It depicts yvette vickers, the sexpot who plays walkers wife, as a lecherous parasite, and the weird love triangle between walker, his wife, and. Kowalski not as much fun as its title might suggest, this early roger corman production features as promised giant leech mutants that suck the blood from its victims. So what if your friends are looking at you weird and youre about to get dragged down into the ick by a giant trashbaglookin leech. This giant is a real 9 foot giant named guadi in the film is johann petursson the viking giant was the. Watch attack of the giant leeches full movie free online. Anne francis, arch oboler, attack of the 50 foot woman 1958, attack of the crab monsters 1957, attack of the giant leeches 1959, attack of the puppet people 1958. Attack of the giant leeches is an independently made 1959 blackandwhite science fictionhorror film, produced by gene corman and directed by bernard l. Attack of the giant leeches 1959 science fiction horror. Contrast and general picture quality good though there is some softness of image in long shotscloseups very good. Attack of the giant leeches 1959 scorethefilms movie blog. Actually this film although campy and cheesy was very typical of 1950s scifi. Attack of the giant leeches 1959 roger corman part 12. After localmoonshine swilling trapper lem sawyer sees a giant creature, people start disappearing.
The music score for this film was a stock score used previously in the film. One wonders what they could have done with ten or twelve days. Attack of the giant leeches sgl entertainment releasing. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Mst3k 406 attack of the giant leeches mst3k fandom. The attack never befalls anyone in the scary sense and the term giant one equates to that of 30ft in length, nowhere near that estimation, and likely much close to 2 or 3ft.
Basically, theyre just a bunch of actors in plastic costumes, but director bernard kowalski hot car girl, night of the blood beast made the most of his small budget. Now before i give you my 411 on this old school bmovie classic, attack of the giant leeches, please allow me to present you with some filmicfacts first. Attack of the giant leeches 1959 plot summary imdb. Attack of the giant leeches 1959 roger corman youtube. Attack of the giant leeches 1959 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. We dont get much of it, but when we do, its pretty good. If you seek something larger wait for leeches 2003 a 2. Its up to a park ranger and the town sheriff to discover what ungodly creature is responsible for these deaths. Attack of the giant leeches 1959 roger corman part 22. Legendary cult filmmaker roger corman has directed over 50 films and produced nearly 400 more. Unfortunately, where there is one giant leech, theres probably more, so steve agrees that the best policy is to dynamite the swamp. Overview of attack of the giant leeches, 1959, directed by bernard l.
I love how these things not only kill, but they bring their prey back to life for unspeakable acts. In the florida everglades, a colony of largerthanhumansize, intelligent leeches is living in. In a small town, the silence is shattered by a rash of disappearances at the swamp near the old deserted factories. Even genre fans who like to punish themselves by subjecting them to the worst material available will be hardpressed to find anything of enjoyment here. This page was last edited on 27 september 2019, at 07. Kowalski, with ken clark, yvette vickers, jan shepard, at turner classic movies. Attack of the giant leeches trailer english youtube. With ken clark, yvette vickers, jan shepard, michael emmet. In a small town, the silence is shattered by a rash of disappearances at the swamp. Leeches attack people in a swamp, theres also a romantic triangle subplot that has no relation to the film. Attack of the giant leeches letterboxd social film. Then there were drama films like on the beach 1959. Attack of the giant leeches 1959 full length science fiction b horror movie cedricamal.
Attack of the giant leeches is a 1959 film about a backwoods game warden and a local doctor who discover who that giant leeches are responsible for disappearances and deaths in a local swamp, but the local police dont believe them directed by bernard l. A backwoods game warden and a local doctor discover that giant leeches are responsible for disappearances and deaths in a local swamp, but the local police dont believe them. This movie is an odd mix of soap opera and vague horror confined to a cave and some. While searching for illegal traps steve benton and nan greyson, his girlfriend find lem dying with giant sucker wounds on his body.
Attack of the giant leeches is not on the scale of great films but it is a nice film to see. Attack of the giant leeches is a lowbudget 1959 science fiction film from american international pictures, directed by bernard l. Attack of the giant leeches the film detective restored version. Attack of the giant leeches 1959 ken clark, yvette vickers, jan shepard feature horror, scifi. With she demons of the swamp as an alternative title others included attack of the blood leeches, demons of the swamp, and the giant leeches, one cannot overlook the films commentary on gender. Therein lies the problem with this attack of the giant leeches redo from writingdirecting team brett kelly and jeff obrien. Attack of the giant leeches 1959 margalimorwentari. One couple liz walker and cal moulton, forced into the water by her enraged husband dave walker, gets taken by the leeches. Attack of the giant leeches also known as demons of the swamp or just plain old giant leeches is one of the first examples of sweaty science fiction, set in a southern swamp where supersmart leeches by southern standards snatch up unlucky passersby, keep them alive in their underwater cave lair, and drain their blood when they get thirsty. One chick looks absolutely orgasmic in the clutches of the leech monster. Attack of the giant leeches the film detective restored. The giant leeches are played by actors in sacklike suits made of thin black plastic. Attack of the giant leeches is a lowbudget horror movie from 1959.
At the time in our history people were terrified of nuclear weapons and i do mean terrified. You also can catch yvette vickers vamping up the sleazy tart act in attack of the 50ft woman. Attack of the giant leeches is a lowbudget 1959 science fiction film from american international pictures. These movies attract obsessive devotion from fans who revel in films with ludicrous titles such as attack of the 50ft woman 1958 and attack of the giant leeches 1959, both of which starred vickers as a victim of the titu lar monsters. As they walk away from the water, the peculiar gurgling sound of another giant leech can be heard among the reeds. Just plain and simply one of the worst films ever made. Mst3k did a good job on it but the actual film isnt good. Also, the films dirtcheap, slappedtogether ambiance, full of soap opera organ music and shadows aplenty in a dark and remote setting is compelling in its own right for the drivein inclined. Ken clark, yvette vickers, jan shepard, michael emmet, tyler mcvey, bruno vesota, gene roth 1959, 62 minutes, directed by. But poor old dave is just a sucker for a pretty face and he just keeps on letting liz do it. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page.
It has a short running rime of only 62 minutes which gives it a nice pace to the film. This is the marengo print of attack of the giant leeches and although not perfect by todays standards it is the best copy i have seen to date. Media in category attack of the giant leeches the following 2 files are in this category, out of 2 total. A backwoods game warden and a local doctor discover that giant leeches are responsible. The leeches also were sentient enough to know when to.
Kowalski, produced by gene corman, and the screenplay. Attack of the giant leeches 1959 the last drive in. With mark courneyea, kerri draper, kevin preece, shawna mcsheffrey. The giant ants in the movie them and the many giant spider flicks. Meanwhile, we look forward to more giant killer leech monster action. In the former film, vickers is carrying on with the hubby of the wealthy woman who is turned into a giantess. Contrast and general picture quality good though there is some. The story is set in the florida everglades where the local storekeeper, dave walker, is married to a young sexbomb named liz, who just keeps on walking all over him. Posts about attack of the giant leeches 1959 written by monstergirl. Bruno ve sota, joseph hamilton, tyler mcvey, walter kelley, daniel white. Bodies are being discovered with no blood left in their bodies. Classic screams attack of the giant leeches 1959 page.
Watching attack of the giant leeches is like skinnydipping in a swamp. Attack of the giant leeches 1959 ken clark in attack of the giant leeches 1959. The soundtrack is very good as bmovies go and the special effects are not really all that bad, even if the leeches do look a little cheesy hey but who doesnt like. A remake of the film, directed by brett kelly and written by jeff obrien, was released on july 7, 2008. When a park ranger and a small town sheriff begin finding blooddrained bodies near a secluded marsh, the horrifying truth slithers up from the depths in director brett kellys campy horror remake.
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