Attack of the giant leeches is an independently made 1959 blackandwhite science fictionhorror film, produced by gene corman and directed by bernard l. Ken clark, yvette vickers, jan shepard, michael emmet, tyler mcvey, bruno vesota, gene roth 1959, 62 minutes, directed by. In a small town, the silence is shattered by a rash of disappearances at the swamp near the old deserted factories. Attack of the giant leeches vhs horror scifi madacy ent. Now before i give you my 411 on this old school bmovie classic, attack of the giant leeches, please allow me to present you with some filmicfacts first.
Attack of the giant leeches cast and crew tv guide. A slimy chiller about a giant leech infested swamp, where the leeches begin to prey on human flesh. While searching for illegal traps steve benton and nan greyson, his girlfriend find lem dying with giant sucker wounds on his body. Watch attack of the giant leeches online 1959 movie yidio. Classic sci fi classic horror movies horror films scary monsters famous monsters robot monster giant animals horror pictures lovely creatures.
Watch attack of the giant leeches 1959 prime video. French words for leech include sangsue and sangsue. Attack of the giant leeches sgl entertainment releasing. A good cast features yvette vickers in a supporting role. The giant ants in the movie them and the many giant spider flicks. Attack of the giant leeches is a lowbudget 1959 science fiction film from american international pictures. Contrast and general picture quality good though there is some softness of image in long shotscloseups very good. Attack of the giant leeches is a 1959 monster movie coproduced by roger corman, about. Attack of the giant leeches is not on the scale of great films but it is a nice film to see. Attack of the giant leeches classic horror movies, movie. Yvette vickers in attack of the giant leeches 1959 b.
Even genre fans who like to punish themselves by subjecting them to the worst material available will be hardpressed to find anything of enjoyment here. A young alien and a teenage earthling fall in love, and plot to stop the aliens race from using earth as a foodbreeding ground for giant lobsters from their planet. Attack of the giant leeches 2004 a bartender sends his wife yvette vickers and her lover michael emmet into a swamp where large smart leeches lurk. In a community nearby a swamp, a local dweller sees a couple of giant monsters but nobody believes on his words.
Attack of the flesh eating subterranean bog monster from the center of the earth and beyond the moon. Watch attack of the giant leeches movie trailers, exclusive videos, interviews from the cast, movie clips and more at. I guess i should start off by admitting that the original film is one of my favorite b. I seems to me while the government and scientists were telling us that nuclear power was a great hope for the future, hollywood was rife with green radioactive clouds, radioactive monsters, radioactive. Mystery science theater 3000 attack of the giant leeches. Midnight tyrannosaurus attack of the giant leeches figure. Aug 08, 2014 attack of the giant leeches also known as demons of the swamp or just plain old giant leeches is one of the first examples of sweaty science fiction, set in a southern swamp where supersmart leeches by southern standards snatch up unlucky passersby, keep them alive in their underwater cave lair, and drain their blood when they get thirsty. They begin dragging local people down to their cave. Film historian and author david del valle introduces a collection of classic films and shares tragic and hilarious stories from hollywoods dark past. Attack of the giant leeches 2004 a bartender sends his wife yvette vickers and her lover michael emmet into a swamp where large smart leeches. 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. The mst3k version of the film was released on october 26, 2004 by rhino home video as part of a box set, the mystery science theater 3000 collection. Southernfried swamp horror with a nice touch of late 50s sleaze.
The leeches attack them, and the shocked dave is arrested, accused of murder. Just plain and simply one of the worst films ever made. Kowalski, producer, gene and roger corman and writer leo gordon story line and screen lay. Sep 01, 2014 attack of the giant leeches was also called demons of the swamp and was a 1959 film directed by bernard l. Attack of the giant leeches by a2zcds overdrive rakuten. One couple liz walker and cal moulton, forced into the water by her enraged husband dave walker, gets taken by the leeches. May 14, 2009 therein lies the problem with this attack of the giant leeches redo from writingdirecting team brett kelly and jeff obrien. Although she only made five movies, she still is my favorite screen floozy. Attack of the giant leeches public domain torrents.
The word leech carries a pejorative meaning that describes anyone or anything with parasitical qualities. May 7, 2016 yvette vickers in attack of the giant leeches 1959. Kowalski, produced by gene corman, and the screenplay. I have just modified one external link on attack of the giant leeches. Attack of the giant leeches 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. Attack of the giant leeches is a 1959 film about a backwoods game warden and a local doctor who discover who that giant leeches are responsible for disappearances and deaths in a local swamp, but the local police dont believe them. Yvette was on the verge of stardom with help from both james cagney and jim. Also known as she demons of the swamp, the giant leeches and much more. Attack of the giant leeches 1959 full length science fiction. In the florida everglades, a backwoods poacher stumbles upon a bizarre creature while tramping through the swamps.
Lowbudget 1959 science fiction film directed by bernard l. Publication date 20171101 usage public domain mark 1. 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. 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. In terms of cheesy camp classics, its definitely up there and it makes you revel in just how right roger corman was when he convinced aip to stop making these super low budget, black and white junk films and double up the budget. With david love, dawn bender, bryan grant, harvey b. Overview of attack of the giant leeches, 1959, directed by bernard l. 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 movie tv listings and schedule. Attack of the giant leeches is an independently made 1959 blackandwhite science fictionhorror film, produced. Ken clark, yvette, vickers, jan shepard, michael emmet, tyler emmet.
In a small town, the silence is shattered by a rash of disappearances at the swamp. As a fan of this particular film i can recommend its purchase. Attack of the giant leeches movie trailer and videos tv. Leech, subclass hirudinea, any of about 650 species of segmented worms phylum annelida characterized by a small sucker, which contains the mouth, at the anterior end of the body and a large sucker located at the posterior end. A backwoods game warden and a local doctor discover that giant leeches are responsible for disappearances and deaths in a local swamp, but. People or objects that hang on unwittingly may be known as leeches.
Watch attack of the giant leeches online watch online anytime. Kowalski not as much fun as its title might suggest, this early roger corman production features as promised giant leech mutants that suck the blood from its victims. With ken clark, yvette vickers, jan shepard, michael emmet. Attack of the giant leeches, original b grade roger corman. Using dynamite, the 4 missing bodies are discovered and the leeches are destroyed. I seems to me while the government and scientists were telling us. Kowalski, with ken clark, yvette vickers, jan shepard, at turner classic movies. Classic screams attack of the giant leeches 1959 page. But poor old dave is just a sucker for a pretty face and he just keeps on letting liz do it.
Attack of the giant leeches evergreen leeches male prey monster pred nonvore swamp unwilling prey vampiric vampiric vore two college friends head out for a fishing trip in the florida everglades only to run into giant mutated leeches that drain them of their blood. The guy in a giant leech suit is fun but then, have you ever known a guy in a giant leech. The soundtrack is very good as bmovies go and the special effects are not really all that bad, even if the leeches do look a little cheesy hey but who doesnt like. Nov 23, 2015 in the florida everglades, a pair of largerthanhuman, intelligent leeches are living in an underwater cave. I seems to me while the government and scientists were. He and nans father dr greyson realize that the people were taken by the leeches and the leeches live in caves under the swamp. It stars ken clark, yvette vickers and jan shepard. Attack of the giant leeches official trailer dippy scare film where leeches in a swamp thrive on human flesh extras wearing suction cuplike divers suits which, when stretched over their air. A remake of the film, directed by brett kelly and written by jeff obrien, was released on july 7, 2008. Honey eyed yvette vickers was the toast of the town back in 1957 when her two most famous cult movies were made attack of the 50 woman and the giant leeches.
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. Midnight tyrannosaurus attack of the giant leeches figure remix by figure published on 20150730t04. After localmoonshine swilling trapper lem sawyer sees a giant creature, people start disappearing. Kowalski and produced by the irrepressible roger corman.
Elvira is travelling through the french countryside with her friend genevieve, searching for the lost. It has a short running rime of only 62 minutes which gives it a nice pace to the film. After localmoonshine swilling trapper lem sawyer george cisar sees a giant creature, people start disappearing. Attack of the giant leeches 1959 the last drive in. Not as much fun as its title might suggest, this early roger corman production features as promised giant leech mutants that suck the blood from its victims. Media in category attack of the giant leeches the following 2 files are in this category, out of 2 total. In the florida everglades, a colony of largerthanhumansize, intelligent leeches is living in.
Then there were drama films like on the beach 1959 and xthe unknown. King kong 510 movie clip giant bugs attack 2005 hd duration. Ken clark, yvette vickers, jan shepard, director bernard l. Through this lens, one should view 1959s schlock gem attack of the giant leeches, which was coproduced by the corman brothers, roger and gene. With trace beaulieu, joel hodgson, jim mallon, kevin murphy. With mark courneyea, kerri draper, kevin preece, shawna mcsheffrey. Killer fish is a 1979 italian french brazilian horror film directed by antonio margheriti the mastermind behind a precision theft of priceless emeralds decides to hide the jewels at the bottom of.
It was a creature feature, had a radiation background story and is pretty much as b as you can get. If you have any questions, or need the bot to ignore the links, or the page altogether, please visit this simple faq for additional information. Post jobs, find pros, and collaborate commissionfree in our professional marketplace. Leeches attack people in a swamp, theres also a romantic triangle subplot that has no relation to the film.
Being in the public domain, attack of the giant leeches has received numerous bargain bin dvd releases. 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. Then there were drama films like on the beach 1959 and x the unknown. Finally, sheriff steve benton organizes a patrol to investigate the caves under the swamp, finding the lethal giant leeches. Attack of the giant leeches was one of their first and one of my first from the company, and i havent forgotten it. Attack of the giant leeches is a 1959 film about a backwoods game warden and a local doctor who discover who that giant leeches are responsible for disappearances and deaths in a local swamp, but the local police dont believe them directed by bernard l. 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. The brain from planet arous 1957 attack of the crab monsters 1957 the killer shrews 1959 the giant claw 1957 beast from haunted cave 1959 the monster from piedras blancas 1959 invasion of the saucer men 1957 the monster that challenged the world 1957 not of this earth 1957 the shecreature 1956 the man who turned to stone. Original b grade science fiction 1 sheet 27 x 41 68 x 104 cm movie theater poster for sale starring. A remake of the film, directed by brett kelly and written by jeff obrien, was released. How to say leech in french thesaurus and word tools.
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