre langueA giant lizard terrorizes a rural Texas community and a heroic teenager attempts to destroy the creature.A giant lizard terrorizes a rural Texas community and a heroic teenager attempts to destroy the creature.A giant lizard terrorizes a rural Texas community and a heroic teenager attempts to destroy the creature.

  • Réalisation
    • Ray Kellogg
  • Scénario
    • Ray Kellogg
    • Jay Simms
  • Casting principal
    • Don Sullivan
    • Fred Graham
    • Lisa Simone
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  • NOTE IMDb
    3,7/10
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    • Réalisation
      • Ray Kellogg
    • Scénario
      • Ray Kellogg
      • Jay Simms
    • Casting principal
      • Don Sullivan
      • Fred Graham
      • Lisa Simone
    • 150avis d'utilisateurs
    • 59avis des critiques
  • Voir les informations de production sur IMDbPro
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    Rôles principaux24

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    Don Sullivan
    Don Sullivan
    • Chase Winstead
    Fred Graham
    Fred Graham
    • Sheriff Jeff
    Lisa Simone
    • Lisa
    Shug Fisher
    Shug Fisher
    • Old Man Harris
    Bob Thompson
    • Mr. Wheeler
    Janice Stone
    • Missy Winstead
    Ken Knox
    • Horatio Alger 'Steamroller' Smith
    Gay McLendon
    • Mom Winstead
    Don Flournoy
    • Gordy
    Cecil Hunt
    • Mr. Compton
    Stormy Meadows
    • Agatha Humphries
    Howard Ware
    • Ed Humphries
    Pat Reeves
    • Rick
    Jan McLendon
    • Jennie
    Jerry Cortwright
    • Bob
    Beverly Thurman
    • Gay
    Clarke Browne
    • Chuck
    Grady Vaughn
    • Pat Wheeler
    • Réalisation
      • Ray Kellogg
    • Scénario
      • Ray Kellogg
      • Jay Simms
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    6whpratt1

    A Classic Monster Film From the PAST!!

    Enjoyed viewing this old time classic film with the old Hot Rod cars of the 1930's with rumble seats and the 1959 Dodge car which the Sheriff (Fred Graham),"Mom & Boy",'72 was able to acquire from his town. Don Sullivan(Chase Winstead),"The Rebel Set",'59 helped the Sheriff try to solve all the strange happens with people and their cars, especially their Hot Rod leader. Lisa Simone(Lisa),"Missile to the Moon",'58 added some romance to this black and white film. This is one of the films that were made during the period when Monsters were animated and then magnified because of the low budget the film producers had to work with. A few of these pictures that followed this same procedure were: "Attack of the Crab Monsters",'57 and "The Black Scorpion",'57. If you like old classic films from the late 1950's this is a film to view and enjoy!
    5mstomaso

    I am in love

    Well... maybe I'm in strong like.

    The Giant Gila Monster is undeniably idiotic, but it is also a thoroughly enjoyable fusion of stereotypes - the '50s sci-fi craptacular, the 1950s teen rebel film complete with really sexy hot rods and a modern day Tex-western - all genres well overdue for retro movements.

    The film features some of the most inept special effects of all time, vast continuity chasms, and shockingly good characterization. Regardless of how sub-cretinous the script sometimes becomes, the characters are actually well developed human beings with interesting relationships to one another - united by their existence in a town where nothing interesting ever happens, until a giant gila monster starts terrorizing a long, lonely stretch of highway on the outskirts of town.

    Don Sullivan is likable but sickeningly sweet as the bad-boy Texas drag racer turned responsible budding good-boy rock-a-billy star. His acting is not too bad, and some of the rest of cast act as well, but generally, the performances are a bit ridiculous. Nevertheless, the film really does develop its characters and its plot in somewhat unique and original ways. And besides, when you're not being entertained by the virtual variety show which passes by between the action scenes, you can laugh at the tonka toys getting walked on, the flaming toy train, and the giant sand grains (almost as large as the grain of salt you should take this film with) that appear near the camera in most of the scenes featuring the gila monster.

    If films are supposed to entertain, this will certainly satisfy fans of pulpy sci-fi like me. I can't honestly recommend it for those who do not enjoy camp and kitsch. Enjoy!
    4jluis1984

    Classic B-Movie of old

    "The Giant Gila Monster" is one of those films of old that despite its numerous flaws retains a certain charm that adds a special mystique to the experience of watching them. Often labeled as one of the movies with worst special effects in history of cinema, this small Drive-In classic shines among similar movies due probably to the same naiveté that made Ed Wood's movies legendary. Like Wood's movies, "The Giant Gila Monster" has more good intentions than talent behind the camera, and that probably is what makes it so special.

    The plot starts when people starts disappearing in the roads near a small Texan town. The sheriff Jeff (Fed Graham) is puzzled by the case as the victims seem to vanish leaving no trace. With the aid of his good friend Chase (Don Sullivan), he starts an investigation that will lead them to discover that a monster of huge proportions has been hiding and is eating its victims.

    The movie is centered around Chase and the Sheriff's friendship, and the parental relationship that exists between them. Despite having no father and with a handicapped sister, Chase never loses his optimism and is willing to help everyone, from his best-friend the Sheriff to his girlfriend Lisa (Lisa Simone), who is an immigrant and wants to get a job. All this is charged with the 50s innocence and that naiveté that gives the film its charm.

    Acordign to history, this movie was the brainchild of Gordon McLendon, a Texan millionaire who wanted to make movies with good Christian values and moral lessons to fight against the movies that were "corrupting" the youngsters of his time. This purpose is notorious through the film as the victims of the monster seem to be punished because of their sins, and becomes blatantly obvious when Don Sullivan sings the movie's theme.

    While the movie may have failed as a Christian movie, it has gained a popularity among fans of 50s B-movies because it presents the classic elements of the Atomic Age creature-features. The primitive and simple special effects and the poorly written dialogs are really obvious flaws but the film as a whole has a certain charm due probably to the innocence of its makers and probably of the 50s as a whole.

    Don Sullivan is a good lead, and also performs his songs with natural ease. Fred Graham and Lisa Simone are also quite good despite the silly dialog the movie has. Director Ray Kellogg handles the movie with the typical 50s style probably to make it appealing to mainstream audiences. The special effects are indeed poor and it is easy to notice that the Giant Gila Monster is nothing more than a normal Gila Monster walking over a cheap scale model.

    To judge "The Giant Gila Monster" under the standard of our times would be a mistake, so it's better to say that the film delivers entertainment and a good glimpse to the idealized society of the 50s. People expecting a classic horror movie will definitely be disappointed, but fans of Atomic Age monsters or of B-Movie classics will find a minor gem to enjoy. 5/10
    horsegoggles

    I bought this movie

    The acting is embarrassing, the special effects are terrible, the photography is okay except for consistently bad lighting, the dialog is awkward, and the locations of the shots are difficult to mentally resolve. I love this movie. It's like a movie I would have tried to make, and wish I had made. I would be proud of it today if I had. I bought it, it's that good/bad. It's not as bad as "Plan 9 From Outer Space", in fact it's Academy Award material compared to Plan 9. It's one of those 50's low budget movies that I can't get enough of. I would love to have a collection of movies like this one. One thing I never quite understood was how a Gila Monster survived in Texas or possibly a Midwestern locale. It obviously wasn't Arizona... Forgot to mention the singing, makes the acting look good.
    6drmality-1

    Pleasant slice of life film

    As a monster movie, this is far from the best, but as a look at life in 50's rural Texas, it's top notch. The settings are authentic and realistic and the people talk like real people. Especially good is Fred Graham as the kind-hearted Sheriff...the opposite of the way most cops were portrayed in teen movies. Don Sullivan is not bad at all as hero Chase, a decent kid who just happens to love racing fast cars. With the exception of the rich Dad, everybody in the movie seems decent.

    As for our title monster, he's pretty sleepy looking, but I always thought Gila Monsters were pretty cool. The somber, eerie background music helps this one a lot. Speaking of which, some of Sullivan's singing is OK, but "Laugh, Little Children" should be taken out and shot.

    If the effects had matched the rest of the movie, it would have been a minor classic. As it is, it's a fun "time capsule" type movie.

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    • Anecdotes
      The voice heard on the other end of the phone, when Chase eavesdrops on a phone call to the police department, is that of Ken Curtis, who served as producer on this film. He is more famous for having played scruffy deputy Festus Hagen on Gunsmoke (1955).
    • Gaffes
      Chase is seen taking white wall tires off a wrecked car and putting them on his own. In the next scene, he has black wall tires on his car. The white wall tires change back and forth several times from scene to scene after that. (additional info) During the making of the film, several times Chase's car broke an axle. It was common for this car because of its high speed. Also due to rough country roads. This may be why the frequent tire changes noticed in the movie.
    • Citations

      Sheriff Jeff: I ask you what time it is and you tell me how to build a clock, just answer the question!

    • Crédits fous
      The title "The GIANT GILA MONSTER" is printed in letters covered with reptile scales
    • Versions alternatives
      A colorized version was released in 2007, as part of a double feature with Les Musaraignes tueuses (1959).
    • Connexions
      Edited into Hookers in a Haunted House (1999)
    • Bandes originales
      The Mushroom Song
      (uncredited)

      (aka "Laugh, Children, Laugh")

      Composed and Performed by Don Sullivan

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    • Date de sortie
      • 1959 (Royaume-Uni)
    • Pays d’origine
      • États-Unis
    • Langue
      • Anglais
    • Aussi connu sous le nom de
      • The Giant Monster Gila
    • Lieux de tournage
      • Lake Dallas, Texas, États-Unis(outdoor scenes filmed at Cielo Studios)
    • Société de production
      • Hollywood Pictures Corporation (II)
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    • Budget
      • 138 000 $US (estimé)
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    • Durée
      1 heure 14 minutes
    • Couleur
      • Black and White
    • Rapport de forme
      • 1.85 : 1

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