Village of the Giants [Blu-ray]

Director: Bert I. Gordon Bert I. Gordon

Overview

A young boy genius creates a powerful growth formula with his chemistry set in this campy sci-fi film. Havoc ensues when this formula is ingested by a group of local teenagers, who soon grow to enormous size and threaten to destroy the town if their demands are not met.

Product Details

Release Date:	02/22/2022
UPC:	0738329257835
Original Release:	1965
Rating:	NR
Source:	Kl Studio Classics
Language:	English
Time:	1:21:00
Sales rank:	27,358

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Tommy Kirk	Mike
Johnny Crawford	Horsey
Beau Bridges	Fred
Joy Harmon	Merrie
Ron Howard	Genius
Robert Random	Rick,Rick
Tisha Sterling	Jean
Charla Doherty	Nancy
Tim Rooney	Pete
Kevin O'Neal	Harry
Gail Gilmore	Elsa
Toni Basil	Red
Hank Jones	Chuck
Jim Begg	Fatso
Vicki London	Georgette
Joseph Turkel	Sheriff,Sheriff
Freddy Cannon	Singer
Mike Clifford	Singer
Jack Nitzsche	Composer

Technical Credits

Alan Caillou

Bert I. Gordon	Director,Producer,Special Effects,Special Effects
Alan Caillou	Screenwriter

Editorial Reviews

Make no mistake about it, Village of the Giants is a bad movie -- but most viewers will have a lot more fun watching Giants than they will watching many much better films. By this point in his career, director/producer Bert I. Gordon had already gained a reputation for "big" pictures -- big in the sense that animals, insects or people tended to grow to monstrous size when he was at the helm. Where he got the inspired (so to speak) idea to combine this sci-fi staple with a musical teen-age beach-style movie is anybody's guess, but the result is every bit as dreadful as it sounds -- and that's all to the good. The plot makes absolutely no sense (even giving it significant latitude as an ostensible sci-fi movie), with the townspeople taking the appearance of gigantic animals and insects in stride as if it were an everyday occurrence. The dialogue is so painful that it produces groans that cascade into laughter. And despite a cast (Ronny Howard, Tommy Kirk, Beau Bridges) that has more going for it than many other films of this level, the acting is amateurish. Gordon's direction is poor, and his special effects are delightfully cheesy. Some of the musical numbers are legitimately fun; others fun despite themselves. And the rain-and-mud dance that starts things off must be seen to be believed -- but that pretty much sums up all of Giants. A bad film in all departments, but very much a hoot.