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The Beast of Yucca Flats (1961)

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Runtime: 60 mins

Genre: Horror/Suspense

Synopsis: 300-pound wrestler Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka plays a noted Russian nuclear scientist chased by Commie spies into the desert where he runs right into an atomic blast and is turned into a hair-eating,... 300-pound wrestler Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka plays a noted Russian nuclear scientist chased by Commie spies into the desert where he runs right into an atomic blast and is turned into a hair-eating, club-wielding monster who befriends the local rabbits. Widely considered one of the worst movies ever made, THE BEAST OF YUCCA FLATS has brief nudity at the opening rape scene. [More]

Starring: Tor Johnson, Tony Cardoza, Douglas Mellor, Conrad Brooks

Starring: Tor Johnson, Tony Cardoza, Douglas Mellor, Conrad Brooks

Director: Coleman Francis

Director: Coleman Francis

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Sep 5, 2000

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  • Commies made him an atomic mutant! Noted Russian nuclear scientist Joseph Javorsky (Tor Johnson) escapes to the United States with "Top Secret" Soviet documents. U.S. Army personnel accompany him to the Yucca Flats Atomic Testing Grounds, but Soviet agents are in hot pursuit! They run Javorsky's car off the road, right into the bomb testing site. During the ensuing gunfight, an H-bomb detonation kills everyone except Javorsky, who is transformed into a crazed atomic-mutated beast on a bloodthirsty rampage! Inspired by the Cold War, Communist infiltration of America, and the constant threat of atomic attacks, this drive-in theater classic from the Kennedy Era stars cult favorites Tor Johnson and Conrad Brooks from "Plan 9 from Outer Space."
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    Beware of any Z-grade schlock that contains the phrase "yuck" in the title.

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