Attack of the giant leeches 1959 roger corman part 12. Then there were drama films like on the beach 1959 and xthe unknown. It had been nearly ten years since the last time id seen it, so late in july i gave in to my deepest and most depraved urgings, hopped on my bicycle, and raced to the library to check it out again. 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 1958, audrey dalton, back from the dead 1957, barbara payton, barbara rush. Publication date 1959 usage public domain topics leeches, corman, horror language english. Attack of the giant leeches 1959 american international pictures ep. Watch attack of the giant leeches online 1959 movie yidio. Southernfried swamp horror with a nice touch of late 50s sleaze. In the florida everglades, a backwoods poacher stumbles upon a bizarre creature while tramping through the swamps. Limping along in the doldrums of the atomic monster movie decade, attack of the giant leeches is a late entry into the field but is rightfully never even mentioned in the same breath as. 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. Attack of the giant leeches is one of my 50s favorites, too. Kowalski, with ken clark, yvette vickers, jan shepard, at turner classic movies. An unknown horroran unknown death massive blood sucking monsters.
With ken clark, yvette vickers, jan shepard, michael emmet. Attack of the giant leeches 1959 just the leech grotto scenes. Stream, download, buy attack of the giant leeches is available to watch free on tubi tv and stream, download, buy on demand at amazon prime, flixfling, fandor, epix, epix now, flixfling vod, amazon online. He searches the swamps and finds it inhabited by giant leeches, mutated by the local radiation at cape canaveral, and hungry for the taste of human blood. 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. What was the terrible power of the demons of the swamp. Attack of the giant leeches 1959 is a monster horror, scifi movie starring ken clark and yvette vickers. The leeches attack them, and the shocked dave is arrested, accused of murder. A good cast features yvette vickers in a supporting role. Adult specimens of the medicinal leech hirudo medicinalis, a. Attack of the giant leeches the film detective restored version.
I guess i should start off by admitting that the original film is one of my favorite b movies. The giant leeches 1959 movie poster horror posters, classic. Attack of the giant leeches sgl entertainment releasing. Aug 08, 2014 attack of the giant leeches also known as demons of the swamp or just plain old giant leeches is one of the first examples of sweaty science fiction, set in a southern swamp where supersmart leeches by southern standards snatch up unlucky passersby, keep them alive in their underwater cave lair, and drain their blood when they get thirsty. Sometimes it was called attack of the blood leeches, demons of the swamp, she demons of the swamp, or just playing old the giant leeches. I seems to me while the government and scientists were telling us that nuclear power was a great hope for the future, hollywood was rife with green radioactive clouds, radioactive monsters, radioactive blobs. 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. Attack of the giant leeches 1959 classic horror film board. Kowalski, ken clark, yvette vickers, jan shepard, leo gordon. After localmoonshine swilling trapper lem sawyer sees a giant creature, people start disappearing. 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.
Attack of the giant leeches is not on the scale of great films but it is a nice film to see. 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 1959 ken clark, yvette vickers, jan shepard feature horror, scifi. But poor old dave is just a sucker for a pretty face and he just keeps on letting liz do it. 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.
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. While searching for illegal traps steve benton and nan. 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. One couple liz walker and cal moulton, forced into the water by her enraged husband dave walker, gets taken by the leeches. 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.
Attack of the giant leeches also known as demons of the swamp or just plain old giant leeches is one of the first examples of sweaty science fiction, set in a southern swamp where supersmart leeches by southern standards snatch up unlucky passersby, keep them alive in their underwater cave lair, and drain their blood when they get thirsty. Save for one serious, heartbreaking scene, leeches is all about laughing along with the movie as the predictable plot winds down and plays off all the cliches in the book. Although she only made five movies, she still is my favorite screen floozy. Attack of the giant leeches 1959 official trailer, organic. Attack of the giant leeches was one of their first and one of my first from the company, and i havent forgotten it. Attack of the giant leeches is a 1959 monster movie coproduced by roger corman, about. 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. Attack of the giant leeches alexander laszlo trilogy. 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.
Leeches attack people in a swamp, theres also a romantic triangle subplot that has no relation to the film. It is sold as a dvd double with the wasp woman, which is a better film really but attack of the giant leeches has it bmovie moments and is recommended for cheese lovers. 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. Classic screams attack of the giant leeches 1959 page. Watch attack of the giant leeches 1959 prime video. A very minor love triangle is thrown in and yvette looks hot here. Sep 18, 2011 attack of the giant leeches, like many low budget bmovies of the 50s, went by a lot of names over the years. Ken clark, yvette vickers, jan shepard, michael emmet, bruno vesota. 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. Overview of attack of the giant leeches, 1959, directed by bernard l. Horrortheque public domain horror movies public domain horror movies.
Ken clark, yvette, vickers, jan shepard, michael emmet, tyler emmet. Attack of the giant leeches is an independently made 1959 blackandwhite science fictionhorror film, produced by gene corman and directed by bernard l. It stars ken clark, yvette vickers and jan shepard. Attack of the giant leeches full movie 1959 youtube. The main reason to watch these monsters attack is to laugh at the garbage bag style effects and youll without a doubt spend most of the films short 60 minute running time giggling at the. Through this lens, one should view 1959s schlock gem attack of the giant leeches, which was coproduced by the corman brothers, roger and gene. Watch attack of the giant leeches online watch online anytime. Proin pellentesque mollis enim, at vulputate odio mollis sed. Attack of the giant leeches 1959 cc classic cinema online. Attack of the giant leeches 1959 full movie youtube. Yvette was on the verge of stardom with help from both james cagney and jim.
Attack of the giant leeches is een amerikaanse bfilm uit 1959, gedistribueerd door american international pictures. The rest of the movie is fun but this is the stuff that generations of nightmares are made out of. Watch attack of the giant leeches full movie in hd visit a backwoods game warden and a local doctor discover that gia. Attack of the giant leeches is a lowbudget horror movie from 1959. In terms of cheesy camp classics, its definitely up there and it makes you revel in just how right roger corman was when he convinced aip to stop making these super low budget, black and white junk films and double up the budget. Ken clark was born on june 4, 1927 in neffs, ohio, usa as kenneth donovan clark. Praesent vestibulum tempor augue, vel egestas nulla commodo quis. 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. Oct 17, 2004 attack of the giant leeches is one of my 50s favorites, too. Attack of the giant leeches is an independently made 1959 blackandwhite science fictionhorror film, produced. In the florida everglades, a colony of largerthanhumansize, intelligent leeches is living in an underwater cave. A backwoods game warden and a local doctor discover that. Attack of the giant leeches public domain horror movies.
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. The soundtrack is very good as bmovies go and the special effects are not really all that bad, even if the leeches do look a little cheesy hey but who doesnt like. Attack of the giant leeches 1959 trailer watch online. Its horror unimaginable as enormous, bloodsucking leeches are grabbing swamp folk, who have a rarified taste, and storing them as food stock in underwater caverns.
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 1959 ken clark, yvette vickers, jan shepard. Kowalski on allmovie this hysterical drivein favorite pits a. Robot mike favorite favorite favorite favorite february 3, 2007 subject. Watch attack of the giant leeches 1959 prime video amazon uk. It has a short running rime of only 62 minutes which gives it a nice pace to the film. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Included here is the playboy gatefold for july 1959 with the lovely miss vickers playing some records. Ken clark, yvette vickers, jan shepard, michael emmet, tyler mcvey, bruno vesota, gene roth 1959, 62 minutes, directed by. The guy in a giant leech suit is fun but then, have you ever known a guy in a giant leech. The film that keeps calling my name is an old favorite, attack of the giant leeches. Region code, region 2 this dvd may not be viewable outside europe. Just plain and simply one of the worst films ever made. Attack of the giant leeches 1959 directed by bernard l. A remake of the film, directed by brett kelly and written by jeff obrien, was released on july 7, 2008. Attack of the giant leeches 1959 3b theater poster archive. Attack of the giant leeches 1959 just the leech grotto. May 30, 2007 in the florida everglades, a colony of largerthanhumansize, intelligent leeches is living in an underwater cave.
Watching attack of the giant leeches is like skinnydipping in a swamp. 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. Top comments attack of the giant leeches does not have any comments yet. Attack of the giant leeches 1959 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. He was an actor, known for attack of the giant leeches 1959, none but the lonely spy 1964 and missione speciale lady chaplin 1966.
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. The attack of the giant leeches 1959 ken clark actor, yvette vickers actor, bernardd l. Attack of the giant leeches, like many low budget bmovies of the 50s, went by a lot of names over the years. Attack of the giant leeches grindhouse cinema database. Dec 27, 2017 attack of the giant leeches 1959 ken clark, yvette vickers, jan shepard feature horror, scifi. Attack of the giant leeches alexander laszlo trilogy 1959. Finally, sheriff steve benton organizes a patrol to investigate the caves under the swamp, finding the lethal giant leeches. Attack of the giant leeches 1959 the last drive in. Attack of the giant leeches 1959 retrovision media. Attack of the giant leeches 1959 video dailymotion. Film historian and author david del valle introduces a collection of classic films and shares tragic and hilarious stories from hollywoods dark past. Kowalski starring ken clark, yvette vickers, jan shepard genres horror, science fiction.
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