A mutated creature is wreaking havoc in a small town in Idaho. A police chief and a government scientist team up to save their rural town from its menace.A mutated creature is wreaking havoc in a small town in Idaho. A police chief and a government scientist team up to save their rural town from its menace.A mutated creature is wreaking havoc in a small town in Idaho. A police chief and a government scientist team up to save their rural town from its menace.
Bill Osco
- Mortimer Lutz
- (as Rexx Coltrane, Johnny Commander)
José Ferrer
- Mayor Gordon Lane
- (as Jose Ferrer)
Roxanne Osco
- Suzie
- (as Roxanne Cybelle Osco)
Jerry Maren
- Monster
- (as Jerry Marin)
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- TriviaHad its red carpet premier at the El Con Mall theater in Tucson AZ on May 8, 1981 under the title "Beauty and the Beast". Most of the stars, including Ruth Buzzi, Martin Landau and Marianne Gordon were in attendance.
- GoofsIn the first scene where the creature is chasing the boy it starts off in broad daylight, but when he reaches the junkyard and steals a car it is night time.
- Quotes
Laurie: But if this thing is actually killing people, then why is the mayor trying to keep it quiet?
Detective Mortimer Lutz: Potatoes
Laurie: Potatoes?
Detective Mortimer Lutz: Around here that means big money.
- Crazy creditsRight before the end credits begin, the fates of the main characters is read on screen:
Virginia Lane: Was never found.
Garson Jones: Was donated to medical science by Mayor Lane.
Mayor Lane: Went on to become the first potato farmer in The White House.
Laurie: Is now waitressing in Akron, Ohio.
Marge Smith: Was last seen looking for Michael in Modesto, California.
Detective Mortimer Lutz: Moved to Hollywood and became a stunt man.
- ConnectionsFeatured in 31 Days of Horror: The Being (1983) (2009)
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Nuclear monster killing
Not a good transfer, either that or the source material was really bad. It just looked soft the whole time. The cinematography is messy and has nothing interesting about it. It looks really flat and dated. The visual effects are rubbery! The sound is poor, technically it is really bad. The dubbing is awful, the sound effects bland and the clarity murky. The music is dated and lacks the subtlety that we expect today. The story is non-existent! It's a nuclear monster killing people. It reminded me of fifties monster movies but it was in colour and had a small amount of violence. A cheesy old-fashioned monster movie that has camp value and little else.
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