Unfortunately for all of us, at the end of last year we lost another one of the people that made the whole bmovie scene as cool as it was. One couple liz walker and cal moulton, forced into the water by her enraged husband dave walker, gets taken by the leeches. Attack of the giant leeches is an american film about a mystery that unfolds in a small town after three people go missing by a swamp. The leeches themselves can also be interpreted as a sort of. Attack of the giant leeches 1959 lem sawyer partially drained of blood by giant leeches partially, cal moulton gradually drained of blood by giant leeches yes, liz walker gradually drained of blood by giant leeches. Attack of the giant leeches letterboxd your life in film. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comic con sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. It gets so bad sometimes, i have to sneak away into the nightbecause id rather just snark alone in the comfort and privacy of my own little snarkalicious love shack. Watching attack of the giant leeches is like skinnydipping in a swamp. Now before i give you my 411 on this old school bmovie classic, attack of the giant leeches, please allow me to present you with some filmicfacts first. Basically, theyre just a bunch of actors in plastic costumes, but director bernard kowalski hot car girl, night of the blood beast made the most of his small budget. Attack of the giant leeches attack of the giant leeches. Attack of the giant leeches 2008 official trailer youtube.
Attack of the giant leeches is a lowbudget horror movie from 1959. Winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. I guess i should start off by admitting that the original film is. Feb 22, 2012 attack of the giant leeches in a small town, the silence is shattered by a rash of disappearances at the swam. You can read the date in roman numerals during the opening credits. Although she only made five movies, she still is my favorite screen floozy. May 14, 2009 attack of the giant leeches 2009 about us.
The shadow of the cat film complet vf, the shadow of the cat streaming complet vostfr, the shadow of the cat. When a drunken hillbilly sees a giant monster actually a stuntman draped in a canvas in the swamps, he is easily dismissed. They begin dragging locals down to their cave, where they slowly feed on them, draining their victims of blood. Watch attack of the giant leeches full movie free streaming.
It depicts yvette vickers, the sexpot who plays walkers wife, as a lecherous parasite, and the weird love triangle between walker, his wife, and. Later, in some areas in 1960, leeches played on a double bill with the roger corman film house of usher. The leeches also were sentient enough to know when to attack, evidently you can tell they were actors wearing leech suits. Members of a college swim team take anabolic steroids to enhance their performance. Film historian and author david del valle introduces a collection of classic films and shares tragic and hilarious stories from hollywoods dark past. Attack of the giant leeches 2008 plot summary imdb. I have just modified one external link on attack of the giant leeches. Vimeo gives control freaks the power to tweak every aspect of their embedded videos. Jul 07, 2008 this 2008 version of attack of the giant leeches should be given a wide berth.
Attack of the giant leeches horrortheque public domain. Finally, game warden steve benton organizes a patrol to investigate the caves under the swamp, finding the lethal giant leeches. So what if your friends are looking at you weird and youre about to get dragged down into the ick. Also, the film s dirtcheap, slappedtogether ambiance, full of soap opera organ music and shadows aplenty in a dark and remote setting is compelling in its own right for the drivein inclined. Everything else in the movie wasnt worth the marsh in which most of the movie took place. A backwoods game warden and a local doctor discover that giant leeches are responsible for disappearances and deaths in a local swamp, but the local police dont believe them. And i dont know what kelly was going for or why he thought it was a good idea to give his film this visual look that made me feel like i was. Science theater snark pales in comparison to my snarky friends getting down to some serious snarkoleptic scifi vicious film commentary. The film was released by american international pictures on a double bill with a bucket of blood.
In a small town, the silence is shattered by a rash of disappearances at the swamp near the old deserted factories. The legendary yvette vickers attack of the 50foot woman stars along with jan shepard, ken clark, and some nasty giant leeches. For starters, theres nothing but royalty free kevin. Actually this film although campy and cheesy was very typical of 1950s scifi. When a park ranger and a small town sheriff begin finding blooddrained bodies near a secluded marsh, the horrifying truth slithers up from the depths in director brett kellys campy horror remake. The film was later remade surprisingly faithfully as attack of the giant leeches 2008. Attack of the giant leeches is an independently made 1959 blackandwhite science fictionhorror film, produced by gene corman and directed by bernard l. It stars ken clark, yvette vickers and jan shepard. Contrast and general picture quality good though there is some softness of image in long shotscloseups very good.
Remake of the 1959 drivein cult classic has pretty much the same plot as giant leeches in the swamp are sucking the blood out of locals so a wildlife expert and his girlfriend try to figure out whats going on whenever theyre not arguing. The story is set in the florida everglades where the local storekeeper, dave walker, is married to a young sexbomb named liz, who just keeps on walking all over him. After localmoonshine swilling trapper lem sawyer sees a giant creature, people start disappearing. That he can do so consistently is worth acknowledging. The are deaths in original and remake of attack of the giant leeches. List of deaths in attack of the giant leeches horror.
As a fan of this particular film i can recommend its purchase. Attack of the giant leeches didnt earn any sequels, but apparently was good enough for a remake in 2008which says a lot about remakes. Attack of the giant leeches full movie english 2015 horror movie. Honey eyed yvette vickers was the toast of the town back in 1957 when her two most famous cult movies were made attack of the 50 woman and the giant leeches. With she demons of the swamp as an alternative title others included attack of the blood leeches, demons of the swamp, and the giant leeches, one cannot overlook the films commentary on gender. With a name like attack of the giant leeches, theres no denying what your getting into. I believe the release date of this movie was 1958 rather than 1953. But kelly consistently shoots himself in the foot when forming his ideas. We dont get much of it, but when we do, its pretty good. This is the marengo print of attack of the giant leeches and although not perfect by todays standards it is the best copy i have seen to date. We dont come to something like attack of the giant leeches to see the simmering potboiler particulars of small town romance.
Attack of the giant leeches,attack of the giant leeches. Attack of the giant leeches is not on the scale of great films but it is a nice film to see. Classic screams attack of the giant leeches 1959 page. Southernfried swamp horror with a nice touch of late 50s sleaze. What happens when you make a remake to a film nobody remembers, everyone hated, and nobody asked for. One chick looks absolutely orgasmic in the clutches of the leech monster. Attack of the giant leeches 2008, filmografia vampirica. Its up to a park ranger and the town sheriff to discover what ungodly creature is responsible for these deaths. After all, many wouldbe auteurs cant get a single film made, let alone a dozen or more. It had been nearly ten years since the last time id seen it, so late in july i gave in to my deepest and most depraved urgings, hopped on my bicycle, and raced to the library to check it out again. The guy in a giant leech suit is fun but then, have you ever known a guy in a giant leech suit who wasnt fun. That movie is in the public domain so this person did not get permission or. Attack of the giant leeches the film detective restored.
Attack of the giant leeches on dvd 769529975830 from brain damage films. One couple liz walker yvette vickers and cal moulton michael emmett, forced into the water by her enraged husband dave walker bruno ve sota, gets taken by the leeches. But poor old dave is just a sucker for a pretty face and he just keeps on letting liz do it. Attack of the giant leeches 1959 official trailer, organic. The film that keeps calling my name is an old favorite, attack of the giant leeches. I love how these things not only kill, but they bring their prey back to life for unspeakable acts. Attack of the giant leeches 2008 not rated 1h 18min comedy, drama, horror 7 july 2008 canada in a small town, the silence is shattered by a rash of disappearances at the swamp near the old deserted factories. Voir attack the block streaming complet en vf hd, voir attack the block film complet, voir attack the block streaming complet, voir attack the block streaming vf, voirfilm voir attack the block, voir attack the block film en francais. A good cast features yvette vickers in a supporting role. The leeches take them and shocked dave is arrested and accused of murder. Attack of the giant leeches is the featured movie in this mst3k episode. A very minor love triangle is thrown in and yvette looks hot here. When backwoods florida shopkeeper dave walker discovers his hot but hostile wife liz having an affair with his best friend cal, he. Swamp creatures with a taste for human flesh populate this scifi release from roger cormans brother gene.
Bodies are being discovered with no blood left in their bodies. Our film from midnight releasing comes from the production of brett kelly entertainment which is a low budget remake of the 1950s movie of the same name. Learn about leeches and enjoy colorful pictures look and learn. They must have sucked the blood right from this movie as well because even though attack of the giant leeches clocks in at only an hours running time, it makes for pretty dull and uninspired watching. Attack of the giant leeches is a 1959 monster movie coproduced by roger corman, about. You can find more information regarding this film on its imdb page. In a small town, the silence is shattered by a rash of disappearances at the swamp near the old. Attack of the giant leeches sgl entertainment releasing. In the florida everglades, a pair of largerthanhuman, intelligent leeches live in an underwater cave.
Attack of the giant leeches 1959 is a monster horror, scifi movie starring ken clark and yvette vickers. The leeches also were sentient enough to know when to. The giant leeches are the titular antagonists of the 1959 classic horror film attack of the giant leeches, and its 2008 remake of the same name plot. My rating of two out of ten stars is solely because of the leeches. Gene produced several of rogers films during the 1960s and others throughout his career most notably sylvester. Staring shawna mcsheffrey, kevin preece, kerri draper and mike conway. In the film a character speculates that the leeches have been mutated to giant size by atomic radiation from nearby cape canaveral. Attack of the giant leeches trailer video dailymotion. Attack of the giant leeches alexander laszlo trilogy 1959. Le film attack of the giant leeches 1959 vostfr film complet. Attack of the giant leeches has yvette vickers, bruno ve sota and a cast of roger corman regulars in swamp land getting the blood sucked from oversized leeches.
Starring bruno ve sota and the always sexy yvette vickers playboys miss july, 1959 as his trampy wife. Attack of the giant leeches 2008 directed by brett. Attack of the giant leeches 2008, filmografia vampirica, i film sui vampiri, vampiria, cinema e storia medievale. Read about this movie on its imdb page watch classic movies on line free at. Attack of the giant leeches 1959 horror film wiki fandom. Aug 08, 2014 perhaps the cormans thought attack of the giant leeches would emulate the success of creature from the black lagoon 1954, which made enough money to generate two sequels. While searching for illegal traps steve benton ken clark and nan greyson, his girlfriend jan shepard find lem dying with giant sucker wounds on his body. If you have any questions, or need the bot to ignore the links, or the page altogether, please visit this simple faq for additional information. Half of attack of the giant leeches is not too bad a b movie.
This is a sad excuse for a remake of the horror classic attack of the giant leeches. Le film attack of the giant leeches 1959 vostfr admin 20170702t22. Meanwhile, we look forward to more giant killer leech monster action. Im referring to classic director bernie kowalski, who not only directed this great film attack of the giant leeches, but also hot car girl and night of the blood beast before doing a hoard of cowboy and cop tv shows until just a few years ago. Some of us suffered through it so you dont have to. At the time in our history people were terrified of nuclear. Leeches attack people in a swamp, theres also a romantic triangle subplot that has no relation to the film. Monsters are suspected as the culprits, but the local police refuse to believe the theories.
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