Little Opie himself, Ron Howard, plays a kid scientist who mixes up a goo that makes things gigantic. A bunch of animals get giant-sized including ducks, a dog, a cat, a spider and finally some go-go dancing 60's teenagers. It's funny that out of control teens were considered so frightening in 65. This movie is pretty much the definition of an intentionally silly B-movie but it can be fun if you're in the right mood. You get the band THE BEAU BRUMMELS playing, gals shaking their asses, too-small sweaters being busted at the seams, teenage mud-wrestling and lots of over-sized cleavage to ogle. I imagine this was kind of like porn for the respectable family man at the time. The FX are awful but that really just adds to the laughs. Director Bert I. Gordon also made a few slightly more serious 50's big people flicks like THE AMAZING COLOSSAL MAN and WAR OF THE COLOSSAL BEAST and also big bug movies like EARTH VS. THE SPIDER and the gloriously goofy 70's EMPIRE OF THE ANTS. I say check them all out if you're not too serious of a person and dig true B-movies.
This looks awesome
ReplyDeleteIt's very silly but good for a laugh. I think the funniest thing is that the giant animals no one seems to mind very much but giant teenagers are just terrorizing!
ReplyDeleteI would be affraid of giant ducks. Ducks are already mean.
ReplyDeleteNo one is afraid of the giant ducks in this. They even go-go dance with them.
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