Its a little boring but i thought the monster was pretty good. Rent the crawling eye 1958 starring forrest tucker on dvd and bluray. Indestructible man 1956 crime horror science fiction duration. The crawling eye 1958 british creature feature youtube. Its as if they figured no one will take this seriously so why should they bother. Feb 22, 2020 some of my fav sci fi b movies from the 1950s. The crawling eye, 1958 classic horror the crawling eye, 1958 movies art print 30 x 41 cm the crawling eye, us one sheet poster the trollenberg terror 1958 the crawling eye from england with forrest tucker. The laughs start out slow, but gain momentum as the crawling eye carries on. Entertaining scifihorror starring american man mountain forrest tucker as alan brooke, a scientist sent to investigate a mysterious cloud. This is a forgotten gem of a scif fi movie a little slow by modern standards and, yes, the sfx are clunky, but for all that its actually very watchable. Writer jimmy sangster adapting the work of peter key had only been working a few years, but was a rising star with such hammer classics as dracula and curse of frankenstein under his belt.
In the end they all discover what the cloud is and have to fight off several huge crawling eye monsters. This is a very entertaining low fi, lowbrow, bw monster movie. Crawling eye 1958 radiation theatre resin model kit crawling. In this story, a race of telepathic aliens inhabit a stationary cloud at the base of the trollenberg mountains and decapitate anyone who comes near. This episode was originally streamed live before interactive viewers on 20119 at. The films opening credits flash onto the screen when the passenger train rolls into the darkness of a tunnel. I much prefer this movies original title, the trollenberg terror, to the ridiculous, the crawling eye. Also known as the trollenberg terror in its initial u. The crawling eye 1958 classic scifi and horror movie dvdr.
Were your movie poster source for new releases and vintage movie posters. The crawling eye actually titled the trollenberg terror is one of the 1950s horror movies that is difficult for me to rate. Though this is a movie thats still very much in the upper tiers of 50s sci fi, the crawling eye still falls considerably short of stronger efforts such as it. Million dollar movie was aired on wortv channel 9 beginning in 1954. Oct 17, 2019 the crawling eye is probably one of my favorite underrated sci fi movies of the 1950s. The phantom from 10,000 leagues 1955 full horror movie kent taylor, cathy downs, michael whalen. Originally a saturday serial as well as a 1956 science fiction film known as the trollenberg terror, the movie was known as creature from another world, the crawling eye, and the flying eye. I am convinced that the writers were asked to include every element of contemporary supernatural, sci fi and imaginative fiction stories and, kudos to them they pulled it off. The movie as well as the saturday serial were uk productions. Think the original thing relocated to the swiss alps. Jan 04, 2014 something sinister lurks within the perpetual cloud masking the trollenberg peak, decapitating mountaineers and posing an even deadlier menace to everyone else below. Crawling eye model kit the crawling eye model kit the crawling eye model kit, the tenticaled eye that terrorized the alps is back thanks to sculptor al reboiro.
The acting is very good by forrest tucker, janet munro, and the rest of the cast. Afterwards the mads kick off the invention exchange with a canine antiperspirant while joel introduces electric bagpipes. Rent the crawling eye 1958 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. Then joel and the bots are treated to a 1958 scifi trifle called the crawling eye original title. In this story, a race of telepathic aliens inhabit a stationary cloud. And yet, the movie pursues the story in a solemn manner, no attempt to pass it off as a joke.
Them, war of the worlds, time machine, invaders from mars, the thing from another planet and by the way, the remake of this that was made in 1982 was almost exactly how the book was written in 1938 wow by the author j. The crawling eye movie posters from movie poster shop. The crawling eye the trollenberg terror 1958 rotten tomatoes. This classic bmovie is more commonly sold under its official title the trollenberg terror. The crawling eyes themselves are are low budget monsters, but not bad for the time this movie was made1950s. The crawling eye 1958 is a bad movie but its the good kind of bad, with not a meanspirited bone in its gelatinous, pimpleshaped, tentacled, oneeyed body. Then joel and the bots are treated to a 1958 sci fi trifle called the crawling eye original title. A remote mountain resort in switzerland is invaded by horrible alien. The crawling eye the trollenberg terror 1958 rotten. Mystery science theater 3000 the crawling eye tv episode. A list of science fiction films released in the 1950s. Some sci fi movies aired were invaders from mars, king kong, and the crawling eye. Buy the crawling eye movie posters from movie poster shop. The 27th day 1957 scifi full length movie duration.
List of science fiction films of the 1950s wikipedia. So in order to endure for nearly 60 years, a sci fi movie has to have something else. The crawling eye page 18 classic horror film board. The crawling eye in the united states is a 1958 independently made british blackandwhite science fiction monster film drama. Cgmeetup 1958 the trollenberg terror aka the crawling eye movie trailer. The plot and the acting of this movie is very good. Stephen kings dreamcatcher owes a huge debt to this beauty. The crawling eye was the humble beginnings to what became one of the funniest shows on tv. Get the best deals on sci fi horror movies when you shop the largest online selection at. The crawling eye 1958 releases dates, movie score, movie trailer, movie poster, synopsis, and plot.
The trollenberg terror, starring forest tucker and janet monroe. Free shipping on many items browse your favorite brands affordable prices. It made for a shortcut to much of the exposition in the movie, moving things along at a brisk pace weve seen this before. Made in 1958 by hammer studios and written by hammer stalwart jimmy sangster, the crawling eye aka the trollenberg terror is based on a tv series made a few years before and also starring laurence payne. The giant claw 1957 1080p bluray x264 yts am youtube. An excelllent british sci fi thriller about a group of people in a mountain top resort who are threatened by horrible monsters invading the earth from outer space. Love this little film, which creeped me out as a kid. This uk sci fi movie ran as the second feature to cosmic monsters. A psychic and her sister meet an american newspaper reporter on a train. Crawling eye was the debut feature for director quentin lawrence, and probably remains his bestknown work.
Sci fi in the first national broadcast of mst3k, the mads have moved into deep, joel has spruced up the bots, and forrest tucker sleepwalks his way through this weeks literally eye popping film. The crawling eye page 17 classic horror film board. The crawling eye 1958 is a bad movie but its the good kind of bad, with not a meanspirited bone in its gelatinous, pimpleshaped. Here are ten of those movies from the 50s that still have the power to blow your mind. Something sinister lurks within the perpetual cloud masking the trollenberg peak, decapitating mountaineers and posing an even deadlier menace to everyone else below. Feb 06, 2019 jack shadow features the crawling eye aka. Well acted, well filmed and tense in all the right places. A great late night or after noon viewing, not even all that scary. Yes, it is low budget and has many flaws, but i love everything from the cheesy special effects to the performances by forrest tucker and janet munro.
The characters often refer to events that happened like that time in the andes. Every incident seems to be happening around a radioactive cloud on the mountains. One of the unique things about the crawling eye is that its told as if it were a sequel to an earlier film. Posted on august 10, 2011 november 20, 2012 by monstergirl posted in 1950s, big bugs, campy vintage horror, classic sci fi, fiend of the day. The crawling eye the trollenberg terror was one of three british films starring american actor forrest tucker the cosmic monsters and the abominable snowman are the others. Chiller night theater the crawling eye tv episode youtube. This movie is a solid episode of mst3k, i wouldnt rate it in my top 30 probably.
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