Tag: Ken Curtis
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The Killer Shrews
Scientists grow vicious shrews the size of coonhounds on a mysterious island. Gordon McLendon’s 1959 low-budget cult classic has a cliché-ridden, casully racist and talky script, but it’s straightforward, competently filmed and manages to entertain. 4/10
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The Giant Gila Monster
Good-mannered teens in a small Texas town fix up their hot rods and chase a giant lizard with the help of a friendly sheriff in this legendary 1959 howler. Despite its saccharine and meandering script and lazy special effects, it’s professionally made and has a certain charm. 3/10
