The sleepy town of san angelo is in danger after a giant meteor crashes nearby in the classic scifi thriller the monolith monsters. C alling all svengoolie fans make sure you keep up with the local chicago horror legend this month on the u saturday, february 29 9a the mummys curse. Son of svengoolie the monolith monsters 1957 tv episode 1981 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Sculpted by jeff johnston it is 12 wide the crystals are cast in translucent black resin.
Svengoolie discusses the cast from the return of the vampire. Interesting that lola albright was peter gunns girlfriend on the tv series. Svengoolie the monolith monsters and the preparation a skit. Watch the monolith monsters now on your favorite device. The disc includes an audio commentary track by tom weaver and david schecter. The monolith monsters is a 1957 film about rocks from a meteor which grow when in contact with water threaten a sleepy southwestern desert community.
Feb 05, 2014 film facts and schtick shared during svengoolie s airing of the monolith monsters. This free program is an intellectual property of falco software, inc. Even more fun than watching a movie on svengoolie is our saturday night svengoolie chat, where we interrupt svengoolie s interruptions and. Are the eponymous monolith monsters giant lumbering beasts. You may remember him for his miniscule turn as the incredible shrinking man. Sep 25, 2016 everything wrong with the monolith monsters makes perfect sense. Aug 02, 2014 1957 a small town on the edge of the southwestern desert is suddenly ground zero for an worldwide threat when a meteor showers crystalline fragments begin absorbing silicon from everything and anyone.
With lola albright, trevor bardette, rich koz, william schallert. Feb 03, 2014 son of svengoolie 300th show retrospective part 1,1985 duration. The monoliths arent viscerally scary, but theyre absolutely relentless. Svengoolie the monolith monsters tv episode 2014 on imdb.
Here, the threat comes in the form of dark crystals that grow large, topple over, and grow large again. Since then, generations of viewers have become fans of the monstrous mirth and movies that this video vampire dispenses every week over. Svengoolie talks about monolith monsters tim bartsch. I thought it was a very original and very well done scifi.
Shown on the metv show svengoolie on february 29th, 2020. The monolith monsters is a 1957 sci fi horror movie. Its a stone cold assault tonight on our show, as we continue to rock in the new year with some sinister stones that could crush humanity the monolith monsters. Rocks from a meteor which grow when in contact with water threaten a sleepy southwestern desert community. The legendary berwynchicagobased monsterscifi feature film host will present his big broadcast of the monolith monsters 1957, this sat feb. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. A meteorite lands in the deserts of the american southwest, near the small, sleepy hamlet of san. Les tremayne was a character actor on screen, on radio he was a star, playing a little bit of everything, including nick charles in the thin man. Idve posted earlier, but i forgot how to download images to my phone.
The switchboard operator is not elizabeth russell, its an actress named ezelle poule. Leap day becomes creep day with petrifying peril from the monolith monsters. Monolith biography monolith are an american trio from new jersey mixing elp, uk, triumvirat, refugee and uriah heep influences. Buy the monolith monsters movie posters from movie. The monolith monsters is a 1957 american blackandwhite science fiction film from. The movie remains entertaining even after 50 years and a couple of dozen views. We start off our halloween month of movies tonight on metv with a favorite that has us caught between a rock and a stone face as some unearthly meteor fragments petrify people and become towers of destructive terror beware the monolith monsters. Jack arnold, who made the very enjoyable tarantula 1955, was responsible for this eerie movie. Posted on november 21, 2012 by david albaugh after getting only a few hours of sleep due to being out so late the night before at the amazing nightmare on chicago street, it was time to embark on yet another svenadventure. Svengoolie got svenfoolied by russells inclusion on imdbs monolith monsters castlist.
Rocks from a meteor which grow when in contact with water. Svengoolie schedule for june classic horror film board. Steve, looks like the films that have been airing recently on svengoolie on metv. A 6yearold controls his town with his ability to create or destroy anything with his mind. An anthology of horror movies, named for its host, who introduces each movie, provides background info on the movie, and performs skits and jokes during intermissions. Although their lone album was released in 1998, the band originated way back in 1977 when keyboardist bill hamer wrote an ambitious musical suite called the apocalypse concept. Ghost of frankenstein the land unknown the black cat 1941 rathbone and. Monolith monsters show up tonight on metv at 10 pm easternpacific, 9 pm central, and, if youre unsure when were on in your neighborhood, please check your local listings.
The media could not be loaded, either because the server or network failed or because the format is not supported. The film is based on a story by jack arnold and robert m. Saturday night on metv grant williams and lola albright must face o. The monolith monsters 1957 silver screen reflections. Jan 11, 2014 with lola albright, trevor bardette, rich koz, william schallert. Monolith monsters is on the classic scifi ultimate collection, vol. Late nights monolith monsters had a nice twotone 1956 desoto fireflite convertible and four door 1956 plymouth police car, but a 55 ford f100 panel truck emergency vehicle. Troy donahue and the donna reed show regular paul petersen have uncredited roles. Vogel, and stars john agar, hugh beaumont, and cynthia patrick.
Ive had all sorts of copies, vhs, laserdisc, dvd and the new bluray is the best looking one so far. Watch the monolith monsters brian cortner on dailymotion. The monolith monsters is a damn fine movie, short and sweet with neat visuals and a great cosmic menace in the shape of waterabsorbing silicon monoliths. For chicago area viewers, once again our encore on the u will be on earlier due to sports programming the show featuring the monolith monsters airs once. Now massive meteorspawned monoliths are relentlessly advancing across the landscape. Geologist grant williams, teacher lola albright save town from big crystals. Nov 21, 2012 svengoolie hosts digital 3d creature from the black lagoon on the big screen.
The monolith monsters is a 1957 b scifi movie directed by john sherwood, which features a pretty unconventional antagonist for said genre. It struck me while watching this on svengoolie that the monolith monsters have a lot of elements in common with how the blob, which was released a year later, unfolded. Trending up monolith monsters on svengoolie trend on tv. The monolith monsters, formulaic as it is, benefits greatly from the title characters, if you can call an inorganic substance a character. Im predicting that this year svengoolie will bring back 1950s universals like tarantula, the deadly mantis, the incredible shrinking man, and monolith monsters but i also think hell certainly bring back other favorites like the invisible man, abbott and costello films, the invisible man returns, and potentially hoping for duel.
Since then, generations of viewers have become fans of the monstrous mirth and movies that this video vampire dispenses every week over the. The monolith monsters is a 1957 american blackandwhite science fiction film from universalinternational, produced by howard christie, directed by john sherwood, that stars grant williams and lola albright. Starring grant williams as the intrepid geologist, dave miller and beautiful fiance, cathy barrett lola albright. This article is within the scope of wikiproject science fiction, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of science fiction on wikipedia. Please note this model must be assembled and painted. After march 21st svengoolie will go back to his regularly scheduled time on saturdays at 11a.
Svengoolie fans got treated to one of the great imho classic 50s scifi films saturday when he showed the monolith monsters with the very attractive lola albright. With rich koz, doug scharf, kasia januszewski, gilbert gottfried. Metv is opening up the dungeon door and unleashing svengoolie. Svengoolie hosts digital 3d creature from the black lagoon. The monolith monsters 1957 directed by john sherwood. The voices first athome playoffs showed off the contestants virtual versatility. Sven noticed the page title was monoloith monsters and edited the title to monolith monsters and reposted the page. Mar, 2011 the monolith monsters is one of those rare intelligent films of the 50s that maintains its compelling narrative even today. See more ideas about classic horror, movie monsters, classic horror movies. Svengoolie general discussion antique automobile club. I watched the german bluray release this time and the special effects are still pretty good. The monolith monsters 1957, john sherwood the stop button. Dont let the murdersuicide history of the house turn you off. Son of svengoolie 300th show retrospective part 1,1985 duration.
Svengoolie the monolith monsters film facts duration. Shes not only easy on the eyes, but turns out to have been a pretty good singer as well as prolific actress who appeared in many films and tv shows. Svengoolie the monolith monsters tv episode 2014 imdb. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see a list of open tasks. The monolith monsters came near the end of the 50s giant. The monolith monsters was one ui picture that escaped me through the decades until i saw a 35mm print at a friends house a few years ago. It was based on a short story by jack arnold and robert m.
Astronomer heather couper passed away last week, following an illness. International shipping available, email us for a quote. Having graduated from the university of leicester with a bsc in astronomy and physics, she made her mark in 1985 with a landmark channel 4 series the planets, a grand tour of our. The various scenes in which people being essentially turned to stone by the space rocks is compared to the effects of polio. Other monolith bit players he coulda pointed out and maybe he did. It was directed by john sherwood and stars grant williams and lola albright. Filmed about 2 years before the monolith monsters and they used some of the same music score probably used numerous times in those years and i will swear at the end the same small desert town was being threatened by the creature. Svengoolie schedule for february classic horror film board. This time, we have giant crystals threatening the world, which multiply when in contact with water and make people turn to stone. A young woman lying in a hospital bed, her head wrapped in bandages, awaits the outcome of a surgical procedure performed by the state in a lastditch. Fresco, with a screenplay by fresco and norman jolley. Usage public domain topics trailer, scifi, monolith.
Svengoolie parody performed during his airing of the monolith monsters. Streaming movieshd moviesmovies onlinewatch free full moviesfull movies downloadpeter gravesfantasy monstervintage. Svengoolie presents his big broadcast of the monolith. The voices first athome playoffs showed off the contestants virtual versatility plus, we gotta respect nick jonas having his own. For chicago viewers who need a second look at the first part of universals ape girl series, well have captive wild woman on our sister station, wciu, at 11 am. This film would make a great double feature with the monolith monsters. Svengoolie history 2011 to present classic horror film board. The film works towards it climactic conclusion as time is ticking away while they try to figure out the mystery of these black rocks that have fallen out of the sky and crashed in the desert town of san angelo. When the alien monoliths interact with water, they grow to terrifying, gargantuan dimensions and petrify anyone in their path. Download books field guide to meteors and meteorites the patrick.
The mole people is a 1956 american blackandwhite science fiction horror film distributed by universal international, which was produced by william alland, directed by virgil w. Svengoolie has been the premiere horror show icon of chicago, since multiple emmy award winner rich koz became the handpicked successor to the original svengoolie back in the late 70s. The monolith monsters makes a pleasant change from all those giant animal and alien invasion movies. Lola albright and the monolith monsters the leading. Abbott and costello meet frankenstein duel steven spielbergs man vs. Enjoy a rich lineup of tv shows and movies included with your prime membership. Strange black rocks from the event litter the town and nearby geologists are unable to identify the unusual specimens.
Svengoolie hosts four episodes of the twilight zone 1959 its a good life. Everything building to itand some of the scenery gets set up at the films open and then more in that weak expository dialogueit goes seamlessly for almost all of it and then stalls. Outside of the rogue isotope in magnetic monster, the monoliths stand unique in film history an interesting, offbeat menace thats like a breath of fresh mint to this jaded cinephiles palate. The monolith monsters 1957 2h comedy, drama, fantasy episode aired 24 january 1981 season 1 episode 81. Vagrant queen sunshine express yourself reaction thread. Now massive meteorspawned monoliths are relentlessly advancing. Svengoolie the monolith monsters mail segment, 2292020 duration. A meteordelivered threat, it in one way or another absorbs its victims, common, every substances salt solutions in one, co2 in another neutralize it, the threat can be taken apart and multiply, etc. With grant williams, lola albright, les tremayne, trevor bardette.
The monolith monster crash landed in california usa in 1957. William schallert, paul petersen, beauty contest winner carol morris, troy donahue, laurie queen of. The monolith monsters 1957 fullhd movie online free no download the monolith monsters 1957 fullhd movie online free. Observation deck miscalibrated internet receptor stalks. Universalinternational pictures made a lot of those terrible old monster movies that were the. Buy or rent the monolith monsters movie now family video. Available on dvd from from 19012016 in a desperate race against time and nature, a geologist and scientist.
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