Attack of the Puppet People (1958)

User Rating:

3.3/10   

Director:

Bert I. Gordon

Writers:

Bert I. Gordon (story)
George Worthing Yates (writer)

Release Date:

April 1958 (USA)

Genre:

Sci-Fi | Horror

Tagline:

Terror Comes In Small Packages!

Plot:

Lonely, deranged puppet-master designs a machine that shrinks people.

Plot Keywords:

Miniature People | Puppet | Mad Scientist | Shrinking | Miniaturization

Cast

John Agar	...	Bob Westley
John Hoyt	...	Mr. Franz
June Kenney	...	Sally Reynolds
Michael Mark	...	Emil
Jack Kosslyn	...	Sgt. Paterson
Marlene Willis	...	Laurie / Themesong Vocalist
Ken Miller	...	Stan
Laurie Mitchell	...	Georgia Lane
Scott Peters	...	Mac
Susan Gordon	...	Agnes
June Jocelyn	...	Brownie Leader
Jean Moorhead	...	Janet
Hank Patterson	...	Janitor
Hal Bogart	...	Special Delivery Man
Troy Patterson	...	Elevator Operator

Also Known As:

I Was a Teenage Doll (USA) (working title)
Six Inches Tall (UK)
The Fantastic Puppet People

Runtime:

79 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Colour:

Black and White

Sound Mix:

Mono (Ryder Sound Services)

Certification:

Argentina:Atp | USA:Approved (PCA #18865)

Company:

Alta Vista Productions

Trivia:

British release title "Six Inches Tall". Shooting title: "I Was A Teenage Doll".

Goofs:

Continuity: When Franz goes from the front room to the rear, he exits on the left side of the doorway, as viewed from the front room. When the shot immediately cuts to the rear room, he's shown entering on the opposite side of the doorway.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Morgan Stewart's Coming Home (1987)

Soundtrack:

You're My Living Doll

Not bad for its kind,but that ending......

I rented this movie through Netlflix the other day and I must say,I was disappointed in the ending.Should I expect so much from a low budget movie from the 50's made my Bert I. Gordon?? I think so.I enjoyed the movie for the most part,but I did wonder why after the first 4 people was out of their tube in the beginning that they were happy about their situation,then turn around later and want to escape.What made them change their minds??? I did like The Amazing Colossal Man and Village of the Giants(from seeing them on TV way back then to Mystery Science Theater 3000).They were guilty pleasures and still are.What made me upset or disappointed(depending on how you look at it)was that John Agar and June Kenny didn't shrink the old man,put him in one of those tubes and take him to the police.Too predictable,perhaps?? They just left him there while they went to go get the police.Plus,what happened to the other 4 people?? Making too much out of it?? Maybe,but there's no payoff,right??? Didn't they think the old man would run off or maybe shrink some more people while they were gone?? Anyway,I liked the movie,but thought the ending was weak...Thank you! I'm outta here!!