| The Beast Of Yucca Flats
Directed by Coleman Francis
Starring Tor Johnson
Made in 1961
B&W
Region 1 DVD
A soviet scientist (Johnson) plans to defect but is ambushed by KGB agents once he lands in America. They pursue him across a desert wasteland and into a nuclear test site. The scientist survives the nuclear explosion but the radiation turns him into a murderous monster that proceeds to go on a rampage – killing travellers and carrying off women. A couple of rangers hunt down the mutated monster across the barren wastelands with one purpose in mind – to stop the Beast Of Yucca Flats…..
I am unable to list any redeeming features about this movie. The story is lame; the directing poor, film quality terrible and the acting is atrocious. There is practically no dialogue for the characters and most of the storyline (what there is of one) is provided by a narrator. Apparently budget restraints meant that the film was shot silent and sound was added later…and boy does it show.
The sound recording is very poor, lacks any form of ambience what so ever and just sounds extremely false. The narrator himself sounds as if he wished to be anywhere but here during the recording of his often ludicrous words. It is difficult to convey just how bad this film actually is – it does not even come near to the ‘so bad it’s good category’ and is not worth shelling out money for.
This film is the ultimate proof that Edward D. Wood Jnr. was most definitely not the world’s worst movie director.
Watch this movie again? I’d rather stick pins in my eyes. Avoid.
1 out of 10 |