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Attack of the Crab Monsters

Attack of the Crab Monsters

From the depths of the sea... A TIDAL WAVE OF TERROR!

19575.21h 3m

Overview

A group of scientists travel to a remote island to study the effects of nuclear weapons tests, only to get stranded when their airplane mysteriously explodes. The team soon discovers that the tests have given rise to crabs mutated into intelligent, impervious, telepathic giants intent on increasing their numbers by breeding, then travelling to populated areas to feed, and which do not intend to be stopped by their discoverers.

Directed by Roger Corman
Written by Charles B. Griffith
Produced by Roger Corman
Box OfficeBudget: $70K0

Top Cast

Richard Garland

Richard Garland

Dale Drewer

Pamela Duncan

Pamela Duncan

Dr. Martha 'Marti' Hunter

Russell Johnson

Russell Johnson

Hank Chapman

Leslie Bradley

Leslie Bradley

Dr. Karl Weigand

Mel Welles

Mel Welles

Jules Deveroux

Richard H. Cutting

Richard H. Cutting

Dr. James Carson

Beach Dickerson

Beach Dickerson

Seaman Ron Fellows

T

Tony Miller

Seaman Jack Sommers

Ed Nelson

Ed Nelson

Ensign Quinlan

Charles B. Griffith

Charles B. Griffith

Seaman Mac, wears sunglasses

Themes & Keywords

islandradiationdecapitationcrabmaroonedscientistsevered handscientist herounderground caverngiant crabmysterious eventsscientist heroinemissing expedition

About Attack of the Crab Monsters

Attack of the Crab Monsters is a science fiction, horror film released in 1957 exploring themes of island, radiation, decapitation, crab, marooned, scientist. Directed by Roger Corman, it stars Richard Garland, Pamela Duncan, Russell Johnson. A group of scientists travel to a remote island to study the effects of nuclear weapons tests, only to get stranded when their airplane mysteriously explodes. The team soon discovers that the tests have given rise to crabs mutated into intelligent, impervious, telepathic giants intent on increasing their numbers by breeding, then travelling to populated areas to feed, and which do not intend to be stopped by their discoverers.

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