{"id":11419,"date":"2011-11-30T18:25:06","date_gmt":"2011-11-30T07:25:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/?page_id=11419"},"modified":"2011-11-30T18:28:34","modified_gmt":"2011-11-30T07:28:34","slug":"the-giant-gila-monster","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/index.php\/cinema-of-the-backbrain\/the-giant-gila-monster\/","title":{"rendered":"The Giant Gila Monster"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Giant Gila Monster<\/strong> (US-1959; dir. Ray Kellogg)<\/p>\n

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Synopsis<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

In The Giant Gila Monster<\/em>, most of the plot is given over to a group of hot-rod enthusiasts, headed by nice-guy Chace Winstead (Don Sullivan<\/a>), who sometimes breaks into song. Before long, the titular gila monster, which is just that — a real gila monster — is lumbering about on miniaturized sets terrorizing the community, killing at random, knocking over trains and barns, and in general making a nuisance of itself. When the monster threatens to devour Chace’s kid sister, he attempts to dispatch the beast with a hot rod full of nitroglycerin. The Giant Gila Monster<\/em> was originally released on a double bill with The Killer Shrews<\/em>. (YouTube<\/a>)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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