The Giant Gila Monster

1959
Approved
1h 14m

IMDb RATING

3.7/10

4.5K

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Kaiju Monster Horror Horror Sci-Fi Thriller

A giant lizard terrorizes a rural Texas community and a heroic teenager attempts to destroy the creature.A giant lizard terrorizes a rural Texas community and a heroic teenager attempts to destroy the creature.A giant lizard terrorizes a rural Texas community and a heroic teenager attempts to destroy the creature.

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IMDb RATING

3.7/10

4.5K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

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Trivia
The voice heard on the other end of the phone, when Chase eavesdrops on a phone call to the police department, is that of Ken Curtis, who served as producer on this film. He is more famous for having played scruffy deputy Festus Hagen on Gunsmoke (1955).

Goofs
Chase is seen taking white wall tires off a wrecked car and putting them on his own. In the next scene, he has black wall tires on his car. The white wall tires change back and forth several times from scene to scene after that. (additional info) During the making of the film, several times Chase's car broke an axle. It was common for this car because of its high speed. Also due to rough country roads. This may be why the frequent tire changes noticed in the movie.

Quotes
Sheriff Jeff: I ask you what time it is and you tell me how to build a clock, just answer the question!

Crazy credits
The title "The GIANT GILA MONSTER" is printed in letters covered with reptile scales

Alternate versions
A colorized version was released in 2007, as part of a double feature with The Killer Shrews (1959).

Connections
Edited into Hookers in a Haunted House (1999)

Soundtracks
The Mushroom Song
(uncredited)
(aka "Laugh, Children, Laugh")
Composed and Performed by Don Sullivan

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My mother is in this movie

When I was a kid in the early 1960s, this movie came on TV and I watched it with my mother. She said she was an extra in the scene where the dance hall is torn down by the monster. There's a fairly good shot of her for a second or two.

She told me that Don Sullivan hit on her. Not bad for a mother of 4. When he asked her out, she said, "I'll have to ask my husband first", and he just walked away.