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Directed by Bert I. Gordon
USA 1965
A small town runs into big problems when teenagers hit a growth spurt, turn into gallivanting Goliaths, lead an anti-elder rebellion and terrify anyone under seven feet tall! Featuring Hollywood teen stars Tommy Kirk (The Shaggy Dog), Johnny Crawford (TV’s The Rifleman), Ron Howard (TV’s Happy Days) and Beau Bridges (The Landlord), this fantastic, effects-laden tale delivers gargantuan, sexy entertainment loaded with rock ‘n’ roll. Eleven-year-old Genius (Howard) mixes up some super-goo with his chemistry set, turning cats and ducks into giants. When a group of wild teenagers see the results, they gobble it up too and turn into towering tyrants, challenging adults and making mayhem while the world desperately searches for an anti-teen antidote. It’s the teen scene you’ve never seen—from cult legend Bert I. Gordon, the director of The Cyclops, The Amazing Colossal Man, Attack of the Puppet People, The Magic Sword and Picture Mommy Dead. The stellar cast includes Joe Turkel (The Shining), Joy Harmon (Cool Hand Luke), Tisha Sterling (Coogan’s Bluff) and Toni Basil (Easy Rider). *** "Genius" accidentally invents "goo" which causes living things to rapidly grow to an enormous size. Seeing an opportunity to get rich, some delinquent teenagers steal the "goo" and, as a result of a sophomoric dare, consume it themselves and become thirty feet tall. They then take over control of the town by kidnapping the sheriff's daughter and dancing suggestively. |
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Theatrical Release: October 20th, 1965
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Review: Kino - Region 'A' - Blu-ray
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Distribution | Kino - Region 'A' - Blu-ray | |
Runtime | 1:21:15.328 | |
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1.85 :1 1080P Dual-layered Blu-rayDisc Size: 27,861,191,131 bytesFeature: 26,648,500,224 bytes Video Bitrate: 39.36 MbpsCodec: MPEG-4 AVC Video |
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DTS-HD Master
Audio English 1975 kbps 2.0 / 48 kHz / 1975 kbps / 24-bit (DTS Core: 2.0 /
48 kHz / 1509 kbps / 24-bit) Dolby Digital Audio English 192 kbps 2.0 / 48 kHz / 192 kbps |
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Subtitles | English, None | |
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Release Information: Studio: Kino
1.85 :1 1080P Dual-layered Blu-rayDisc Size: 27,861,191,131 bytesFeature: 26,648,500,224 bytes Video Bitrate: 39.36 MbpsCodec: MPEG-4 AVC Video
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• NEW Audio Commentary by Film Historian Tim Lucas
Standard Blu-ray Case Chapters 9 |
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On their
Blu-ray,
Kino use a DTS-HD Master dual-mono track (24-bit) in the
original English language. Village of the Giants
has hardly any aggressive moments but performed music numbers -
Marianne by Mike Clifford, Woman and When It Comes To Your
Love performed by the The Beau Brummels and Little Bitty Corrine
by Freddie Cannon. The score is by
Jack Nitzsche (The
Hot Spot,
Blue
Collar,
The
Indian Runner,
Hardcore,
The
Crossing Guard,
One
Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest,
Personal Best,
9 1/2 Weeks)
The Kino
Blu-ray
Bert I. Gordon's Village of the Giants
is campy fun and never takes itself very seriously. It is considered by
many to be 'teensploitation' - and is filled with gyrating bodies of young
actresses with plenty of dancing akin to the 'Beach Party' cycle of
films. It's
quite harmless and amusing to see in the present day - over 50-years
later. I saw it as a raunchier Disney-esque piece of Drive-In
fodder. Who can forget
Joy Harmon from
Cool Hand Luke? Plenty of nostalgia here and the Kino Blu-ray
has the valued Lucas commentary and a fun way to start a double-feature
night with another Gordon, modestly-budgeted, classic. How about
Attack of the Puppet People?
Enjoy!
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