| The Amazing Colossal Man | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster by Albert Kallis | |
| Directed by | Bert I. Gordon |
| Screenplay by | Mark Hanna Bert I. Gordon George Worthing Yates (uncredited) |
| Based on | The Nth Man by Homer Eon Flint (uncredited) |
| Produced by | Bert I. Gordon |
| Starring | Glenn Langan Cathy Downs William Hudson Larry Thor |
| Cinematography | Joseph F. Biroc |
| Edited by | Ronald Sinclair |
| Music by | Albert Glasser |
Production company | Malibu Productions |
| Distributed by | American International Pictures |
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Running time | 80 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $138,000[1] |
| Box office | $848,000 (U.S.)[2][3] |
The Amazing Colossal Man (also known as The Colossal Man) is a 1957 American black-and-white science fiction film from American International Pictures. Produced and directed by Bert I. Gordon, it stars Glenn Langan, Cathy Downs, William Hudson, and Larry Thor. It is an uncredited adaptation of Homer Eon Flint's 1928 short science fiction novel The Nth Man.[2] AIP theatrically released it as a double feature with Cat Girl.
The film's storyline concerns a U.S. Army Lt. Colonel who survives a plutonium explosion and grows 8 to 10 feet a day, ultimately reaching 60 feet tall, but loses his mind in the process.
During the 1960s, American International Television syndicated the film to television. It and its sequel, War of the Colossal Beast (1958), were mocked on Mystery Science Theater 3000.[4]
- ^ "Bert Gordon's Fancy Dan 'Fantasies'; Make 'Em For 429G and Net $1,071,000". Variety. September 17, 1958. p. 24.
- ^ a b McGee 1996 pp. 105–108.
- ^ Rubine, Irving. "Boys meet ghouls, make money." The New York Times, March 16, 1958, p. X7.
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