The Monolith Monsters (Monolith) (1957)
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32% of users liked it
(286 ratings)
In some ways, the coming-attractions trailer for The Monolith Monsters is more exciting than the picture itself. The plot gets under way when a meteor crashes in the desert, leaving behind huge black chunks. While being analyzed in a science lab, the crystaline stones are accidentally drenched with… More In some ways, the coming-attractions trailer for The Monolith Monsters is more exciting than the picture itself. The plot gets under way when a meteor crashes in the desert, leaving behind huge black chunks. While being analyzed in a science lab, the crystaline stones are accidentally drenched with water, whereupon they begin to grow to gargantuan dimensions. In a twinkling, these monster monoliths are running amok, "petrifying" whomever and whatever gets in their way. A sudden rainstorm further exacerbates the situation, causing the monoliths to grow to hitherto unimagined heights. Can the world be saved by the saline solution which the scientists are hurriedly developed in the lab? The notion of killer rocks was certainly a novelty: it would have been nice if Monolith Monsters had consistently lived up to the promise of its premise. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- John Sherwood
- Written By
- Robert M. Fresco
- Genres
- Horror, Art House & International, Mystery & Suspense, Science Fiction & Fantasy
- In Theaters
- Jan 24, 1958 Wide
Critic Reviews
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Rob Humanick, Suite101.com
For genre buffs, climate change advocates and science junkies, The Monolith Monsters is a pitifully overlooked classic.
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James O'Ehley, Sci-Fi Movie Page
Probably one of the most misleading movie titles in film history . . .
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Shane Burridge, rec.arts.movies.reviews
One of the few monster movies you'll see where you feel nothing whatsoever towards the monster
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Cast
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Grant Williams
as Dave Miller
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Lola Albright
as Cathy Barrett
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Les Tremayne
as Martin Cochrane
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Phil Harvey
as Ben Gilbert
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William Flaherty
as Police Chief Dan Corey
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Richard H. Cutting
as Dr. Reynolds
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Dean Cromer
as Highway Patrolman
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Steven Darrell
as Joe Higgins
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William Schallert
as Weatherman
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Trevor Bardette
as Prof. Arthur Flanders
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Paul H. Frees
as Narrator
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Harry Jackson
as Dr. Steve Hendricks
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Paul Peterson
as Boy