The Hideous Sun Demon
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| The Hideous Sun Demon | |
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 Theatrical poster to The Hideous Sun Demon (1959) |
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| Directed by | Tom Boutross Robert Clarke |
| Produced by | Robert Clarke |
| Written by | Robert Clarke Phil Hiner Doane R. Hoag E.S. Seeley Jr. |
| Starring | Robert Clarke Patricia Manning |
| Music by | John Seely |
| Cinematography | Stan Follis Vilis Lapenieks John Arthur Morrill |
| Editing by | Tom Boutross |
| Distributed by | Pacific International Enterprises |
| Running time | 74 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| IMDb profile | |
The Hideous Sun Demon (1959) was the directorial debut of Robert Clarke, star of many of the 1950's best sci-fi films. The movie became an Atomic Age cult classic. Clarke wrote, directed and produced The Hideous Sun Demon. Clarke wrote in his biography that he made the movie for less than $50,000, including $500 for the rubberized lizard suit he wore. He shot the movie over 12 weekends to get two days' use of rental camera equipment for one day's fee. The movie was featured in the 1982 movie send-up It Came from Hollywood which starred Dan Aykroyd, John Candy, Gilda Radner, Cheech Marin and Tommy Chong.
[edit] Synopsis
A radiation mishap made a scientist, Dr. Gilbert McKenna (played by Clarke), transform into a hideous, reptilian monster every time he was in direct sunlight. During the hours that he was corrupted by the sun, he obsessed about finding prey and a mate. On one of his nightly drinking binges, Dr. McKenna fell for a busty lounge singer, and the two ended up spending the night together on the beach, Unfortunately, Dr. McKenna overslept and had to run home without even a word to his lover. Of course, he risked going out to see her again even though he was supposed to contain himself to his cellar, risking not only his life, but the life of the woman he loves.
[edit] Cast
- Bill Hampton
- Fred La Porta
- Nan Peterson
- Patricia Manning
- Patrick Whyte
- Robert Clarke.
