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The Incredible Shrinking Man
A dangerous combination of radiation and insecticide causes the unfortunate Scott Carey to shrink, slowly but surely, until he is only a few inches tall. His home becomes a wilderness where he must survive everything from spiders living in the cellar to his beloved cat.
1957 · Directed by Jack Arnold · 81 min · Science Fiction · Adventure · Horror · 14 frames
Tagline
A fascinating adventure into the unknown!
Crew
- Screenplay: Richard Matheson, Richard Alan Simmons
- Cinematography: Ellis W. Carter
- Edited by: Albrecht Joseph
- Music: Earl E. Lawrence, Hans J. Salter, Herman Stein, Irving Gertz
- Produced by: Albert Zugsmith
Cast
- Grant Williams as Scott Carey
- Randy Stuart as Louise Carey
- April Kent as Clarice Bruce
- Paul Langton as Charlie Carey
- Raymond Bailey as Doctor Thomas Silver
- William Schallert as Doctor Arthur Bramson
- Frank J. Scannell as Barker
- Helene Marshall as Nurse
- Diana Darrin as Nurse
- Billy Curtis as Midget
Production
- Country: United States of America
- Language: English
- Studios: Universal International Pictures
- Budget: $750,000
- Themes: husband wife relationship, based on novel or book, radiation, cat, giant spider, surrealism, shrinking, radioactivity, basement, miniaturization
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