A remarkably suspenseful science fiction spectacle about a man out in a sailboat, who sails into a mysterious mist and soon notices that he's shrinking! He eventually gets so small that he must escape the wrath of a house cat, he must battle a monstrous spider for a bread crumb and survive the incredible flood of the leaky basement. The special effects are grand, especially for 1957! The story is reminiscent of a cheesy, low-budget monster flicks that there are so many of, but this one exhibits intelligence. Remade as The Incredible Shrinking Woman with Lily Tomlin and Charles Grodin in 1981.
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Starring:
Grant Williams, Randy Stuart, April Kent, Paul Langton, William Schallert, Billy Curtis
Directed by:
Jack Arnold
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1957 sci-fi
Not Rated.
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Don Ignacio's score: B