US Army Lieutenant Colonel Glenn Manning (Glenn Langan) is exposed to radiation after a plutonium bomb test in Nevada and mutates into a giant – who grows ten feet taller per day – much to the distress of his fiancée Carol (Cathy Downs).
He puts on his best nappy and goes on a rampage through cardboard miniatures on the way to nearby Las Vegas, hunted down by his own men.
Meanwhile, realising that his heart will explode unless they halt the abnormal growth, doctors begin a desperate race to find an antidote.
The film is well-written, but the special effects are not always up to scratch – even by 1957 standards.
The colonel returned a year later (played by Dean Parkin) in the even worse War of the Colossal Beast.
Lt. Col. Glenn Manning
Glenn Langan Carol Forrest
Cathy Downs Dr Paul Lindstrom
William Hudson Colonel Hallock
James Seay Dr Eric Coulter
Larry Thor Richard Kingman
Russ Bender Sergeant Taylor
Lyn Osborn
Director
Bert I Gordon
You May Also Like
Attack Of The 50Ft Woman (1958) Though it's barely a competent example of low-budget 1950s sci-fi, this poverty-row cheapie, directed by Nathan…
All Neat in Black Stockings (1969) Part bawdy peek-a-boo romp, part kitchen-sink drama, this box-office hit features then-rising star Victor Henry as…
Kronos (1957) What appears to be a meteorite crashes into the sea off the coast of Mexico. After…
Aerobicide (1986) A psychopathic nutter is killing the members of a 1980s gym/fitness club called "Rhonda's Workout". .…
Avengers, The (1998) The cult 1960s TV series gets royally shafted by Hollywood in this stunningly designed blockbuster that's…
Airport '79 - The Concorde (1979) The fourth helping of Airport adventure was subtitled The Concorde, and this time the plot dealt with international arms…
