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Attack of the Crab Monsters

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A team of scientists land on a tropical island to study the effects of radiation fallout. When the island begins to break off into the ocean, giant crustaceans begin calculated attacks on the humans, forcing them to fight for their lives.
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J. Hoberman The New York Review of Books 08/14/2020
Ripe... a guilty pleasure of mine... Go to Full Review Tim Brayton Antagony & Ecstasy 06/20/2015
7/10
Some delightfully campy idiocy typical of the genre, with that extra spin of dazzling showmanship that separated Corman from all of his peers. Go to Full Review Rob Humanick Suite101.com 10/25/2011
4/5
Smarter than you'd be right in expecting a movie called Attack of the Crab Monsters to be, and this is in part because the crabs themselves are that much smarter, too. Go to Full Review Ken Hanke Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) 07/07/2011
4/5
Bear in mind we're talking about giant mutant telepathic crabs bent on world domination. Go to Full Review John Beifuss Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) 01/28/2011
3/4
A truly weird, even surreal film that offers more evidence that dehumanization -- whether by mutation, takeover, identity transference, transformation or insanity -- is Corman's great theme... Go to Full Review Sean Axmaker Parallax View 01/18/2011
... a bizarre entry in the post-atomic giant creature features with a twist of ghost story. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Stephen C @bob25009 Oct 30 Success in 1 hour and 5 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Dubbed and subtitled in worldwide studios!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! See more Jared E @RottenLatinos88 Aug 28 It's a hoakey old movie but it has 1950s charm and fair acting. Also the professor from Gilligan's is on it. Worth 1 watch. See more Feb 8 64 minutes. The professor from gilligan islands fixes radios! Worth an hour of your time See more ZD K 04/04/2024 Another Roger Corman Gem!! Love it for its pure camp, great atmosphere and a fine cast that includes Russell Johnson, pretty n sexy Pamela Duncan and Richard Garland. I think those who criticism of this film either never grew up in the 1950's or are expecting Star Wars special effects!. This was filmed in 1957 before cell phones , personal computers and CGI. It's a fun story of Giant crabs 🦀 ( thanks to atomic radiation) who kill you and absorb your intelligence and/,,or your mind and set out to take over the world!! Pure escapism indeed! It's now on BLU RAY and the visual quality is excellent and it's soundtrack is clear and well done! It's a true classic 50's SCI FI I highly recommend!! See more Matthew D 08/10/2021 One of the weirdest atomic age monster movies and one of the best. See more 09/12/2020 Giant crabs created by, what else? radiation. And they're pissed, probably a byproduct of the humans they've eaten who didn't go willingly. As per usual in these 50s-60s sci-fi alien / monster films, the scientists and military have to figure out a way to defeat the monsters / aliens. The crabs are hilarious with their human eyes and limited flexibility, the acting weak at best, and the drama supplied by frightened, screaming women and consumed humans. I'm guessing this was written by a pre-PETA animal lover who just got tired of watching those nasty humans eating all those innicent crabs. Good for a laugh, but that's about it. See more Read all reviews
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Roger Corman

Director

Richard Garland

Dale Drewer

Pamela Duncan

Martha Hunter

Russell Johnson

Hank Chapman

Leslie Bradley

Dr. Karl Weigand

Mel Welles

Jules Deveroux

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Synopsis A team of scientists land on a tropical island to study the effects of radiation fallout. When the island begins to break off into the ocean, giant crustaceans begin calculated attacks on the humans, forcing them to fight for their lives.
Director
Roger Corman
Producer
Roger Corman
Screenwriter
Charles B. Griffith
Distributor
Allied Artists Pictures
Production Co
Los Altos Productions
Genre
Sci-Fi
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Feb 10, 1957, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Oct 19, 2018
Runtime
1h 5m
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