Teenagers Battle the Thing
Jan 01 1961
•1h 58m
•Horror
Archaeology students uncover a prehistoric manster… part man, part monster, and all bad attitude with a cheap costume. This film was completed in 1960 but the only theatrical release it received was in the director's hometown. The movie remained unreleased until 1975 when the director used the footage in Curse of Bigfoot.
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Bob Clymire
Johnny
Bill Simonsen
Dr. Bill Wyman
Jan Swihart
Sharon
Dennis Kottmeier
Bob
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