War of the Colossal Beast Page #3

Synopsis: A mysterious series of food truck robberies makes government officials doubt that the 60-foot tall Colossal Man is dead. He is discovered in a desolate mountain range in Mexico, insane and horribly disfigured. The military drugs him and transports him back to America where he promptly escapes and wreaks havoc on a city.
Genre: Horror, Sci-Fi
Director(s): Bert I. Gordon
Production: James H. Nicholson Productions
 
IMDB:
3.3
APPROVED
Year:
1958
69 min
54 Views


WAS IT A GIANT MAN?

WAS IT, MIGUEL?

WE LEFT WITHIN AN HOUR

AFTER I GOT YOUR PHONE CALL.

THIS IS DR. CARMICHAEL.

HE'S HEAD OF OUR

RADIATION EXPOSURE.

HE'S VERY MUCH INTERESTED

IN YOUR BROTHER'S CASE.

I ONLY HOPE I CAN

DO SOMETHING:

FOR HIM,

MISS MANNING.

THANK YOU, DOCTOR.

UH, DOCTOR

CARMICHAEL,

MAJOR BAIRD, THIS

IS SERGEANT MURILLO

OF THE MEXICAN:

STATE POLICE.

WHERE WAS IT THE BOY

SAW THE COLOSSAL MAN,

THE GIANT?

EL OGRO?

HE HAS NOT BEEN:

ABLE TO TELL US.

THE SERGEANT:

CAN SHOW YOU:

WHERE THE TRUCK:

DISAPPEARED, THOUGH.

S, SEOR.

WON'T YOU GET

IN MY AUTOMOBILE?

FINE.

Murillo:
THIS IS WHERE

THE BOY MIGUEL WAS FOUND.

THESE TRACKS WERE MADE

BY THE TRUCK:

HE WAS DRIVING.

THE TRUCK APPARENTLY

SKIDDED INTO THE WATER.

IT NEVER DROVE OUT.

WHAT DO:

YOU THINK, MARK?

IT SEEMS LIKE PRETTY MEAGER

EVIDENCE TO CONCLUDE

BECAUSE A TRUCK DISAPPEARED,

THAT THE COLOSSAL MAN

IS STILL ALIVE.

BUT THE BOY.

OH, I'M SURE THERE'S

SOME LOGICAL EXPLANATION.

SEORES.

SEORES,

COME QUICKLY.

THAT IS A VERY:

BIG FOOTPRINT.

Joyce:
MAJOR BAIRD, IS

THAT ENOUGH LOGIC FOR YOU?

THE FOOT THAT MADE

THAT PRINT IS ABOUT...

10 TIMES THE SIZE

OF A NORMAL MAN.

THAT WOULD MAKE HIM

ABOUT 60 FEET TALL.

GLENN WAS:

60 FEET TALL.

HE MUST HAVE:

GONE THAT WAY,

TO THE MOUNTAINS.

YOU THINK HE COULD

BE UP IN THOSE MOUNTAINS?

YES, IT COULD BE.

THERE ARE NO PEOPLE

UP THERE.

WELL, LET'S DRIVE SLOWLY.

MAYBE WE COULD FIND

SOME MORE FOOTPRINTS.

WHAT DO YOU SEE, LUIS?

THERE ARE NO MORE

FOOTPRINTS,

THE GROUND:

IS TOO HARD HERE.

I SEE SOMETHING:

OVER THERE.

LET'S TAKE A LOOK.

THIS MUST BE PART OF

SWANSON'S MISSING TRUCK.

NO, THIS IS ANOTHER

TRUCK, SEORITA.

SWANSON'S TRUCK

IS DARK GREEN.

BED STAKE.

TON AND A HALF.

[RUMBLING]

NOTHING BUT:

A ROCK SLIDE.

IT IS GETTING LATE.

WE BETTER GO HOME.

IT IS NOT GOOD TO

BE HERE AFTER DARK.

THANK YOU.

OH, NO, THANKS.

I HAVE PLENTY.

SORRY TO BE SO LONG.

BUT I JUST TALKED

TO THE MEXICAN MILITARY

AUTHORITIES ON THE PHONE.

THEY HAVE TROOPS

AND ARTILLERY STANDING BY.

ALL WE HAVE TO DO

IS PINPOINT THE COLOSSAL MAN

AND THEY'LL MOVE

IN ON HIM.

HE MIGHT COME WILLINGLY

IF WE REASONED WITH HIM.

HOW DO YOU REASON

WITH A 60-FOOT GIANT?

IT'S POSSIBLE

HE'D LISTEN TO SOMEBODY

HE KNOWS WELL,

LIKE MISS MANNING.

WHY NOT TRY IT?

NO, I--I DON'T WANT

ANYBODY GETTING HURT.

PLEASE LET ME TRY

AT LEAST.

NO, I'M SORRY.

BE REASONABLE.

IF YOU USE:

FORCE ON HIM,

SOMEBODY WILL:

GET HURT.

VERY WELL THEN.

I'LL GO ALONE.

WAIT.

WAIT, MISS MANNING.

MISS MANNING...

I DIDN'T ASK

FOR THIS JOB,

I WAS ASSIGNED:

TO IT.

AND IF I'M GONNA

GET IT DONE,

I'LL HAVE TO HANDLE

IT IN MY OWN WAY.

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George Worthing Yates

George Worthing Yates (14 August 1901 in New York City – 6 June 1975 in Sonoma) was an American screenwriter. His early work was on serials shown in cinemas; he later progressed to feature films, primarily science fiction. He was the nephew of the head of Republic Pictures, Herbert Yates. more…

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