In celebration of the birthday of the good ol' U.S. of A., Tarr and I are going to watch THE GIANT GILA MONSTER. This movie was made in 1959 and shot in black and white. It was written and directed by Ray Kellogg, who also did THE KILLER SHREWS (aka ATTACK OF THE KILLER SHREWS) in that same year. What a work horse! Heh heh! Hey, he also was a second unit director on lots of movies, including BATMAN: THE MOVE in 1966. This is one of our favorite bad movies, so this guy knew what he was doin'! This movie stars Don Sullivan (also did TEENAGE ZOMBIES - 1959, THE MONSTER OF PIEDRAS BLANCAS - 1959, and CURSE OF THE UNDEAD - 1959), and a bunch of other actors who never amounted to much in the fickle world of B movies.
Tagline - Only Hell could breed such an enormous beast. Only God could destroy it!
So, this movie's about a giant lizard that runs rampant in a rural Texas community. There's lots of teen angst, hot rods, wire-frame bras and rock and roll to keep things movin' when the giant lizard isn't on the screen.
We're gonna watch this movie as presented by our very good friends THE BONE JANGLER and NOCTURNA. They are horror hosts Supreme who manage to make even this stinkbomb enjoyable.
Happy 4th to all our Fellow Inmates.
Oh, so why this movie on the 4th? Well, um, because it's hot on the 4th, and, um, it's hot in Texas. Hey, that's as good a reason as any.
LET THE OPERATION BEGIN!
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