The Amazing Colossal Man, released in the US October 25, 1957, was produced and directed by Bert I. Gordon. It was based on The Nth Man, a short science fiction novel by Homer Eon Flint, published in 1928.
Glenn Langan survives a plutonium bomb explosion, only to begin growing in size. Soon he reaches fifty feet and goes insane, attacking Las Vegas.
It spawned a sequel War of the Colossal Beast released in June 1958. Both movies were skewered by Joel and the bots on Mystery Science Theater 3000.
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