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The Cyclops [Remaster]

Bert I.Gordon (Director), James Craig (Actor), Gloria Talbott (Actor) Rated:
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4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 231 ratings
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Genre Science Fiction & Fantasy/Classic Sci-Fi
Format NTSC
Contributor Gloria Talbott, Bert I.Gordon, James Craig, Lon Chaney
Language English
Runtime 1 hour and 26 minutes
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Lovely Susan Winter organizes an expedition deep into the wilds of Mexico. She hopes to find her aviator fiance, lost after his plane crashed. Instead she and her three male companions find behemoth bugs, giant battling lizards, mountains practically glowing with uranium, and a 25-foot-tall human beast with a single eye, a melted-cheese-sandwich face and a very scary attitude. If you like nifty '50s horror, The Cyclops is the kind of over-the-top frightfest that'll have you spilling your popcorn. Among the cast: Lon Chaney (The Wolf Man) as a manipulative wheeler-dealer who'd just love to become a uranium millionaire no matter the danger to the rest of the expedition. Writer/director Bert I. Gordon (Beginning of the End, The Amazing Colossal Man) masterminds the menace.

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  • Aspect Ratio ‏ : ‎ 1.33:1
  • Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
  • MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ NR (Not Rated)
  • Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.5 x 5.5 x 0.5 inches; 2.72 ounces
  • Director ‏ : ‎ Bert I.Gordon
  • Media Format ‏ : ‎ NTSC
  • Run time ‏ : ‎ 1 hour and 26 minutes
  • Release date ‏ : ‎ November 18, 2010
  • Actors ‏ : ‎ James Craig, Gloria Talbott, Lon Chaney
  • Studio ‏ : ‎ LOR
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0047DKLCS
  • Country of Origin ‏ : ‎ USA
  • Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1
  • Customer Reviews:
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Man this movie took me back to the late 50s and early 60s when I use to go the movies with my older sisters on Saturday morning to watch the 3 movie fright fest at the neighborhood theater these movies use to scare me. I really enjoyed this movie just like I enjoyed when I was younger. I'm going inform my son,my grandkids about this movie and other movies of the same era
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D. Duggan
5.0 out of 5 stars The dangers of atomic energy
Reviewed in the United States on February 23, 2024
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This film is about a soldier exposed to atomic energy and what it does to him. It deals with not only gigantism, but the mental effects it has on this young, loving man. The special effects are good for the time, the cast is fine, the script excellent, and the subject matter is perfect for the time of the film. Old Sci-Fi buffs like me will like it; however, small children could be frightened. Use caution.
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Jeffrey S. Pfeiffer
5.0 out of 5 stars Uncut beyond the "spear from eye extraction" scene??
Reviewed in the United States on May 1, 2012
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Folks here keep talking about the different versions that are cut, missing the scene when the Cyclops pulls the spear from his ruined eye. And that this version from Warners is "uncut" because it HAS the scene in it. No one has mentioned the other four (at least) scenes that are generally edited from other versions.

In addition to the scene where the spear is pulled out of the eye, other commonly edited scenes include:

-The first scene where giant wildlife is encountered, when the giant hawk attacks the big rodent. Most versions (including TCM's) show the bird landing & the initial grab, then the standard shot of the shocked onlookers, then a shot of the bird covering the rodent with his body & that is it. In the uncut version, there are 3-4 close up & lingering shots of the hawk attacking & tearing apart the rodent as it kills it. If you look closely at edited copies (ahem...TCM's), after the bird lands on the rodent, the camera stays fixed on the man & woman, but you can see slight jumps where the violent scenes were edited out.

-In the scene in the cave when Lon Chaney shoots the Cyclops & the monster grabs for him & kills him, there are several super close-ups of the Cyclops roaring in pain that are missing in the edited versions (I guess the Powers That Be felt these close-ups were too shocking for children to comfortably watch).

-After the battle with the python, the Cyclops throws the snake down, and TCM's print goes immeditaly to the heroes walking to their tents. In the uncut version there is a nice close-up of a bloody-mouthed Cyclops roaring as he realizes that his sister has gone.

-In the much discussed scene with the spear in the eye, not only is the scene of the Cyclops pulling the spear OUT of the eye usually cut, but also the scene of the flaming spear ENTERING the eye as the hero hurls it into the monster's eye. A fairly hokey effect to be sure but still part of the uncut version (and surprising, not a scene anyone has mentioned, even though for me, this was the "money shot" of the entire film!). The hero tosses the spear & we see it actually fly into the Cyclops's eye and shatter it.

So, MY question, before I fork over the money, is this Warner's print ENTIRELY intact, with all the aforementioned scenes? No one has mentioned any scene other than the one with the spear being pulled out of the eye so I was wondering. I would ASSUME that if Warners bothered to re-insert the "spear removal" scene, that means the rest of them are there too but folks may wanna check on their own before buying.

ADDENDUM (June 9, 2013): In case anyone is interested, I did end up purchasing this DVD and yes all of the aformentioned scenes are intact and the movie really is totally uncut! And great video quality too! Definitely recommended! Jeff
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James C Girasa
4.0 out of 5 stars Nice Picture for Mr. BIG
Reviewed in the United States on February 5, 2019
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This review is for the Blu-Ray edition of 'The Cyclops' released by Warner Archives in September, 2018.

BLU-RAY & EXTRA'S: The picture is very good just as most of these Warner Archive movie releases are. You won't see any obvious defects such as dust, lines, spots, tears, etc. The movie takes place mostly in the day time so that loss of picture quality at night isn't really an issue. The movie is shown in a 1.78:1 aspect ratio. I was quite satisfied with the picture.

The extra's are minimal as is the norm with Warner Archive movies. You get a trailer with no audio and subtitles.

PLOT SYNOPSIS: Susan Winter enlists the help of a scientist, Russ Bradford, a finance guy, Marty, and a pilot, Lee Brand. Marty is helping finance the trip because he believes he will find uranium deposits where they are going and wants to make a claim. They are going searching for Susan's husband, who is/was a test pilot who went down in Mexico 3 years ago. The local officials won't allow them to search the area and are forced to fly illegally.

They are forced down near the designated area by strong winds. Once down, they encounter animals of extraordinary size. Eventually they find a cave with the remains of an old airplane along with some personal artifacts. At this point a 25 foot tall human-like being approaches the cave. He is obviously too big to enter the cave. The team eventually realizes that this is the person they are looking for. The former pilot, Bruce, has a badly deformed face and can't speak and seems to be irrational. He appears to recognize his wife. Marty ends up losing his wits because he wants to leave immediately. He ends up instigating the cyclops and the team must find a way to escape and get back home.

UHHHH...ABOUT THE PREMISE OF THIS MOVIE... : I strongly dislike the premise of this movie. I know it's science fiction, but why can't the writers come up with a better reason to go hunting for a missing person? A test pilot named Bruce Barton goes missing in his airplane and they decide to go looking for him after he's been missing for 3 years? Not to mention, they are breaking the law to do so? This in itself would be OK if the disappearance was more recent. But, again, after 3 years!?! What on earth would lead anyone to believe that he is still alive. He disappears in the middle of nowhere and makes no contact, yet his girlfriend is convinced that he is somehow alive? You'd figure they'd figure out that he couldn't possibly be alive after finding all kinds of monsters in the area. Even if he had managed to survive the crash, surely he would have no chance of surviving in such a hostile environment. After almost being killed by these creatures, you'd think they'd all get the picture and exit, pronto. I have to go with Marty on this one. I've seen this many times in science fiction movies where the supposed 'heal' wants to run and nobody listens.

"LOOK, HE'S TRYING TO REMEMBER SOMETHING": You'd think that it would be obvious that the Cyclops was Susan's husband. There is nobody around for many miles and they find the remains of an airplane in the cave. Keep in mind that they've already figured out that something is in that Mexican water. They have already seen numerous extra large animals. What took so long for them to deduce that the Cyclops was Susan's husband? Talk about being in denial!

PRODUCTION: This movie was made in 1957 and was released by Allied Artists. It was released as part of a double feature with 'Daughter of Dr. Jekyll'.
-This movie was directed by Mr. BIG himself, Bert I. Gordon. He is best known for his movies in which people or creatures are enlarged to epic sizes along with one movie in which people are shrunk.
-This movie co-stars an aging Lon Chaney Jr. Most people think of Chaney Jr. as the star of 'The Wolfman'. He also starred in many horror, suspense and mystery movies over his career. He was the son of the 'Man of a Thousand Faces', Lon Chaney.
-Gloria Talbott also starred in a few horror films herself. She was the star of the excellent (despite it's campy title) 'I Married a Monster from Outer Space'. She also starred in 'The Daughter of Dr. Jekyll' and 'The Leech Woman'.
-Dunkin Parkin plays the 'Cyclops' in this movie and also plays the giant in 'The Amazing Colossal Man'.
-Along with what seems like a million other movies, the cave scene was shot at Bronson Caverns near Los Angeles.

HOW WERE THE SPECIAL EFFECTS?: I think that the 'Cyclops' himself looked pretty good. The make-up wasn't that good but it did come across as horrific looking. Some of the creatures did not look good. More specifically the lizards and the spider effects were weak.

WHAT OTHER MOVIES IS MR. BIG RESPONSIBLE FOR?:
He started out with King Dinosaur and then filmed this one. From there he directed:
-'The Amazing Colossal Man' - A military man gets accidentally enlarged similar to 'The Cyclops'.
-'Beginning of the End' - Giant grasshoppers are the pest in this one.
-'Earth vs. the Spider' - It's more like a town versus a giant spider.
-'War of the Colossal Beast' - Sequel to 'The Amazing Colossal Man'
-''Attack of the Puppet People' - People are shrunk instead of enlarged.
-'Village of the Giants' - A few people are enlarged along with a few animals.
-'The Food of the Gods' - There are mainly enlarged Rats but also Wasps and a chicken
-'Empire of the Ants' - Self explanatory....giant ants.

'Mr. Big' directed many other movies that did not involve his enlargement special effects. It's these science fiction movies listed above that he is best known for.

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS:
-Lon Chaney Jr. looks as if he needs a fix. He was reportedly drunk throughout the production and it looks it.
-As has been pointed out elsewhere, Lon Chaney probably should have played the pilot. He does not look the part as a wall street investor type.
-Noticing a bent twig makes you part Indian, at least according the pilot, Lee Brand, in this movie.
-You really have to love these movies. In order to escape, the group has to walk by a sleeping Cyclops. It's quite obvious that, not only is it sound asleep, making this easy, they could easily just go around it. The area is wide open.
-The roar of the cyclops sounds just horrible. I don't mean that in a scary way.
-I think that a weakness of this movie is that the team is almost never really in any danger. The only time they really get into any trouble is when Marty inexplicably taunts the cyclops and ends up getting killed.
-A minor issue I have with the movie relates to the appearance. All the animals and the pilot were affected by the water. They were all enlarged buy only the pilot was deformed. Why only the pilot and none of the animals?

CONCLUSIONS: This movie would not be for today's younger audiences unless they were a fan of black & white, horror and science fiction movies. This movie is genre film for enthusiast's of 50's science fiction. There isn't anything unique that makes this movie stand out among the rest of the genre.

I'm giving the picture 4 stars. I'm giving the movie 3 stars and the extra's 1 star.

Recommended obviously for fans of Bert I. Gordon movies.
Recommended for fans of 1950's science fiction movies.
Recommended for fans of Lon Chaney Jr.
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Einsatz
5.0 out of 5 stars "You were choking me! You hurt my back!"
Reviewed in the United States on July 18, 2014
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I am a huge fan of 1950 sci-fi flicks. Whenever I find one, I add it to my collection. This one was a surprise in that I had never heard of it before this. Loved the DVD cover art so I took a chance and bought it (despite it being DVD-R). The story is not entirely original, more of an excuse to produce some low level FX with ordinary critters made to look gigantic. The plot involves a woman (Gloria Talbott) trying to gain permission to search for her missing boyfriend lost somewhere in Mexico. He's been missing for three years. One wonders what took her so long to start a search, especially after he was presumed dead. Not to be deterred, she hires a dubious pilot (Tom Drake) in love with strong drink. Also among the searchers is a supposed old friend of the missing man, in love with her (James Craig), and it should be noted he has two good eyes. And my favorite character, Marty Melville (Lon Chaney) as a financial backer of the mission with an eye on finding uranium. As far as I'm concerned, this is Chaney's movie, he plays a fabulous sneak, a bit of a whiner, with only one thing on his mind, GREED. As for the rest of the cast, eh, they're entirely forgettable.

Not bad for its type, about what you would expect from sci-fi flicks of that era, low on sense, high on melodrama. I didn't get it expecting it to be great. In that, I was not disappointed. But I loved it anyway. A good addition to the collection.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Horrible Horror!
Reviewed in Canada on August 17, 2021
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One of the first horror flicks I saw as a kid was Bert Gordon’s “Amazing Colossal Man’ and, even back then, it was sorta a ‘colossal’ disappointment! Gordon’s cheap visual effects, that often allowed the ‘background’ scenery to be visible ‘through’ the superimposed ‘giant’ creatures, left a lot to be desired - and his apparent penchant for big bald guys running around in loin-cloths didn’t help much either!

“The Cyclops” exhibits many of these deficiencies, but is perhaps a bit more engaging than some of the other similar fare. The plot (again) springs from the 50’s fixation with nuclear paranoia - as a small party of adventurers fly into ‘forbidden’ territory and crash-land in a highly radioactive area that has caused gigantic mutations to emerge - including the ‘lost’ fiancé of the female leader of the group. Lon Chaney Jr puts in a spirited performance as the un-likeable uranium prospector and most of the other actors do what they can with the ridiculous script they have been given. Gordon mostly uses ‘forced-perspective’ tricks to achieve his illusions of over-sized creatures and the ‘see-thru’ phenom is again in evidence in several scenes. The cyclops make-up is pretty good for the first few seconds that it is manifested, but the shock value quickly wears off as Gordon doesn’t really develop the ‘monster’ beyond a bunch of mindless roaring & flailing around.

The ‘so bad it’s good’ factor that makes this clunky effort semi-enjoyable might have been worth $5 in the bargain bin - but at $25. I would question the value. I’m afraid I left the ‘Cyclops’ viewing experience feeling pretty much like I did with the ‘Colossal Man’ - that it was a colossal dud! To his credit Bert Gordon did finally make a fairly decent film with “The Magic Sword” - I would recommend spending one’s time & $$$ on IT!
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4.0 out of 5 stars 巨人とトカゲ特撮
Reviewed in Japan on May 13, 2016
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バート・Ⅰ・ゴードン監督の１９５７年作品「サイクロプス」
一つ目の巨人サイクロプスと巨大化した生物（実物との合成）が珍奇な印象を残す。
放射能を多量に含んだ谷で遭難した恋人のパイロットを捜索に訪れた女と一行が見たものは、
巨大に成長したトカゲ、鼠、蜘蛛、鷹等であった、そして洞窟で飛行機の残骸を発見すると、そこへ
現れたのは、腰巻一つ巻き付けただけの一つ目の巨人であった、この巨人の顔が日野日出志の
漫画みたいで笑える。この巨人が恋人のなれの果てだったというわけで、ウルトラＱの「変身」を
彷彿させる物語。ゴードン監督は、同年に「戦慄プルトニウム人間」を翌年にその続編「巨人獣」
と巨人映画を続けて公開するが、観た感じこれが一番キワモノっぽい。また女主人公に同行する男たちの
ひとりは、怪奇映画ファンにはお馴染みロン・チェニーｊｒであった。
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