 The Amazing Colossal Man 1957  N/R, 80 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
Director: Bert I. Gordon
Cast: Glenn Langan, Cathy Downs, William Hudson, Larry Thor, James Seay, Frank Jenks, Russ Bender, June Jocelyn, Hank Patterson, Jimmy Cross, Jean Moorhead
Army Lt. Col. Glenn Manning (Glenn Langan) is exposed to an atomic explosion and is severely burned but survives in the base hospital. However, the radiation has affected his cells, and Manning is growing larger and larger. By the time his fiancee, Carol (Cathy Downs), finds him, he is 60-feet tall and insane. After attacking and killing another officer and escaping, he is cornered and shot by the military at Boulder Dam and presumed dead–or is he? A sequel follows: "War of the Colossal Beast."
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Beginning of the End 1957  N/R, 73 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Bert I. Gordon
Cast: Peter Graves, Peggie Castle, Morris Ankrum, Richard Benedict, James Seay, Than Wyenn, Thomas Browne Henry, John Close, Don C. Harvey, Larry J. Blake, Eilene Janssen, Frank Wilcox
Grasshoppers grow to enormous size following exposure to radiation near a government research laboratory. After devouring smaller towns, they descend on Chicago where there is more to eat. Can our hero and heroine cut through the government cover-up and save humanity? Typical low-budget Bert I. Gordon fare.
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Earth vs. the Spider 1958 N/R, 72 min.
Genre: Horror / Sci-Fi
aka: The Spider
Earth vs. the Giant Spider
Director: Bert I. Gordon
Cast: Ed Kemmer, June Kenney, Eugene Persson, Gene Roth, Hal Torey, June Jocelyn, Mickey Finn, Sally Fraser, Howard Wright, Troy Patterson, Bill Giorgio, Hank Patterson
While searching for her father, Carol (June Kenney) and her boyfriend, Mike (Eugene Persson), find the remains of a giant spider in a cave. Assuming the spider has been killed, biology teacher Mr. Kingman (Ed Kemmer) displays it in the school gym. But, the spider is not dead; it is simply stunned, and rock music revives it leading to a blood-thirsty rampage through town.
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Empire of the Ants 1977  PG, 89 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
Director: Bert I. Gordon
Cast: Joan Collins, Robert Lansing, John David Carson, Albert Salmi, Jacqueline Scott, Pamela Susan Shoop, Robert Pine, Edward Power, Brooke Palance, Tom Fadden
It would be nice to say there is some cult value here, but it's hard to find in this tale of crooked Marilyn (Joan Collins) trying to get buyers for an island that had been a radioactive waste dump. On a trip to the island, prospective buyers find giant, mutated ants that have spawned from the waste, and the feast begins. Terrible special effects.
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The Mad Bomber 1973  R, 91 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
aka: Detective Geronimo
The Police Connection
Director: Bert I. Gordon
Cast: Vince Edwards, Chuck Connors, Neville Brand, Hank Brandt, Christina Hart, Faith Quabius, Ilona Wilson, Nancy Honnold, Ted Gehring, Dee Carroll, Jeff Burton, Royce D. Applegate
Tough cop Geronimo Minneli (Vince Edwards) is on the trail of a mad bomber, William Dorn (Chuck Connors), who is avenging the overdose death of his daughter by blowing up buildings and schools his daughter had frequented.
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The Magic Sword 1962  N/R, 80 min.
Genre: Family
Director: Bert I. Gordon
Cast: Basil Rathbone, Anne Helm, Estelle Winwood, Gary Lockwood, Liam Sullivan, John Mauldin, Vampira, Angelo Rossitto, Richard Kiel, Leroy Johnson
Wizard Lodac (Basil Rathbone) places spells on Princess Helene (Anne Helm), but a gallant knight, St. George (Gary Lockwood), comes to her rescue.
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Necromancy 1972 PG, 82 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
aka: The Witching
Director: Bert I. Gordon
Cast: Orson Welles, Pamela Franklin, Lee Purcell, Michael Ontkean, Harvey Jason, Sue Bernard, Lisa James, Stephen Knight, Brinke Stevens, Terry Quinn
Mr. Cato (Orson Welles) owns a toy factory that makes objects for witchcraft. His son (Terry Quinn) has died, and Mr. Cato wants to use the soul of Lori Brandon (Pamela Franklin) as part of his satanic experiment that will result in bringing his son back to life.
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Tormented 1960 N/R, 75 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Bert I. Gordon
Cast: Richard Carlson, Susan Gordon, Juli Reding, Lugene Sanders, Joe Turkel, Lillian Adams, Gene Roth, Vera Marshe, Harry Fleer, Merritt Stone
Pianist Tom Stewart (Richard Carlson) has trouble dumping his ex-lover, Vi (Juli Reding), so he can marry a rich, young woman. While atop a lighthouse, Tom decides to tell Vi of his other affair. The lighthouse railing breaks, Vi hangs on to the broken rail, and Tom decides not to save her. That was a mistake, for now Vi's ghost–including assorted body parts–come back to keep her man.
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War of the Colossal Beast 1958 N/R, 68 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
aka: The Terror Strikes
Revenge of the Colossal Man
Director: Bert I. Gordon
Cast: Sally Fraser, Roger Pace, Duncan "Dean" Parkin, Russ Bender, Charles Stewart, Rico Alaniz, George Becwar, Robert Hernandez, June Jocelyn, Roy Gordon
In this sequel to "The Amazing Colossal Man," it appears that his death was not a certainty when he met his doom at Boulder Dam. This time around, 60-foot-tall Glenn Manning (Duncan "Dean" Parkin) is alive but suffering brain damage. The Army captures him, but he escapes and wreaks havoc on those around him.
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| 1. The Amazing Colossal Man (1957)
2. Beginning of the End (1957)
3. The Cyclops (1957)
4. Earth vs. the Spider (1958)
aka: The Spider
aka: Earth vs. the Giant Spider
5. Empire of the Ants (1977)
6. King Dinosaur (1955)
7. The Mad Bomber (1973)
aka: Detective Geronimo
aka: The Police Connection
8. The Magic Sword (1962)
9. Necromancy (1972)
aka: The Witching
10. Tormented (1960)
11. War of the Colossal Beast (1958)
aka: The Terror Strikes
aka: Revenge of the Colossal Man
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