Attack of the Crab Monsters
| Attack of the Crab Monsters | |
|---|---|
 Original movie advertisement from 1957 |
|
| Directed by | Roger Corman |
| Produced by | Roger Corman |
| Written by | Charles B. Griffith |
| Starring | Richard Garland Pamela Duncan Russell Johnson |
| Music by | Ronald Stein |
| Cinematography | Floyd Crosby |
| Editing by | Charles Gross |
| Distributed by | Allied Artists |
| Release date(s) | February 10, 1957 |
| Running time | 62 min |
| Country |  |
| Language | English |
Attack of the Crab Monsters is a 1957 American black-and-white science fiction film, written by Charles B. Griffith and produced and directed by Roger Corman via Los Altos Productions, on contract for distribution by Allied Artists Pictures Corporation. The plot follows a scientific expedition trapped on a remote island inhabited by atomically mutated giant crabs. It was distributed as the main feature on a programmed double bill with Not of This Earth.
Contents |
[edit] Plot
A group of scientists land on a remote island in the Pacific to search for a previous expedition that disappeared and to continue research about the effects of radiation from the Bikini Atoll nuclear tests on the island's plant and sea life. They learn to their horror that the earlier group of scientists have been eaten by mutated giant crabs that have gained intelligence by absorbing the minds of their victims. Members of the current expedition are systematically attacked and killed by the crabs, which are invulnerable to most weaponry because of the mutation in their cell structure. Finally, they discover the crabs are the cause of the earthquakes and landslides that are destroying the island. As the remaining expedition members struggle to survive on the ever-shrinking island, they must also find a way to stop the crabs before they reproduce and invade the oceans of the world.
[edit] Cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Richard Garland | Dale Drewer |
| Pamela Duncan | Dr. Martha Hunter |
| Russell Johnson | Hank Chapman |
| Leslie Bradley | Dr. Karl Weigand |
| Mel Welles | Jules Deveroux |
| Richard H. Cutting | Dr. James Carson |
| Beach Dickerson | Ron Fellows |
| Tony Miller | Jack Sommers |
| Ed Nelson | Ensign Quinlan |
| Charles B. Griffith | Tate |
| Robin Riley | |
| Doug Robberts | |
| Maitland Stuart | Mac |
[edit] References
- Wingrove, David. Science Fiction Film Source Book (Longman Group Limited, 1985)
[edit] See also
- List of American films of 1957
- The Macra Terror - A Doctor Who serial that follows a similar plot.
[edit] External links
- Attack of the Crab Monsters at AllRovi
- Extended movie review at Eccentric-cinema.com
- Attack of the Crab Monsters at the Internet Movie Database
