A movie released during the time of the radioactive monster and when the word 'demon' in the title rarely meant a supernatural beast straight from the depths of hell. Also, one of many monster films that has scenes aplenty that have no monster to the point where you almost forget the monster is in the movie...don't you just love those! So what we get is a guy who turns into a monster when exposed to sun going out at night and trying to date, drink or drink and date!
The story has a man exposed to radioactivity as he is being carried to the hospital. We never see the event that exposed him, but it is talked about and apparently involved a toy train that the scientist over the lab is quite keen on. The man exposed seems fine at first, showing no scenes of sickness, that is until a nurse takes him to the roof to get some sun. Once in the sunlight he begins to turn into a reptilian form and scares an old lady that blessedly did not wish to talk to the guy as he goes through a lot during this film. He reverts once put into darkness, but is unable to cope with staying at home and wandering at night, which these days that would not be a problem, but back then one certainly would get cabin fever. He goes out, meets a lounge singer and ends up turning into a lizard at a couple of inopportune times and soon all of Los Angeles is after him!
One feels bad for the guy exposed to radiation at first, but then he keeps doing dumb things that just bring more trouble upon himself. Granted, he is an alcoholic so that is probably part of the problem, but at one point a doctor feels he can help the guy and all he needs to do is stay home. However, he just has to go to a bar where he has already had a scuffle with some criminal type guy.
So, it was not all that good of a movie, but it was entertaining in its own way. The guy in the movie could have easily been saved, but due to his moronic need to drink and go out he pretty much doomed himself. Then again, when you have a film where a guy transforms into some hideous beast, you kind of expect him to be killed at the end. The ending is predictable and features a cop with no character development at all being the one to save the day. Bit of a let down, killed by cop number 3...
The story has a man exposed to radioactivity as he is being carried to the hospital. We never see the event that exposed him, but it is talked about and apparently involved a toy train that the scientist over the lab is quite keen on. The man exposed seems fine at first, showing no scenes of sickness, that is until a nurse takes him to the roof to get some sun. Once in the sunlight he begins to turn into a reptilian form and scares an old lady that blessedly did not wish to talk to the guy as he goes through a lot during this film. He reverts once put into darkness, but is unable to cope with staying at home and wandering at night, which these days that would not be a problem, but back then one certainly would get cabin fever. He goes out, meets a lounge singer and ends up turning into a lizard at a couple of inopportune times and soon all of Los Angeles is after him!
One feels bad for the guy exposed to radiation at first, but then he keeps doing dumb things that just bring more trouble upon himself. Granted, he is an alcoholic so that is probably part of the problem, but at one point a doctor feels he can help the guy and all he needs to do is stay home. However, he just has to go to a bar where he has already had a scuffle with some criminal type guy.
So, it was not all that good of a movie, but it was entertaining in its own way. The guy in the movie could have easily been saved, but due to his moronic need to drink and go out he pretty much doomed himself. Then again, when you have a film where a guy transforms into some hideous beast, you kind of expect him to be killed at the end. The ending is predictable and features a cop with no character development at all being the one to save the day. Bit of a let down, killed by cop number 3...