Toxic waste dumping in a small Idaho town turns a young boy into horrible mutant monster. The town's police chief and a government scientist team up to stop the monster, which is quickly killing off the town's citizenry.
Practical Effects
The mutant suit looks like melted Easter candy and regret.
Acting
Martin Landau somehow keeps his dignity. Barely.
Director
Jackie Kong
Martin Landau
Garson Jones
Marianne Gordon
Laurie
Bill Osco
Detective Mortimer Lutz
José Ferrer
Mayor Gordon Lane
Dorothy Malone
Marge Smith
Ruth Buzzi
Virginia Lane
Kinky Friedman
Willis
Kent Perkins
Officer Dudley
Jerry Maren
Monster
Richard Marcus
Joe the Lab Assistant
Robin Stille
Girl at Drive-In Theater (uncredited)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Director Jackie Kong made this at 24 after her producer husband bet she couldn't direct horror. She later called it 'a learning experience.'
The film was notoriously hard to find for decades until a 2019 restoration, earning it midnight movie cult status.
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