The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957)
The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957)
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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
![Grant Williams](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/57230-grant-williams.webp)
Grant Williams
Scott Carey
![Randy Stuart](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/37595-randy-stuart.webp)
Randy Stuart
Louise Carey
![April Kent](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/57231-april-kent.webp)
April Kent
Clarice Bruce
![Paul Langton](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/57232-paul-langton.webp)
Paul Langton
Charlie Carey
![Raymond Bailey](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/16099-raymond-bailey.webp)
Raymond Bailey
Doctor Thomas Silver
![William Schallert](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/3037-william-schallert.webp)
William Schallert
Doctor Arthur Bramson
![Frank J. Scannell](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/325074-frank-j-scannell.webp)
Frank J. Scannell
Barker
![Helene Marshall](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Helene Marshall
Nurse
![Diana Darrin](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/57233-diana-darrin.webp)
Diana Darrin
Nurse
![Billy Curtis](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/26104-billy-curtis.webp)
Billy Curtis
Midget
![Charles Perry](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Charles Perry
Spieler (uncredited)
![Chet Brandenburg](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/4086-chet-brandenburg.webp)
Chet Brandenburg
Balloon Vendor (uncredited)
![John Hiestand](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
John Hiestand
KIRL TV Newscaster (uncredited)
![Joe LaBarba](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Joe LaBarba
Joe (uncredited)
![Perk Lazelle](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Perk Lazelle
Doctor (uncredited)
![Lock Martin](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/335487-lock-martin.webp)
Lock Martin
Giant (uncredited)
![Regis Parton](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Regis Parton
Minor Role (uncredited)
![Luce Potter](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Luce Potter
Violet (uncredited)
![Jack Arnold](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/11919-jack-arnold.webp)
Jack Arnold
Director
![Albert Zugsmith](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/228347-albert-zugsmith.webp)
Albert Zugsmith
Producer
![Richard Matheson](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/99728-richard-matheson.webp)
Richard Matheson
Novel / Screenplay
![Richard Alan Simmons](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Richard Alan Simmons
Screenplay
![Ellis W. Carter](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Ellis W. Carter
Director of Photography
![Jay A. Morley Jr.](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Jay A. Morley Jr.
Costume Design
![Albrecht Joseph](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Albrecht Joseph
Editor
![Robert Clatworthy](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Robert Clatworthy
Art Direction
![Alexander Golitzen](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Alexander Golitzen
Art Direction
![Russell A. Gausman](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Russell A. Gausman
Set Decoration
![Ruby R. Levitt](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Ruby R. Levitt
Set Decoration
![Joseph Gershenson](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Joseph Gershenson
Music Supervisor
![Joan St. Oegger](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Joan St. Oegger
Hairstylist
![Bud Westmore](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/1114619-bud-westmore.webp)
Bud Westmore
Makeup Artist
![Dorothy Hughes](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Dorothy Hughes
Script Supervisor
![Leslie I. Carey](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Leslie I. Carey
Sound
![Robert Pritchard](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Robert Pritchard
Sound
![William Holland](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
William Holland
Assistant Director
![Everett H. Broussard](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Everett H. Broussard
Visual Effects
![Ray Anthony](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/75343-ray-anthony.webp)
Ray Anthony
Musician
![Tom Ouellette](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Tom Ouellette
Gaffer
![Robert Pierce](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Robert Pierce
Assistant Camera
![Rydo Loshak](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Rydo Loshak
Costume Design / Wardrobe Master
![Henry Janssen](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Henry Janssen
Cableman
![Roswell A. Hoffmann](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Roswell A. Hoffmann
Visual Effects
![Clifford Stine](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/1117248-clifford-stine.webp)
Clifford Stine
Visual Effects
![Jack Kevan](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Jack Kevan
Makeup Artist
![Bob Hirsch](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Bob Hirsch
Sound Editor
![George Ohanian](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
George Ohanian
Sound Editor
![Irving Gertz](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Irving Gertz
Original Music Composer
![Earl E. Lawrence](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Earl E. Lawrence
Original Music Composer
![Hans J. Salter](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Hans J. Salter
Original Music Composer
![Herman Stein](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Herman Stein
Original Music Composer
![Martha Bunch](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Martha Bunch
Costume Design / Wardrobe Master
![Virginia Jones](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Virginia Jones
Hairdresser
![Bob Larson](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Bob Larson
Assistant Unit Manager
![Lew Leary](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Lew Leary
Unit Manager
![Wilbur Mosier](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Wilbur Mosier
Assistant Director
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Details.
Release DateFebruary 22, 1957
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 21m
Budget$750,000
Genres
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Wiki.
The Incredible Shrinking Man is a 1957 American science fiction film directed by Jack Arnold, based on Richard Matheson's 1956 novel, The Shrinking Man. The film stars Grant Williams as Scott and Randy Stuart as Scott's wife, Louise. While relaxing on a boat, Scott is enveloped by a strange fog. Months later, he discovers that he appears to be shrinking. By the time Scott has reached the height of a small boy, his condition becomes known to the public. When he learns there is no cure for his condition, he lashes out at his wife. As Scott shrinks to the point where he can fit into a dollhouse, he has a battle with his family cat, leaving him lost and alone in his basement, where he is now smaller than the average insect.
The film's storyline was expanded by Matheson after he had sold the story to Universal-International Pictures Co., Inc. He also completed the novel upon which the film is based while production was underway. Matheson's script was initially written in flashbacks, and Richard Alan Simmons rewrote it using a more conventional narrative structure. Director Jack Arnold initially wanted Dan O'Herlihy to play Scott, but O'Herlihy turned down the role, leading Universal to sign Williams as the lead. Filming began on May 31, 1956. Scenes involving special effects were shot throughout production, while others used the large sets of Universal's backlot. Production went over budget, and filming had to be extended; certain special effects shots required reshooting. Williams was constantly being injured on set.
Before the film's release in New York City on February 22, 1957, its ending first went to test audiences who felt the character's fate should be changed. The director's original ending remained in the film. The film grossed $1.43 million in the United States and Canada and was among the highest-grossing science fiction films of the 1950s. A sequel, The Fantastic Little Girl, originally penned by Matheson, never went into production. A remake was developed years later, eventually becoming the comedy The Incredible Shrinking Woman (1981). Other remakes were planned in the early 2000s, one of which was to star Eddie Murphy in a more comedic variation on the film. A new adaptation was announced in 2013, with Matheson writing the screenplay with his son Richard Christian Matheson. In 2009, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant."
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