Rotten Tomatoes
Cancel Movies Tv shows RT App News Showtimes

Attack of the Giant Leeches

Play trailer Poster for Attack of the Giant Leeches 1959 1h 2m Horror Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist Tomatometer Popcornmeter
64% Tomatometer 11 Reviews 19% Popcornmeter 1,000+ Ratings
A bartender sends his wife (Yvette Vickers) and her lover (Michael Emmet) into a swamp where large smart leeches lurk.
Watch on Fandango at Home Stream Now

Where to Watch

Attack of the Giant Leeches

Critics Reviews

View More
Matt Brunson Film Frenzy 11/16/2024
1.5/4
The giant leeches basically look like black Hefty trash bags with, I dunno, thick drapery ropes attached to them. Go to Full Review
Fernando F. Croce CinePassion 07/01/2012
A pungent little fable with a Rimbaudian side Go to Full Review
Rob Humanick Suite101.com 10/25/2011
3/5
This particular monster opus is a fling equivalent, spontaneous and brisk and giddy. Sometimes, we all can use a one night stand. Go to Full Review
Steve Crum Video-Reviewmaster.com 03/08/2008
3/5
Good, solid horror shlock from the '50s. Go to Full Review
Jake Euker F5 (Wichita, KS) 02/18/2007
3/5
Rob Thomas Capital Times (Madison, WI) 01/19/2006
0/5
"Attack of the Glad Bags" might be more accurate. Go to Full Review
Read all reviews

Audience Reviews

View More
Stephen C @bob25009 Oct 30 Success in 1 hour and 2 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Dubbed and subtitled in worldwide studios!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Filmed in 1959 in color and black and white versions!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! All ages admitted!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! See more Matt R Apr 15 ATTACK OF THE GIANT LEECHES gets written off as a low budget affair about rednecks and trash bags as monsters but that is unfair. It has a memorable cast that were guest stars in television for decades. The story has more depth and dimension than many other creature features of its era. Don't let the schtick of ripping on low budget sci-fi horror stop you from watching this movie. See more Elvis D @Elvis-Del-Valle 03/11/2023 Una típica cinta de serie B de los años 50 que, si bien, no es muy buena película, al menos es algo entretenida. Tiene actores simples de aquel entonces, algunos muy recurrentes en las películas de Roger Corman. Una historia algo boba, pero es una hora de entretenimiento por lo muy barata que es. Es una simple película hecha con muy pocos recursos y hasta se nota que las sanguijuelas son hombres con disfraces, pero como toda película de Corman, tiene algo de frescura y hasta una idea descabellada que la hace algo atractiva e interesante. Un film malo que termina siendo bueno. Mi nota para este film es un 7/10. See more 10/31/2019 Yvette Vickers was wonderful! See more stu b 03/17/2019 Giant leeches make nasty creatures (or critters, given this schlockfest's Southern-fried locale). When townsfolk start disappearing in a Florida swamp, it turns out that the culprits are a pair of monstrous leeches, who deposit their victims in an underwater cavern and keep'em till they've been sucked bone-dry. Another early five-and-dimer from co-producer Roger Corman (Bernard L. Kowalski directed) with only marginally good acting, unexciting cinematography (the swamp looks good, though), and a pair of truly horrible-looking beasties that wouldn't pass muster at a cut-rate comic-con. Its one saving grace: an odd little love triangle featuring an Oliver Hardy lookalike, his "Baby Doll" wife, and her sniveling lover. Actually, make that two saving graces: at sixty minutes, it doesn't give you much of a chance to get bored, either. Seen better, but also seen worse. Recommended, mostly for laughs, but just barely. See more 12/31/2017 Not as bad as the title suggests, this actually gets to be a decent pic about 20 minutes into the film. More believable creatures (with a more believable backstory than nearby Cape Canaveral) would make this a classic - instead of a near turkey. See more Read all reviews
Attack of the Giant Leeches

My Rating

Read More Read Less POST RATING WRITE A REVIEW EDIT REVIEW
Tentacles 0% 10% Tentacles Watchlist Children of the Corn II: The Final Sacrifice 30% 20% Children of the Corn II: The Final Sacrifice Watchlist Dr. Jekyll and Sister Hyde 86% 65% Dr. Jekyll and Sister Hyde Watchlist The Ghosts of Edendale 80% 14% The Ghosts of Edendale Watchlist Cabin Fever 62% 44% Cabin Fever Watchlist Discover more movies and TV shows. View More

Movie Info

Synopsis A bartender sends his wife (Yvette Vickers) and her lover (Michael Emmet) into a swamp where large smart leeches lurk.
Director
Bernard L. Kowalski
Producer
Gene Corman
Production Co
American International Pictures (AIP)
Genre
Horror
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Dec 6, 2015
Runtime
1h 2m
Most Popular at Home Now