Monster of the Day #913

Updated on May 23, 2014 By Ken Begg 11 Comments




Rather better than yesterday’s snoozefest (admittedly the epitome of damning with faint praise) was this MTV (!) throwback that combined springbreak-style teen action with lovingly stop-animated monsters. It’s kind of on the nose to have Adam West play a scientist named Ray Harryhausen, but it’s that kind of movie. Still, if you ever wanted to see Carmen Electra being menaced by giant ants, here’s your chance.

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  • Eric Hinkle

    Wow, what was the title of this masterpiece? And I have to admit, I kind of like the potbellied gill-man in the second picture. Nice costume.

  • bgbear_rnh

    I am surprised that they did not use Harry Rayhausen just to make people think a tiny bit. Oh, I forgot, Mtv.

  • bgbear_rnh

    I think it was simply “Monster Island”

  • Eric Hinkle

    Thanks.

  • Gamera977

    Gee, it doesn’t look half bad.

  • sandra

    Did the Gillman have a second mouth in his belly ?

  • The Rev.

    Yeah, despite the giant bugs I’ve never given this a second look, and I’ve seen it in video stores and used media places for years. I may have to actually see it now. If I’d known it had stop-motion bugs I definitely would have; that was a large part of what drew me to Arachnia.

  • Flangepart

    Pic. 1 : “The reason I called you all here…is to DIE!

    Pic. 2 : (Huff) She want’s me to work out (Weeze)…I’ll work out. (Huff) Question MY abs- I’m the Gill man…THE Gill (Cough) man, baby…

    Pic. 3 : “Whata ya mean this ain’t Tokyo?”

    Pic. 4 : “Picknic? Here’s yer PICKNIC!”

  • Rock Baker

    I saw the picture once, but honestly I’d forgotten that it had a gill-man!

  • Beckoning Chasm

    Is that a ninja star on the gill-man’s neck?

  • The Rev.

    Looks like a fin; he’s got a similarly-shaped one on the other side of his head. I think that one’s flapping because it’s running.