The Giant Gila Monster Blu-ray
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Posted May 5, 2023 06:51 PM by Webmaster
The Film Detective is preparing a Blu-ray release of Ray Kellogg's The Giant Gila Monster (1959), starring Don Sullivan, Fred Graham, Lisa Simone, Shug Fisher, and Bob Thompson. Currently, the release is scheduled to arrive on the market on September 26.
Description: After a couple of teenagers go missing in a small Texas town, everyone assumes they've run off to the big city. But, when their bodies are found in a nearby creek, the sheriff (Fred Graham) is puzzled as to what could have killed them. Chase Winstead (Don Sullivan), the leader of a local hot rod group, agrees to help the sheriff, and together they discover evidence of a giant lizard roaming the desert. Soon the lizard is terrorizing the town, and only Chase can stop it before it's too late.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
Description: After a couple of teenagers go missing in a small Texas town, everyone assumes they've run off to the big city. But, when their bodies are found in a nearby creek, the sheriff (Fred Graham) is puzzled as to what could have killed them. Chase Winstead (Don Sullivan), the leader of a local hot rod group, agrees to help the sheriff, and together they discover evidence of a giant lizard roaming the desert. Soon the lizard is terrorizing the town, and only Chase can stop it before it's too late.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- NEW 4K RESTORATION OF THE FILM
- BONUS FILM: The Killer Shrews (1959)
- RAY KELLOGG-AN UNSUNG MASTER: A Ballyhoo Motion Pictures documentary written by C. Courtney Joyner and narrated by Larry Blamire
- Full Commentary of The Giant Gila Monster by Larry Strothe, James Gonis, Shawn Sheridan, and Matt Weinhold from The Monster Party Podcast
- Full Commentary of The Killer Shrews by Professor and Film Scholar, Jason A. Ney
- Full Color inserted booklet with essays by Don Stradley and Jason A. Ney
