And it's in colour too
Brilliant colour, rich and warm, nothing like a horror film should be!! But it's a neat movie nevertheless.
shareWatch it on Film4 this afternoon too? Apart from when Thorkel was holding Bullfinch in his 'hand', which was hilariously obvious, I thought the effects, as well as the colour were great too, I was staggered to see it was from 1940. I wonder why there hasn't been a DVD release? A pretty good movie and a neat slice of sci-fi history, why not?
shareWasn't Lionel Atwell tall? I always recall him being short in films. Must have been wrong, as he was surprisingly burly and tall.
I challenge that he was only 5 feet 10 and a half.
Lionel Atwell? No-one by that name in this movie...
Burly and tall, do you mean Albert Dekker?
Lionel Atwell was 5'10" and 1/2. It says so right here on imdb! Although, had he been in this movie, I suppose he'd have been closer to about 9 inches tall.
Albert Dekker was 6'3. He was in this movie.
I wonder why there hasn't been a DVD release? A pretty good movie and a neat slice of sci-fi history, why not?
DR. CYCLOPS was a Paramount Pictures release, and unfortunately Paramount, in the past, had that notorious reputation of being rather slow in terms of releasing their older movies and T.V. shows on DVD. (And I really don't know why). However, there was a change of management sometime last year and now we are beginning to see some of their older films finally getting a DVD release. Plus, some of the movies they already had out, like the original WAR OF THE WORLDS, getting a much needed redo. I suspect DR. CYLCOPS will finally be released in the near future.
The video rights to all pre-1949 Paramount movies
are owned by Universal.
Not that their track record is any better than Paramount's....
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Charlie
Yes. I believe you are quite correct. Thanks!
When DR. CYCLOPS was put out on VHS, it was Universal who released it. The same with ISLAND OF LOST SOULS (1933), another Paramount feature, but released by Universal, and now they actually include it among their stock of horror movies.
Actually, Universal's track record with their Horror/Sci-Fi film library is pretty good, expecially their "Horror Classics" and "Legacy Collection" lineups, with audio commentaries and extra features. Their "Franchise Collections" aren't bad either, such as the Hammer Horror Collection which featured 8 films. Their recent "Sci-Fi Classics" collection (available through Best Buy) uses THE INCREDIBLE SHRINKING MAN as a hook (it also includes THE MOLE PEOPLE, MONSTER ON THE CAMPUS, TARANTULA, and THE MONOLITH MONSTERS) but I have no doubt they'll offer SHRINKING MAN on its own at some point in a special Collector's Edition - the film is the jewel in their Sci-Fi crown and too highly-regarded for anything less.
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