Bride of the Monster (1955)

Calificación de los usuarios:

3.5/10   

Director:

Edward D. Wood Jr.

Escritores:

Edward D. Wood Jr. (original story and screenplay) and
Alex Gordon (original story and screenplay)

Fecha de Lanzamiento:

febrero 1956 (USA)

Género:

Horror | Ciencia-Ficción

Frase comercial:

The Screen's Master of the WEIRD in his NEWEST and MOST DARING SHOCKER!

Plot:

Dr. Varnoff captures twelve men for his experiment: to turn them into supermen using atomic energy....

Plot Keywords:

Atomic Energy | MST3K | Lieutenant | Mutant | Mad Scientist

Comentarios de los usuarios:

When a Horror Cult-Movie Becomes a Comedy

Reparto

Bela Lugosi	...	Dr. Eric Vornoff
Tor Johnson	...	Lobo
Tony McCoy	...	Lt. Dick Craig
Loretta King	...	Janet Lawton
Harvey B. Dunn	...	Capt. Tom Robbins
George Becwar	...	Prof. Vladimir Strowski
Don Nagel	...	Det. Marty Martin (as Don Nagle)
Bud Osborne	...	Lafe 'Mac' McCrea
John Warren	...	Jake Sloane
Ann Wilner	...	Tillie
Dolores Fuller	...	Margie
William 'Billy' Benedict	...	Newsboy (as William Benedict)
Ben Frommer	...	Drunk
Paul Marco	...	Officer Kelton

También conocida como:

Bride of the Atom
Monster of the Marshes (USA) (working title)
The Atomic Monster (USA) (working title)
La novia del monstruo (Argentina) (Venezuela) [es]

Duración:

69 min

País:

USA

Idioma:

Inglés

Color:

Negro y Blanco

Relación de Aspecto:

1.85 : 1

Sonido:

Mono

Clasificación:

Spain:T | USA:Approved | Netherlands:12 (2007) (DVD) | Argentina:13 | Australia:PG | Italy:T | UK:PG (DVD rating) (2005) | UK:X (original rating) | Finland:K-18 (2004)

Locaciones de Filmación:

Griffith Park - 4730 Crystal Springs Drive, Los Angeles, California, USA

Compañía:

Rolling M. Productions

Trivialidades:

According to Paul Marco, Edward D. Wood Jr. thought that Bela Lugosi's memory might not be very good so for Lugosi's huge speech in Bride of the Monster, Wood had the prop man make cue cards. Lugosi, upset, insisted he didn't need cue cards and he would "memorize it." Wood still insisted on the cue cards telling Lugosi, "We have to be safe." Bela Lugosi went to Paul Marco for help. He had Marco promise not to show him the cue cards during the scene. Paul Marco held the cards at his side the whole time and Lugosi never looked over once. Bela Lugosi gave a sensational performance and the whole crew got up and applauded.

Errores:

Continuidad: Differences between interior and exterior of the house: the front door, the staircase, the window "under" the lake.

Citas:

Lt. Dick Craig: This swamp is a monument to death. Snakes, alligators, quicksand... all bent on one thing: destruction.

Conexiones de Película:

Spoofed in Vio la luna... y compró un cementerio (2003) (V)

When a Horror Cult-Movie Becomes a Comedy

Many person are vanishing in the Lake Marsh, nearby an old mansion recently bought by Dr. Eric Vornoff (Bela Lugosi). He lives with Lobo (Tor Johnson) and has an octopus in the lake, product of his experiment in developing somehow atomic energy. Janet Lawton (Loretta King), a reporter of a tabloid, decides to investigate further the disappearance of locals and is abducted by Dr. Vornoff. Her fiancée, Lt. Dick Craig (Tony McCoy), together with the police force, goes to the old house looking for Janet. This story, expected to be a horror movie, is indeed a funny entertainment due to the lack of talent of Ed Wood. When I bought this rare VHS a couple of days ago, some friends of mine, also lovers of cinema, were a little jealous. - Where did you find this film? was the common question. When we watch an Ed Wood's film, we know that it will be a movie full of flaws. But why do we like him so much? Because since Tim Burton promoted this director, he became a cult personality. Therefore, it is very unfair and almost unacceptable the IMDB User Rating of 2.8 for this movie. There are unbelievable mistakes in framing and edition, such as, for example, about 36 minutes running time, we can see the microphone over the heads of Janet and Dr. Vornoff. The performance of the cast is so ridiculous that becomes really funny. The motionless octopus in the `lake' is also funny. And what about the screenplay, a kind of Frankenstein meeting the Loch Ness monster, with hilarious dialogs? This movie is a great entertainment, to see the courage of a brave director lover of cinema but without any skill. My vote is seven.

Title (Brazil): `A Noiva do Monstro' (`The Bride of the Monster')