The Incredible Shrinking Man

The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957)

U
14/06/1957 (GB)
Science Fiction, Horror
1h 21m

A fascinating adventure into the unknown!

Overview

A 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.

  • Jack ArnoldDirector
  • Richard MathesonScreenplay
  • Richard Alan SimmonsScreenplay
  • Status

    Released

  • Original Language

    English

  • Budget

    $750,000

Keywords

  • husband wife relationship
  • based on novel or book
  • radiation
  • cat
  • giant spider
  • surrealism
  • shrinking
  • radioactivity
  • basement
  • black and white
  • survival horror
  • presumed dead
  • dollhouse
  • disability
  • mist
  • existentialism
  • emasculation
  • shrunken human

Top Billed Cast

Grant Williams

Grant Williams

Scott Carey

Randy Stuart

Randy Stuart

Louise Carey

April Kent

April Kent

Clarice Bruce

Paul Langton

Paul Langton

Charlie Carey

Raymond Bailey

Raymond Bailey

Doctor Thomas Silver

William Schallert

William Schallert

Doctor Arthur Bramson

Frank J. Scannell

Frank J. Scannell

Barker

Helene Marshall

Nurse

Diana Darrin

Diana Darrin

Nurse

Billy Curtis

Billy Curtis

Midget

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