A college paleontology professor acquires a newly discovered specimen of a coelacanth, but while examining it, he is accidentally exposed to its blood, and finds himself periodically turning into a murderous Neanderthal man.
Directed by Jack Arnold
fish
monster
professor
detective
college
giant insect
dragonfly
murder
black and white
dog
neanderthal
gamma rays
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Cast
Arthur Franz
Donald Blake
Joanna Moore
Madeline Howard
Judson Pratt
Lt. Mike Stevens
Troy Donahue
Jimmy Flanders
Nancy Walters
Sylvia Lockwood
Helen Westcott
Nurse Molly Riordan
Ross Elliott
Sgt. Eddie Daniels
Alexander Lockwood
Prof. Gilbert Howard
Whit Bissell
Dr. Oliver Cole
Richard H. Cutting
Tom Edwards - Forest Ranger
Hank Patterson
Townsend - Night Watchman
Phil Harvey
Sgt. Powell
Crew
Jack Arnold
Director
Bud Westmore
Makeup Artist
Popular Reviews
3 reviews
Lucas Ernstberger
5.0★ · 07/01/25
Instead of cleaning his bloody wound (get this) he LICKS IT and sticks it in INVESTED WATERS. Scientific processes and hygiene reached their peaks in 1958 that’s for sure
Instead of cleaning his bloody wound (get this) he LICKS IT and sticks it in INVESTED WATERS. Scientific processes and hygiene reached their peaks in 1958 that’s for sure
Aaron Townsend
6.0★ · 04/18/23
Another night of can’t sleep vibes so I threw this on after the mando finale
Another night of can’t sleep vibes so I threw this on after the mando finale
