After localmoonshine swilling trapper lem sawyer sees a giant creature, people start disappearing. Attack of the giant leeches 1959 directed by bernard l. George cisar, michael emmet, joseph hamilton, and dan white in attack of the giant leeches 1959. Sometimes it was called attack of the blood leeches, demons of the swamp, she demons of the swamp, or just playing old the giant leeches. A good cast features yvette vickers in a supporting role. It stars ken clark, yvette vickers and jan shepard. Attack of the giant leeches is a 1959 monster movie coproduced by roger corman, about. Gene corman, rogers brother, produced both msted films which bernard l. 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. Classic screams attack of the giant leeches 1959 page. Attack of the giant leeches 1959 science fiction horror.
The word leech carries a pejorative meaning that describes anyone or anything with parasitical qualities. Attack of the giant leeches cast and crew tv guide. Ken clark, yvette vickers, jan shepard, michael emmet, bruno vesota. Media in category attack of the giant leeches the following 2 files are in this category, out of 2 total. Using dynamite, the 4 missing bodies are discovered and the leeches. Attack of the giant leeches 1959 american international pictures ep. Attack of the giant leeches grindhouse cinema database. Attack of the giant leeches is an independently made 1959 blackandwhite science fictionhorror film, produced by gene corman and directed by bernard l. Kowalski, with ken clark, yvette vickers, jan shepard, at turner classic movies.
In the florida everglades, a pair of largerthanhuman, intelligent leeches are living in an underwater cave. Soon after this, 2 more trappers disappear, the local game warden steve benton gets involved. Okay, so here we have some of the exact same music from alexander laszlo in the theme that was used for the theme of beast in the haunted cave, but back in 1959, you didnt notice stuff like that heres the opening theme music to attack of the giant leeches. Watch attack of the giant leeches online 1959 movie yidio. The giant ants in the movie them and the many giant spider flicks.
Theres just not much story the leeches start abducting andor killing people, so the game warden or somebody throws dynamite in the lake, and well, i hope thats the end of them. Watch attack of the giant leeches online watch online anytime. People or objects that hang on unwittingly may be known as leeches. Attack of the giant leeches is an independently made 1959 horrorsci fi film produced by gene corman and directed by bernard l. Attack of the giant leeches 1959 is a classic movie directed by bernard l. But poor old dave is just a sucker for a pretty face and he just keeps on letting liz do it. The story is set in the florida everglades where the local storekeeper, dave walker, is married to a young sexbomb named liz. Attack of the giant leeches 1959 the last drive in. Leeches attack people in a swamp, theres also a romantic triangle subplot that has no relation to the film.
Attack of the giant leeches from the grindhouse cinema database. Stream, download, buy attack of the giant leeches is available to watch free on tubi tv and stream, download, buy on demand at amazon prime, flixfling, fandor, epix, epix now, flixfling vod, amazon online. Attack of the giant leeches 1959 is a monster horror, scifi movie starring ken clark and yvette vickers. Ken clark, yvette vickers, jan shepard mysterious disappearances and the strange circumstances surrounding them grip the swamp patrolled by game warden steve benton ken clark. Sep 18, 2011 attack of the giant leeches, like many low budget bmovies of the 50s, went by a lot of names over the years.
Attack of the giant leeches didnt earn any sequels, but apparently was good enough for a remake in 2008which says a lot about remakes. While searching for illegal traps steve benton and nan greyson, his girlfriend find lem dying with giant sucker wounds on his body. Attack of the giant leeches 1959 full movie youtube. 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. It is widely considered to be one of the top 100 greatest classic films of all time. Little do they know, that there are giant mutant leeches living in a cave under the water, storing their still living victims for a constant supply of blood. In a small town, the silence is shattered by a rash of disappearances at the swamp. Attack of the giant leeches 1959 classic horror film board. Attack of the giant leeches sgl entertainment releasing. May 30, 2007 in the florida everglades, a colony of largerthanhumansize, intelligent leeches is living in an underwater cave. One response to attack of the giant leeches 1959 david csontos, on april 16th, 2010 at 5. Watch attack of the giant leeches 1959 prime video. They must have sucked the blood right from this movie as well because even though attack of the giant leeches clocks in at only an hours running time, it makes for pretty dull and uninspired watching.
Attack of the giant leeches has yvette vickers, bruno ve sota and a cast of roger corman regulars in swamp land getting the blood sucked from oversized leeches. Theres plenty of giant leeches, and they do attack at regular intervals. May 19, 2011 it is sold as a dvd double with the wasp woman, which is a better film really but attack of the giant leeches has it bmovie moments and is recommended for cheese lovers. He and nans father dr greyson realize that the people were taken by the leeches and the leeches live in caves under the swamp. Top comments attack of the giant leeches does not have any comments yet. With ken clark, yvette vickers, jan shepard, michael emmet. Attack of the giant leeches 1959, usa classic horror. Attack of the giant leeches was one of their first and one of my first from the company, and i havent forgotten it. Limping along in the doldrums of the atomic monster movie decade, attack of the giant leeches is a late entry into the field but is rightfully never even mentioned in the same breath as them.
Attack of the giant leeches 1959 cc classic cinema online. Through this lens, one should view 1959s schlock gem attack of the giant leeches, which was coproduced by the corman brothers, roger and gene. This great film will surely attract a whole new generation of classic movie fans. Attack of the giant leeches ken clark michael emmet yvette vickers 1959 a bartender sends his wife yvette vickers and her lover michael emmet. Alexander laszlos garish score for symphony orchestra evokes a mood of screeching panic rather than anything so subtle as suspense or dread. Attack of the giant leeches 1959 roger corman part 12. Attack of the giant leeches 1959 original trailer on vimeo. 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. The leeches take them and shocked dave is arrested and accused of murder. Kowalski, produced by gene corman, and the screenplay. Attack of the giant leeches explores some recurrent themes for its time. Dec 30, 2017 attack of the giant leeches 1959 ken clark, yvette vickers, jan shepard feature horror, scifi film gorillas.
Included here is the playboy gatefold for july 1959 with the lovely miss vickers playing some records. Mystery science theater 3000 s04e06 attack of the giant leeches part 2. 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. Attack of the giant leeches is an independently made 1959 blackandwhite science fictionhorror film, produced. Attack of the giant leeches alexander laszlo trilogy 1959. Attack of the giant leeches 1959 3b theater poster archive. Ken clark, tyler mcvey, and jan shepard in attack of the giant leeches 1959. Although she only made five movies, she still is my favorite screen floozy. As a fan of this particular film i can recommend its purchase. You can turn on attack of the giant leeches, close your eyes, and be entertained by the soundtrack alone. Ken clark, yvette, vickers, jan shepard, michael emmet, tyler emmet. Southernfried swamp horror with a nice touch of late 50s sleaze. Aug 08, 2014 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. Finally, game warden steve benton organizes a patrol to investigate the caves under the swamp, finding the lethal giant leeches.
Attack of the giant leeches is a lowbudget horror movie from 1959. Ken clark, yvette vickers, jan shepard, michael emmet, tyler mcvey, bruno vesota, gene roth, dan white, george cisar. Attack of the giant leeches is a lowbudget 1959 science fiction film from american international pictures. Oct 17, 2004 i want to like attack of the giant leeches because i like yvette vickers, bruno ve sota, gene roth, etc. I never turn down the chance to check out a film from the very humble beginnings of drivein giant american international pictures. In the florida everglades, a colony of largerthanhumansize, intelligent leeches is living in. I was in elementary school at the time and my teachers were panicking and crying at the news. Attack of the giant leeches the 1959 movie, trailers, videos and more at yidio. Contrast and general picture quality good though there is some softness of image in long shotscloseups very good. Jul 16, 2012 attack of the giant leeches is a lowbudget 1959 science fiction film from american international pictures.
Attack of the giant leeches is not on the scale of great films but it is a nice film to see. Then there were drama films like on the beach 1959 and x the unknown. A very minor love triangle is thrown in and yvette looks hot. When a drunken hillbilly sees a giant monster actually a stuntman draped in a canvas in the swamps, he is easily dismissed. Or back in the day, you went to the drivein theater to explore in the back seat of your pops chevy impala any double feature, and it was an invigorating and entertaining experience and you didnt even have to get out of your pajamas. 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.
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