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Originally Posted by FryeDwight
THE GIANT GILA MONSTER (1959). Not great by any means but fun little flick made by the same people who did THE KILLER SHREWS the same year. Some good laughs and neat Hot Rods are sidelined by an awful song that gets sung twice and a lethargic pace throughout. **1/2
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Oh, how I love the Giant Gila Monster. It falls in the so bad it's good category for me. The lead male, Chase Winstead, as played by Don Sullivan is so damn likable. Even the local sheriff has his back, and this kid's supposed to be a hot rodder! The music is pretty bad, but I do catch myself humming that stupid ""There was a mushroom " song quite a bit, so it's at least annoyingly catchy.
I don't find the pace lethargic at all, what with the platter party, a drunken Steamroller Smith ( "The Disc Jockey!!" ), and all those groovy cars, how could i ever be bored? Yeah, I'm a Gila devotee, to say the least.
So, needless to say I believe I enjoy it more than you did, Frye, but I have to thank you for posting about it!