Village of the Giants (1965)

Note des utilisateurs:

2.6/10   

Réalisateur:

Bert I. Gordon

Writers:

H.G. Wells (novel)
Bert I. Gordon (story)

Release Date:

20 octobre 1965 (USA)

Genre:

Comedie | Sci-Fi

Accroche:

She's 30 feet tall!

Plot:

Delinquent teens ingest a substance and grow to 30 ft tall, then proceed to take over a small town.

Plot Keywords:

Teen | Miniaturization | Growing | Mod | Shrinking

Avis des utilisateurs:

Poorly directed, poor acting, low budget, but fun.

Ensemble

Tommy Kirk	...	Mike
Johnny Crawford	...	Horsey
Beau Bridges	...	Fred
Ron Howard	...	Genius (as Ronny Howard)
Joy Harmon	...	Merrie
Robert Random	...	Rick (as Bob Random)
Tisha Sterling	...	Jean
Charla Doherty	...	Nancy
Tim Rooney	...	Pete
Kevin O'Neil	...	Harry
Gail Gilmore	...	Elsa
Toni Basil	...	Red
Hank Jones	...	Chuck
Jim Begg	...	Fatso
Vicki London	...	Georgette

Durée:

81 min

Pays:

USA

Langue:

Anglais

Couleur:

Couleur (Pathécolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Son:

Mono

Classification:

Iceland:L

Emplacements De Pelliculage:

Backlot, Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA

Company:

Berkeley Productions

Anecdotes:

Exteriors were shot on the Columbia Studios backlot (now part of the Warner Bros. Backlot), the same lot as the exteriors for the TV series "Bewitched" (1964) and "I Dream of Jeannie" (1965). Many scenes were shot on Courthouse Square at Universal Studios, which doubled as Hill Valley in Back to the Future (1985).

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: After the giants return to normal size, there is a shot of a man on the courthouse steps, and the shadow of the camera is visible in the bottom left hand corner.

Guillemet:

Genius: This time I was sure I had it. It's a very elusive formula.
Elsa: Had what, kiddo?
Genius: Kiddo? I prefer to be called Genius, if you don't mind.
Elsa: Okay, Genius, no offence. What formula?
Genius: For the Goo. There's not much of it, and they want me to make some more. But it's not easy.
Elsa: Why don't we go for a walk, Genius? I'll buy you an ice cream cone.
Genius: I never touch it. It's high in cholesterol. But I'll go for a walk with you.
Elsa: Okay.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Grindhouse (2007)

Soundtrack:

Little Bitty Corrine

Poorly directed, poor acting, low budget, but fun.

If you want to watch a well made movie, this isn't it. 'Village of the Giants' seems to be a B movie that was intended to attract young kids and the teen audience of the early 1960s. What you will find here is a poorly directed, low budget, movie with bad acting, cheap special effects, and a plot that goes no where. You'll see a lot of bikini clad teenagers, go go dancing to some mild, early rock and roll music played by the Beau Brummels. The camera does show a lot of cleavage shots and wiggling butts that surely was and is one of the movies main attractions. This movie was most likely considered a little racy for it's day. Quite a bit of this movie brings up the anti authority, good teen versus bad teen issue. This is all very mild by today's standards. Actually this makes it humorous in today's world and it can be mildly entertaining if not taken too seriously. It is nice to see Ron Howard as a child actor in this movie playing the part of 'Genius'. You'll also find a couple of ex Mickey Mouse Club members in the cast. 'Village of the Giants' could be considered one of those 'it's so bad it's good' movies. You have to view this as a fun, but stupid movie and by no means look at it with a critical eye. Under the harsh light of criticism,'Village of the Giants' will disintegrate into the smallest piece of dust.