Monster on the Campus (1958)

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In this sci-fi film, a college professor must deal with the cataclysmic consequences that ensue when a transmogrifying dragonfly bites a prehistoric fish from Madagascar. Soon after the bite, the strange fish becomes gigantic and begins passing on its new ability to morph all it comes in contact… More In this sci-fi film, a college professor must deal with the cataclysmic consequences that ensue when a transmogrifying dragonfly bites a prehistoric fish from Madagascar. Soon after the bite, the strange fish becomes gigantic and begins passing on its new ability to morph all it comes in contact with back into their primal forms. When it bites a dog, the dog becomes a wolf. When some fish slime ends up in the professor's pipe, the professor put it to his lips, and he turns into a rampaging Neanderthal with a very large stone-axe that he freely wields around the terrified college campus. Bloody mayhem ensues. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi

Rating, Runtime: Unrated, 1 hr. 16 min.
Directed By: Jack Arnold
Written By: David Duncan
Genres: Horror, Classics, Science Fiction & Fantasy

In Theaters: Dec 17, 1958 Wide
On DVD: May 13, 2008

Critic Reviews

Carol Cling, Las Vegas Review-Journal
So-bad-it's-good monster mash ... a hoot.
Ken Hanke, Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)
Agreeably silly Jekyll and Hyde yarn with great hokey monster.

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AJ V

Oh no, there's a monster on the campus? Wait, that's just a fish. I hated this movie, I couldn't even watch it all.
Randy T

The discovery of a "prehistoric fish" in the waters off the coast of Madagascar proved to be enough fodder to inspire this obscure b-movie. Apparently, any contact with the fish's blood will force a creature to genetically alter itself back to it's evolutionary… More
The discovery of a "prehistoric fish" in the waters off the coast of Madagascar proved to be enough fodder to inspire this obscure b-movie. Apparently, any contact with the fish's blood will force a creature to genetically alter itself back to it's evolutionary roots. A dog, for example, will revert back to a primitive wolf after ingesting the blood of the fish. A man, should he come in contact with prehistoric fish fluids, will transform into a murderous caveman who will kill attractive female lab assistants and hang them by their hair in trees because, as we all know, that's what cavemen do.
Anthony V

Campy 50s horror fun.