Attack of the giant leeches 1959 film completionist

Attack of the giant leeches is an independently made 1959 blackandwhite science fictionhorror film, produced by gene corman and directed by bernard l. The word leech carries a pejorative meaning that describes anyone or anything with parasitical qualities. Kowalski, with ken clark, yvette vickers, jan shepard, at turner classic movies. Unfortunately for all of us, at the end of last year we lost another one of the people that made the whole bmovie scene as cool as it was. Attack of the giant leeches 1959 american international pictures ep. Attack of the giant leeches 1959 is a monster horror, scifi movie starring ken clark and yvette vickers. Oct 17, 2004 attack of the giant leeches is one of my 50s favorites, too. I also have the madacy double bill with wasp woman which, although a little dark in places, is not a bad print. Attack of the giant leeches sgl entertainment releasing. Attack of the giant leeches 1959 ken clark, yvette vickers, jan shepard feature horror, scifi.

Kowalski, produced by gene corman, and the screenplay. Attack of the giant leeches 1959 ken clark, yvette vickers, jan shepard feature horror, scifi film gorillas. Attack of the giant leeches is a lowbudget 1959 science fiction film from american international pictures. Attack of the giant leeches 1959 science fiction horror. 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. The music was made with a b3 theremin, and fl studio, in a small town, the silence is shattered by a rash of disappearances at the swamp near the old deserted factories. While searching for illegal traps steve benton and nan greyson, his girlfriend find lem dying with giant sucker wounds on his body.

I didnt realize how on edge people were until the cuban missile crises. These old film are like a breath of smelly air and i just love it. Attack of the giant leeches 1959 full movie youtube. Attack of the giant leeches didnt earn any sequels, but apparently was good enough for a remake in 2008which says a lot about remakes. In order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to navigate to the next or previous heading. One chick looks absolutely orgasmic in the clutches of the leech monster.

Aug 08, 2014 so, without any further spitting, lets return to attack of the giant leeches, with a sequelfriendly ending if i ever saw one, worse than a john carpenter film. Attack of the giant leeches 1959 roger corman part 12. The leeches attack them and the shocked dave is arrested, accused of murder. Finally, game warden steve benton organizes a patrol to investigate the caves under the swamp, finding the lethal giant leeches. In july 1992, attack of the giant leeches was featured as a fourthseason episode of the filmmocking television series mystery science theater 3000. Attack is a great one for having the ff gang over for bad movie night its as satisfying as it is dumb. 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.

One couple liz walker and cal moulton, forced into the water by her enraged husband dave walker, gets taken by the leeches. At the time in our history people were terrified of nuclear weapons and i do mean terrified. Attack of the giant leeches is one of my 50s favorites, too. A good cast features yvette vickers in a supporting role. In the florida everglades, a pair of largerthanhuman, intelligent leeches are living in an underwater cave. Attack of the giant leeches 1959 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. I used to watch creature features with bob wilkins and he had some of the more horridly cheesy films that could be found. After localmoonshine swilling trapper lem sawyer sees a giant creature, people start disappearing. 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. The giant gila monster horror movie 1959 widescreen, complete duration. Sep, 2012 attack of the giant leeches is a lowbudget 1959 science fiction film from american international pictures. Through this lens, one should view 1959s schlock gem attack of the giant leeches, which was coproduced by the corman brothers, roger and gene. Attack of the giant leeches 1959 the last drive in. I enjoy the sleazy subplot involving poor bruno vesota and his cheatingsexytramp of a wifeyvette vickers more.

As a fan of this particular film i can recommend its purchase. I guess i should start off by admitting that the original film is one of my favorite b movies. The hero is dull, but interesting in that he is a game warden who actually cares about the animals and the environment under his charge. Classic screams attack of the giant leeches 1959 page. Overview of attack of the giant leeches, 1959, directed by bernard l. This is with the exception of the purposefullyslutty yvette vickers, starring in a rather suggestive role for 1959. 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 1959 margalimorwentari. So what if your friends are looking at you weird and youre about to get dragged down into the ick by a giant trashbaglookin leech.

My biggest problem with this movie is that the leeches make only a short appearance in the film and when they do, you can clearly tell how badly made they are. Attack of the giant leeches 1959 roger corman youtube. Then there were drama films like on the beach 1959 and xthe. Attack of the giant leeches 1959 full length science fiction b horror movie cedricamal. But to include meyer as an introduction to the film would be a little misleading. I love how these things not only kill, but they bring their prey back to life for unspeakable acts.

It was also featured on the nationally syndicated horror host television show cinema insomnia,6 and in the second episode of season 5 of shilling shockers. People or objects that hang on unwittingly may be known as leeches. Set up a giveaway customers who bought this item also bought. Attack of the giant leeches 1959 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. Kowalski on allmovie this hysterical drivein favorite pits a.

Jan 31, 2016 a musical tribute to the film attack of the giant leeches 1958. Attack of the giant leeches 1959 attack of the giant. Attack of the giant leeches 1959 roger corman part 22. A musical tribute to the film attack of the giant leeches 1958. Ken clark, yvette vickers, jan shepard, michael emmet, tyler mcvey, bruno vesota, gene roth 1959, 62 minutes, directed by. It was also featured on the nationally syndicated horror host television show cinema insomnia,6 and in the second episode of season 5 of shilling shockers, a new englandbased television show.

I think this film was filmed so very much on the cheap that remastering can only go so far. Attack of the giant leeches is an independently made 1959 blackandwhite science fiction horror film, produced by gene corman and directed by bernard l. Im referring to classic director bernie kowalski, who not only directed this great film attack of the giant leeches, but also hot car girl and night of the blood beast before doing a hoard of cowboy and cop tv shows until just a few years ago. Watching attack of the giant leeches is like skinnydipping in a swamp. Attack of the giant leeches 1959 plot summary imdb. Through this lens, one should view 1959s schlock gem attack of the giant leeches, which was. When police refuse to believe daves story, he hangs himself. Attack of the flesh eating subterranean bog monster from the center of the earth and beyond the moon.

It stars ken clark, yvette vickers and jan shepard. Attack of the giant leeches alexander laszlo trilogy. 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. Kowalski, produced by gene corman, and the screenplay was. Attack of the giant leeches 1959 3b theater poster. Nov 23, 2015 in the florida everglades, a pair of largerthanhuman, intelligent leeches are living in an underwater cave. Anne francis, arch oboler, attack of the 50 foot woman 1958, attack of the crab monsters 1957, attack of the giant leeches 1959, attack of the puppet people. In the film a character speculates that the leeches have been mutated to giant size by. Attack of the giant leeches 1959 classic horror film board. Jul 16, 2012 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.

Perhaps the cormans thought attack of the giant leeches would emulate the success of creature from the black lagoon 1954, which made enough money to generate two sequels. Posts about attack of the giant leeches 1959 written by monstergirl. Attack of the giant leeches the 1959 movie, trailers, videos and more at yidio. This film was one of a spate of monster movies produced during the 1950s in response to cold war fears. Attack of the giant leeches 1959 ken clark, yvette. Attack of the giant leeches 1959 directed by bernard l. It kind of looks like that in the credits, too, but its hard for me to tell, its so fuzzy. Although she only made five movies, she still is my favorite screen floozy. Attack of the giant leeches trailer english youtube. Attack of the giant leeches is a lowbudget horror movie from 1959. In july 1992, attack of the giant leeches was featured as a fourthseason episode of the film mocking television series mystery science theater 3000. They begin dragging local people down to their cave. Attack of the giant leeches 1959 original trailer on vimeo. Southernfried swamp horror with a nice touch of late 50s sleaze.

Watch attack of the giant leeches online 1959 movie yidio. Legendary cult filmmaker roger corman has directed over 50 films and produced nearly 400 more. Finally, sheriff steve benton organizes a patrol to investigate the caves under the swamp, finding the lethal giant leeches. Ive included honorable mentions to those who starred in at least one film and perhaps a few science. Actually this film although campy and cheesy was very typical of 1950s scifi. Attack of the giant leeches isnt exactly the best b monster movie ive ever seen but it isnt that bad for 1959 either. Ken clark, yvette, vickers, jan shepard, michael emmet, tyler emmet. Just plain and simply one of the worst films ever made. Attack of the giant leeches 1959 full length science fiction b horror movie.

Winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. May 30, 2007 this film was one of a spate of monster movies produced during the 1950s in response to cold war fears. The leeches take them and shocked dave is arrested and accused of murder. You can find more information regarding this film on its imdb page. The leeches also were sentient enough to know when to.

The leeches attack them, and the shocked dave is arrested, accused of murder. 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. But poor old dave is just a sucker for a pretty face and he just keeps on letting liz do it. Cheapskate theater presents attack of the giant leeches. Attack of the giant leeches 1959 full length science. May 06, 2016 arries movies dont forget to like and subscribe. Attack of the giant leeches 1959 full length science fiction. Attack of the giant leeches trailer 1959 science fiction horror. Attack of the giant leeches 1959 free streaming video. Dave walker finds his wife liz walker cheating on him with his friend cal moulton. Leeches attack people in a swamp, theres also a romantic triangle subplot that has no relation to the film. Dec 27, 2017 attack of the giant leeches 1959 roger corman part 12.