The Beast of Yucca Flats (1961)

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Release Date: May 2, 1961 Limited

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This groaner from profoundly untalented "auteur" Coleman Francis involves the scenario (one couldn't exactly call it a 'story') of a tubby Soviet scientist (Tor Johnson -- who else?) who is pursued by nefarious agents into a nuclear testing area, whereupon an A-bomb blast infuses him with enough radiation to power a small Midwestern town. Supposedly transformed into a rampaging monster, Tor looks exactly the same, albeit with tattered clothing and a constipated expression. In the fine tradition

Unrated, 53 min.

Horror, Classics, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Cult Movies

Directed By: Coleman Francis

Written By: Coleman Francis

In Theaters: May 2, 1961 Limited

On DVD: Sep 5, 2000

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Beware of any Z-grade schlock that contains the phrase "yuck" in the title.

July 25, 2002 Comment (1)

Scott Weinberg

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Glad I saw the MST3K version of this movie, it's so awful I wouldn't have been able to sit through the whole thing without their funny commentary. The story is boring, stupid, pointless, and goes nowhere in the end. The acting is a joke, Tor Johnson is the only real star, and he doesn't even have any lines! The

February 25, 2011

AJ Verser

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A nuclear explosion turns noted Russian scientist Tor Johnson into a strangling beast. Yes, it's one of the worst movies ever made, but it's still worth seeing for the extremely patient for the strange, dreamlike scenes full of delightfully nonsensical but dramatically delivered narration ("flag on the moon -- how did it get there?")

May 9, 2010