Village of the Giants

"All the kids grow 10 feet tall... and TAKE OVER!"

Oct 20 1965 Not Rated 1h 21m
Comedy, Sci-Fi

"Genius" accidentally invents "goo" which causes living things to rapidly grow to an enormous size. Seeing an opportunity to get rich, some delinquent teenagers steal the "goo" and, as a result of a sophomoric dare, consume it themselves and become thirty feet tall. They then take over control of the town by kidnapping the sheriff's daughter and dancing suggestively.

Plot

Mike thinks he's hit the jackpot when his girlfriend Nancy's kid brother, who they call Genius, creates a growth compound that results in animals growing to huge proportions. A group of delinquents led by Fred has come to town and when they get their hands the goo, as Genius calls it, their giant size make them unstoppable. While Genius tries to recreate the formula, Mike and other teenagers in town, serve the giants. Genius simply can't reproduce the formula but fortunately comes up with the next best thing.

Written by

H.G. Wells, Alan Caillou, Bert I. Gordon

Directed by

Bert I. Gordon

Cast

Tommy Kirk, Johnny Crawford, Beau Bridges

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Joseph E. Levine Productions, Embassy Pictures Corporation, Berkeley Productions

Languages

English

Awards

1 nomination

Trailers
Village of the Giants - Movie Trailer (1965)
Scores
# of Votes
2,783
Average Rating
3.7 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
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