Attack of the Crab Monsters

From the depths of the sea... a tidal wave of terror!


Plot Synopsis: A group of scientists travel to a remote island to study the effects of nuclear weapons tests, only to get stranded when their airplane explodes. The team soon discovers that the island has been taken over by crabs that have mutated into enormous, intelligent monsters. To add to their problems, the island is slowly sinking into the ocean. Will any of them manage to escape?
Director: Roger Corman
Screenwriter: Charles B. Griffith
Date Released: February 10, 1957
Company: Los Altos Productions

 Color: BW
Language: English
Places used in filming: Bronson Caves and Canyon, Griffith Park, Los Angeles, CA, and Malibu, CA
Original Movie Poster Attack of the Crab Monsters - Original Movie Poster
Cast
Actors Richard Garland
Pamela Duncan
Russell Johnson
Leslie Bradley
Mel Welles
Richard H. Cutting
Beach Dickerson
Tony Miller
Ed Nelson
Maitland Stuart
Charles B. Griffith 		Characters Dale Drewer
Dr. Martha "Marti" Hunter
Hank Chapman
Dr. Karl Weigand
Jules Deveroux
Dr. James Carson
Seaman Ron Fellows
Seaman Jack Sommers
Ensign Quinlan
Seaman Mac
Seaman Tate
Other Images From the Film
Fun Facts
  1. Wheels and legs can be seen under the giant crabs

  2. Russell Johnson broke his toe while splashing around in the water during one scene. Due to the low budget of the film, director Roger Corman had a stage tech tape up Johnson's toe and immediately ordered him back in the water to finish the scene.