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Killer Shrews & Giant Gila Monster [DVD] [1959] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC]

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  • Format: Black & White, Closed-captioned, Colour, DVD-Video, Full Screen, NTSC
  • Language: English
  • Region: Region 1 (US and Canada DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 4:3 - 1.33:1
  • Number of discs: 2
  • Classification: Unrated (US MPAA rating. See details.)
  • Studio: Legend
  • DVD Release Date: 17 July 2007
  • Run Time: 143 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B000P6R9JO
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 274,371 in Film & TV (See Top 100 in Film & TV)


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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
By J. Lovins TOP 1000 REVIEWER
Format:DVD
Legend Films present "THE KILLER SHREWS/THE GIANT GILA MONSTER" (1959) (143 mins) (Fully Restored/Dolby Digitally Remastered) --- now in COLOR and Glorious Black and White --- with Legend Films to restore, colorize and release the earliest black and white films--- a patented coloring and remastering process makes the picture perfect more vivd than ever .

"THE KILLER SHREWS" (1959) (69 mins) --- Under Ray Kellogg (Director), Ken Curtis (Producer), Jay Simms (Screenwriter), Wilfrid M. Cline (Cinematographer), Harry Bluestone (Composer (Music Score), Emil Cadkin (Composer (Music Score), Aaron Stell (Editor), Louise Caldwell (Set Designer), Earl Snyder (Sound/Sound Designer), Ben Chapman (Production Manager) - - - - - Our story is intriguing: a scientist experiments with rodents, who turn into giant mutants, running loose on a island of seven people, including his daughter --- Ingrid Goude is good as the lone female who temporarily becomes the object of affection of two men, a drunkard (Ken Curtis) and a seaman (James Best). But the romantic entanglements soon dissipate when the giant shrews, seeking food, start gnawing at the house of the islanders --- When their food supply runs out, the creatures turn cannibalistic --- This theme pre-dates "The Birds" (1963), "Night of the Living Dead" (1968), even "Signs" (2002) --- this is an enjoyable campy film, a must have for any collector.

the cast includes:
James Best ... Thorne Sherman
Ingrid Goude ... Ann Craigis
Ken Curtis ... Jerry Farrell
Gordon McLendon ... Dr. Radford Baines
Baruch Lumet ... Dr. Marlowe Craigis
Judge Henry Dupree ... 'Rook' Griswold
Alfredo DeSoto ...
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars A huge slithery tongue/ Dogs in shrew suits 2 Dec 2004
By bernie VINE™ VOICE
Format:DVD
The Giant Gila Monster

This is a picture of life before CGI. The contrived dialog is part of the mystique. You get to see hotrods and large lizards. The blob it is not; but it is a necessary addition to any 50' collection.

A teenage boy and a teenage girl disappear together and the law is getting suspicious.
I want to ask the monster if teenagers taste like chicken.
Watch for your self.

The Killer Shrews

I first saw this in the movies. And let me tell you this is really spooky for kids (or used to be.)
We find our selves on an island where a hand full of visitors, including us, find eerie from the beginning. Of course from the title we are anticipating "you know whats" at any time. But the visitors to this island have no idea what they are in for.
An experiment with the intent of correcting overpopulation has gone awry, et voilà killer shrews. These ravenous creatures must eat many times their weight daily to keep from starving. And I must say that Ingrid Goude (Miss Universe Sweden 1956) would make a tasty snack (not that I notices at the movies.)
Well the people are protected by adobe (mud) walls from the poisonous fanged carnivores (did I mention the fangs are poisonous?)
Wait, it's RAINING!

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4.0 out of 5 stars A huge slithery tongue/ Dogs in shrew suits 9 April 2010
By bernie VINE™ VOICE
Format:DVD
The Giant Gila Monster

This is a picture of life before CGI. The contrived dialog is part of the mystique. You get to see hotrods and large lizards. The blob it is not; but it is a necessary addition to any 50' collection.

A teenage boy and a teenage girl disappear together and the law is getting suspicious.

I want to ask the monster if teenagers taste like chicken.
Watch for your self.

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The Killer Shrews

I first saw this in the movies. And let me tell you this is really spooky for kids (or used to be.)

We find our selves on an island where a hand full of visitors, including us, find eerie from the beginning. Of course from the title we are anticipating "you know whats" at any time. But the visitors to this island have no idea what they are in for.

An experiment with the intent of correcting overpopulation has gone awry, et voilà killer shrews. These ravenous creatures must eat many times their weight daily to keep from starving. And I must say that Ingrid Goude (Miss Universe Sweden 1956) would make a tasty snack (not that I notices at the movies.)

Well the people are protected by adobe (mud) walls from the poisonous fanged carnivores (did I mention the fangs are poisonous?)
Wait, it's RAINING!
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