The Incredible Shrinking Man

A fascinating adventure into the unknown!

19571h 21mNo ratings yet

Science Fiction
Adventure
Drama
Horror

Overview

A dangerous combination of radiation and insecticide causes the unfortunate Scott Carey to shrink, slowly but surely, until he is only a few inches tall. His home becomes a wilderness where he must survive everything from spiders living in the cellar to his beloved cat.

Keywords

based on novel or book
giant spider
shrinking
miniaturization
surrealism
black and white
survival horror
existentialism
mist
husband wife relationship
cat
radiation
basement
dollhouse
disability
emasculation
radioactivity
presumed dead
shrunken human
tarantula
big gigantic

Details

Status: Released
Release date: February 22, 1957
Original language: English
Spoken languages: English
Countries: United States of America
Production: Universal Pictures,Universal International Pictures
Cast: Grant Williams,Randy Stuart,April Kent,Paul Langton,Raymond Bailey,William Schallert,Frank J. Scannell,Helene Marshall,Diana Darrin,Billy Curtisand 8 more
Director: Jack Arnold
Writer: Richard Matheson,Richard Alan Simmons
Producer: Albert Zugsmith
Cinematography: Ellis W. Carter
Music: Earl E. Lawrence,Hans J. Salter,Herman Stein,Irving Gertz
Budget: $750,000
Revenue: Not recorded
IMDb: tt0050539