Put-upon poor little rich girl Nancy is constantly put down by her obnoxious businessman dad, and cheated on by her oily deceitful husband. A chance encounter with aliens makes her grow to outlandish size, and she begins to find herself as her personality begins to catch up with her height.
The original was a cheap 50s drive-in movie. This revisitation cleverly takes key aspects of the original - the miniature sets and not-entirely-convincing special effects, and couples them with a gentle feminist subtext: social commentary meets darkish humour in a sci-fi setting.
It's nicely done. Darryl Hannah's Nancy is sympathetic, and all the supporting cast is good.
And the ending is great!
The original was a cheap 50s drive-in movie. This revisitation cleverly takes key aspects of the original - the miniature sets and not-entirely-convincing special effects, and couples them with a gentle feminist subtext: social commentary meets darkish humour in a sci-fi setting.
It's nicely done. Darryl Hannah's Nancy is sympathetic, and all the supporting cast is good.
And the ending is great!