It was also featured on the nationally syndicated horror host television show cinema insomnia,6 and in the second episode of season 5 of shilling shockers, a new englandbased television show. In a community nearby a swamp, a local dweller sees a couple of giant monsters but nobody believes on his words. Watch attack of the giant leeches online watch online anytime. Attack of the giant leeches is a 1959 monster movie coproduced by roger corman, about. Kowalski, with ken clark, yvette vickers, jan shepard, at turner classic movies. They must have sucked the blood right from this movie as well because even though attack of the giant leeches clocks in at only an hours running time, it makes for pretty dull and uninspired watching. While searching for illegal traps steve benton and nan greyson, his girlfriend find lem dying with giant sucker wounds on his body. Zplomb favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite may 10, 2010 subject. Kowalski it stars ken clark, yvette vickers and jan shepard.
Attack of the giant leeches by a2zcds overdrive rakuten. Attack of the giant leeches manufactured on demand on tcm shop. You can watch recordings anytime, anywhere with your cloud dvr. Find out when and where you can watch attack of the giant leeches on tv with the full listings schedule at. Attack of the giant leeches 1959 3b theater poster archive. Nov 23, 2015 in the florida everglades, a pair of largerthanhuman, intelligent leeches are living in an underwater cave. Attack of the flesh eating subterranean bog monster from the center of the earth and beyond the moon. Meet the cast and learn more about the stars of attack of the giant leeches with exclusive news, pictures, videos and more at. Southernfried swamp horror with a nice touch of late 50s sleaze. Included here is the playboy gatefold for july 1959 with the lovely miss vickers playing some records. In a small town, the silence is shattered by a rash of disappearances at the swamp. I guess i should start off by admitting that the original film is one of my favorite b movies.
A attack of the giant leeches is an independently made 1959 blackandwhite science fictionhorror film, produced by gene corman and directed by bernard l. Attack of the giant leeches 1959 the last drive in. The film was distributed by allied artists as a double feature with another corman feature, not of this earth. Through this lens, one should view 1959s schlock gem attack of the giant leeches, which was coproduced by the corman brothers, roger and gene. A good cast features yvette vickers in a supporting role. Alexander laszlos garish score for symphony orchestra evokes a mood of screeching panic rather than anything so subtle as suspense or dread. Ken clark michael emmet yvette vickers 1959 a bartender sends his wife yvette vickers and her lover michael emmet into a swamp where large smart leeches lurk. Attack of the giant leeches 1959 from the house that screamed by summoning death buy the full digital album. Attack of the giant leeches, dvd, manufactured on demand, scificlassic, 644827231928. Hot, slimy leech lovin i love how these things not only kill, but they bring their prey back to life for unspeakable acts.
Attack of the giant leeches is a lowbudget horror movie from 1959. Stream, download, buy attack of the giant leeches is available to watch free on tubi tv and stream, download, buy on demand at amazon prime, flixfling, fandor, epix, epix now, flixfling vod, amazon online. Attack of the giant leeches 2008 12 out of 4 remake of the 1959 drivein cult classic has pretty much the same plot as giant leeches in the swamp are sucking the blood out of locals so a wildlife expert and his girlfriend try to figure out whats going on whenever theyre not arguing. 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. A backwoods game warden and a local doctor discover that giant leeches are. The leeches attack them, and the shocked dave is arrested, accused of murder. You can turn on attack of the giant leeches, close your eyes, and be entertained by the soundtrack alone. Attack of the giant leeches 1959 classic horror film board. Finally, sheriff steve benton organizes a patrol to investigate the caves under the swamp, finding the lethal giant leeches. Using dynamite, the 4 missing bodies are discovered and the leeches are destroyed. May 30, 2007 in the florida everglades, a colony of largerthanhumansize, intelligent leeches is living in an underwater cave. Attack of the giant leeches was one of a spate of creature features produced during the 1950s in response to cold war fears. Finally, game warden steve benton organizes a patrol to investigate the caves under the swamp, finding the lethal giant leeches.
May 19, 2011 it is sold as a dvd double with the wasp woman, which is a better film really but attack of the giant leeches has it bmovie moments and is recommended for cheese lovers. Attack of the giant leeches 1959 video dailymotion. Limping along in the doldrums of the atomic monster movie decade, attack of the giant leeches is a late entry into the field but is rightfully never even mentioned in the same breath as them. Attack of the giant leeches didnt earn any sequels, but apparently was good enough for a remake in 2008which says a lot about remakes.
But poor old dave is just a sucker for a pretty face and he just keeps on letting liz do it. This early roger corman quickie finds goofylooking rubbersuited mutant monsters running amuck or just sloshing in muck, having developed a craving for humans dwelling in the florida swamps. With ken clark, yvette vickers, jan shepard, michael emmet. Although she only made five movies, she still is my favorite screen floozy. Attack of the giant leeches 1959 horror film wiki fandom. I was in elementary school at the time and my teachers were panicking and crying at the news. After localmoonshine swilling trapper lem sawyer sees a giant creature, people start disappearing. The guy in a giant leech suit is fun but then, have you ever known a guy in a giant leech suit who wasnt fun. Leeches attack people in a swamp, theres also a romantic triangle subplot that has no relation to the film. You also can catch yvette vickers vamping up the sleazy tart act in attack of the 50ft woman. Ken clark, yvette, vickers, jan shepard, michael emmet, tyler emmet. In this sweatsoaked early aip cheapie, the giant leeches are shaped like robby the robot covered in slime and vixen yvette vickers is shaped like the hourglass youd expect from playboys playmate of the month, july 1959. Ken clark, yvette vickers, jan shepard mysterious disappearances and the strange circumstances surrounding them grip the swamp patrolled by game warden steve benton ken clark. Watch attack of the giant leeches movie trailers, exclusive videos, interviews from the cast, movie clips and more at.
Attack of the giant leeches is an independently made 1959 blackandwhite science fictionhorror film, produced. Attack of the giant leeches is a lowbudget 1959 science fiction film from american international pictures. Attack of the giant leeches 1959 original trailer on vimeo. Watch attack of the giant leeches online 1959 movie yidio.
The hero is dull, but interesting in that he is a game warden who actually cares about the animals and the environment under his charge. Kowalski, produced by gene corman, and the screenplay. Attack of the giant leeches 1959 full length science fiction. Top comments attack of the giant leeches does not have any comments yet. Attack of the giant leeches movie trailer and videos tv. Watching attack of the giant leeches is like skinnydipping in a swamp. When a drunken hillbilly sees a giant monster actually a stuntman draped in a canvas in the swamps, he is easily dismissed. Anne francis, attack of the 50 foot woman 1958, attack of the crab monsters 1957, attack of the giant leeches 1959, attack of the puppet people 1958, audrey dalton, barbara nichols, barbara rush, beginning of the end 1957.
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. Contrast and general picture quality good though there is some softness of image in long shotscloseups very good. The leeches take them and shocked dave is arrested and accused of murder. Watch attack of the giant leeches 1959 prime video. Attack of the giant leeches 1959 american international pictures ep. Or back in the day, you went to the drivein theater to explore in the back seat of your pops chevy impala any double feature, and it was an invigorating and entertaining experience and you didnt even have to get out of your pajamas. If your cloud dvr fills up, well make space by deleting your. I also have the madacy double bill with wasp woman which, although a little dark in places, is not a bad print. Gene corman, rogers brother, produced both msted films which bernard l. Oct 17, 2004 attack of the giant leeches is one of my 50s favorites, too. Set up a giveaway customers who bought this item also bought. Overview of attack of the giant leeches, 1959, directed by bernard l.
Attack of the giant leeches is an independently made 1959 blackandwhite science fictionhorror film, produced by gene corman and directed by bernard l. He and nans father dr greyson realize that the people were taken by the leeches and the leeches live in caves under the swamp. The giant ants in the movie them and the many giant spider flicks. A backwoods game warden and a local doctor discover that. Attack of the giant leeches aka the giant leeches poster 1959 movie poster masterprint 11 x 17 attack of the giant leeches was reproduced on premium heavy stock paper which captures all of the vivid colors and details of the original.
They begin dragging local people down to their cave. In july 1992, attack of the giant leeches was featured as a fourthseason episode of the filmmocking television series mystery science theater 3000. Then there were drama films like on the beach 1959 and x the unknown. The story is set in the florida everglades where the local storekeeper. Through this lens, one should view 1959 s schlock gem attack of the giant leeches, which was co. Attack of the giant leeches 1959 roger corman youtube. Classic screams attack of the giant leeches 1959 page. Attack of the giant leeches cast and crew tv guide. One response to attack of the giant leeches 1959 david csontos, on april 16th, 2010 at 5. The guy in a giant leech suit is fun but then, have you ever known a guy in a giant leech. Includes unlimited streaming of the house that screamed via the free bandcamp app, plus highquality download in mp3, flac and more.
People or objects that hang on unwittingly may be known as leeches. Legendary cult filmmaker roger corman has directed over 50 films and produced nearly 400 more. Attack of the giant leeches 1959 discussion moviechat. It stars ken clark, yvette vickers and jan shepard. Media in category attack of the giant leeches the following 2 files are in this category, out of 2 total. The word leech carries a pejorative meaning that describes anyone or anything with parasitical qualities. One couple liz walker and cal moulton, forced into the water by her enraged husband dave walker, gets taken by the leeches. In order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to navigate to the next. Attack of the giant leeches 1959 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Attack of the giant leeches is not on the scale of great films but it is a nice film to see. 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. The film was released by american international pictures on a double bill with a bucket of blood. Attack of the giant leeches sgl entertainment releasing. 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.
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