The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957)
As Louise Carey and her husband Scott were cruising near Catalina Island on a borrowed boat, Louise went below deck to grab some beer while Scott stayed above to sunbathe. During her absence, a strange cloud or mist passed over Scott and left a sparkling residue on his body. A few months later, Scott begins to shrink at an alarming rate, and despite the efforts of doctors to find a cure, he continues to get smaller and smaller until he is the size of a Tom Thumb-like toy, living in a dollhouse. When the family cat attacks, Scott is swept down into the basement, where he battles and defeats a giant spider. He must now confront the question of whether he will be relegated to oblivion or infinity.
Books with substantial mentioning of The Incredible Shrinking Man
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David Thomson Have you seen?, A personal introduction to 1,000 films New York, 2008 |
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Jürgen Müller (ed.) Movies of the 50s Köln, London, Los Angeles, Madrid, Paris, Tokyo, 2005 |
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Douglas Brode The Films of the Fifties Secaucus, NJ, 1976 |
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Books with an entry on The Incredible Shrinking Man
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Alan G. Fetrow Feature Films, 1950 - 1959, a United States Filmography Jefferson, NC, 1999 |
