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The Incredible Shrinking Man
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1957 film by Jack Arnold
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The Incredible Shrinking Man is a 1957 American black-and-white science fiction film directed by Jack Arnold. Produced by Albert Zugsmith for Universal Pictures, the screenplay was written by Richard Matheson, who also authored the source novel, The Shrinking Man. The cast includes Grant Williams, Randy Stuart, Billy Curtis, and Raymond Bailey. Alexander Golitzen served as production designer, and Albrecht Joseph was the film editor.
The movie has a runtime of 81 minutes and was released on February 22, 1957. It was distributed by Universal Pictures and is available via video on demand. The film received the Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation and is part of the National Film Registry. Its genres include horror, drama, and thriller. Keywords associated with the work include radiation, a cat, a giant spider, and husband-wife relationship.
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Film · TMDB
7.5A dangerous combination of radiation and insecticide causes the unfortunate Scott Carey to shrink, slowly but surely, until he is only a few inches tall. His home becomes a wilderness where he must survive everything from spiders living in the cellar to his beloved cat.
Cast
- Grant Williams as Scott Carey
- Randy Stuart as Louise Carey
- April Kent as Clarice Bruce
- Paul Langton as Charlie Carey
- Raymond Bailey as Doctor Thomas Silver
- William Schallert as Doctor Arthur Bramson
Themes
- husband wife relationship
- based on novel or book
- radiation
- cat
- giant spider
- surrealism
- shrinking
- radioactivity
- basement
- miniaturization
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Part of
- National Film Registry
- Genre
- survival film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Based on
- The Shrinking Man
- Director
- Jack Arnold
- Screenwriter
- Richard Matheson
- Cast member
- Paul Langton
- Producer
- Albert Zugsmith
- Production company
- Universal Pictures
- Duration
- 81
- FilmAffinity ID
- 607561
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Image
- IncredibleShrinkingMan-poster.jpg
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- publication date
- 1957-04-10
- title
- The Incredible Shrinking Man
- color
- black-and-white
- distributed by
- Universal Pictures
- production designer
- Alexander Golitzen
- after a work by
- Richard Matheson
- film editor
- Albrecht Joseph
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 73/100
- capital cost
- 750000
- Commons category
- The Incredible Shrinking Man
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