John Ashley
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It was shot in 6 days for $65,000! You get 2 monsters for the price of 1; Sandra Knight transformed into a hideous creature & the title monster played by Harry Wilson; The director, after seeing the make-up for the title monster, was so disappointed he left the set in tears. The makeup man was not told the creature was supposed to be female. All he could do at the last minute was apply lipstick!
2) Hud
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This classic revisionist western explores complex familial relationships as well as the pitfalls of modern capitalism by following the daily life of Hud Bannon (Paul Newman), a young Texas rancher who lives with his cattleman father Homer (Melvyn Douglas) and his hero-worshipping nephew Lon (Brandon DeWilde). Though Hud is an amoral, cold-hearted man, he was celebrated as an iconic anti-hero to the countercultural youth audiences of the 1960s. Winner...
5) Hud
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Having been burned by compromises to censors on his earlier films Cat on a Hot Tin Roof and Sweet Bird of Youth, Paul Newman decided to star in as uncompromising a property as he could find. That property was Hud, inspired by a portion of Larry McMurtry's novel, Horseman Pass By. Hud Bannon (Newman) is a young Texas rancher who lives with his cattleman father Homer (Melvyn Douglas) and his hero-worshipping nephew Lon (Brandon DeWilde). Hud is an amoral,...
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Blood Island chiefs sacrifice beautiful young virgins to "The Evil One"--A horrid creature, bred by radiation, and like a werewolf, metamorphosed from an innocent man. Scientists search the island jungle for evidence of mutated lifeforms, even as they are attacked by living vegetation and frightening animal life. The film's climax ends in a burning inferno as the Evil Creature attacks the villagers and scientists, who are unprepared to combat this...
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It's more beach party fun with one of the most popular films from the 1960s. When Frankie goes on reserve duty, he becomes threatened that Dwayne will steal Dee Dee away from him. In order to prevent this, he sends Cassandra, a beautiful woman, to distract Dwayne. Things soon erupt, however, as Cassandra's mere appearance turns the whole beach town upside down. Comedy greats Buster Keaton and Mickey Rooney have cameos.