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Seen on: 01/29/2011

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The Incredible Melting Man (1977)

Directed by William Sachs

Horror

Most recently watched by sensoria

Overview

An astronaut exposed to cosmic rays outside of Saturn’s rings returns to Earth and begins to melt away. Escaping from the hospital, he wanders around the backwoods looking for human flesh to eat.

Rated R | Length 84 minutes

Actors

Jonathan Demme | Burr DeBenning | Cheryl Smith | Edwin Max | Janus Blythe | Myron Healey | Lisle Wilson | Dorothy Love | Alex Rebar | Ann Sweeny | Westbrook Claridge | Julie Drazen | Stuart Edmond Rodgers | Chris Witney | Michael Alldredge

Viewing Notes

The Incredible Melting Man is essentially a road movie for walking flesh-melting astronauts out for a kill-stroll.

I have no idea what the plot is here, and neither did the director, so just sit back and enjoy the campiness and the excellent SFX by Rick Baker.

I may have watched this because Kreepylady mentioned it earlier in the week. Or I may have watched it out of sympathy for sleestakk who was at the 24 horror b-movie marathon, B-Fest, in Evanston. Either way, it was Cinemasochism at its finest!

I think I may need to follow this up by tracking down and watching Sachs’ 1980 sci-fi Galaxina, which stars the ill-fated Playboy model Dorothy Stratten in the titular role.

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