Attack of the giant leeches 1959 directed by bernard l. 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. 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. Classic screams attack of the giant leeches 1959 page. In a small town, the silence is shattered by a rash of. Attack of the giant leeches 2004 a bartender sends his wife yvette vickers and her lover michael emmet into a swamp where large smart leeches lurk. The bros over at the brave wilderness youtube channel released. We dont get much of it, but when we do, its pretty good. I guess i should start off by admitting that the original film is one of my favorite b. Attack of the giant leeches full movie english 2015 horror movie.
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. 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. 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. Midnight tyrannosaurus attack of the giant leeches. I guess i should start off by admitting that the original film is one of my favorite b movies. If no channel is shown there may be no upcoming episodes of 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. Southernfried swamp horror with a nice touch of late 50s sleaze. You can read the date in roman numerals during the opening credits. Ken clark, yvette, vickers, jan shepard, michael emmet, tyler emmet.
Attack of the giant leeches 2008 12 out of 4 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. Attack of the giant leeches, dvd, manufactured on demand, horror, 769529975830. 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 public domain torrents. Film historian and author david del valle introduces a collection of classic films and shares tragic and hilarious stories from hollywoods dark past. A backwoods game warden and a local doctor discover that giant leeches are responsible for disappearances and deaths in a local swamp, but. Attack of the giant leeches is an independently made 1959 blackandwhite science fictionhorror film, produced. Attack of the giant leeches 2008 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. 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. With ken clark, yvette vickers, jan shepard, michael emmet. Attack of the giant leeches alexander laszlo trilogy. In a small town, the silence is shattered by a rash of disappearances at the swam. Attack of the giant leeches, dvd, manufactured on demand, scificlassic, 644827231928. Attack of the giant leeches is an independently made 1959 blackandwhite science fictionhorror film, produced by gene corman and directed by bernard l. 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 leeches attack them, and the shocked dave is arrested, accused of murder. The attack never befalls anyone in the scary sense and the term giant one equates to that of 30ft in length, nowhere near that estimation, and likely much close to 2 or 3ft.
Also, the films 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. In a small town, the silence is shattered by a rash of disappearances at the swamp near the old deserted factories. With mark courneyea, kerri draper, kevin preece, shawna mcsheffrey. One response to attack of the giant leeches 1959 david csontos, on april 16th, 2010 at 5. 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. Read about this movie on its imdb page watch classic movies on line free at. Watch south africa movies online free, download newold south. 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. March 8, 2008 good, solid horror shlock from the 50s. Although she only made five movies, she still is my favorite screen floozy. 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. I saw this and many of the other scifi movies on this site at my local theater during the 50s and 60s when the saturday afternoon matinee still ruled. Attack of the giant leeches the film detective restored.
I put it in the category of one of those movies with a. Attack of the giant leeches 1959 is a monster horror, scifi movie starring ken clark and yvette vickers. Anne francis, arch oboler, attack of the 50 foot woman 1958, attack of the crab monsters 1957, attack of the giant leeches 1959, attack of the puppet people 1958, audrey. Attack of the giant leeches is not on the scale of great films but it is a nice film to see. Cheapskate theater released an hd download of the film on june 7, 2016, featuring a new. Attack of the giant leeches trailer english youtube. There is actually a pretty cohesive plot about mines, emeralds, giant bugs and a.
After a local drunk shoots a monster in the swamp, people start disappearing. 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. Attack of the giant leeches is an independently made 1959 blackandwhite science. After localmoonshine swilling trapper lem sawyer sees a giant creature, people start disappearing. So what if your friends are looking at you weird and youre about to get dragged down into the ick. But poor old dave is just a sucker for a pretty face and he just keeps on letting liz do it. A remake of the film, directed by brett kelly and written by jeff obrien, was released on july 7, 2008. Attack of the giant leeches is a 1959 film about a backwoods game warden and a local doctor who discover who that giant leeches are responsible for disappearances and deaths in a local swamp, but the local police dont believe them directed by bernard l. Attack of the giant leeches manufactured on demand on. In a small town, the silence is shattered by a rash of disappearances at the swamp. Sherlock holmes the case of the french interpreter 1954.
I believe the release date of this movie was 1958 rather than 1953. Attack of the giant leeches sgl entertainment releasing. Finally, sheriff steve benton organizes a patrol to investigate the caves under the swamp, finding the lethal giant leeches. Posts about attack of the giant leeches 1959 written by monstergirl.
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. Attack of the giant leeches is a 1959 monster movie coproduced by roger corman, about. Attack of the giant leeches full movie english 2015. Attack of the giant leeches trailer 1959 science fiction horror. Yvette was on the verge of stardom with help from both james. Watching attack of the giant leeches is like skinnydipping in a swamp.
The film that keeps calling my name is an old favorite, attack of the giant leeches. Kowalski, produced by gene corman, and the screenplay. Contrast and general picture quality good though there is some softness of image in long shotscloseups very good. Man covered in bloodsucking leeches teaches you how to. Ill confess right upfront that ive never been that big a fan of attack of the giant leeches. Attack of the giant leeches is a lowbudget 1959 science fiction film from american international pictures. 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.
In the florida everglades, a colony of largerthanhumansize. Media in category attack of the giant leeches the following 2 files are in this category, out of 2 total. 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. Download attack of the giant leeches torrent or any other torrent from video movie clips direct download via magnet link. Meanwhile, we look forward to more giant killer leech monster action. While searching for illegal traps steve benton and nan greyson, his girlfriend find lem dying with giant sucker wounds on his body. A good cast features yvette vickers in a supporting role. Attack of the giant leeches 1959 the last drive in. Attack of the giant leeches on australian free to air tv in your area in the next 7 days or you may have disabled the corresponding channel in your icetv account to set recordings for the show when it airs click the schedule new recording link above. Attack of the giant leeches is a lowbudget horror movie from 1959. She worked right up until 2004 and sadly passed away in 2008. Attack of the giant leeches 1959 attack of the killer shrews. It stars ken clark, yvette vickers and jan shepard.
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