The Amazing Colossal Man

The Amazing Colossal Man (1957)

  • 38% of critics liked it
    (8 reviews)

  • 32% of users liked it
    (494 ratings)

While overseeing the atomic tests in the Nevada desert, Army colonel Glenn Manning (Glenn Langan) is exposed to extensive amounts of radiation. As a result, Manning grows, and grows, and grows, at the rate of ten feet per day. This sudden height gain adversely affects the poor man's mind, and soon… More

Unrated, 1 hr. 19 min.
Directed By
Bert I. Gordon
Written By
Bert I. Gordon
Genres
Science Fiction & Fantasy
In Theaters
Jan 1, 1957 Wide
On DVD
Jan 6, 1993
American International Picture

Critic Reviews

  • Rob Humanick, Suite101.com

    While Langan's work as the mentally unraveling colossal man is impressive, there's little else here save for genre bric-a-brac.

  • Carol Cling, Las Vegas Review-Journal

    Campy sci-fi romp with vintage Vegas cachet.

  • Ken Hanke, Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

    Typical Bert I. Gordon badness

  • Scott Weinberg, eFilmCritic.com

    Goofy ol' giant-guy sci-fi tale.

  • Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews

    What the film failed to do, was be anything but cynical.

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