When scientists try to understand the effects of radiation on wasps, the result brings them to an area of Africa known as "Green Hell," where the creatures have mutated into monsters! This howler from the heyday of giant bug movies stars Jim Davis (Dallas) as the scientist who starts the whole mess. Co-written by Louis Vittes, who gave us the classic, I Married a Monster From Outer Space.
“…Only a handful know the full horrifying danger.”
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A big bug 50’s movie. I have seen these mosquitoes in Vietnam in 1968. When you see a shadow on the ground, do not look up. Of course, the movie bugs are wasps, not mosquitoes.
Yep, and experimental “Vengeance Two” rocket returns to the Earth.
“…maybe we are superstitious, but is a monkey frightened by superstition?”
Evidently, they never heard of Hanuman.
One fun thing is looking at the hokey instruments in the rocket station; this includes three old-time oscilloscopes. Their computer has voice recognition. It is faster than IBM’s Watson. They flew on TWA.
They have grenades filled with gelignite. The actor calls it “Gilg-nite” with a hard “g”; it is actually [jeleg.nit] With a soft “g” like “j.” It is a high explosive made from a gel of nitroglycerine and nitrocellulose in a base of wood pulp and sodium or potassium nitrate.
Filmed at Bronson Caves, Bronson Canyon, Griffith Park - 4730 Crystal Springs Drive, Los Angeles, California, USA, explains why the natives have California accents.
In the cave, all the lights are out, and Dr. Quent Brady asks what’s “Lorna do’n?” It looks like he thinks she is quite a cookie.
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