The Giant Gila Monster

1959 · 74 MIN · IMDB 3.5 · 3,242 VOTES · DIR. Ray Kellogg

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Overview

A small town in Texas finds itself under attack from a hungry, fifty-foot-long gila monster. No longer content to forage in the desert, the giant lizard begins chomping on motorists and train passengers before descending upon the town itself. Only Chase Winstead, a quick-thinking mechanic, can save the town from being wiped out.

Dialogue Timeline — 1,208 lines

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00:00:05 - In the enormity of the West,
00:04:37 but nobody ought to do it twice.
00:07:07 - This is a missing person's report,
00:09:24 - Were they in any kind of trouble?
00:11:38 I ain't worried.
00:13:50 - Sheriff got a new patrol car.
00:16:09 It could've been the people who called in.
00:20:00 - Probably belonged to some hitchhiker,
00:23:36 and black thing drove right in front of me.
00:27:11 - Well, look, I really feel indebted to you,
00:29:18 I even wiped up the rubber dust with my fingers.
00:33:57 - I wonder what that was.
00:37:24 well, the brakes could have faded,
00:42:30 - Didn't you really?
00:45:18 - He may have been hurt and crawled away.
00:46:58 - Do you think there's a tie-up?
00:51:45 He'll be here if you want him.
00:54:30 - Come on, Mom, I'm just trying to make
00:56:40 A giant lizard.
00:59:34 until a thorough investigation had been made,
01:01:51 - Here, I guess.
01:05:01 Quiet, everybody.
01:10:35 That's where Missy is!
01:14:12 - I'll bring him around in the morning.

Cast & Characters

Don Sullivan Chase Winstead Fred Graham Sheriff Jeff
Lisa Simone Lisa
Shug Fisher Old Man Harris
Bob Thompson Mr. Wheeler
Janice Stone Missy Winstead
Ken Knox Horatio Alger 'Steamroller' Smith
Gay McLendon Mom Winstead
Don Flournoy Gordy
Cecil Hunt Mr. Compton
Stormy Meadows Agatha Humphries
Howard Ware Ed Humphries
Pat Reeves Rick
Jan McLendon Jennie
Jerry Cortwright Bob
Beverly Thurman Gay
Clarke Browne Chuck
Grady Vaughn Pat Wheeler
Desmond Dhooge Hitchhiker (as Desmond Doogh)
Ann Sonka Whila
Yolanda Salas Liz Humphries
Gordon McLendon Narrator (uncredited)
Angus G. Wynne III Dumb Teen ((uncredited)

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,208
Dialogue density16.3 lines / min
First line00:00:05
Final line01:14:12

Production Record

DirectorRay Kellogg
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes3,242

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