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The Beast of Yucca Flats

The Beast of Yucca Flats

Commies made him an atomic mutant!

19612.30h 54m

Overview

A refugee Soviet scientist arrives at a desert airport carrying secret documents, but is attacked by a pair of KGB assassins and escapes into the desert, where he comes in range of an American nuclear test and is transformed into a mindless killing beast.

Directed by Coleman Francis
Written by Coleman Francis
Produced by Coleman Francis, Anthony Cardoza
Box OfficeBudget: $34K0

Top Cast

Tor Johnson

Tor Johnson

Joseph Javorsky

D

Douglas Mellor

Hank Radcliffe

B

Barbara Francis

Lois Radckiffe

B

Bing Stafford

Patrolman Jim Archer

Larry Aten

Larry Aten

Patrolman Joe Dobson

A

Alan Francis

Mike, also called Art, Radcliffe

R

Ronald Francis

Randy Radcliffe

Coleman Francis

Coleman Francis

Narrator / Gas Station Attendant / Newspaper Customer

A

Anthony Cardoza

KGB Driver / Fat Man in Rescue Plane

J

John Morrison

KGB Agent with Mustache

Themes & Keywords

monsternuclear bombkillernuclear testing

About The Beast of Yucca Flats

The Beast of Yucca Flats is a horror, science fiction film released in 1961 exploring themes of monster, nuclear bomb, killer, nuclear testing. Directed by Coleman Francis, it stars Tor Johnson, Douglas Mellor, Barbara Francis. A refugee Soviet scientist arrives at a desert airport carrying secret documents, but is attacked by a pair of KGB assassins and escapes into the desert, where he comes in range of an American nuclear test and is transformed into a mindless killing beast.

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