The Milpitas Monster

The Milpitas Monster is a horror/sci-fi/thriller film created in 1973-1976, directed by Robert L. Burrill. The monster was created by environmental pollution.

Plot

When a landfill is overfull, and pollution reaches its maximum, a monster is born. Made from garbage, and bearing a resemblance to a giant fly, the Milpitas Monster eats garbage to grow bigger. Some high school students find out about the monster and attempt to destroy it.

Trivia

• It was released on DVD with the alternate title "The Mutant Beast",
• The movie was filmed, stars, and was written by high school students,
• The scene where the monster takes a girl hostage, and climbs the electric tower, is an homage to the 1933 film King Kong,
• The monster makes the same screech as Rodan from the Godzilla franchise. It also has an origin similar to Hedorah, from the same franchise.

External links

• The Milpitas Monster at the Internet Movie Database