The Giant Claw
The Giant Claw

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The Giant Claw

1957
Movie
74 min
English

Global panic ensues when it is revealed that a mysterious UFO is actually a giant turkey-like bird that flies at supersonic speed and has no regard for life or architecture.

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IMDb4.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes38%
Google Users30%
Director: Fred F. SearsGenres: Sci-Fi, Horror, Monster

Plot Summary

Aeronautical engineer Mitch Bronson and his team discover that a colossal, seemingly indestructible extraterrestrial bird is on a destructive path towards Earth. Despite initial disbelief and the military's skepticism, Bronson and his colleagues race against time to devise a way to stop the monstrous creature before it annihilates civilization. Their efforts involve developing a powerful new weapon, leading to a climactic confrontation.

Critical Reception

The Giant Claw is widely regarded as one of the worst films ever made, notorious for its laughably poor special effects, nonsensical plot, and wooden acting. Despite its critical panning, it has achieved a cult following for its unintentional humor and campy charm.

What Reviewers Say

  • Praised for its unintentionally hilarious monster design and plot.

  • Criticized for its abysmal special effects and nonsensical narrative.

  • Seen as a prime example of 1950s B-movie schlock.

Google audience: Audiences generally find the film to be entertainingly bad, with many pointing out the sheer absurdity of the plot and the low-budget special effects as major, albeit amusing, drawbacks.

Fun Fact

The monster's head was famously described by a studio executive as looking like a 'fuzzy bathin' toy,' and the prop was indeed a simple fuzz-covered puppet head.

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CinemaSerf

I'm not sure that if I'd been involved in this that I've have taken a credit at all, much less one of the multitude of big block capital ones that top this Kentucky Fried flop. It's all about planes that go missing - but radar can shed no l...