While searching for illegal traps steve benton and nan greyson, his girlfriend find lem dying with giant sucker wounds on his body. While searching for illegal traps, game warden steve benton clark and his girlfriend nan greyson shepard find lem dying with giant sucker wounds on his body. Regardless of the rabid fans of mst3k myself included, attack of the giant leeches isnt the horrid film they make it out to be. Attack of the giant leeches is a lowbudget 1959 science fiction film from american international pictures. In july 1992, attack of the giant leeches was featured as a fourthseason episode of the filmmocking television series mystery science theater 3000. Watch attack of the giant leeches 1959 prime video. I believe the release date of this movie was 1958 rather than 1953. Attack of the giant leeches is a lowbudget horror movie from 1959. And the original was not the classic science fiction style of the problem solving characters in the forefront. Attack of the giant leeches is an american film about a mystery that unfolds in a small town after three people go missing by a swamp. Attack of the giant leeches 2004 a bartender sends his wife yvette vickers and her lover michael emmet into a swamp where large smart leeches lurk. Watch mst3k attack of the giant l full movie free online. Watching attack of the giant leeches is like skinnydipping in a swamp. I am a big fan of the giant bug b movies and this one isnt bad.
After localmoonshine swilling trapper lem sawyer sees a giant creature, people start disappearing. Hillbilllies, holoclowns and a giant leech named patches abound when joel and the bots take on this bloodsucking tale from acclaimed producerdirector roger corman. Attack of the giant leeches was one of the bmovies that i had always heard of as a kid, but didnt get a chance to see till i was an adult. You can read the date in roman numerals during the opening credits. Bodies are being discovered with no blood left in them. Released september 19th, 2004, attack of the giant leeches stars ken clark, michael emmet, yvette vickers, bruno vesota the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 2 min, and received a score of out. As a fan of this particular film i can recommend its purchase.
Everything about it seemed like it a rough draft for every monster movie made during the 1950s. Ken clark, yvette vickers, jan shepard, michael emmet, tyler mcvey, bruno vesota, gene roth 1959, 62. A backwoods game warden and a local doctor discover that giant leeches are. Jan 05, 2020 attack of the giant leeches is an american film about a mystery that unfolds in a small town after three people go missing by a swamp. So what if your friends are looking at you weird and youre about to get dragged down into the ick by a giant trashbaglookin leech.
After local moonshineswilling trapper lem sawyer george cisar sees a giant creature, people start disappearing. Attack of the giant leeches movie trailer and videos tv. Monsters are suspected as the culprits, but the local police refuse to believe the theories. Leeches attack people in a swamp, theres also a romantic triangle subplot that has no relation to the film. Ryan switzer from sayreville, nj us april, 20, 2008. I was in elementary school at the time and my teachers were panicking and crying at the news.
Watch attack of the giant leeches movie trailers, exclusive videos, interviews from the cast, movie clips and more at. Joel and the bots get water on the brain after an episode of undersea kingdom 1936 and roger cormans moldy horror flick, attack of the giant leeches 1959. With trace beaulieu, joel hodgson, jim mallon, kevin murphy. Another of the many giant creature movies from the 50s, this one being somewhere in the middle of the bunch. Attack of the giant leeches 1959 directed by bernard l. Contrast and general picture quality good though there is some softness of image in long shotscloseups very good. Joel and the bots feel waterlogged after an episode of the soggy chapter serial, undersea kingdom 1936, starring crash corrigan. Attack of the giant leeches dvd, 2002 for sale online ebay. Apr 02, 2014 everything about it seemed like it a rough draft for every monster movie made during the 1950s. Kowalski on allmovie this hysterical drivein favorite pits a.
Mst3k 406 attack of the giant leeches mst3k fandom. Attack of the giant leeches 1959 video dailymotion. Also known as she demons of the swamp, the giant leeches and much more. Attack of the giant leeches 1959 science fiction horror. Isolated area bothered by oversized animal menace while disbelieving locals get suspicious about the scientistlaw enforcement from the big city before everyone realizes that there really is a bunch of giant whatevers on the loose. This is the marengo print of attack of the giant leeches and although not perfect by todays standards it is the best copy i have seen to date. Attack of the giant leeches 2004 stream and watch online. Legendary cult filmmaker roger corman has directed over 50 films and produced nearly 400 more. The creature idea for this movie is eerie, leeches, swaps and mutation, all good for a modern horror if done correct. Good for chills and chuckles in the cheesy creature feature vein. Kowalski, producer, gene and roger corman and writer leo gordon story line and screen lay. Carlo lodato, gene corman, roger corman, leo gordon.
A film from the classic scifi era and produced by horror director roger corman, attack of the giant leeches has become a cult classic, but does it deserve its reputation. Read the attack of the giant leeches movie synopsis, view the movie trailer, get cast and crew information, see movie photos, and more on. In the florida everglades, a colony of largerthanhumansize, intelligent leeches is living in. Little do they know, that there are giant mutant leeches living in a cave under the water, storing their still living victims for a constant supply of blood. The original attack of the giant leeches was the king of cheese, with the champion of all time cheese still, when the muscle bound hero has a gun in one hand and a skimpy dressed, shapely blonde in the other. In fact if i was to remake this movie, all i would change in the plot would be the radiation mutation, for a biologicalgenetic one instead, id even keep the characters pretty much the same to. Head on it see what lurking down in the everglades as we dip our toe into the murky waters of. The leech costumes look ridiculous, they look like people. Mar 19, 2015 in a small town, the silence is shattered by a rash of disappearances at the swamp near the old deserted factories.
Jul 07, 2008 the original attack of the giant leeches was the king of cheese, with the champion of all time cheese still, when the muscle bound hero has a gun in one hand and a skimpy dressed, shapely blonde in the other. The movie is a little bit slow, even though it starts with a scene of a guy shooting at one of the leeches. Attack of the giant leeches 1959 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Attack of the giant leeches is a 1959 monster movie coproduced by roger corman, about. Attack of the giant leeches, original b grade roger corman. It stars ken clark, yvette vickers and jan shepard. A backwoods game warden and a local doctor discover that giant leeches are responsible for disappearances and deaths in a local swamp, but the local police dont believe them. Attack of the giant leeches is an independently made 1959 blackandwhite science fictionhorror film, produced by gene corman and directed by bernard l. It was one of a spate of monster movies produced during the 1950s in response to cold war fears. Mst3k attack of the giant leeches 1992 1 hr 31 min. Contrast and general picture quality good though there is some. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. Attack of the giant leeches 1959 just the leech grotto. You also can catch yvette vickers vamping up the sleazy tart act in attack of the 50ft woman.
Mystery science theater 3000 attack of the giant leeches. I didnt realize how on edge people were until the cuban missile crises. Theres plenty of giant leeches, and they do attack at regular intervals. Original b grade science fiction 1 sheet 27 x 41 68 x 104 cm movie theater poster for sale starring.
Phantom from 10,000 leagues, attack of the giant leeches, giant gila monster, killer shrews, teenagers from outer space and 5 more. Theyre not looking for a movie with good taste, they just want people that taste good. The leeches also were sentient enough to know when to. After watching it, i learned that attack of the giant leeches is actually a remake of a 1950s horror debacle. Watch attack of the giant leeches full movie free online.
In a small town, the silence is shattered by a rash of disappearances at the swamp near the old deserted factories. The rest of the movie consists of steve, nan, doc, and the police discovering and battling these giant slugs from southern florida. One couple liz walker and cal moulton, forced into the water by her enraged husband dave walker, gets taken by the leeches. Skidrow monster movie is pretty bad, but has some creepy atmosphere and the creatures are hilarious. Attack of the giant leeches 1959 roger corman youtube. Next, its more wateronthebrain fare with roger cormans attack of the giant leeches 1959. Attack of the giant leeches, original b grade roger corman 1. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing attack of the giant leeches near you. Attack of the giant leeches full movie english 2015. Ken clark, yvette vickers, jan shepard, director bernard l.
The rest of the movie is fun but this is the stuff that generations of nightmares are made out of. Attack of the giant leeches cast and crew cast photos and info. The story is set in the florida everglades where the local storekeeper, dave walker, is married to a young sexbomb named liz, who just keeps on walking all over him. Attack of the giant leeches is an independently made 1959 blackandwhite science.
Attack of the flesh eating subterranean bog monster from the center of the earth and beyond the moon. I saw this and many of the other scifi movies on this site at my local theater during the 50s and 60s when the saturday afternoon matinee still ruled. Attack of the giant leeches is a lowbudget 1959 science fiction film from american international pictures, directed by bernard l. Attack of the giant leeches movie trailer and videos tv guide. Certainly it is low budget, but trying to shine through the lackluster production is a film that has some good writing, few plot holes, and exhibits an actual knowledge of the subject swamps, critters, rednecks who. The giant ants in the movie them and the many giant spider flicks. Attack of the giant leeches 1959 in spite of the hokey costumes the leech costumes very obviously diving suits with suckers on them, this is a superior monster movie executive produced by roger corman and scripted by leo gordon supporting star in 1961s the intruder.
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