The Killer Shrews (1959)
1h 9m
Running Time
June 25, 1959Release Date

Plot.
Trapped on a remote island by a hurricane, a group discover a doctor has been experimenting on creating half sized humans. Unfortunately, his experiments have also created giant shrews, who when they have run out of small animals to eat, turn on the humans.
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Cast & Crew.

James Best
Thorne Sherman

Ingrid Goude
Ann Craigis

Ken Curtis
Jerry Farrell / Producer

Gordon McLendon
Dr. Radford Baines / Executive Producer

Baruch Lumet
Dr. Marlowe Craigis

Judge Henry Dupree
'Rook' Griswold

Alfredo de Soto
Mario

Ray Kellogg
Director

Jay Simms
Story / Screenplay

Wilfrid M. Cline
Director of Photography

Aaron Stell
Editor

Louise Caldwell
Set Decoration / Art Designer

Corinne Daniel
Makeup Artist

Ben Chapman
Production Manager

Milton Citron
Sound Effects

Fred Graham
Stunt Coordinator

Henry A. Kokojan
Camera Operator

George Gordon Nogle
Camera Operator

William John Ranaldi
Assistant Camera

Harry L. Gianneschi
Assistant Camera

Gilbert D. Marchant
Music Editor

Harry Bluestone
Music Supervisor / Original Music Composer

Emil Cadkin
Original Music Composer

Earl Snyder
Sound
Media.






Details.
Release DateJune 25, 1959
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 9m
Content RatingNR
Budget$123,000
Box Office$1,000,000
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
animal attack
mad scientist
shrew
remote island
giant animal
flesh eating
alcohol
Wiki.
The Killer Shrews is a 1959 American independent science fiction horror film directed by Ray Kellogg, and produced by Ken Curtis and Gordon McLendon. The story follows a group of researchers who are trapped in their remote island compound overnight by a hurricane and find themselves under siege by their abnormally large and venomous mutant test subjects. The film stars James Best, Ingrid Goude, Ken Curtis, McLendon, Baruch Lumet and "Judge" Henry Dupree.
Shot outside of Dallas, Texas, it was produced back-to-back with The Giant Gila Monster. Now in the public domain, the film has been issued multiple DVD releases and was lampooned in the fourth season of Mystery Science Theater 3000.
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