Teenage Monster

Teenage Monster
Directed by Jacques R. Marquette
Written by Ray Buffum
Starring Anne Gwynne
Stuart Wade
Music by Walter Greene
Cinematography Taylor Byars
Edited by Irving M. Schoenberg
Distributed by Marquette Productions Limited
Release dates

United States December 25, 1957 (premier)

United States January 8, 1958 (wide)
Running time
 65 minutes
Language English
Budget $57,000 (estimated)[1]
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Teenage Monster is an independent science fiction, horror film, premiered December 25, 1957 and released by Marquette Productions Limited in 1958.[2] Directed by Jacques R. Marquette, the film starred Anne Gwynne and Stuart Wade. The film combined the elements of science fiction and westerns, both of which were popular in the late 1950s.

Plot

The story is set in a town in the American Southwest. Young Charles Cannon (Stephen Parker), after seeing a meteor crash in the desert heads out to investigate it. He becomes exposed to rays from the meteor and ages rapidly. He is now about ten years older, hairy, aggressive, and psychopathic. His mother hides him in the basement to protect him from the law.

Production and Reception

Jacques R. Marquette made the film because a his company needed a cheap film to run as a double feature with The Brain from Planet Arous (1958). The working title of the film was "Meteor Monster". But the title was change to "Teenage Monster" because the film wanted to cash in on the success of the horror movies from other distributors that were using the word "Teenage". Once released on television, the title was changed again to "Meteor Monster".[3]

The film was originally refused a United Kingdom certificate in 1959 as "Teenage Monster". It was finally released in 1995 fully uncut with a PG certificate.[4]

The film currently holds a low 3.3/10 on the Internet Movie Database and a 0% on Rotten Tomatoes.

References

  1. ↑ Internet Movie Database Business/Box office for
  2. ↑ "Overview for Teenage Monster (1958)". Vault Collection. Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved 2009-07-02.
  3. ↑ Internet Movie Database Trivia
  4. ↑ Internet Movie Database Trvia

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