The Monolith Monsters
The Monolith Monsters

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A strange black meteor crashes near the town of San Angelo and litters the countryside with fragments. When a storm exposes these fragments to water, they grow into skyscraper-sized monoliths which then topple and shatter into thousands of pieces that grow into monoliths themselves and repeat the process. Any humans in the way are crushed or turned into human statues. The citizens of San Angelo desperately try to save themselves and the world from the spreading doom.... (Full plot summary below)

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Actors in The Monolith Monsters:

Grant Williams
Lola Albright
Les Tremayne
Trevor Bardette
William Flaherty
Harry Jackson

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A strange black meteor crashes near the town of San Angelo and litters the countryside with fragments. When a storm exposes these fragments to water, they grow into skyscraper-sized monoliths which then topple and shatter into thousands of pieces that grow into monoliths themselves and repeat the process. Any humans in the way are crushed or turned into human statues. The citizens of San Angelo desperately try to save themselves and the world from the spreading doom.

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Suite101.com - 8/10 by Rob HumanickFor genre buffs, climate change advocates and science junkies, The Monolith Monsters is a pitifully overlooked classic.
User Review - 10/10 by Roman Done of the best 50ies alien invasion films ever. How cool is that to have an alien monster which is just a rock and not even alive? Just dont get water to it... too bad if it starts to rain... haha... This could be such an awesome remake...
User Review - 8/10 by Vuk SI absolutely loved this flick because of it's strange and unique plot. Here we are presented with a totally different kind of monster, something that isn't living. No, not zombies, not ghosts, but rocks. Yep, boring old rocks, that are in no way ordinary. These rocks originated from a meteor, and when exposed to water (in the worst case scenario: rain) they rapidly grow, and grow, and grow... until they reach a large enough size to break, fall, and get smashed into smaller pieces, which continue growing. People who become exposed to these rocks turn to rock themselves. Yes, it sounds pretty absurd, but I assure you the movie gives a good enough explanation for most of this. As for the special effects, they were quite good for the late 50's, there's nothing complicated to do anyway, just show rock crystals growing from the ground. The story may be slow at some times, but if you're into unusual subject matter you won't feel bored a bit. If you're a fan of classic sci-fi, this one is really worth the watch.
User Review - 8/10 by Doug MMy favorite cheesy 1950's B-movie, a couple of cuts above the rest. The writing, acting and production value are above average. The menace here is unique, a mindless, relentless chemical process instead of a mutant or alien or giant bug or laser-breathing dinosaur lizard in a rubber suit. If you can find a good transfer, the cinematography is crisp, rich black and white. There are some exquisite miniature effects shots, top-notch for the time, that while not always 100% convincing, do convey scale and are artfully-shot and -executed. There are also some surprisingly complex and sophisticated composite shots. and some excellent sound design - not to mention an uncredited early Henry Mancino soundtrack, and even a comic cameo of (even then) veteran actor William Schallert as an insufferable weatherman, mocking the script's own pseudoscientific technobabble. This is definitely one of the best and smartest of the dumb 1950's formulaic monster B-movies. You can get DVDs of this pretty cheap if you don't mind really-bad transfers, but if you like this movie and/or want to get a better look at the effects and cinematography, I would recommend the (somewhat pricey) Universal "Vault Series" DVD, which is about as good a transfer as you can ever hope to get.
User Review - 6/10 by Tristan DGiant rocks from outer space petrify people and grow to mammoth sizes and threaten a small town. For a concept that is so ridiculous it actually has a few good chills and performances. The miniature work it also very good.
User Review - 6/10 by Walter CA meteor crashes to earth and starts growing whenever into skyscraper-sized monoliths whenever they get wet. This causes problems when they tip over and crush everything underneath them. Oh, and they slowly turn people into stone if they get close during the growing process. The movie explains it with it's science. Short and fun to watch.
User Review - 6/10 by Zahi SI think everyone knows of a movie that seems silly today, but gave them nightmares for weeks as a child. I remember, at the time, I lived in the desert, surrounded by many large "monoliths", (well, didn't every 50's sci fi take place in the desert? are aliens drawn to sun and sand?). I really wish they would remake *this* movie, but instead of alien meteors with interesting silicate patterns, how about nanotech "grey goo"? Beef up the special effects and get accurate symptoms and we have a movie for our age to counter all the nano-hype, (call my agent for fees).
User Review - 6/10 by Brad GAn intelligent 50's sci-fi classic. Not the usual dreck from that time.
User Review - 6/10 by Trinity CA decent 50s sf/horror film. A meteor brings something that grows large crystals which crash down and create more.
User Review - 6/10 by Randy Tattack of the giant crystals! heroic geologists, your time has come! interesting idea and not a bad film for a rainy sunday afternoon

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