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From tvguide.com:
“Despite the fact that the stunning climax of this science-fiction film happens to be stock footage from the German film, GOLD, this is actually a fairly interesting film in its own right. Carlson stars as a young scientist whose experiments with a new radioactive isotope get so out of hand
that he accidentally creates a monster isotope which consumes energy. The monster lab experiment doubles its size every 12 hours by converting the absorbed energy into matter and emitting deadly radiation that threatens the existence of a nearby town. Eventually Carlson is able to lure the monster to an experimental Canadian power station (stolen from GOLD) where it is given an energy overdose of 900,000,000 volts. Sounds silly, but it plays better than it reads.”
I liked this one and actually got chills when Carlson got the call that the building exploded and he had to leave his wife to save the day. I just wished we could have seen the “monster” rather than a bunch of sparklers in a fish bowl!
I was a bit disappointed that the “monster” of the title was only a figurative monster, and not a literal one. Still, for a movie that is all technical jargon and guys looking into scopes or twiddling dials, it wasn’t half bad. Star Richard Carlson did an excellent job of conveying a sense of dread and urgency in a film that was built almost entirely on him doing just that.
MST3K connections:
Richard Carlson starred in “Tormented”
William Benedict appeared in “Bride of the Monster”
Frank Gerstle played the mad scientist in “The Atomic Brain” aka “Monstrosity”