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Attack of the Crab Monsters

1957 · 63 min

A creaky, fast-paced creature feature with telepathic crabs and island chills, more campy than scary but still eerie.

Directed by
Roger Corman
Genres
Science fiction, Horror
Starring
Richard Garland, Pamela Duncan, Russell Johnson
Tagline
From the depths of the sea... A TIDAL WAVE OF TERROR!
Overview
A group of scientists travel to a remote island to study the effects of nuclear weapons tests, only to get stranded when their airplane mysteriously explodes. The team soon discovers that the tests have given rise to crabs mutated into intelligent, impervious, telepathic giants intent on increasing their numbers by breeding, then travelling to populated areas to feed, and which do not intend to be stopped by their discoverers.

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Free in the UK
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Directed by
Roger Corman
Genres
Science fiction, Horror
Starring
Richard Garland, Pamela Duncan, Russell Johnson
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Tone
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • isolation
  • science
  • power
  • death
Places
  • wilderness
  • sea
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror5
Humour3
Realism3
Romance1
Tension5
Darkness5
Complexity3
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
science fiction, horror
Directed by
Roger Corman
Written by
Charles B. Griffith
Starring
Richard Garland, Pamela Duncan, Russell Johnson, Leslie Bradley, Mel Welles, Richard H. Cutting, Beach Dickerson, Tony Miller
Music
Ronald Stein
Cinematography
Floyd Crosby
Runtime
63 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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