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good back-story, and good acting

As Good As It Gets

The plot isn't so bad, but the pace of storytelling is too slow which makes people bored. Certain moments are so obvious and unnecessary for the main plot. I would've fast-forwarded those moments if it was an online streaming. The ending looks like implying a sequel, not sure if this movie will get one

Our movie starts with an radiation accident in a laboratory. A body is taken into an ambulance. This is the tragic story of our over exposed Scientist Dr. Gilbert McKenna played by Robert Clarke. I remember the soft spoken actor from his frequent appearances on Dragnet and Adam 12. Robert was also married to one of the King Sisters, Maxine. Known in the 60's for their specials, the King Family alone with the extended bunch, entertained us with holiday songs on ABC. Enough with the TV connections which will show relevance later in the review. Dr. McKenna was exposed to radiation but initially is recovering at an Los Angeles hospital in a wheelchair getting some sun in a solarium. The woman next to him sees the transformation and screams but the scaly rep tiled man runs off. Thank goodness, I wasn't ready for a bloody slashing sequence so early in the movie. McKenna changes back to his normal self as Doctors scratch their heads and are stumped and amazed with this deadly exposure. McKenna young and viral wants to get out of his cramped surroundings to feel somewhat normal despite his problem with the sun light. Runs into town evening hours of course and gets involved with a wild woman. This movie reminds me of the cartoon the Hulk as our good nature Gilbert McKenna puts himself in compromising positions as the Sun begins to rise. Mckenna decided that his situation is rendered hopeless and takes to the nightlife and drinking. Jealous boyfriends beware of the daylight hours as their no match for our Demon. During this entire movie Clarke dilemma makes you empathize with his misfortune. One touching moment in the picture stands out as our sad scientist who is in hiding in backyard shed meets a little girl Suzy played by Alexandra Conkling who in reality Robert Clark's niece. Suzy offers our on the lamb Scientist some cookies to eat. Suzy tries to sneak out some snacks but is caught by her Mom played by Donna Conkling, Clarke's sister-in-Law another King family member. Can Alvino Rey be far behind? I just couldn't help feeling the pain and anguish suffered by our leading man or reptile. Clarke wrote, directed and produced this movie. Tragically it didn't cut it at the box office either. Maybe if the Demon sang a few King family numbers it could gain some more interest. Happy Holidays!!

The Hideous Sun Demon (1958) ** (out of 4) Dr. Gilbert McKenna (Robert Clarke) is working on an experiment when something goes wrong and he's exposed to radiation. At first it appears that he's going to make it through okay but once he's put into the sunlight he turns into the title creature, a hideously deformed creature (looking like a lizard) and soon she's out on a killing spree.THE HIDEOUS SUN DEMON marked the only time character actor Clarke stepped into the director's chair. The film has the reputation of being one of the worst horror movies of the decade but I think those who say that are being way too tough on the film. Just looking at the picture you can tell that they were working on very little money. Yes, the story too isn't all that original or inspiring. There's also some questionable performances scattered throughout the picture. Even with the countless flaws here, I've always found the film at least watchable thanks in large part to the terrific looking monster.I really thought the look of the monster was excellent and this alone kept the film from reaches the levels of the worst of the decade. I guess it's best to say the creature looks like some sort of lizard but I liked the design of the make-up (or mask) and I especially liked the way the mouth was designed. Towards the end of the film the character has its shirt ripped off, which gives us even more views of the work and to me it's quite impressive. Another good thing is the music score and the recycled music that would turn up in other films including the same year's PLAN 9 FROM OUTER SPACE.The film really isn't all that original with the screenplay pretty much being a copy of Universal's THE WOLF MAN with the exception here being it's the sun instead of the moon that turns the lead character. For the most part Clarke remains watchable in the film and his direction isn't too bad either. Of all the supporting players it's probably Nan Peterson that gets the most attention but not for her performance. No, her rack is pretty much on full display throughout the picture so I'm sure teenage boys seeing this at the drive-in back in the day were very happy.

Definitely one of the more enjoyable low-budgeted SciFi/horror hybrids of the late 50's, thanks to a combination of interesting plot and characters and – oh yeah – a whole lot of unintentionally hilarious incompetence! The film distinguishes itself from contemporary efforts in two important areas, namely more fast-paced action and less polished lead characters. There were most 50's Sci-Fi flicks always feature eloquent & sophisticated male scientists and their docile female love interests, this one comes up with a pompous and alcoholic protagonist and a bimbo bar singer with the most dazzling cleavage and voluptuous hips ever seen throughout the entire fifties decade! Whenever the script does attempt to get scientific and intellectual, it only provokes laughter and disbelief, like for example during the evolution-backwards theory speech and the totally irrelevant insect slide show. During his research on radioactive isotopes, for the sake of science of course, the rather self-centered Dr. Gil McKenna accidentally becomes exposed to a whole lot of radiation for too much time. Only later, at the hospital, he discovers that ordinary sunlight now causes him to turns into a hideous and destructive monster. Whirling in self-pity and rage, McKenna crushes into the night life and develops an (even heavier than before) drinking problem. His obsession for the hot blond bar singer Trudy also drives him to murder… Lead actor Robert Clarke also signed for the direction and he neatly divides the film into three equally exciting parts. The intro centering on the Doc's strange and still largely mysterious condition is quite compelling, whereas the middle section about his wild escapades with Trudy are delightfully trashy. The movie ends with a tense and adequately staged manhunt for a monster that lost all control. If you're a fan of cheap old science-fiction, you simply got to love the flamboyant monster design! He's supposed to be a lizard creature, but he actually looks more like the bastard baby of Creature from the Black Lagoon and some character from Sesame Street. Nevertheless, a truly magnificent monster and it's a damn shame that the film is shot in black and white, because according to the DVD-cover he's bright green! By the way, did I mention already that actress Nan Peterson is one cute hussy with enormous blouse bunnies...!?!

While not the great classic, this movie does have a solid place in '50s sci-fi movie. The plot is pretty original, and I can see why a person would be in lot of trouble if he turns into a reptile as soon as he's exposed to sun. I watched this movie on TV when I was a kid and have been looking to find it for some time. Now it's up on Youtube, and I've seen it after over 40 years. What interested be after watching was of course the plot which I didn't understand when I was a kid, and also the gas station scenes. The gas was going for $.27 per gallon, and it was full service back then. Another thing is that people smoked a lot more then than now. It's not bad of a movie for one man to produce, star and direct, and I give Robert Clarke high score for the attempt. For one who didn't live that time or seen this movie back then, this movie probably don't mean much, but watching it now, I see that people really were different back then, and this movie brings back memories of how things were.