The Incredible Shrinking Man
77
Balasaur Score
Worth a look
1957 · Movie · 1h 21m · NR
The read
A Balasaur Score of 77 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.6/10, Rotten Tomatoes 83%, Metacritic 73/100. Scores higher than 91% of the 76 1950s science fiction movies in this catalog. It runs a compact 1h 21m.
Synopsis
A dangerous combination of radiation and insecticide causes the unfortunate Scott Carey to shrink, slowly but surely, until he is only a few inches tall. His home becomes a wilderness where he must survive everything from spiders living in the cellar to his beloved cat.
Ratings
IMDb7.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes83%
Metacritic73/100
585 audience votes
Key crew
- Jack ArnoldDirector
- Richard MathesonScreenplay
- Richard Alan SimmonsScreenplay
- Earl E. LawrenceOriginal Music Composer
- Hans J. SalterOriginal Music Composer
- Herman SteinOriginal Music Composer
- Irving GertzOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Grant WilliamsScott Carey
- Randy StuartLouise Carey
- April KentClarice Bruce
- Paul LangtonCharlie Carey
- Raymond BaileyDoctor Thomas Silver
- William SchallertDoctor Arthur Bramson
- Frank J. ScannellBarker
- Helene MarshallNurse
- Diana DarrinNurse
- Billy CurtisMidget
- Charles PerrySpieler (uncredited)
- Chet BrandenburgBalloon Vendor (uncredited)
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Themes
husband wife relationshipbased on novel or bookradiationcatgiant spidersurrealismshrinkingradioactivitybasementminiaturizationblack and whitetarantula