Village of the Giants (1965)

Réalisateur:

Bert I. Gordon

Scénaristes:

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

Date de sortie:

20 octobre 1965 (USA)

Genre:

Comedie | Science-Fiction

Accroche:

She's 30 feet tall!

Intrigue:

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

Plot Keywords:

Teen | Barbecue | Rock 'n' Roll | MST3K | Giant Spider

Avis des utilisateurs:

Giant cats, giant teens.. giant laughs..

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
Joe Turkel	...	Sheriff (as Joseph Turkel)
Beau Brummels	...	Themselves / Singers (as The Beau Brummels)
Ron Elliott	...	Himself (as The Beau Brummels)
Ron Meagher	...	Himself (as The Beau Brummels)
Declan Mulligan	...	Himself (as The Beau Brummels)
John Peterson	...	Himself (as The Beau Brummels)
Sal Valentino	...	Himself (as The Beau Brummels)
Freddy Cannon	...	Singer
Mike Clifford	...	Singer
Debi Storm
Rance Howard	...	Deputy
reste de la distribution par ordre alphabétique:
Orangey	...	Giant Cat (uncredited)
Christopher Riordan	...	Go-Go Dancer (uncredited)

Réalisé par
Bert I. Gordon

Scénaristes
H.G. Wells		(novel "The Food of the Gods")
Bert I. Gordon		(story)
Alan Caillou		(writer)

Produit par
Bert I. Gordon	....	producer

Musique originale
Jack Nitzsche

Image
Paul Vogel

Montage
John A. Bushelman		(as John Bushelman)

Direction artistique
Franz Bachelin

Décorateur de plateau
Robert R. Benton		(as Bob Benton)

Maquillage
Nellie Manley	....	hair styles supervisor
Wally Westmore	....	makeup supervisor

Directeur de production
Frank Caffey	....	production manager
Curtis Mick	....	assistant production manager

Assistant réalisateur
James A. Rosenberger	....	assistant director (as Jim Rosenberger)
Carl 'Major' Roup	....	second assistant director (uncredited)

Département Art
Ross Wheat	....	special prop constructor

Technicien du son
John R. Carter	....	sound recordist (as John Carter)
Arthur Cornell	....	sound effects (as Jack Cornall)
Charles Grenzbach	....	sound recordist

Effets spéciaux
Bert I. Gordon	....	special effects
Flora M. Gordon	....	special effects (as Flora Gordon)
Herman E. Townsley	....	special effects (as Herman Townsley)

Caméra et Département Electrique
Farciot Edouart	....	process photographer
Thomas Morris	....	camera operator (as Tom Morris)

Département Costume et garde-Robe
Leah Rhodes	....	wardrobe supervisor

Département Musique
Jack Nitzsche	....	conductor
Charles Paley	....	music editor

Divers
Toni Basil	....	choreographer
Joseph E. Levine	....	presenter
Marvin Paige	....	talent coordinator
Dorothy Yutzi	....	script supervisor

Companies de production

• Berkeley Productions
• Embassy Pictures Corporation
• Joseph E. Levine Productions

Distributeurs

• Embassy Pictures Corporation (1965) (USA) (theatrical)
• MGM/UA Home Entertainment (2001) (USA) (DVD)
• MGM/UA Home Entertainment (2001) (USA) (VHS)
• MGM/UA Home Entertainment (2005) (USA) (DVD)
• MGM/UA Home Entertainment (2005) (USA) (VHS)

Autres Companies

• Barris Kustom City  customized hot rod

Durée:

81 min

Pays:

USA

Langue:

Anglais

Couleur:

Couleur (Pathécolor)

Rapport de forme:

1,85 : 1

Son:

Mono

Classification:

Iceland:L

Lieux de tournage:

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

Société:

Berkeley Productions

Anecdotes:

Ron Howard plays a boy genius who invents a super growth formula. He later played the same kind of role in "Land of the Giants: Genius at Work (#1.21)" (1969)

Goofs:

Révélant des erreurs: After the fallen Fred is tied to the back of the red convertible, it loses its bumper and rear chassis prematurely as crew members yank it off before the car even so much as lurches forward.

Guillemet:

Merrie: Fred, what's going to happen to us?
Fred: I don't know. As long as it lasts, I guess we'll have to live with it.

Connexions De Film:

figure dans "Mystery Science Theater 3000: Village of the Giants (#6.23)" (1994)

Bande son:

The Last Race

Giant cats, giant teens.. giant laughs..

Interesting movie that I first saw on TNT a few years ago. The writing and effects do leave a lot to be desired but this was actually a fun movie to watch if you don't try and take it too seriously. Lots of laughs at some of the gags and moments that this movie takes. And the music.. oh brother. ha ha.

While some of the giant animals like the dog, cat and ducks look really bad and you can tell that its like a split screen zoom up close effect thing they are going for , those type of scenes and moments could have really worked using todays technology. The ideas for this movie were there and with a good script I really believe this would have been one of the best fantasy/sci fi/comedy spoof type movies made. (Potentially) But unfortunately what we do get is giant cats that exit through the door never to be seen again, giant dogs that can't enter the room at all, giant wooden legs in the middle of a road as cheap built motorcycles circle around. And Ron Howard in a role I'm sure he would rather soon forget he did.

The plot itself was silly. 4 trouble making teens enter a town only to steal some growth formula invented by before mentioned Ron Howards character. Lots of giant kids run loose and tell everyone they are in charge now. But all they seem to do is sit around a lot in a huge auditorium and eat. Lots of sexual innuendo (including a breast ride on one of the giant female teens as she tries to dance with someone) and bad jokes like midgits at the end showing up hoping for some of the formula.

Funny movie but if it was written well and even remade to todays effects could be a great movie all together.

2 1/2 stars in my book. Has a lot of potential and you have to take into effect when it was made.