I mean, lets face it, what scifimonster kid wouldnt be lined up to see that film back then. I highly recommend it to those who havent seen the film or wish to upgrade. Ive always thought the crawling eye was very fun and creepy. There is a touch of lovecraft to this but the end is regular scifi. I saw this film, the crawling eye, on tv as a kid back in the very early 60s. The crawling eye is available to stream on fubotv, amc premiere and amc. This campy scifi chiller based on a british tv series follows u. Quentin lawrences the crawling eye movie trailer 1958.
The 1958 film the crawling eye, despite its dubious distinction as the first movie featured on the nowlegendary mystery science theater 3000 on its basic cable debut, is generally considered to be fairly decent in many scifi circles. Dec 28, 2012 the trollenberg terror movie download download the trollenberg terror uploaded by tollyonline on jan 26, 2010 the original movie trailer. Sep 02, 2012 regardez 1958 the trollenberg terror aka the crawling eye movie trailer. The crawling eye 1958 directed by quentin lawrence genres science fiction, thriller subgenres alien film release date oct 7, 1958 usa unknown run time 84 min. Director quentin lawrence then decided to make a fulllength, black and white film version, which was released in 1958. Where to download the trollenberg terror online website. I recently purchased the image dvd which features a film tovideo transfer from the original source materials. Oct 15, 2009 this campy scifi chiller based on a british tv series follows u. What you actually get are several oversized oneeyed brains with wire operated tentacles. Deep down it is typical 50s mutated monster fare but it really is. Charlies angels reboot from elizabeth banks excites kristen stewart. This classic bmovie is more commonly sold under its official title the trollenberg terror but obviously nobody calls it that. Rent the crawling eye 1958 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. The trollenberg terror movie download download the trollenberg terror.
The crawling eye actually titled the trollenberg terror is one of the 1950s horror movies that is difficult for me to rate. When you go to a movie in 1958 called the crawling eye you expect if nothing else to see some scary eyes, and they best be crawlin. The children run into the creature in the sewers during a 1958 segment of the novel. A series of decapitations on a swiss mountainside appear to be connected to a mysterious radioactive cloud. Imagining gigantic, tentacled eye creatures from another planet coming down from the mountains to enslave mankind was scary. The crawling eye 1958 classic scifi and horror movie dvdr. Images dvd of the crawling eye is a great treat, as it presents the first watchable version of the movie since its short theatrical run in 1958. Id seen it on television throughout the 60s in splicy, murky prints that always started with the trollenberg valley out of focus, and with a big tear in the first shot. See more ideas about horror movies, eye movie and sci fi movies. The crawling eye usa title wasnt available so i was very happy to stumble across this copy with the original title. The monster spfx are somewhat lowgrade, but a lot of fun. Under the title the crawling eye, the film was the first of many productions to be mocked on the tv series mystery science theater 3000, after the series moved. This 1953 film is a marvelous study in paranoia and still holds up after 60 years. Where to download the trollenberg terror online website of.
The crawling eye monster literally makes a cameo appearance in stephen kings horror novel it. Its a horror and science fiction movie with an average rotten tomatoes critics. Ghost rider 2 director opens up on rrated horror screenplay concept. Apr 17, 2018 in 1958, a film version was made, this time written by hammers own jimmy sangster. Apr 12, 2018 released in the uk as the trollenberg terror. The movie trailer of a long forgot gem from british sifi, the crawling eye originally titled the trollenberg terror which reveals astonishingly. Cgi scifi short film hd invasion day scifi short film by isart. Of course, the monster is a bit laughable, but the film cleverly conceales it behind some mist most of the time. The crawling eye the trollenberg terror, directed by quentin lawrence, starring forrest tucker and janet munro the cry baby killer, directed by roger corman, featuring jack nicholson in his film debut. Rent the crawling eye 1958 starring forrest tucker on dvd and bluray. Jun 05, 20 the story behind the crawling eye was originally released in 1956 as an episode of a uk television program called saturday serial. The quality is very nice, especially since the disk costs less than seven bucks. Regardez 1958 the trollenberg terror aka the crawling eye movie trailer.
Posted on august 10, 2011 november 20, 2012 by monstergirl posted in 1950s, big bugs, campy vintage horror, classic sci fi, fiend of the day. The crawling eye 1958 letterboxd social film discovery. The trollenberg terror we do not own, nor do we make any ownership claims of this trailer nor of the movie which it advertises. The crawling eye 1958 watch on fubotv, amc premiere, amc. Yes, its another one of those a movie which, when viewed as a young dr. The acting is very good by forrest tucker, janet munro, and the rest of the cast. The crawling eye aka the trollenberg terror 1958 movie. The crawling eye 1958 is a bad movie but its the good kind of bad, with not a meanspirited bone in its gelatinous, pimpleshaped, tentacled, oneeyed body. The crawling eye in the united states is a 1958 independently made british blackandwhite science fiction monster film drama, produced by robert s. With forrest tucker, laurence payne, jennifer jayne, janet munro. Mar 10, 2012 trailer for 1958 s the crawling eye original title. Stephen king considered it one of the scariest of the many horror movies he saw as a kid, and the climax of it features the eye monsters. Trollenberg terror the crawling eye 1958 video dailymotion.
The trollenberg terror is a 1958 independently made british blackandwhite science fiction monster film. Nov 02, 20 the crawling eye, also known as the trollenberg terror, frightened me as a child while watching the film when it was originally released in theaters. I happen to think this is one of the more enjoyable films i have seen that was made in the 1950s. Baker and monty berman, directed by quentin lawrence, that stars forrest tucker, laurence payne, jennifer jayne, and janet munro. The crawling eye 1958 british creature feature youtube. This was the featured movie in the first comedy central episode of mystery science theater 3000. Also, joshua thinks way too much about this film and makes it great. The crawling eye 1958 we discuss psychics and bad wingwomen in this episode for our first british film, the crawling eye from 1958. Invaders from mars is unquestionably the standout in this collection of horror and sci fi flicks. Uploaded by tollyonline on jan 26, 2010 the original movie trailer.
The crawling eye 1958 british creature feature captain murphy. The crawling eye aka the trollenberg terror 1958 movie trailer. The crawling eye 1958 quentin lawrence releases allmovie. Something sinister lurks within the perpetual cloud masking the trollenberg peak, decapitating mountaineers and posing an even deadlier menace to everyone else below. To open the discussion of the negatives in this film, lets go back to that title. All the crawling eye scenes from the crawling eye 1958. Now, viewed many years later, the crawling eye holds up passably well, unlike many other such films, which have only become laughable with the passing years although it should be mentioned that this was the inaugural film for mystery science theater 3000. Very much in the vein of hawks version of thing from another world or them. This is not the mst3k version a remote mountain resort in switzerland is invaded by horrible alien creatures that like to decapitate humans. Jan 04, 2014 something sinister lurks within the perpetual cloud masking the trollenberg peak, decapitating mountaineers and posing an even deadlier menace to everyone else below. It was released in the uk under the same title, but here in the states, it got retitled to a much more appropriate monikerthe crawling eye. The crawling eye the trollenberg terror 1958 rotten. The movie trailer of a long forgot gem from british sifi, the crawling eye originally titled the trollenberg terror which reveals astonishingly suspensful despite its appawling concept. The crawling eye is another favourite that pits forrest tucker against hideous creatures that lurk above the cloud draped mountain peaks of a tyrolian village.