Attack of the Crab Monsters

Attack of the Crab Monsters

63 mins | Science Fiction, Horror | Feb. 10, 1957

A group of scientists travel to a remote island to study the effects of nuclear weapons tests, only to get stranded when their airplane mysteriously explodes. The team soon discovers that the tests have given rise to crabs mutated into intelligent, impervious, telepathic giants intent on increasing their numbers by breeding, then travelling to populated areas to feed, and which do not intend to be stopped by their discoverers.

Attack of the Crab Monsters

63 mins | Science Fiction, Horror | Feb. 10, 1957

Attack of the Crab Monsters
A group of scientists travel to a remote island to study the effects of nuclear weapons tests, only to get stranded when their airplane mysteriously explodes. The team soon discovers that the tests have given rise to crabs mutated into intelligent, impervious, telepathic giants intent on increasing their numbers by breeding, then travelling to populated areas to feed, and which do not intend to be stopped by their discoverers.
IMDb rating 4.9
Producers Allied Artists Pictures, Los Altos Productions
Original title Attack of the Crab Monsters
Directors Roger Corman
Writers Charles B. Griffith

Cast

Richard Garland

as Dale Drewer

Pamela Duncan

as Dr. Martha 'Marti' Hunter

Russell Johnson

as Hank Chapman

Leslie Bradley

as Dr. Karl Weigand

Mel Welles

as Jules Deveroux

Richard H. Cutting

as Dr. James Carson

Beach Dickerson

as Seaman Ron Fellows

Tony Miller

as Seaman Jack Sommers

Ed Nelson

as Ensign Quinlan

Charles B. Griffith

as Seaman Mac, wears sunglasses

Maitland Stuart

as Diving-double for male cast

Robin Riley

as Diving-double for Pamela Duncan