Dr. Cyclops

Dr. Cyclops (1940)

  • 100% of critics liked it
    (6 reviews)

  • 56% of users liked it
    (278 ratings)

The first Technicolor horror film since Mystery of the Wax Museum, Dr. Cyclops was directed by Ernest Schoedsack, of King Kong fame. Albert Dekker chews the scenery as mad scientist Dr. Thorkel, who has developed a process that will shrink human beings to doll size. His first victims include mining… More

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In Theaters
Apr 12, 1940 Wide
On DVD
May 13, 2008
MCA Universal Home Video

Critic Reviews

  • Fernando F. Croce, CinePassion

    In Ernest B. Schoedsack's fantasy of characters at the mercy of high and low camera angles, every other shot is a pulp poem

  • Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews

    Albert Dekker is marvelous as the eccentric biologist.

  • Nell Minow, Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies

    Scary!

  • Gerry Shamray, Sun Newspapers of Cleveland

    Terrific, old-fashioned thriller.

  • Ken Hanke, Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

    Great effects and a strong performance from Dekker, but not really compelling

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  • Bruce B


    Another film from the ultimate Sci Fi Collection. This is about a film where a Doctor is using uranium to miniaturizes things, The miniature horse is pretty cool, then 5 people will not leave him alone so he miniaturizes them. Must have been a drive in hit. 3 stars

  • AJ V


    This movie feels like a 50s B movie, and it's pretty much the same story as the late 50s movie, Attack of the Puppet People, but Dr. Cyclops got there first. This movie has cool special effects, which reminded me of 50s movies, and I was surprised to see such effects in a movie… More

  • Randy T


    Dr. Alexander Thorkel has discovered a way to use radiation to shrink pigs, horses and other assorted animals to a fraction of their former size. Obsessed with this new discovery and paranoid that his colleagues will steal his invention, he decides to shrink them as well. I caught… More

  • Anthony V


    If you have nothing better to do, this might fill your time.

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