When an abused socialite grows to giant size because of an alien encounter and an aborted murder attempt, she goes after her cheating husband with revenge on her mind.When an abused socialite grows to giant size because of an alien encounter and an aborted murder attempt, she goes after her cheating husband with revenge on her mind.When an abused socialite grows to giant size because of an alien encounter and an aborted murder attempt, she goes after her cheating husband with revenge on her mind.
- Awards
- 1 nomination
- Nurse
- (as Eileene Stevens)
- Tony the Bartender
- (as Mike Ross)
- …
- Townsman
- (uncredited)
- Bar Patron
- (uncredited)
- Uranium Prospector
- (uncredited)
- Carl Duey
- (uncredited)
- Townsman
- (uncredited)
- Dancer in Bar
- (uncredited)
- Dancer in Bar
- (uncredited)
- KRKR-TV Commentator
- (uncredited)
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- TriviaThe giant, bald space alien is played by Michael Ross. He also can be spotted playing the bartender.
- GoofsHow Nancy can be fifty (or thirty) feet tall yet remain in a standard-size room is never explained.
- Quotes
KRKR-TV Commentator: Ladies and gentlemen, this is KRKR-TV. And now, more news of high fliers. Nancy Archer, the former Nancy Fowler, heiress to the Fowler millions and owner of the fabulous Star of India diamond, has joined the ever expanding international society of satellite seers. From the Archer's palatial home away from home comes a report that Mrs. Archer has not only to be seeing a sociable satellite, but its inhabitant as well: a 30-foot giant. Was he pink with big ears and tusks? Well, maybe Mrs. Archer, who has recently been feuding with her husband, Handsome Harry, has finally found a man from out of this world, a man who could love her for herself. Come, come, Mrs. Archer. A man can ignore one million dollars: but, fifty million! That's too much to ask even from the man in the moon!
- Alternate versionsThis was one of a group of films for which Allied Artists prepared a special version for 16mm television syndication prints. The film would open with an introductory crawl followed by a scene from the movie and then the main title/credits.
- ConnectionsEdited from The Amazing Colossal Man (1957)
Neither can it be the lame comedy relief from the deputy (Chase), who makes Barney Fife of Mayberry look like a brain surgeon. Nor is it the boilerplate scenes from a hundred other sci- fi specials of the time.
No. I figure that what grips the popular imagination is the feminist subtext. After all, think of wife Nancy (Hayes) not as 50-feet tall, but as an ordinary sized woman, except she's got 50- feet of powerful rage against a no-good husband who she's been dependent on as in the movie.
Now, one thing the film does really well is make you sympathize with the vulnerable wife. Those scenes of hubby (Hudson) cuddling with the trampy Honey (Vickers) are little gems of tacky love. The slinky Vickers is perfectly cast, lending real satisfaction to that 50-feet of slow-motion revenge.
So maybe a lot of wives or will-be-wives seeing the movie feel—what's the word—oh yeah, "empowered". At the same time, guys may think it's the scariest movie ever made. Either way, the giant woman idea turns this Z-grade dreck into something memorable.
- dougdoepke
- Jun 28, 2011
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- Budget
- $88,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 6 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1