La mantide omicida

Titolo originale: The Deadly Mantis
Regia: Nathan Juran |
Anno: 1957
Origine: United States of America |
Generi: Horror Fantascienza
Tag: new york city | monster | insect | paleontology | giant monster | paleontologist | arctic polar circle region | giant insect | prehistoric creature | man eating monster | mantis | praying mantis |
Cast: Craig Stevens | William Hopper | Alix Talton | Donald Randolph | Florenz Ames | Paul Smith | Paul Campbell | Pat Conway | Phil Harvey | Helen Jay | Bing Russell | David McMahon | Marvin Miller | Michael Forest | Sumner Williams |

Dopo una serie di misteriosi disastri e distruzioni presso una base militare artica, si scopre che nella regione si aggira una mantide gigantesca e voracissima. Il mostruoso insetto, contro il quale il colonnello Parkman ingaggia una caccia mortale, si dirige verso New York.

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When the soldiers check out the ruins of the weather station the plane is shown with the engine off [...] D
Since insects are cold-blooded - just like reptiles - they'd be unable to move about (much less fly [...] D
Paleontologist Ned remarks that it's not impossible for the mantis to fly at speeds of 200 mph sinc [...] D
When Marge Blain thumbs through pictures in the book of possible culprits, seen is the word giant s [...] D
Antiaircraft guns are shown protecting Washington DC and Baltimore. The guns are obviously in the d [...] D
It is impossible for any creature the size of the mantis portrayed here to be capable of flying of [...] D
In the tunnel, one of the praying mantis' claws shakes like it is made of rubber. D
As they are wetting down the tarpaulin at the entrance to the tunnel, an ambulance goes through sce [...] D
Two shots from inside a jet plane, just after the 52 minute mark, are flipped laterally, as can be [...] D
The tunnel in which the Mantis makes its last stand is shown as the Manhattan Tunnel above its entr [...] D
At one point the paleontologist is holding a block of amber. He says it contains a giant ant. But, [...] D
The aircraft carrier tracking the mantis is shown as the USS Antietam (CV-36) and then as the USS O [...] D
The praying mantis makes roaring noises from time to time. Like most insects, praying mantises have [...] D
When looking through the book showing prehistoric creatures, the name Ceratosaurus is misspelled as [...] D
When Colonel Joe ejects the as the parachute opens it's all white. When he is shown descending the [...] D
As William Hopper and Alix Talton are leaving Hopper's office, the shadow of the microphone and boo [...] D
As the Mantis makes its way to the station, its claws alternate between up and down between shots. [...] D
When the man goes to play the song on the record player, the music begins before he gets the arm al [...] D
A sign shows "Andrews AFB, Anacostia D.C.". While Anacostia is a D.C. neighborhood, Andrews AFB is [...] D
A five foot chunk of the mantis' foreleg is broken off, but in all later (even close-up) scenes the [...] D
The enlisted personnel in several scenes are clearly US Airmen, but are addressed as Army soldiers. [...] D

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