War of the Colossal Beast Page #4

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


WELL, IT SEEMS

TO ME YOUR WAY:

IS GOING TO HURT HIM

MORE THAN HELP HIM.

I HAVE TO THINK OF

THE SAFETY OF OTHERS,

AS WELL AS HIM.

THAT GOES FOR YOU, TOO.

[SIGHS]

I'M TO FORGET

HE'S MY BROTHER

AND DO NOTHING,

I SUPPOSE.

IT'S NATURAL FOR YOU TO

BE CONCERNED ABOUT HIM,

BUT CAN'T YOU

LET IT GO AT THAT?

WELL, YOU DON'T

EVEN KNOW:

IF HE'LL

RECOGNIZE YOU OR NOT.

LET ME FIND OUT.

WE'LL SEE

ABOUT IT TOMORROW

WHEN THE SOLDIERS

ARRIVE.

OH, TODAY, PLEASE,

BEFORE THEY GET HERE.

PLEASE.

WHAT MAKES YOU SO SURE

YOU'RE GOING

TO FIND HIM?

WHY, HE HAS A WHOLE

MOUNTAIN RANGE:

TO HIDE IN.

BUT WE HAVE:

SOMETHING TO GO ON,

THOSE FOOTPRINTS.

ALL RIGHT.

GET IN MY CAR.

HE'S BEEN RAIDING

THESE TRUCKS:

FOR FOOD TO LIVE ON.

THIS WAS A RIFLE.

MAJOR, LOOK AT THIS.

IT'S HIS THUMBPRINT.

THIS WAS:

SWANSON'S TRUCK.

[RUMBLING]

WHAT'S THAT?

I DON'T KNOW.

[GROWLING]

[GRUNTING]

GET BACK, JOYCE.

[GRUNTING]

[GROWLING]

[CRASH]

[GROWLS]

I HOPE THEY:

ARE BAKING IT:

THE WAY YOU WANT IT, SEOR.

I THINK:

IT'S ALL RIGHT.

WHEN WILL:

THE REST BE DONE?

THEY SAY IT WOULD

BE READY SOON.

THEY ARE ALREADY

LOADING THE TRUCK.

GOOD.

TRY IT.

CAN YOU TASTE:

ANYTHING?

TASTES LIKE BREAD.

WHAT'S IN IT?

CHLORAL HYDRATE.

ENOUGH TO PUT HIM TO

SLEEP FOR 8 HOURS.

I'LL BE

AT THE BAKERY.

WE HAVE TO CAPTURE HIM.

AND THIS SEEMS:

TO BE THE BEST WAY.

DR. CARMICHAEL SAYS

IT CAN'T HARM HIM

IN THE LEAST.

ISN'T THERE ANY OTHER

WAY TO HANDLE IT?

WELL, IT'S THAT OR LET

THE MEXICAN AUTHORITIES

DEAL WITH HIM.

WE HAVE NO OTHER

ALTERNATIVES.

NOBODY'S TAKEN THE TIME

TO THINK OF ANY,

AS FAR AS I CAN SEE.

THERE ISN'T TIME

TO TAKE.

IF WE DON'T GET HIM

BEFORE HE DECIDES TO MOVE

TO ANOTHER MOUNTAIN,

WE MAY LOSE CONTACT

WITH HIM FOR WEEKS.

I SUPPOSE YOU'RE RIGHT.

HIS FACE.

I CAN'T FORGET

HOW HORRIBLE IT WAS.

WHERE YOU FROM, JOYCE?

MY HOME IS:

IN SAN FRANCISCO.

DON'T YOU THINK YOU'D

BE BETTER OFF BACK THERE?

DO YOU KNOW:

WHAT IT WOULD BE LIKE

TO BE JUST SITTING

AROUND WAITING FOR NEWS?

YOU MIND IF I:

SUGGEST A REMEDY?

IT'S AN OLD ONE,

BUT IT USUALLY WORKS.

FIND SOMETHING ELSE

TO OCCUPY YOUR MIND.

DO YOU HAVE A JOB?

I WRITE COPY FOR

AN ADVERTISING AGENCY.

WELL, THAT SHOULD HELP

YOU FORGET YOUR TROUBLES.

I CAN IMAGINE:

MYSELF GOING BACK

TO WRITING ALL THOSE

TIRED OLD ADJECTIVES.

TREMENDOUS,

GIGANTIC, COLOSSAL.

YOU KNOW WHAT:

THEY'D MEAN TO ME NOW,

DON'T YOU?

GLENN.

A COLOSSAL FREAK, MAJOR.

AND HE'S MY BROTHER.

[DOOR OPENS]

Carmichael:
WE'RE

ALL SET, MAJOR.

THIS IS NEAR THE AREA

WHERE HE ATTACKED

SWANSON'S TRUCK.

YOU THINK HE'LL EAT

THIS STUFF?

ALL DEPENDS:

ON HIS APPETITE.

THERE HASN'T

BEEN A TRUCK:

THROUGH THIS ROUTE

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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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