With mark courneyea, kerri draper, kevin preece, shawna mcsheffrey. 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. 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. 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. The attack never befalls anyone in the scary sense and the term giant one equates to that of 30ft in length, nowhere near that estimation, and likely much close to 2 or 3ft. A game warden ken clark has conflicts with his girlfriend jan shepard and her father tyler mcvey when there are deaths and disappearances around the swamp. They begin dragging local people down to their cave. 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 lurk. I didnt realize how on edge people were until the cuban missile crises. Attack of the giant leeches is an independently made 1959 blackandwhite science fictionhorror film, produced. In a small town, the silence is shattered by a rash of disappearances at the swamp. Being in the public domain, attack of the giant leeches has received numerous bargain bin dvd releases. While searching for illegal traps steve benton and nan greyson, his girlfriend find lem dying with giant sucker wounds on his body. 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.
Nov 23, 2015 in the florida everglades, a pair of largerthanhuman, intelligent leeches are living in an underwater cave. A backwoods game warden and a local doctor discover that. Ken clark, yvette, vickers, jan shepard, michael emmet, tyler emmet. Attack of the giant leeches mystery science theater 3000. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing attack of the giant leeches near you. You can watch recordings anytime, anywhere with your cloud dvr.
Attack of the giant leeches 1959 official trailer, organic. Attack of the giant leeches 1959 full length science fiction. Attack of the giant leeches full movie english 2015. Ken clark, yvette vickers, jan shepard, michael emmet, tyler mcvey, bruno vesota, gene roth.
But poor old dave is just a sucker for a pretty face and he just keeps on letting liz do it. Southernfried swamp horror with a nice touch of late 50s sleaze. They must have sucked the blood right from this movie as well because even though attack of the giant leeches clocks in at only an hours running time, it makes for pretty dull and uninspired watching. Attack of the giant leeches 1959 classic horror film board. 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. I believe the release date of this movie was 1958 rather than 1953. Attack of the giant leeches 1959 full length science. Attack of the giant leeches 1959 trailer watch online. 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. Hillbilllies, holoclowns and a giant leech named patches abound when joel and the bots take on this. Attack of the giant leeches is an independently made 1959 blackandwhite science. Attack from space 1964 attack of the giant leeches 1959 attack of the killer shrews 1959 attack of the monsters 1969 baby face morgan 1942. In a small town, the silence is shattered by a rash of disappearances at the swamp near the old deserted factories.
When a drunken hillbilly sees a giant monster actually a stuntman draped in a canvas in the swamps, he is easily dismissed. Attack of the giant leeches 1959 is a monster horror, scifi movie starring ken clark and yvette vickers. I was in elementary school at the time and my teachers were panicking and crying at the news. Although she only made five movies, she still is my favorite screen floozy. Film historian and author david del valle introduces a collection of classic films and shares tragic and hilarious stories from hollywoods dark past.
If you seek something larger wait for leeches 2003 a 2. 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. Download attack of the giant leeches torrent or any other torrent from video movie clips direct download via magnet link. Attack of the giant leeches is one of my 50s favorites, too. I put it in the category of one of those movies with a fun concept that you really want to like a. One couple liz walker and cal moulton, forced into the water by her enraged husband dave walker, gets taken by the leeches. Vimeo gives control freaks the power to tweak every aspect of their embedded videos. 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. Swamp creatures with a taste for human flesh populate this scifi release from roger cormans brother gene. 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.
I saw this and many of the other scifi movies on this site at my local theater during the 50s and 60s when the saturday afternoon matinee still ruled. Attack of the giant leeches 1959 original trailer on vimeo. 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. A local trapper is found with giant sucker wounds on his bodythe culprit. Media in category attack of the giant leeches the following 2 files are in this category, out of 2 total. The legendary yvette vickers attack of the 50foot woman stars along with jan shepard, ken clark, and some nasty giant leeches. The guy in a giant leech suit is fun but then, have you ever known a guy in a giant leech. Attack of the giant leeches 1959 full length science fiction b horror movie cedricamal. Kowalski on allmovie this hysterical drivein favorite pits a. Midnight tyrannosaurus attack of the giant leeches. 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. Attack of the giant leeches public domain torrents. Attack of the giant leeches the film detective restored version. Watch attack of the giant leeches full movie free streaming.
Attack of the giant leeches has yvette vickers, bruno ve sota and a cast of roger corman regulars in swamp land getting the blood sucked from oversized leeches. I also have the madacy double bill with wasp woman which, although a little dark in places, is not a bad print. Voir attack of the giant leeches 1959 film streaming hd. The story is set in the florida everglades where the local storekeeper.
With ken clark, yvette vickers, jan shepard, michael emmet. Ill confess right upfront that ive never been that big a fan of attack of the giant leeches. A good cast features yvette vickers in a supporting role. 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. Okay, so here we have some of the exact same music from alexander laszlo in the theme that was used for the theme of beast in the haunted cave, but back in 1959, you didnt notice stuff like that heres the opening theme music to attack of the giant leeches. The giant ants in the movie them and the many giant spider flicks. Attack of the giant leeches alexander laszlo trilogy. Regarder le film attack of the giant leeches 1959 en streaming vf.
Attack of the giant leeches is a lowbudget horror movie from 1959. Cheapskate theater released an hd download of the film on june 7, 2016, featuring a new introduction by toby radloff and radloff outtakes and bloopers. After localmoonshine swilling trapper lem sawyer sees a giant creature, people start disappearing. Just plain and simply one of the worst films ever made. After a local drunk shoots a monster in the swamp, people start disappearing. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. 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. Kowalski, with ken clark, yvette vickers, jan shepard, at turner classic movies. Attack of the giant leeches also widely known as just the giant leeches concerns the horrors that are going on in a swamp community. Attack of the giant leeches mystery science theater. Basically, theyre just a bunch of actors in plastic costumes, but director bernard kowalski hot car girl, night of the blood beast made the most of his small budget.
I guess i should start off by admitting that the original film is one of my favorite b movies. The word leech carries a pejorative meaning that describes anyone or anything with parasitical qualities. Starring bruno ve sota and the always sexy yvette vickers playboys miss july, 1959 as his trampy wife. Regarder le film attack of the giant leeches 1959 en. If your cloud dvr fills up, well make space by deleting your. Oct 17, 2004 attack of the giant leeches is one of my 50s favorites, too. Bodies are being discovered with no blood left in them.
Ken clark, yvette vickers, jan shepard, michael emmet, tyler mcvey, bruno vesota, gene roth 1959, 62 minutes, directed by. Attack of the giant leeches is a lowbudget 1959 science fiction film from american international pictures. Attack of the giant leeches 1959 ken clark, yvette vickers, jan shepard feature horror, scifi film gorillas. May 14, 2009 ill confess right upfront that ive never been that big a fan of attack of the giant leeches. Attack of the giant leeches cast and crew fandango. In a small town, the silence is shattered by a rash of. Overview of attack of the giant leeches, 1959, directed by bernard l. After a series of mysterious deaths down in the florida everglades, game warden steve benton and his girlfriend set out to investigate with the help of dr. Attack of the giant leeches is a 1959 monster movie coproduced by roger corman, about. Leeches attack people in a swamp, theres also a romantic triangle subplot that has no relation to the film.
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. It stars ken clark, yvette vickers and jan shepard. Kowalski, produced by gene corman, and the screenplay. While searching for illegal traps steve benton ken clark and nan greyson, his girlfriend jan shepard find lem dying with giant sucker wounds on his body. You can read the date in roman numerals during the opening credits. Through this lens, one should view 1959s schlock gem attack of the giant leeches, which was coproduced by the corman brothers, roger and gene. 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. One couple liz walker yvette vickers and cal moulton michael emmett, forced into the water by her enraged husband dave walker bruno ve sota, gets taken by the leeches. Attack of the giant leeches the film detective restored. 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.
Attack of the giant leeches horrortheque public domain. Through this lens, one should view 1959s schlock gem attack of the giant leeches, which was. People or objects that hang on unwittingly may be known as leeches. Attack of the giant leeches is an independently made 1959 blackandwhite science fictionhorror film, produced by gene corman and directed by bernard l. Regarder le film attack of the giant leeches gratuitement en francais vostfr numerique hd avec royer ayot role sarrazin, pryor lundy role danielle, ray apolline role veronique, mathilde jimmie role jae, jeni rico role darren, tawana salvador role chastity, lora patsy role dave, dena alycia role lara, kirk melba role lazaro, zelda flo role leana. In the florida everglades, a colony of largerthanhumansize, intelligent leeches is living in.
Attack of the giant leeches didnt earn any sequels, but apparently was good enough for a remake in 2008which says a lot about remakes. Attack of the giant leeches full movie english 2015 horror movie. Attack of the giant leeches sgl entertainment releasing. Attack of the giant leeches 1959 attack of the giant.
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