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The Invisible Man

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The Invisible Man (1933)

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Reviews Counted:29

Fresh:29

Rotten:0

Average Rating:8.4/10

Consensus: James Whale's classic The Invisible Man features still-sharp special effects, loads of tension, a goofy sense of humor, and a memorable debut from Claude Rains.

Runtime: 72 mins

Genre: Science-Fiction/Fantasy

Synopsis: With THE INVISIBLE MAN (the first film in a series), James Whale (FRANKENSTEIN) provides another stylish, blackly comic entry in the popular Universal horror cycle of the 1930s. When a mysterious... With THE INVISIBLE MAN (the first film in a series), James Whale (FRANKENSTEIN) provides another stylish, blackly comic entry in the popular Universal horror cycle of the 1930s. When a mysterious man, face wrapped in bandages and wearing dark goggles, arrives in a small English village one snowy night, things start to go awry. Jack Griffin (Claude Rains), a chemist who has discovered an invisibility formula, wants desperately to find the antidote, but a side effect of the drug is driving him insane. Becoming gradually more unhinged, Griffin strips off his nose, bandages, and clothes before the stunned villagers and sets about terrorizing the countryside. When he progresses from mayhem to murder, Griffin's beloved Flora (Gloria Stuart) and colleague Dr. Kemp (William Harrigan) work with police to try to capture the elusive Invisible Man. It is a race against time to stop Griffin's plans to make the world "grovel" at his feet. Watch for the stunning special effects during the snowy climax to this gripping, atmospheric horror classic. [More]

Starring: Claude Rains, Gloria Stuart, William Harrigan, Una O'Connor

Starring: Claude Rains, Gloria Stuart, William Harrigan, Una O'Connor, Henry Travers, Forrester Harvey, Holmes Herbert, E.E. Clive, Dudley Digges, Harry Stubbs, Donald Stuart

Director: James Whale

Director: James Whale
Producer: Carl Laemmle Jr.
Screenwriter: R.C. Sherriff

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08/30/02
Jeffrey Westhoff
Jeffrey Westhoff
Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)

A James Whale masterpiece

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07/30/02
Ken Hanke
Ken Hanke
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

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07/25/02
Scott Weinberg
Scott Weinberg
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Remains memorable for its tension, its special effects and the talkie debut of Claude Rains.

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07/25/01
Brian Webster
Brian Webster
Apollo Guide

One of the best of the horror stories to reach the screen, this picture rates high because of originality of theme, excellent acting, expert camerawork and direction, plus an atmosphere of brooding mystery.

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06/13/01
Boxoffice Magazine

The many special effects -- some retouched on film by hand -- are quaint by today's digital standards, but that only makes them all the more fun.

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01/01/00
Bob Graham
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San Francisco Chronicle
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One of the all time fun pictures, with enough ingredients in it to please a wide variety of film fans.

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Dennis Schwartz
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A wonderful, insightful, goofy, bizarre look at a strange case.

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Jeffrey M. Anderson
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