War of the Colossal Beast story
War of the Colossal Beast (a.k.a. Revenge of the Colossal Man and The Colossal Beast) is a 1958 black-and-white science fiction film, written, produced, and directed by Bert I. Gordon for his Carmel Productions, and starring Dean Parkin, Sally Fraser, and Roger Pace. It is the sequel to Gordon's earlier The Amazing Colossal Man (1957) and was distributed theatrically by American International Pictures as the top half of a double feature with Attack of the Puppet People. The film's story picks up where The Amazing Colossal Man left off, although it was not marketed as a sequel and features a different cast.
7 total · 5 major · 2 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| brother and sister | major | Joyce Manning was searching for her brother the Colossal Man Glenn Manning. |
| coping with a loved one being in peril | major | Joyce Manning with her brother Glenn Manning who had grown enormously in size. |
| giant monster | major | A 60 foot tall Glenn Manning lost nearly all his ability to think and was a menace to society. |
| giant person | major | Glenn Manning became a giant. |
| what if I grew in size | major | The Colossal Man Lt. Colonel Glenn Manning grew to be more than 60 feet tall. |
| the dangers of radioactivity | minor | Lt. Colonel Glenn Manning grew to be more than 60 feet tall following his accidental exposure to an atomic bomb test blast in Nevada. |
| the dangers of unfettered scientific advancement | minor | Lt. Colonel Glenn Manning grew to be more than 60 feet tall following his accidental exposure to an atomic bomb test blast in Nevada. |