Anyone who likes 1950s flicks about giant insects is sure to love "The Deadly Mantis", about a member of the order Mantodea who gets released from his arctic dwelling and proceeds to wreak havoc on Canada and the United States. Although it's interesting to hear the humans have scientific discussions about what kind of an animal this might be, the big guy remains the star. As is typical in these movies, the obvious phoniness of the insect -- along with the campy soundtrack -- is what makes the movie really enjoyable. A very hokey movie, but one that you definitely gotta admire. This overgrown bug is truly a mant'* of war! (pardon the pun)
PS: William Hopper was Dennis Hopper's cousin, and played Natalie Wood's father in "Rebel without a Cause". Also, director Nathan Juran is best known for "Attack of the 50 Foot Woman".
*"Mant" was actually the title of the movie-within-a-movie in Joe Dante's "Matinee", in which a producer (John Goodman) brings a movie about a man turning into an ant to Key West, Florida, during the Cuban Missile Crisis.
PS: William Hopper was Dennis Hopper's cousin, and played Natalie Wood's father in "Rebel without a Cause". Also, director Nathan Juran is best known for "Attack of the 50 Foot Woman".
*"Mant" was actually the title of the movie-within-a-movie in Joe Dante's "Matinee", in which a producer (John Goodman) brings a movie about a man turning into an ant to Key West, Florida, during the Cuban Missile Crisis.