Jim discusses an adaption of one of his favorite Stephen King books -"Cat's Eye," based on two short stories in "Nightshift" and starring Drew Barrymore, James Woods, Alan King, Robert Hayes, Kenneth McMillian, Mary D'Arcy, Candy Clark, James Naughton, Mike Starr, Charles S. Dutton, and directed by Lewis Teague. The three tales that surround the wanderings of a tabby cat are "Quitters Inc" involving a man's attempt to stop smoking, "The Ledge," dealing with a serious wager and "General" focusing on a little girl's fear of a monster in her bedroom. Find out more on MONSTER ATTACK!, The Podcast Dedicated To Old Monster Movies.
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Crack In The World | Episode 477
Jim reflects back on a 1965 Sci-Fi movie that is celebrating its 60th anniversary this year - "Crack In The World," starring Dana Andrews, Janette Scott, Kieron Moore, Alexander Knox, and directed by Andrew Marton. A dying scientist's quest for a source of unlimited energy results in a situation that threatens all of mankind. Find out more on this episode of MONSTER ATTACK!, The Podcast Dedicated To Old Monster Movies.
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The Atomic Man | Episode 476
Jim discusses a little-known Sci-Fi film from 1955 - "The Atomic Man" aka "Timeslip," starring Gene Nelson, Faith Domergue, Peter Arne, Joseph Tomelty, Vic Perry, Martin Wyldeck, written by Charles Eric Maine and Directed by Ken Hughes. This Anglo-American gem centers around a famous nuclear scientist who is at the heart of a strange mystery involving attempted murder and a strange man who talks gibberish. And yet, there is more. Find out on MONSTER ATTACK!, the podcast dedicated to old monster movies.
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JAWS | Episode 475
Madeline Brumby and Shane Morton join Jim for a 50th Anniversary celebration of the very first Summer Blockbuster film - Steven Spielberg's "JAWS," Roy Scheider, Richard Dreyfuss, Robert Shaw, Lorraine Gary, Murray Hamilton and a host of residents from Martha's Vineyard. Based on the novel by Peter Benchley, the story centers around a Cape Cod island town beseiged by a rogue Great White Shark. The film had an enormous impact on movie goers. Find out more on this episode of MONSTER ATTACK!, The Podcast Dedicated To Old Monster Movies.
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Rollerball (1975) | Episode 474
Jim reflects back on a classic sci-fi film set in the year 2018 and directed by Norman Jewison - "Rollerball," starring James Caan, John Beck, John Houseman, Maude Adams, Moses Gunn, and Barbara Trentham. Corporations have now taken over the planet and rule the roost using a violent game to control the masses. One player stands up to the power and risks everything to play a game he loves. Find out more on MONSTER ATTACK!, The Podcast Dedicated To Old Monster Movies.
“Monster Attack” is a podcast dedicated to old “Monster Movies,” the ones we all grew up with and fell in love with. These are the films that opened up a new world of scary creatures, sci-fi wonders and frightening tales of the supernatural. Former radio personality Jim Adams re-visit a time when radioactive dinosaurs threatened Tokyo, werewolves terrorized the population at large and mad scientists conducted hideous experiments in large mansions.
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