Use the HTML below. Though burned over 90% of his body, he survives, and begins to grow in size. Colonel Glen Manning fearing that someone may still be alive runs to the plane, but before he gets to the pilot, the bomb explodes and burns him over 90% of his body. They they corner him, but after they inject him with the formula to stop his growth, Manning picks up the needle and spears Major Lindstrom, killing him instantly.
As he grows, his heart and circulatory system fail to keep pace with his growth, and he is gradually losing his mind as a result of reduced blood supply to his brain. As he grows, his heart and circulatory system fail to keep pace with his growth, and he is gradually losing his mind as a result of reduced blood supply to his brain. The lighthouse keeper, newly widowed and estranged from the town folk, has been ... Showing all 4 items Jump to: Summaries (3) Synopsis (1) Summaries. The Amazing Colossal Man Synopsis. An expedition to Mexico finds and does battle with a mutated 25-foot man with one big eye. By this time he has become insane. He escapes and wreaks havoc upon Las Vegas before he is finally stopped.During the test of a new weapon, a plutonium bomb, a plane crashes in the test area. Though burned over 90% of his body, he survives, and begins to grow in size. An atomic bomb blast transforms an Army colonel into a homicidal 60-foot giant. Teenagers from a rural community and their high school science teacher join forces to battle a giant mutant spider. He escapes and wreaks havoc upon Las Vegas before he is finally stopped. This film is one of the worst sci-fi movies of the 1950's. Even in a helicopter they have a hard time tracking him down, hmmm. A military officer survives a nuclear blast, only to begin to uncontrollably grow into an increasingly unstable giant. Col. Glenn Manning is inadvertently exposed to a plutonium bomb blast at Camp Desert Rock. Horror Audrey Ames, an enterprising journalist, tries to get the scoop on giant grasshoppers accidentally created at the Illinois State experimental farm. The only thing worse than the story is the acting.
Scientists become trapped on a shrinking island with intelligent, murderous giant crabs. When an abused socialite grows to giant size because of an alien encounter and an aborted murder attempt, she goes after her cheating husband with revenge on her mind. Lt. Col. Glenn Manning is inadvertently exposed to a plutonium bomb blast at Camp Desert Rock. Volcanic activity frees giant scorpions from the earth who wreak havoc in the rural countryside and eventually threaten Mexico City. Certificate: Passed Certificate: Passed A military officer survives a nuclear blast, only to begin to uncontrollably grow into an increasingly unstable giant.Lt. My favorite scene is when the Army doctor gets shish-ka-bobbed by the giant syringe.Looking for some great streaming picks? A teenage couple accidentally awakens an alien after hitting it with their car. Lonely, deranged puppet-master designs a machine that shrinks people. By this time he has become insane. The next morning, Manning not only is still alive, but the burned tissue is completely healed. Was this review helpful to you? The monster, which looks like a snarling "Creature from the Black Lagoon," invades a sleepy seaside town. When his fiancée Carol Forrest arrives to visit she finds out that he as been moved as well as the physicians that have been working on him, Dr. Paul Coulter and Major Eric Lindstrom, M.D.. Check out our list of the month's most anticipated films and shows to stream from home.Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site?
The Amazing Colossal Man (1957) Plot. Horror 3 of 8 people found this review helpful. He is then brought to the base hospital, but is not expected to survive the night. The doctors search find a cure, but before they can administer it to him, he goes mad, escapes and begins terrorizing Las Vegas. Through March, he begins to control the world by threatening destruction to any country ... Directed by Bert I. Gordon. The special effects are balanced-- the good ones are countered by awful ones. A well meaning scientist guides an alien monster to Earth from Venus, so that he can rid mankind of feelings and emotions - but only death and sorrow results. Check out some of the IMDb editors' favorites movies and shows to round out your Watchlist.Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. A military officer survives a nuclear blast, only to begin to uncontrollably grow … You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. Glenn Manning, "The Amazing Colosasal Man," believed dead after falling from the Hoover Dam, reemerges in rural Mexico, brain damaged, disfigured, and very hungry.
With Glenn Langan, Cathy Downs, William Hudson, Larry Thor. A military officer survives a nuclear blast, only to begin to uncontrollably grow into an increasingly unstable giant.