Universally accepted as one of the worst films ever made, Monster A-Go-Go was released July 1965. It is a black and white science fiction film directed by Bill Rebane and an uncredited Herschell Gordon Lewis.
Rebane began filming the movie but ran out of money and abandoned it in 1961. Lewis needed a second film for a double-feature, so he bought the film and added some scenes to it. He was unable to gather the original cast members, which resulted in half the characters disappearing halfway through the movie with no explanation. One actor from the original who appeared in the Lewis version had changed his looks so dramatically, he had to play the brother of his original character.
The result is a disjointed, incoherent film that leaves the audience thinking "Huh?" The ending is left wide open with little resolution, almost as if there was a sequel planned. We are so lucky there never was one.
However, the movie lives on in Mystery Science Theater 3000 episodes.
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