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The Incredible Melting Man

"... come prepared!"

1977-11-10 Horror 1hr 24m

An astronaut exposed to cosmic rays outside of Saturn's rings returns to Earth and begins to melt away. Escaping from the hospital, he wanders around the backwoods looking for human flesh to eat.

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An astronaut exposed to cosmic rays outside of Saturn's rings returns to Earth and begins to melt away. Escaping from the hospital, he wanders around the backwoods looking for human flesh to eat.

  • Released
    1977-11-10
  • Revenue
    n/a
  • Budget
    $250,000
  • Runtime
    1hr 24m
  • Genre
    Horror, Science Fiction
  • Status
    Released
  • Language
    English
  • imdb-logo
    4.3
  • Production
    American International Pictures, Dynamite Entertainment, Quartet

Crew

William Sachs
Director
William Sachs
Writer
Samuel W. Gelfman
Producer
Keywords:
astronaut crashing through glass

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Cast

Alex Rebar

Alex Rebar
Steve West
Burr DeBenning

Burr DeBenning
Dr. Ted Nelson
Myron Healey

Myron Healey
General Michael Perry
Michael Alldredge

Michael Alldredge
Sheriff Neil Blake
Ann Sweeny

Ann Sweeny
Judy Nelson
Lisle Wilson

Lisle Wilson
Dr. Loring
Cheryl Smith

Cheryl Smith
The Model
Julie Drazen

Julie Drazen
Carol
Stuart Edmond Rodgers

Stuart Edmond Rodgers
Little Boy
Chris Witney

Chris Witney
Little Boy
Edwin Max

Edwin Max
Harold
Dorothy Love

Dorothy Love
Helen
Janus Blythe

Janus Blythe
Nell Winters
Jonathan Demme

Jonathan Demme
Matt Winters
Westbrook Claridge

Westbrook Claridge
Second Security Guard
DeForest Covan

DeForest Covan
Janitor
Samuel W. Gelfman

Samuel W. Gelfman
Fisherman
Bonnie Inch

Bonnie Inch
Nurse
Mickey Lolich

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First Security Guard
Keith Michl

Keith Michl
Maintenance Man
Leigh Mitchell

Leigh Mitchell
Carol's Mother
Don Walters

Don Walters
Photographer
Newell Alexander

Newell Alexander
Steve West (voice)
Rosemary Alexander

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Nora (voice)
Dave Hull

Dave Hull
Houston Control (voice)
Jennifer Mulaire

Jennifer Mulaire
Newscaster (voice)

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Reviews for The Incredible Melting Man
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A Review by John Chard 4

Written by John Chard on 2013-11-04

Smelting! The Incredible Melting Man is written and directed by William Sachs. It stars Alex Rebar, Burr DeBenning and Myron Healey.... read more

Smelting! The Incredible Melting Man is written and directed by William Sachs. It stars Alex Rebar, Burr DeBenning and Myron Healey. Music is by Arlon Ober and cinematography by Willy Curtis. Astronaut Steve West’s body begins to melt after he was exposed to radiation during a space flight to Saturn. Escaping from the hospital, West trawls the land in search of human victims to eat in the desperate hope of staving off the melting of his body. It’s as bad as you most likely have heard it is, and Rick Baker’s makeup work is as good as you have heard it is! Intended as a horror parody but switched to being a “supposed” horror with some cuts and swipes requested by the studio, it’s pretty evident upon viewing the film that was clearly the case. Tale doesn’t add up to much more than the melting man of the title walking from one scene to another dripping in goo whilst meeting up with a host of bad actors. He’s pursued by a pal who wants to help him, while it all builds to some fireworks at a power plant where the “big” battle unfolds. You can’t really do much with the story, after just 8 minutes of film he starts melting and once his bodily parts start falling off you just know he is beyond help. The tragic creature vibe is strong enough to hold interest, if you can stop yourself from laughing at everything else that surrounds him (it) during its Quatermass Experiment journey. The power plant scenes are nicely photographed, the final demise of the creature is bleakly sad and Baker really comes through with the only bit of quality in the piece. It’s messy in more ways than one! But fun to be had if in a very forgiving mood. 4/10

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A Review by CatEllington

Written by CatEllington on 2017-02-10

During the late 1970s, my family's weekly "Movie Night Dates" included a stream of back-to-back motion picture releases, ranging from musica... read more

During the late 1970s, my family's weekly "Movie Night Dates" included a stream of back-to-back motion picture releases, ranging from musicals like "Grease" and "Thank God It's Friday", to horror epics like "Carrie" and the cinematic opus under review here: The Incredible Melting Man. I can remember standing in the lobby of the Chicago Theater (it was still a movie house then) as my mother, my brother and I were there to see Carrie, and beholding the poster for The Incredible Melting Man. It gave me the groovy weebie-jeebies, and almost immediately, I'd asked my mother if we could 'come back and see that one next week?!', to which my mama (God love her) replied: 'Yes!' We did return to the show the following week to see The Incredible Melting Man, and it was creepy good. It freaked me completely out! I'm giving it only four stars due to a rather slow start ... A rather slow science fiction start. God, sci-fi films were so friggin' slow (and boring) during the 70s, it seemed. And though The Incredible Melting Man eventually drew me to the edge of my theater seat, it set up too slowly for my taste. Therefore, four stars. I would still recommend this cult classic, though, to any sci-fi horror fan.

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A Review by John Chard

Smelting! The Incredible Melting Man is written and directed by William Sachs. It stars Alex Rebar, Burr DeBenning and Myron Healey. Music is by Arlon Ober and cinematography by Willy Curtis. Astronaut Steve West’s body begins to...

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A Review by John Chard 4

Written by John Chard on 2013-11-04

Smelting! The Incredible Melting Man is written and directed by William Sachs. It stars Alex Rebar, Burr DeBenning and Myron Healey. Music is by Arlon Ober and cinematography by Willy Curtis. ...

read more
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A Review by CatEllington

Written by CatEllington on 2017-02-10

During the late 1970s, my family's weekly "Movie Night Dates" included a stream of back-to-back motion picture releases, ranging from musicals like "Grease" and "Thank God It's Friday", to horror epic...

read more