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The Incredible Melting Man

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An astronaut is transformed into a murderous gelatinous mass after returning from an ill-fated space voyage.
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The Incredible Melting Man

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Scott Tobias The Dissolve 07/30/2013
0.5/5
Even if The Incredible Melting Man were deliberately retro, re-creating the look and feel of a stultifying drive-in undercard isn't exactly a laudable achievement. Go to Full Review
Time Out 06/24/2006
This Z-grade effort, lacking any low-budget energy, takes its cue from the central character: it's tacky and bumbling and sinks into its own morass long before its subject finally dribbles apart, slurp, glub. Go to Full Review
Tom Buckley New York Times 05/09/2005
1/5
Each spring brings similar releases to fill the need of drive-in operators for something cheap to put on the screen for the kids in the cars to ignore or laugh at. Go to Full Review
Mike Massie Gone With The Twins Aug 23
3/10
As with many early slasher flicks, it’s not a great sign when audiences are more likely to root for the antagonist than the protagonists. Go to Full Review
Matt Brunson Film Frenzy 02/12/2023
1.5/4
"Oh, my God, it's his ear!" And so it goes with The Incredible Melting Man, a piece of sci-fi cheese so pungent that it was honored with its very own Mystery Science Theater 3000 episode. Go to Full Review
Jacob Knight Birth.Movies.Death. 02/28/2018
There's a reason this film's appearance on MST3K lead to one of the famed series' best episodes: there's just so much fodder for filmic abuse that one can't help but crack wise while viewing it. Go to Full Review
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Robson C Mar 13 De uma expedição fracassada aos anéis de Saturno, apenas um dos tripulantes retorna vivo. Porém a radiação a que foi exposto, o enlouqueceu e começou a derreter sua pele. Enlouquecido, ele foge do hospital e passa a matar outras pessoas para tentar para a dor que sente. Uma pequena joia do terror trash dos anos 70, ele se mantém como uma boa diversão no terror, principalmente pelo excelente trabalho de maquiagem, feita aqui pelo iniciante Rick Baker, que se tornaria famoso ao ganhar o Oscar de maquiagem pelo Lobisomem Americano em Londres. Não espere boas interpretações ou um roteiro bem sacado. É um filme para a gurizada dos anos 70 gritar ao ver o rosto derretido do astronauta. O diretor consegue criar alguns bons momentos de tensão, como a sequência na refinaria. O roteiro tem a a maior relação de personagens que tomam decisões estúpidas por minuto que já vi. Os filmes Frankenstein e o Incrível Homem Que Encolheu são citados homenageados. O segundo, no título desse filme, e o primeiro, em uma sequência com uma menina. Apenas divirta-se. See more Allan C 11/10/2024 After returning from space, an astronaut develops a condition that makes him appear to be melting and also act murderous. The astronaut runs amok along the countryside like Frankenstein's monster, except that he's a dripping, melting, gelatinous monster. Rick Baker (AN AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN LONDON, STARMAN, HARRY AND THE HENDERSONS, etc.) had moved on from low-budget B pictures by this point in his career, just coming off of King Kong and the original Star Wars, so when he was asked to work on this film demanded a ridiculous salary to get out of it, but to his surprise, the producers accepted his demand, so he took the job. Baker's Melting Man is really the only reason to watch the film. The rest of it is kind of a mess. The story is dull, it can't decide if it wants to be scary or funny, and the characters are completely uninteresting. Great title. Mediocre film. See more Jeepers C 04/07/2024 I really love low budget movies like this. Some of my favorites may be some of those movies hated most by others. Some of my all-time favorites include Humanoids From the Deep, Streettrash, Killer Klowns from Outer space, Bad taste and many more. I am just a fan of low budget horror good or bad. See more Justin T 11/16/2023 Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear. This was not good at all. This story is stupidly terrible and doesn't make any sense. The effects are silly and pointless and totally unconvincing. Half of the time it is impossible to tell what is going on as it is so dark. The acting is wooden. There is no entertainment, fear, nudity so it's pointless wasting your time watching it. Most of the time the whole film leaves you guessing as to what the hell is happening. This is a truly pointless and boring film which should not be watched. See more delysid d 08/20/2020 it's on the same level as films like the swarm, caligula or the devil's rain See more 07/10/2019 This film is so bad that it almost seems intentional - but it wasn't. I recall the promotion of it, lauding the involvement of Rick Baker. But aside from his yucky effects, it is completely amateur, with some of the dumbest dialogue ever produced. Favorite line: "He seems to get stronger as he melts." There's one for a physics drop out. See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis An astronaut is transformed into a murderous gelatinous mass after returning from an ill-fated space voyage.
Director
William Sachs
Producer
Samuel W. Gelfman
Screenwriter
William Sachs
Production Co
Quartet Productions, Rosenberg-Gelfman Productions
Rating
R
Genre
Horror, Sci-Fi
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Dec 23, 1977, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Oct 17, 2018
Runtime
1h 26m
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.85:1)
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