Yeah, yeah, I know... it's supposed to be stupid. Trouble is, THE GIANT GILA MONSTER doesn't supply the unintentional laughs that should accompany such an outlandishly titled, zero budget effort.
Don Sullivan, who would later land the coveted role of Steve in the 1962 blockbuster PARADISE ALLEY (no, not the one with Stallone), stars as young Chase Winstead. Winstead is so pure-hearted he makes you wanna throw up. He sings little songs about God and spends what little money he has on his sister's leg braces (she's starting to walk again!). Trouble is the last thing Mr. Sunshine wants, but it finds him in the form of a giant lizard terrorizing his community. (Okay, okay... it's really just someone's pet lizard crawling around on miniature sets, but bear with us). Luckily, Chase just happens to have four cannisters of nitroglycerin, which he's pretty sure would destroy the monster. You'll actually find yourself rooting for the slimy creature to devour all the humans whole.
The film's summary will have bad-movie lovers rejoicing, but it's really not as fun as it sounds. What makes for a "good bad movie" is intent to create something legitimate that ends up ludicrous (see THE BEAST OF YUCCA FLATS or, of course, PLAN 9 FROM OUTER SPACE sometime). THE GIANT GILA MONSTER just tries a bit too hard to be campy. You'll be disappointed.
Don Sullivan, who would later land the coveted role of Steve in the 1962 blockbuster PARADISE ALLEY (no, not the one with Stallone), stars as young Chase Winstead. Winstead is so pure-hearted he makes you wanna throw up. He sings little songs about God and spends what little money he has on his sister's leg braces (she's starting to walk again!). Trouble is the last thing Mr. Sunshine wants, but it finds him in the form of a giant lizard terrorizing his community. (Okay, okay... it's really just someone's pet lizard crawling around on miniature sets, but bear with us). Luckily, Chase just happens to have four cannisters of nitroglycerin, which he's pretty sure would destroy the monster. You'll actually find yourself rooting for the slimy creature to devour all the humans whole.
The film's summary will have bad-movie lovers rejoicing, but it's really not as fun as it sounds. What makes for a "good bad movie" is intent to create something legitimate that ends up ludicrous (see THE BEAST OF YUCCA FLATS or, of course, PLAN 9 FROM OUTER SPACE sometime). THE GIANT GILA MONSTER just tries a bit too hard to be campy. You'll be disappointed.