The Beast of Yucca Flats

"Commies made him an atomic mutant!"

May 2 1961 Unrated 0h 54m
Horror, Sci-Fi

A refugee Soviet scientist arrives at a desert airport carrying secret documents, but is attacked by a pair of KGB assassins and escapes into the desert, where he comes in range of an American nuclear test and is transformed into a mindless killing beast.

Plot

A defecting Russian scientist is transformed by an atomic test into a hulking monster (Tor Johnson, of course). Not much else except some people are killed, boys get lost, and a rabbit sniffs Tor's corpse. This film was used for Mystery Science Theater 3000.

Written by

Coleman Francis

Directed by

Coleman Francis

Cast

Douglas Mellor, Barbara Francis, Bing Stafford

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Cinema Associates (III)

Languages

English

Awards

N/A

Trailers
Beast Of Yucca Flats - Trailer
Featurettes
Joe Dante on THE BEAST OF YUCCA FLATS
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