Radiation and ’50s sci-fi go together like glowing peanut butter and jelly: the theaters and drive-ins were packed with them, some good and most not so swell; regardless of quality, they were churned out for the teenage masses to devour like a box of buttered corn. This brings us to The Hideous Sun Demon (1959), a low-budget number that has had viewers oscillating between gem and garbage since its release.
Personally, I hew closer to the former verdict than the latter; The Hideous Sun Demon is filled with uneven performances, a few slow spots, and some ludicrous dialogue. However, it also takes an earnest stab at an alcohol allegory, mixed in with a neat twist on The Wolf Man and Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde, and pretty cool makeup. For me, ambition will always gain the upper hand.
Premiering in August of ’58 on a double bill with Roger Corman’s Attack of the Crab Monsters,...
Personally, I hew closer to the former verdict than the latter; The Hideous Sun Demon is filled with uneven performances, a few slow spots, and some ludicrous dialogue. However, it also takes an earnest stab at an alcohol allegory, mixed in with a neat twist on The Wolf Man and Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde, and pretty cool makeup. For me, ambition will always gain the upper hand.
Premiering in August of ’58 on a double bill with Roger Corman’s Attack of the Crab Monsters,...
- 3/30/2019
- by Scott Drebit
- DailyDead
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