The Manster (1959)

Horror Movies & Sci-Fi Movies Database	08.03.09

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An American reporter in Japan is sent to interview an eccentric Japanese scientist working on bizarre experiments in his mountain laboratory. When the doctor realizes that the hapless correspondent is the perfect subject for his next experiment, he drugs the unfortunate man and injects him with a serum that gradually transforms him into a hideous, two-headed monster. Movie Tagline: Half-Man, Half-Monster! Title: Manster, The Release Date: March 28, 1962 Runtime: 72 mins Genre: Horror All Genres: Horror, Sci-Fi Languages: English Country: USA, Japan Colors: Black and White Sound: Mono IMDB Rating: 4.6 Brimstone Pit Rating: 5.6 - (Rate This Horror Movie) Category: Horror Movies Starting With M MPAA Rating: (Banned) Director(s): George P. Breakston Kenneth G. Crane Cast: Peter Dyneley ...Larry Stanford Jane Hylton ...Linda Stanford Tetsu Nakamura ...Dr. Robert Suzuki (as Satoshi Nakamura) Terri Zimmern ...Tara Norman Van Hawley ...Ian Matthews (as Van Hawley) Jerry Ito ...Police Supt. Aida Toyoko Takechi ...Emiko Suzuki Kenzo Kuroki ... Alan Tarlton ...Dr. H.B. Jennsen Shinpei Takagi ... George Wyman ... Fujie Satsuki ...Old woman in hotel Remaining Cast: Producer(s): Ryuichi Aimono George P. Breakston Robert V. Perkins William Shelton Writer(s): George P. Breakston William J. Sheldon Composer(s): Hirooki Ogawa More Photos from The Manster More Movie Taglines: Half-Man, Half-Monster! Movie Trivia: Sam Raimi's "ARMY OF DARKNESS" pays homage to this film. When Ash has swallowed one of his little dopplegangers, he then grows an eye on his right shoulder, which results in him splitting into two beings; Good Ash and Evil Ash. In The Manster, the reporter is injected with a serum and later develops an eye, which grows into a head, resulting in him splitting into a good being and an evil one. IMDB Links: » User Comments at imdb.com » More information at imdb.com Keywords: Experiment, Monster, Japan, Two Headed Monster, Two Headed Man  ...[more] Keywords All: Mad Scientist, Public Domain, Third Eye, Volcano, Cult Favorite, Human Guinea Pig Seen it? Rate it Currently 5.57/10 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Rating: 5.6 out of 10.0 - 53 votes cast total buy movie on dvd del.icio.us  |  digg  |  reddit Enter your zipcode for movie listings: » BACK TO HORROR MOVIES LIST