
A couple of teenagers are reported missing in a small Texas town, and it is thought they eloped. Sheriff Jeff turns to his friend Clarence Winstead, a garage mechanic and leader of a hot-rod gang, for help. After a series of tragic motor accidents, it becomes apparent that a giant Gila monster is roaming the area depleting the town of its citizens and visitors, including two hot-rodding teens, and planning to attend the BIG record-hop party.... (Full plot summary below)
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A couple of teenagers are reported missing in a small Texas town, and it is thought they eloped. Sheriff Jeff turns to his friend Clarence Winstead, a garage mechanic and leader of a hot-rod gang, for help. After a series of tragic motor accidents, it becomes apparent that a giant Gila monster is roaming the area depleting the town of its citizens and visitors, including two hot-rodding teens, and planning to attend the BIG record-hop party.
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| Suite101.comRob HumanickThe desolate desert imagery combined with Jack Marshall's creepy score make for a sporadically transfixing experience. |
| Journal and Courier (Lafayette, IN)Bob Bloommade on a shoestring budget and it shows; bad blend of teenagers, rock music and silly lizard on patently faked sets. |
| Sci-Fi Movie PageJames O'EhleyHas a real-life lizard (looking as disinterested as hell!) harassing scale models . . . |
| User ReviewDoug HOne of the finest movies ever made...in Bizzaro World. |
| User ReviewTerenceanyone who has seen this knows this is the coolest of all american monster movies. why? simple. its in the 1950s, has dragracers, cute 50s chicks, hot rods, a giant lizard, and oh yeah did i mention hotrods? |
| User ReviewTim SWhere to start with this movie. I have had it in my collection for over 6 years now but never watched it until last night, and I have to say this was a hidden Treasure. Not many monster movies have this kind of response from, come lets face it some of them barely keep us awake or are just to ridicules to watch but not this one. The acting withing the film was amazing the special effects were supered to other kaiju films of its era, Think about Tarantula you new that monster was just spliced into the seance but that never happened in in The Giant Gila Monster, It was fluid and amazing. The Story as well fit well with the film but i won't spoil it for you all. I have to rate this film a Solid 10/10 within the kaiju community and a must watch film to us all. |
| User ReviewAndrew Scaught this just as it started on TV, watched it. fucking amazing! LOVE old effects on these sci fi, horror films. sooo good! Everyone should see this before they die. |
| User ReviewRoger CA great concept for a movie, the Gila monster was hard to take as being 200 feet long as the case said it was. Overall it was a good movie for its time. |
| User ReviewLisa MThyroid problems are no laughing matter-- oh wait, they are! |
| User ReviewBrent DNITRO GLICERIN. Yeah, actually watchable. |