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War of the Colossal Beast

Play trailer Poster for War of the Colossal Beast Released Jun 15, 1958 1h 8m Sci-Fi Play Trailer Watchlist
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After a series of delivery trucks are robbed and destroyed south of the border, Joyce Manning (Sally Fraser) fears her brother, Lt. Col. Glenn Manning (Dean Parkin), is the culprit. Manning is a gigantic behemoth, a victim of overexposure to radiation who has gone insane due to his freakish size. The giant is eventually apprehended by the Army and held captive. But the frenzied beast is too much for his captors and soon breaks out, intent on laying waste to Los Angeles.

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Richard Brody The New Yorker One of the weirdest and wildest of low-budget nineteen-fifties science-fiction movies... Apr 14, 2020 Full Review Rob Humanick Suite101.com The sequel is a similarly rote affair. Rated: 2/5 Oct 26, 2011 Full Review Read all reviews

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Dallas H Before the dinosaurs ran amuck at Jurassic Park, we had the war of the colossal beast. This movie is cheesy, but fun, even though it is an indirect sequel to The Amazing Colossal Man (1957). Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 09/01/24 Full Review CodyZamboni Unnecessary sequel. Silly, dumb, cheap, campy, with laughable fx. In other words your typical Bert I Gordon production. Only merit is clever use of color film stock at the right time. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 08/27/23 Full Review Monsol E I guess this was a sequel? ...I think I'll skip the 1st one. Super bland, with lousy effects, even for the time. The only thing I liked was the big death at the end. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 01/30/23 Full Review deke p Another 1958 cheapo schlock fest. GIANT MAN, somehow in giant undies, wanders around creating havoc. Cast includes early L.A. TV news legend STAN CHAMBERS! Never heardo il saw on tv 6.7.2022. giving it 1 1/2 RT stars, 'oh, rotten'. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Audience Member This sequel to the popular 1957 science fiction film "The Amazing Colossal Man" has an interesting story and good performances by most of the cast, but for the most part it is a boring and very forgettable film. The biggest (no pun intended) problem with the movie is the Colossal Beast (aka Lt. Colonel Glenn Manning) himself (Recast from the original film.). The face makeup used on the character was used to hide the fact that it is a different actor playing the part, but that did not bother me very much. What bothered me is the horrible noises he made whenever he was on screen. He sounded like somebody trying to start a gas powered chainsaw. Also, plot itself is very formulaic. It just seemed like the same story we have seen many times in the past. You know that when Col. Manning is brought back to the US he was going to break out and run hog wild in Los Angeles. Who did not see that coming? Also, I did not care for the final minute of the movie being filmed in color. It did not add to the dramatic effect of the film's climax but rather was a distraction. In the end I would not bother with "War of the Colossal beast" at all. It is not worth your time. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/22/23 Full Review Audience Member "He ain't heavy, he's my brother." Riff rating: 💀👨🏻‍🦲💀👨🏻‍🦲💀 Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 01/30/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis After a series of delivery trucks are robbed and destroyed south of the border, Joyce Manning (Sally Fraser) fears her brother, Lt. Col. Glenn Manning (Dean Parkin), is the culprit. Manning is a gigantic behemoth, a victim of overexposure to radiation who has gone insane due to his freakish size. The giant is eventually apprehended by the Army and held captive. But the frenzied beast is too much for his captors and soon breaks out, intent on laying waste to Los Angeles.
Director
Bert I. Gordon
Producer
Bert I. Gordon
Screenwriter
George Worthing Yates
Production Co
American Internat'l Pics
Genre
Sci-Fi
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jun 15, 1958, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Apr 20, 2017
Runtime
1h 8m
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