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The Giant Gila Monster(1959)
Status: Released
Date: 1959-06-25
40%
51 Votes
Time: 1h 14m
Only Hell could breed such an enormous beast... Only God could destroy it!
Overview:
A small town in Texas finds itself under attack from a hungry, fifty-foot-long gila monster. No longer content to forage in the desert, the giant lizard begins chomping on motorists and train passengers before descending upon the town itself. Only Chase Winstead, a quick-thinking mechanic, can save the town from being wiped out.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United States of America
ProductionCompanies:
Hollywood Pictures Corporation (II)
Movie: The Giant Gila Monster
Top 10 Billed Cast
Don Sullivan
Chase Winstead
Fred Graham
Sheriff Jeff
Lisa Simone
Lisa
Shug Fisher
Old Man Harris
Bob Thompson
Mr. Wheeler
Gay McLendon
Mom Winstead
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Joe Dante on THE GIANT GILA MONSTER
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