Attack of the Crab Monsters
Seen it?1957 | 63 min | Science Fiction, Horror
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With soft box office and little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for horror fans and sci-fi fans.
- The mood
- Scary.
- The pace
- Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 3 min.
- What might put you off
- Made in 1957: an older pace and style.
A group of scientists travel to a remote island to study the effects of nuclear weapons tests, only to get stranded when their airplane mysteriously explodes. The team soon discovers that the tests have given rise to crabs mutated into intelligent, impervious, telepathic giants intent on increasing their numbers by breeding, then travelling to populated areas to feed, and which do not intend to be stopped by their discoverers.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsSolid
71% on Rotten Tomatoes
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$1 million worldwide on a $70K budget; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 20K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Roger Corman
- Richard GarlandDale Drewer
- Pamela DuncanDr. Martha 'Marti' Hunter
- Russell JohnsonHank Chapman
- Leslie BradleyDr. Karl Weigand
- Mel WellesJules Deveroux
- Richard H. CuttingDr. James Carson
- Beach DickersonSeaman Ron Fellows
- Tony MillerSeaman Jack Sommers
- Ed NelsonEnsign Quinlan
- Charles B. GriffithSeaman Mac, wears sunglasses