Attack of the 50 Foot Woman is a 1958 American science fiction film about a wealthy heiress who has a close encounter with an enormous alien in his spacecraft that causes her to grow into a giantess, complicating her marriage which is already troubled by a philandering husband.
Directed by Nathan Juran [as Nathan Hertz] (The Boy Who Cried Werewolf; The Brain from Planet Arous; 20 Million Miles to Earth; The Black Castle) from a screenplay written by Mark Hanna (Star Portal; Slaughter 1972; The Amazing Colossal Man; The Undead; Not of This Earth). Produced by Bernard Woolner. Executive produced by Jacques R. Marquette.
The Woolner Brothers Pictures production stars Allison Hayes, William Hudson, Yvette Vickers, Roy Gordon, George Douglas and Ken Terrell.
Reviews:
“It’s not until Nancy grows to mega proportions that the film’s off-kilter charm begins to show, as giant rubber hands thrust through windows, cardboard sets wobble and lots of Z grade supporting actors stifle their giggles as they tell us what’s going on because the special effects budget wouldn’t run to actually showing us.” The EOFFTV Review
“This is certainly one of the most supremely silly science fiction movies of all time. It’s not the worst, by any means; there’s some good performances, and the direction by Nathan Juran is energetic; he keeps things moving even though the attack of the title doesn’t occur until the last ten minutes of the movie.” Fantastic Movie Musings and Ramblings
“Even if you end up hating Attack of the 50 Foot Woman, the fact that it’s just under 65 minutes means that you won’t feel as if you have wasted too much of your time. But I doubt you will hate it. It’s almost impossible for this film to overstay its welcome, although I wish it had a few more scenes of destruction and panic.” For It Is Man’s Number
“Hertz/Juran’s single virtue lies in his choice of a good cast. Allison Hayes, who gained a minor cult for the half-dozen or so B-movies she starred in, is reasonably effective […] She however has the film stolen out from under her by Yvette Vickers who plays the role of Honey Parker as much of a cheap slut as 1950s morality codes would allow her to get away with.” Moria
“The extraordinarily shoddy special effects – could 50-foot Nancy’s hand possibly look more fake? – contribute heavily to the pervading vibe of schlockiness, while scripter Mark Hanna offers up choice bits of dialogue that often seem intentionally awful (i.e. a local sheriff notes that an enormous footprint “wasn’t put there by some Japanese gardener.”)” Reel Film Reviews
” …most of the special effects get crammed into the last ten minutes. But that’s when we get the jealous giant woman rampage we’ve been expecting since we saw that classic poster. And you know it is a lot of fun.” Rivets on the Poster
“The acting is campy and the plot doesn’t make sense […] Don’t be misled by the contemporary cover DVD showing an enormous Allison Hayes menacing several cars and innocent bystanders on a Californian flyway: none of this actually happens as Hayes’ rampage is rather short-lived and perfunctory.” Sci-Fi Movie Page
“Poor special effects render Nancy’s rampage risibly unconvincing, but Hayes’ glacial, classical look, quite opposed to the booms of “Harry!” on the soundtrack, impress despite themselves as she tears off roofs and hits power lines in superbly wacked out imagery.” The Spinning Image
“Aside from leaving things a little open-ended, Juran creates a fairly solid movie, one that finds the melodrama quite entertaining […] The script was good and the story decent, and while it is not the strongest of the giant people films, you cannot help but have a good time watching it.” The Telltale Mind
“The special effects are dire, but the film’s psycho-pathology is fascinating…” David Pirie, Time Out (London)
“Really bad sci-fi film starring Hayes as a woman who grows into a giant overnight. She goes on the rampage after she learns that her sleazy husband has been shacking up with some floozy […] This is worth seeing for laughs.” TV Guide
“Almost fifty years after its release, Attack of the 50 Foot Woman is considered a cult classic, but it’s not nearly unintentionally funny enough to deserve that tag. It’s not a bad little flick and it’s made well enough, it’s just fairly dull and doesn’t deliver enough oversized mayhem for my liking.” The Video Graveyard
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