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To assist with his work due to his failing eyesight, renowned biologist Dr. Alexander Thorkel (Albert Dekker) invites two prominent scientists and a mineralogist to his hidden Amazon jungle laboratory. Thorkel remains evasive about the nature of his experiments, and after the team evaluates his bacteria slides, he orders them away. When they refuse, Thorkel and his servant trick them into a chamber where Thorkel shrinks them down to microscopic size, and they escape to the terrifying jungle.
  • Genre:
    sci fi
  • Original Language:
    English
  • Director:
    Ernest B. Schoedsack
  • Producer:
    Dale Van Every
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  • Production Co:
    Paramount Pictures

Cast & Crew

Albert Dekker
Dr. Alexander Thorkel
Janice Logan
Dr. Mary Robinson
Thomas Coley
Bill Stockton
Charles Halton
Dr. Bulfinch
Victor Kilian
Steve Baker
Frank Yaconelli
Pedro
Billy Wilkerson
Silent Indian
Allen Fox
Paul Fix
Dr. Mendoza
Frank Reicher
Professor Kendall
Ernest B. Schoedsack
Director
Dale Van Every
Producer
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Critic Reviews for Dr. Cyclops

All Critics (13) | Top Critics (4) | Fresh (10) | Rotten (3)

  • Story and direction both fail to catch and hold interest.

    March 26, 2009 | Full Review…

    Variety Staff

    Variety

  • Dr. Cyclops is the best bad picture of the year, an epic of silliness, and, more than that, a triumph of the process screen and the department of trick effects all combined very tastefully with Technicolor.

    March 25, 2006 | Full Review…

    B.R. Crisler

    New York Times

  • An engaging fantasy with brilliantly executed (though mostly rather unimaginative) special effects which look back to The Devil Doll and forward to The Incredible Shrinking Man.

    January 26, 2006 | Full Review…

    Tom Milne

    Time Out

  • Scary!

    November 27, 2003 | Rating: 3/5

    Nell Minow

    Movie Mom

  • The story and characterisation is where this movie falls apart, even given the fact that you know from the start it's going to be schlocky.

    August 25, 2017 | Rating: 5/10 | Full Review…

    Kieron Moore

    Starburst

  • The standard plot now looks hackneyed, and the cueball-headed Dekker is stereotypically crazy. However, the impressive array of oversize props make this a lot of fun to watch.

    October 19, 2016 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…

    Alan Jones

    Radio Times
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Audience Reviews for Dr. Cyclops

  • Apr 26, 2012
    Another film from the ultimate Sci Fi Collection. This is about a film where a Doctor is using uranium to miniaturizes things, The miniature horse is pretty cool, then 5 people will not leave him alone so he miniaturizes them. Must have been a drive in hit. 3 stars
    Bruce B Super Reviewer
  • Sep 05, 2010
    This movie feels like a 50s B movie, and it's pretty much the same story as the late 50s movie, Attack of the Puppet People, but Dr. Cyclops got there first. This movie has cool special effects, which reminded me of 50s movies, and I was surprised to see such effects in a movie from 1940. It's not a fantastic story by today's standards, but this movie is still pretty cool when you think about it.
    Aj V Super Reviewer
  • Jan 25, 2009
    Dr. Alexander Thorkel has discovered a way to use radiation to shrink pigs, horses and other assorted animals to a fraction of their former size. Obsessed with this new discovery and paranoid that his colleagues will steal his invention, he decides to shrink them as well. I caught this one on late-night television many, many years ago and absolutely loved it. Albert Dekker is the ultimate "mad scientist" in this Technicolor extravaganza of campy dialog and extraordinary special effects.
    Randy T Super Reviewer
  • Oct 29, 2008
    If you have nothing better to do, this might fill your time.
    Anthony V Super Reviewer
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