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Volcanic activity frees giant scorpions from the earth who wreak havoc in the rural countryside and eventually threaten Mexico City.Volcanic activity frees giant scorpions from the earth who wreak havoc in the rural countryside and eventually threaten Mexico City.Volcanic activity frees giant scorpions from the earth who wreak havoc in the rural countryside and eventually threaten Mexico City.
Carlos Múzquiz
- Dr. Velazco
- (as Carlos Muzquiz)
Pascual García Peña
- José de la Cruz
- (as Pascual Peña)
Pedro Galván
- Father Delgado
- (as Pedro Galvan)
Arturo Martínez
- Major Cosio
- (as Arturo Martinez)
Quintín Bulnes
- Lineman killed on pole
- (uncredited)
José Chávez
- Train conductor
- (uncredited)
Roberto Contreras
- Chumacho
- (uncredited)
Fernando Curiel
- Pillo (foreman)
- (uncredited)
Ángel Di Stefani
- Military man
- (uncredited)
Alfonso Díaz Landa
- Military man
- (uncredited)
Jaime González Quiñones
- Boy in San Lorenzo
- (uncredited)
Leonor Gómez
- Villager
- (uncredited)
Bob Johnson
- Narrator
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
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- TriviaAs the scorpion attacks and derails the passenger train, the label "Lionel Lines" is clearly seen on the side of the locomotive's coal tender.
- GoofsMost likely due to budgetary issues, the voices of the opening sequence's narrator, the police radio dispatcher, the radio newscaster, and the public address announcer are all the same. Specifically, it belongs to Bob Johnson, best remembered for being heard in the opening sequence of most episodes of Mission: Impossible (1966) ("Good morning, Mr. Phelps...").
- Quotes
Hank Scott: [after hearing an onimous noise] Ordinarily I've got nothing against moonlit nights, but I'll be glad to get by this one.
- Crazy creditsThe Warner Bros. logo does not appear at the beginning of this movie.
- ConnectionsEdited into FrightMare Theater: The Black Scorpion (2017)
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Black scorpionS
Well, this movie had a black scorpion in it, but it had more than that. It had multiple black scorpions! Oh, they were giant too. I think the worst thing about this is probably the pacing. After about an hour, it looked like they were going to just stop it. There were too many boring moments but I will admit that the stop motion effects are quite good. I'm not even into stop motion that much. It helps that we get some good close ups of the scorpions showing off the practical effects. Wait, does stop motion count as practical effects? It doesn't seem to hold up well.
I was disappointed the scorpion didn't appear at first, but to be fair, most of the movie did in fact feature it. I didn't know there would be other giant creepy crawlies in this film. It was hard to even recognize that worm. Well, realize it was a worm is what I mean. It would have worked better if it was trimmed by a half hour. Then again, that wouldn't have been enough for a full length movie. As a cheesy little 1950's sci-fi movie, it's just mediocre. I remain impressed by how it looks with the designs. **1/2
I was disappointed the scorpion didn't appear at first, but to be fair, most of the movie did in fact feature it. I didn't know there would be other giant creepy crawlies in this film. It was hard to even recognize that worm. Well, realize it was a worm is what I mean. It would have worked better if it was trimmed by a half hour. Then again, that wouldn't have been enough for a full length movie. As a cheesy little 1950's sci-fi movie, it's just mediocre. I remain impressed by how it looks with the designs. **1/2
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- Feb 23, 2017
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- Runtime1 hour 28 minutes
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