The read
Critics rate it 22 points higher than audiences do. It runs a compact 1h 20m.
Synopsis
A young man visits his fiancé's estate to discover that her wheelchair-bound scientist father has discovered a meteorite that emits mutating radiation rays that have turned the plants in his greenhouse to giants. When his own wife falls victim to this mysterious power, the old man takes it upon himself to destroy the glowing object with disastrous results.
Ratings
IMDb5.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes78%
Critics rate it 22 points higher than audiences do.
70 audience votes
Key crew
- Daniel HallerDirector
- Don BanksOriginal Music Composer
- Jerry SohlScreenplay
Cast
- Boris KarloffNahum Witley
- Nick AdamsStephen Reinhart
- Suzan FarmerSusan Witley
- Freda JacksonLetitia Witley
- Terence de MarneyMerwyn
- Patrick MageeDr. Henderson
- Sheila RaynorMiss Bailey
- Harold GoodwinTaxi Driver
- Paul FarrellJason
- Sydney BromleyPierce
- Billy MiltonHenry
- Leslie DwyerPotter
Stills
Themes
mutantgreenhousecarnivorous plantradioactivitybased on short story