The Flesh Eaters

1964
Unrated
1h 27m

IMDb RATING

5.7/10

1.5K

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A group of young adults trapped on a desert island find the water inhabited by a violent form of flesh-eating organisms.

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A group of young adults trapped on a desert island find the water inhabited by a violent form of flesh-eating organisms.A group of young adults trapped on a desert island find the water inhabited by a violent form of flesh-eating organisms.A group of young adults trapped on a desert island find the water inhabited by a violent form of flesh-eating organisms.

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IMDb RATING

5.7/10

1.5K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Cab Driver
(scenes deleted)

Barbara Wilson

Ira Lewis

Freddy Miller

Jack Curtis

Radio Deejay
(voice)
(uncredited)

Arnold Drake

Pete's Beat Singer
(voice)
(uncredited)

Director
- Jack Curtis
Writer
- Arnold Drake
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Trivia
The producers used a very William Castle-like exploitation gimmick; plastic packets of "instant blood" were given out to each patron as they entered the theater in case they were attacked by flesh eaters.

Goofs
When the film opens, the camera follows a taxi driving on a wide highway in New York City, The car is a 1959 Ford. However, in the next scene when the taxi stops in front of a building and the driver gets out, the car is now a 1960 Dodge.

Quotes
Omar: Hey! Wonder what makes 'em do it? You think they want the world to hate 'em? They wanna be punished because of some guilt complex? Hey - you think maybe they just kooky?

Alternate versions
A shorter version exists on video: the original 35mm print, which is identical to the video release issued from Sinister Cinema, was trimmed for television and 16mm rental. The Monterey Video release of the film is this truncated television print.

Connections
Edited into Haunted Hollywood: The Flesh Eaters (2016)

Soundtracks
It's a Wonder
Written by Gloria Shayne (as Gloria Regney) and Julian Stein
Sung by Anita Ellis

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Featured review

7/10

Better than you might think...

This film is an updated for the 1960s version of the traditional late 30s-40s mad scientist tale but one with the surprising addition of gore, used very effectively for the time. Martin Kosleck here provides the mad scientist, a Nazi stereotype not uncommon to earlier eras. The Flesh Eaters themselves make for a memorable menace and the early scene with the two swimmers is an excellent bit of film making. The gigantic ones and their showdown with the hero at the end requires much suspension of disbelief but the monsters are also quite nasty-looking which makes for fun viewing if you're into seeing giant monsters. The final showdown actually reminds me a little of the film KRONOS.