Overview of the monolith monsters, 1957, directed by john sherwood, with grant williams, lola albright, les tremayne, at turner classic movies. The monolith monsters 1957, directed by john sherwood. The monolith monsters 1957 movies, tv, celebs, and more. The meteor crash is footage of the spaceship crash from it came from outer space 1953. Le film the monolith monsters 1957 vostfr film complet. The monolith monsters 1957 a geologist grant williams and a schoolteacher lola albright evacuate a desert town attacked by thirsty giant crystals.
A meteorite lands in the deserts of the american southwest, near the small, sleepy hamlet of san angelo. See more ideas about sci fi films, sci fi movies and sci fi. A meteor crashes near a desert town, and the fragments of the meteor crystallize very quickly when exposed to water. The monolith monsters 1957 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. These are the words that accompany the trailer for the 1957 universal pictures scifi classic the monolith monsters. What distinguishes the monolith monsters from those other movies isnt the acting not much there or the production values an obviously low budget, signalling the studios lack of faith in the project. The group watches as a huge torrent of water flows over the salt deposits at the canyons edge, reaching the monoliths. You can see similarities to other of his films, most notably the desert locale. I watched the german bluray release this time and the special effects are still pretty good. Troy donahue and the donna reed show regular paul petersen have uncredited roles story. The monolith monsters simple english wikipedia, the free.
Reynold brown this is an original onesheet movie poster from 1957 for the monolith monsters starring grant williams, lola albright, les tremayne, phil harvey, and trevor bardette. The monolith monsters is a 1957 film about rocks from a meteor which grow when in contact with water threaten a sleepy southwestern desert community. It should have been a stupid, horrible class b movie killer rocks threatening a town. There he terrorizes southern california in an attempt to acquire blood for his dying race, the result of a devastating nuclear war. The monolith monsters is a 1957 american blackandwhite science fiction film from universalinternational, produced by howard christie, directed by john sherwood, that stars grant williams and lola albright. Watch the monolith monsters now on your favorite device. When in contact with water, it expands until the water supply is gone. The monolith monsters film streaming complet en vf et hd. The monolith monsters 1957 cast and crew a geologist grant williams and a schoolteacher lola albright evacuate a desert town attacked by thirsty giant crystals. Arguably the most unique invasion, disaster movie to. The monolith monsters 1957 cast and crew moviefone. The monolith monsters 1957 12011957 us horror, science fiction 1h 17m user score.
A strange black meteor crashes near the town of san angelo and litters the countryside with fragments. I add full movies, commercials, random stock footage, and much more, every few days. The monster movies of the 50s gave us all kinds of wild creatures, aliens, and monsters, but in the monolith monsters, the threat is a unique one, even by b movie standards. I can think of only one other science fiction movie that dared to bring novel ideas to the audience. Gallery of 17 movie poster and cover images for the monolith monsters 1957.
The monolith monsters 1957 approved 1h 17min drama, horror, scifi 18 december 1957 usa rocks from a meteor which grow when in contact with water threaten a sleepy southwestern desert community. You may remember him for his miniscule turn as the incredible shrinking man. Not of this earth 1957 approved 1h 7min horror, scifi 10 february 1957 usa an alien agent from the distant planet davana is sent to earth via a hightech matter transporter. See more ideas about classic horror movies, sci fi movies and creature feature. Dec 29, 2019 monolith monsters 1957 grant williams dvd. No, the best part of this film is the sheer inventiveness of the underlying premise. Rodney dangerfield at his best on the tonight show starring johnny carson 1983 duration.
The monolith monsters is not a great film, by any means, but its a damned good b sci fi film, leagues above the usual crap from that era, or any era, and because of its hints of plausibility, and being played straight, it traverses that thin line between cheesiness and real drama, and tropes toward the better side. The crystals grow huge after a rainstorm, and begin absorbing. Released in the uk in december 1957 as supporting film to the lady takes a flyer 1958. We will always upload all videos related to film and tv series. Monolith monsters 1957 original film art vintage movie posters. Are the eponymous monolith monsters giant lumbering beasts. Regarder le film the monolith monsters 1957 en streaming. The monolith monsters is a 1957 b scifi movie directed by john sherwood, which features a pretty unconventional antagonist for said genre. When a storm exposes these fragments to water, they grow into skyscrapersized monoliths which then topple and shatter into thousands of pieces that grow into monoliths themselves and repeat the process. This movie was made in 1957 and released by universal studios. Monolith monsters 1957 science fiction movie posters. I mean, an ever encroaching menace that isnt some beast, but a chemical process is a strange foe to be sure, but the movie manages. Although arnold directed from other peoples scripts, he did cowrite the story for tarantula, plus one other film that he didnt direct and that precious few people ive met seem to have seen, the 1957 the monolith monsters. The monolith monsters working title monolith is a 1957 american blackandwhite science fiction film from universalinternational, produced by howard christie.
They were going to use all the fire trucks in the area to pump the water. It was directed by john sherwood and stars grant williams and lola albright. The monolith monsters is a damn fine movie, short and sweet with neat visuals and a great cosmic menace in the shape of waterabsorbing silicon monoliths. Fresco, with a screenplay by fresco and norman jolley. Available on dvd from from 19012016 in a desperate race against time and nature, a geologist and scientist must join forc. A meteor crashes near the desert town of san angelo. In the original script, the salton sea was supposed to be used to stop the monolith monsters. Probably one of the most misleading movie titles in film history.
The monolith monsters 1957 fullhd movie, the monolith monsters 1957 fullhd movie. The monolith monsters is a 1957 sci fi horror movie. The monolith monsters 1957 the movie database tmdb. Growing into a towering spire of rock, it collapses and shatters, each piece beginning the process over once again.
Grant williams, lola albright, les tremayne, trevor. Rocks from a meteor which grow when in contact with water threaten a sleepy southwestern desert community. If you like anything vintage, youll love this channel. This film would make a great double feature with the monolith monsters. Not of this earth 1957 paul birch, beverly garland.
I suppose they could have tried diverting the sea also. It was based on a short story by jack arnold and robert m. The monolith monsters 1957 official trailer youtube. This was one 50s sci fi movie i absolutely do not remember or never saw on tv in the 60s. The film is based on a story by jack arnold and robert m. Watch online full movie the monolith monsters 1957 for free rocks from a meteor which grow when in contact with water threaten a sleepy southwestern. The monolith monsters a meteor that crashed to earth. While studying meteor showers in the american southwest, geologist dave miller grant williams finds some rather queer crystals.
The inhabitants spring into action to save the people and the town from complete annihilation. First off, be advised that the monolith monsters are not really monsters in the conventional sense meaning a guy in a hideous rubber suit wreaking havoc. Starring grant williams as the intrepid geologist, dave miller and beautiful fiance, cathy barrett lola albright. The monolith monsters 1957 directed by john sherwood. Outside of the rogue isotope in magnetic monster, the monoliths stand unique in film history an interesting, offbeat menace thats like a breath of fresh mint to this jaded cinephiles palate. Mammoth skyscrapers of stone thundering across the earth. That having been said, this is still a very effective, standout fifties scifi film. Now massive meteorspawned monoliths are relentlessly advancing across the landscape. The monolith monsters, formulaic as it is, benefits greatly from the title characters, if you can call an inorganic substance a character. This film would make a great double feature with the monolith. With grant williams, lola albright, les tremayne, trevor bardette. Dan kenneth gigerness rating of the film the monolith monsters dan kenneth gigernes science fiction movie that almost feels like an ed wood directed film at times with its dry overserious narrator and almost overthetop suspenseful music playing over stonelike still aliens. The monolith monsters is a 1957 american blackandwhite science fiction film from. Rocks from a meteor which grow when in contact with water threaten a.
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