The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms / Them! (Double Feature)

Starring: James Whitmore Director: Eugene Lourie & Gordon Douglas

Description by OLDIES.com:

The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms (1953, 79 mins.): Humanity has split the atom, unleashing a new era of science - an era that would also unleash monstrous celluloid rampages. An A-bomb test in the Arctic awakens The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms, and it makes New York City its stomping ground in the movie (based on a story by Ray Bradbury) that launched a string of Atomic Age creature features.

Them! (1954, 92 mins.): One of the best of the Atomic Age creature features is Them! Radiation-mutated ants - 12 feet long and capable of lifting tons - become giant problems for James Whitmore, Edmund Gwenn, James Arness and all of Los Angeles. They're big. They're bad. They've got a serious attitude problem. You won't find a can of bug spray big enough to stop 'em!

Product Description:

THEM!: Atomic radiation once again manages to transform tiny harmless creatures into gigantic holy terrors. Probably the best of the '50s phenomenon, this top-notch thriller witnesses an invasion of giant ants using the sewer systems of Los Angeles like a vast ant farm.

THE BEAST FROM 20,000 FATHOMS: A long-hibernating and ostensibly extinct rhedosaurus is roused from his eternal slumber by an atomic blast. Emerging from the sea, the rhedosaurus wreaks havoc in every direction, leveling cities and amusement parks in his path. Based on Ray Bradbury's short story "The Fog Horn."

Plot Keywords:

Fantasy | Monsters

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