The Black Scorpion (1957)

Calificación de los usuarios:

4.2/10   

Director:

Edward Ludwig

Escritores:

Robert Blees (writer)
David Duncan (writer)

Fecha de Lanzamiento:

11 octubre 1957 (USA)

Género:

Horror | Ciencia-Ficción

Frase comercial:

DON'T BE ASHAMED TO SCREAM - IT HELPS TO RELIEVE THE TENSION

Plot:

Volcanic activity frees giant scorpions from the earth who wreak havoc in the rural countryside and eventually threaten Mexico City.

Plot Keywords:

Mexico City | Scorpion | Mexico | Geologist | Cavern

Comentarios de los usuarios:

A stop-motion cheapie

Reparto

Richard Denning	...	Hank Scott
Mara Corday	...	Teresa Alvarez
Carlos Rivas	...	Artur Ramos
Mario Navarro	...	Juanito
Carlos Múzquiz	...	Dr. Velazco
Pascual García Peña	...	José de la Cruz
Fanny Schiller	...	Florentina
Pedro Galván	...	Father Delgado
Arturo Martínez	...	Major Cosio

Duración:

88 min

País:

USA

Idioma:

Inglés

Color:

Negro y Blanco

Relación de Aspecto:

1.85 : 1

Sonido:

Mono (RCA Sound Recording)

Clasificación:

USA:Approved (certificate #18505) | Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15

Locaciones de Filmación:

Estadio Universitario, Mexico City, México D.F., Mexico

Compañía:

Amex Productions

Trivialidades:

Most likely due to budgetary issues, the same person's voice is used for the open credits, the police dispatcher coming from the wrecked police car's radio and the public address announcer in the Mexico City sequences.

Errores:

Continuidad: Drs. Scott and Ramos switch positions three times while driving in the Jeep.

Citas:

Hank Scott: [in a laboratory] One question, doctor...
Dr. Velazco: I hope I can answer it.
Hank Scott: Well, the alcohol, the distilled water, the salt solution - I can uderstand that, but what's the tequila for?
Dr. Velazco: Well, in your country I believe they call it a coffee break.

Conexiones de Película:

Apareció en "Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Black Scorpion (#2.12)" (1990)

A stop-motion cheapie

Another of the 1950s breed of cheaply made monster movies, this one involving gigantic scorpions freed by volcanic eruptions outside Mexico City. The stop-motion scorpions aren't too badly done (though the closeups of their drooling faces are hilarious), and Richard Denning and Mara Corday are tolerable in the lead roles, but this movie would be far more entertaining were it not for Juanito, the small boy and friend of Denning who cranks up the annoyance factor to dangerous levels. On the whole, this movie falls into the "so bad it's good" category.