The Beast of Yucca Flats
Seen it?1961 | 54 min | Horror, Science Fiction
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With a panning from critics, soft box office and little lasting buzz, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- A natural pick for anyone who enjoys a good scare and sci-fi fans. A good one for a late-night scare. A good follow-up to The Invisible Man or Them!.
- The mood
- Scary.
- The pace
- Tense from early on, at 54 min. An easy one to fit in on a school night.
- What might put you off
- Made in 1961: an older pace and style.
- Not one for anyone who hates jump scares.
A refugee Soviet scientist arrives at a desert airport carrying secret documents, but is attacked by a pair of KGB assassins and escapes into the desert, where he comes in range of an American nuclear test and is transformed into a mindless killing beast.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsWeak
Panned by critics
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 15K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Coleman Francis
- Tor JohnsonJoseph Javorsky
- Douglas MellorHank Radcliffe
- Barbara FrancisLois Radckiffe
- Bing StaffordPatrolman Jim Archer
- Larry AtenPatrolman Joe Dobson
- Alan FrancisMike, also called Art, Radcliffe
- Ronald FrancisRandy Radcliffe
- Coleman FrancisNarrator / Gas Station Attendant / Newspaper Customer
- Anthony CardozaKGB Driver / Fat Man in Rescue Plane
- John MorrisonKGB Agent with Mustache