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Invisible Monster | Monster
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Budget 50,000 USD
In an interview, star Marshall Thompson recalled that director Arthur Crabtree didn't really want to direct the film--he thought sci-fi was "beneath" him--and often didn't show up for work. Eventually, according to Thompson, Crabtree walked off the picture, and Thompson himself finished directing it.
A publicity stunt went somewhat wrong in New York City. The Rialto Theater in Times Square featured a sidewalk promotion for the film--one of the prop "brain creatures" was displayed in a cage on the sidewalk outside the theater, wired for sound and motion. However, the crowd it attracted grew so large that they were snarling pedestrian and vehicle traffic, and the police demanded that it be removed.
Considered so "horrific" that the controversy was reportedly brought up in Britain's House of Parliament.
There were reports of some audience members being sickened by what they saw on the screen. It is not known how many of the stories about fainting and sickness were genuine or simply examples of old-fashioned Hollywood ballyhoo.
Kim Parker, who played Barbara Griselle, only appeared barely covered on screen in a towel for a few seconds, but the studio used that image on the posters to promote the movie. The shocked look on her face wasn't caused by the creatures in the film, but because she was startled to find a man in her bedroom as she walked out of the bathroom half-naked.
"Prof. R. E. Walgate: What have I unleashed?"
"Maj. Cummings: We want you to give us everything you've got! Peterson: But, Jeff, we've already exceeded the design limits. Every time you take a test, you ask for more power. If I take anymore of those rods out, the reactor's liable to get out of control. Maj. Cummings: Well, take some more out. We'll have to risk it. We've got to have more power!"
