The Giant Gila Monster Seijun Suzuki mainstream Hollywood comedy (Watermelon Man)

mainstream Hollywood comedy (Watermelon Man)

Fred Dekker’s supremely enjoyable throwback chiller deftly combines classic horror and sci-fi elements with delicious humour and loving in-jokes

Dancing with Death: tracks from the Death Has Blue Eyes original soundtrack

1080p high-definition transfer by ITV Studios

The Giant Gila Monster Seijun Suzuki mainstream Hollywood comedy (Watermelon Man)The classic era of drive in schlock was near its end in 1959, but there was still time for The Giant Gila Monster and The Killer Shrews, a pair of no budget howlers from producer Gordon McLendon. In The Giant Gila Monster, a lizard takes on a small town. If that's not enough for you, there are plenty of cool cars and some ersatz rock 'n' roll sung by the movie's star, Don Sullivan (The Monster of Piedras Blancas). The Killer Shrews stars James Best