Starring Tor Johnson, Douglas Mellor, Barbara Francis, Bing Stafford, Larry Aten
Directed by Coleman Francis
(actor & director credits courtesy IMDB.com)
A defecting Russian scientist is caught in an atomic detonation which transforms him into a maddened murdering monster.
This isn't a good movie by any stretch of the imagination, although it's more watchable then some of Francis' other films. It's probably most notable for Johnson, the hulking bald wrestler who appeared in a number of notorious director Ed Wood's productions. This is likely Johnson's biggest role in any movie, but he is only credited as a "guest star" here. He's still kept off camera for most of the film, which given his limited acting ability was a wise move, but that doesn't keep the rest of the movie from dragging. A curious oddity about the film is the fact that all the dialogue is dubbed over long shots or scenes where we can't see people's lips moving. More than likely this was due to problems with sound recording, but the way the film is edited, it certainly is a creative solution, and does give the movie a different kind of vibe to it. Not enough happens, and there's a number of repetitive scenes, but nonetheless, I can't completely pan the picture, which has a stark and gritty tone to it, well suited to the craggy scenery of Yucca Flats.
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