The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957)
The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957)


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Cast & Crew.

Grant Williams
Scott Carey

Randy Stuart
Louise Carey

April Kent
Clarice Bruce

Paul Langton
Charlie Carey

Raymond Bailey
Doctor Thomas Silver

William Schallert
Doctor Arthur Bramson

Frank J. Scannell
Barker

Helene Marshall
Nurse

Diana Darrin
Nurse

Billy Curtis
Midget

Charles Perry
Spieler (uncredited)

Chet Brandenburg
Balloon Vendor (uncredited)

John Hiestand
KIRL TV Newscaster (uncredited)

Joe LaBarba
Joe (uncredited)

Perk Lazelle
Doctor (uncredited)

Lock Martin
Giant (uncredited)

Regis Parton
Minor Role (uncredited)

Luce Potter
Violet (uncredited)

Jack Arnold
Director

Albert Zugsmith
Producer

Richard Matheson
Novel / Screenplay

Richard Alan Simmons
Screenplay

Ellis W. Carter
Director of Photography

Jack Kevan
Makeup Artist

Bob Hirsch
Sound Editor

George Ohanian
Sound Editor

Jay A. Morley Jr.
Costume Design

Albrecht Joseph
Editor

Robert Clatworthy
Art Direction

Alexander Golitzen
Art Direction

Russell A. Gausman
Set Decoration

Ruby R. Levitt
Set Decoration

Clifford Stine
Visual Effects

Joseph Gershenson
Music Supervisor

Joan St. Oegger
Hairstylist

Bud Westmore
Makeup Artist

Dorothy Hughes
Script Supervisor

Irving Gertz
Original Music Composer

Earl E. Lawrence
Original Music Composer

Hans J. Salter
Original Music Composer

Herman Stein
Original Music Composer

Martha Bunch
Costume Design / Wardrobe Master

Virginia Jones
Hairdresser

Bob Larson
Assistant Unit Manager

Lew Leary
Unit Manager

Wilbur Mosier
Assistant Director

Floyd Farrington
Props

Ed Keyes
Property Master

Whitey McMahon
Prop Maker

Roy Neel
Assistant Property Master

Donald Cunliffe
Sound Recordist

Roger A. Parish
Boom Operator

Cleo E. Baker
Special Effects

Fred Knoth
Special Effects

William Dodds
Camera Operator

Stanley Guliver
Key Grip

Jim Hilbert
Grip

Everett Lehman
Best Boy Grip

Tom McCrory
Additional Photography

Richard Walling
Still Photographer

Ethmer Roten
Musician

Ray Gockel
Production Coordinator

Leslie I. Carey
Sound

Robert Pritchard
Sound
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Details.
Release DateFebruary 22, 1957
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 21m
Budget$750,000
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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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