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Village of the Giants

1965 · 81 min

A goofy, brightly coloured teen romp full of silly effects, beach-party energy and harmless small-town chaos you can half-watch.

Directed by: Bert I. Gordon
Genres: Science fiction
Starring: Tommy Kirk, Johnny Crawford, Beau Bridges

Tagline: All the kids grow 10 feet tall... and TAKE OVER!
Overview: "Genius" accidentally invents "goo" which causes living things to rapidly grow to an enormous size. Seeing an opportunity to get rich, some delinquent teenagers steal the "goo" and, as a result of a sophomoric dare, consume it themselves and become thirty feet tall. They then take over control of the town by kidnapping the sheriff's daughter and dancing suggestively.

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Directed by: Bert I. Gordon
Genres: Science fiction
Starring: Tommy Kirk, Johnny Crawford, Beau Bridges

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Tone: absurdstrength 3 of 3
campystrength 3 of 3
lightstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: background-friendly, 1 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: coming-of-age
power
greed
rebellion
identity
Places: small town
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	4
Horror	1
Humour	7
Realism	2
Romance	3
Tension	3
Darkness	2
Complexity	2
Emotional weight	2

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