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The Hideous Sun Demon

Play trailer Poster for The Hideous Sun Demon Released Aug 29, 1958 1h 14m Sci-Fi Play Trailer Watchlist
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Sunlight transforms a contaminated scientist into a man-eating lizard in this campy sci-fi classic from the '50s.

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Matt Brunson Film Frenzy The satisfactory elements are compromised by poor dialogue and direction. Rated: 2/4 Apr 1, 2022 Full Review Read all reviews

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william k Silly low-budget sci-fi horror flick is good for some unintentional laughs, especially for the ridiculous monster costume. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member I really hesitate in giving this film 2 and a half stars but i still did. The atmosphere of the film changes and isn't very satisfying in same scenes such as the urban atmosphere, i just doesn't fit with this movie. The acting is okay and the monster good but actually before the climax, the film starts out well but continues badly. Although there are some entertaining ans suspenseful scenes. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/05/23 Full Review Audience Member An ingenious and original film, is great in the way it puts a very original twist to the werewolf legend though it really isn't a werewolf film. It has good acting, foreboding atmosphere and a great monster! This is little known monster movie that deserves more credibility. It would be very nice if this film was remake,and I would go see it! Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/08/23 Full Review Audience Member Radioactive hangover. I'll give the filmmakers this: they know how not to take their title literally. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 02/20/23 Full Review Audience Member Dumb, badly acted 1959 sci-fi/horror type deal. Still, it was a lot of fun. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/02/23 Full Review Audience Member This is one of the B monster flicks of the 50's you watch BECAUSE it's bad! With performances as poorly mellow dramatic as an actor can muster, and the bad day-for-night scenes to match, this film is just a work of 3rd grade chewing-gum art. And I'll bet the costume for the oh-so hideous Sun Demon had to be returned to Party City or Spencer's Gifts after production just to get some of their money back. If anything kept Robert Clark in business, it was his ability to spend as little as possible on so many movies at once that it was practically impossible to get some profit out of his films. No matter how small. Good entertainment if you're looking for laughs. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/11/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Sunlight transforms a contaminated scientist into a man-eating lizard in this campy sci-fi classic from the '50s.
Director
Tom Boutross, Robert Clarke
Producer
Robert Clarke
Screenwriter
Robert Clarke, Phil Hiner, E.S. Seeley Jr.
Production Co
Clarke-King Enterprises
Genre
Sci-Fi
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Aug 29, 1958, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Sep 20, 2017
Runtime
1h 14m
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