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The Giant Claw

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Engineer Mitch MacAfee (Jeff Morrow) spots a UFO while directing a study at the North Pole. But when the Air Force arrives, they cannot find anything visually or on radar, throwing Mitch's reputation into doubt. Soon, though, many airplanes are reporting attacks by a UFO, which turns out to be a giant speeding bird from outer space. Along with mathematician Sally Caldwell (Mara Corday), Mitch tries to determine a way to stop the bird, which has a force field that renders all weapons useless.

Critics Reviews

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Ken Hanke Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) 11/23/2011
3.5/5
The truth, though, is that it's entirely due to this plucked buzzard-from-hell puppet that anyone remembers the movie today. Go to Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews 09/28/2008
C+
Entertaining bad film. Go to Full Review David Nusair Reel Film Reviews 11/05/2007
1/4
Slow-moving, talky, and ultimately dull... Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Jerome P Aug 10 Gloriously godawful! On a par with Plan 9 From Outer Space and Robot Monster. You've not lived until you've seen THE GIANT CLAW! See more Kenny A @nerdsman567 Jul 14 The laughably bad bird puppet is the only thing that salvages an otherwise generic 50's B-movie. See more Daniel C. M 11/02/2024 One of the most entertaining (and actually kinda underrated) "bad" movies of all time. Solid giant monster action with that good ol' (not so, i'll give them credit for this) pseudoscience cliche. See more James M 10/26/2024 Cheesy with poor acting and a puppet that looks like a drunk taxidermist made. Should had gotten a bunch of good ole southern boys with shotguns to bring that critter down since the Air Force was having a hard time. Seriously, although cheesy, I still thinks it’s entertaining for a laugh while eating popcorn. See more 07/24/2024 IT was HILARIOUS WAS OF THE BEST WORST MOVIES EVER TO EXIST See more Joshua R 10/21/2023 This is a wonderful cheesy movie. See more Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Fred F. Sears

Director

Jeff Morrow

Mitch MacAfee

Mara Corday

Sally Caldwell

Morris Ankrum

Lt. Gen. Edward Considine

Louis Merrill

Pierre Broussard

Edgar Barrier

Dr. Karol Noymann
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Movie Info

Synopsis Engineer Mitch MacAfee (Jeff Morrow) spots a UFO while directing a study at the North Pole. But when the Air Force arrives, they cannot find anything visually or on radar, throwing Mitch's reputation into doubt. Soon, though, many airplanes are reporting attacks by a UFO, which turns out to be a giant speeding bird from outer space. Along with mathematician Sally Caldwell (Mara Corday), Mitch tries to determine a way to stop the bird, which has a force field that renders all weapons useless.
Director
Fred F. Sears
Producer
Sam Katzman
Production Co
Clover Productions
Genre
Sci-Fi
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Jul 26, 2020
Runtime
1h 16m