Village of the Giants | 
| Director: Bert I. Gordon
Actors: Tommy Kirk, Johnny Crawford, Beau Bridges, Ron Howard, Joy Harmon
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
Category: DVD
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Rating:  24 reviews
Sales Rank: 40237
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dvd, Letterboxed, Subtitled, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Subtitled)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 81 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
ISBN: 0792850068
UPC: 027616862631
EAN: 9780792850069
ASIN: B00005AUK5
Theatrical Release Date: October 20, 1965
Release Date: June 5, 2001
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The moment Village of the Giants opens, with sensual shots of slow-motion frugging, we know we've happened upon some Bad Teens. In search of kicks, the Bad Teens head into the village of Hainesville, populated by Good Teens, most of whom seem to be in their early 30s. The fun begins when a lovable tyke named Genius (an 11-year-old Ron Howard, by far the most assured actor in the cast) whips up some "goo," which makes anything that eats it grow really big and develop a rakish disregard for scale. Soon these wild Bad Teens, led by a deeply embarrassed Beau Bridges and wearing their rebellious cardigans and Sansabelt pants, get their hands on the stuff. They take over the town and celebrate with some giant slow-motion dancing, complete with lots and lots of footage of giant slow-motion cleavage to make sure we've taken in the full horror of the situation. There is not one disappointing moment in this entire movie: Just when you think it can't possibly get any more ludicrous, it comes through and surprises you with a giant spider in the basement or a plan to distract the teens with yet more sexy dancing. Absolutely not to be missed. --Ali Davis
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 just a little note here... May 2, 2009
J. Baker (ventura ca)
Has anyone else ever noticed that the brunette (don't know her name) virtually disappears the moment the "goo" gets cut up, and doesn't reappear until she's shown shrinking along with everyone else?
And to be honest (if somewhat unfair), the special effects in this movie are actually much better than a number of similar effects in the "Star Trek" TV series (1966 - 1969). I realize the budget in "Trek" was much lower, but, I mean, JEEZ...
"I Was Big Before" ~ Oversized Go-Go Dancers Gone Wild June 10, 2008
Brian E. Erland (Brea, CA - USA)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
Synopsis: A group of delinquent teenagers out looking for a good time steal a secret growth formula from a kid genius (Ron Howard) and expand to gigantic proportions. Just for kicks they decide to terrorize the local town folk and dance up a storm until someone can discover a way to shrink them back to size.
Critique: `Village of the Giants' from '65 is one of those films that fall into the often times embarrassing category of guilty pleasures. For lack of a better way to describe the storyline you might say it's a cross between the Frankie and Annette `Beach Party' movies with a heavy dose of the television series `Land of the Giants'.
Yes, this is a pretty bad flick that looks worse now some forty-three years later. It does however have some very well known names in the cast along with the offspring of some other film and television personalities. Personally speaking my attachment to this film was for the inclusion of two lovely young ladies in the cast; Joy Harmon (the girl washing the car in `Cool Hand Luke') and Gail Gilmore. Ah yes.., childhood crushes are difficult to overcome and I definitely had one on these two.
My Rating: Don't expect much and you won't be too disappointed: -3 Stars-.
 Main Title Music re-used in Tarentinos Grindhouse "Death Proof" May 13, 2007
D. Carroll
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
The awsome main title music by Jack Nitsche has be re-used by Quentin Tarentino in his film Death Proof but its called The Last Race
A 1950s Drive-in Movie Style Film March 27, 2007
Artist & Author (Near Mt. Baker, WA)
Although this movie was made in 1965, it feels more like a 1950s 'drive-in movie!' The story is so totally ridiculous that it comes off as a genuine fun movie. It is also interesting to see some quite big-name stars as teens (e.g. Beau Bridges, who didn't even get a listing on the DVD cover!) or children (Ron Howard, then known as Ronny Howard). If you want some very light, comical entertainment with nothing that would offend most traditional values families, this is one movie to watch.
Village Idiots April 7, 2004
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
Film notable for featuring a pre-teen Ron Howard (at the height of his "Opie" fame)and a young adult Beau Bridges (son of Lloyed, older brother of Jeff, THE FABULOUS BAKER BOYS). Howard as "Genius" (a child-scientific-chemistry-wiz)develops a potion to make humans and animals grow to titanic proportions. A bunch of delinquent teens (headed by Bridges) get a hold of the "Food of the Gods" (the H.G. Wells story upon which it is based) and terrorize the town. It is up to the local "good teens" (headed by Tommy Kirk of Disney fame: i.e. OLD YELLER, THE SHAGGY DOG) to stop them. The plot is basically very sophomoric with some social commentary of delinquent teens of the period, mixing the mentality and look of the "beach party" movies with very light sci-fi. The only thing missing is Frankie, Annette and Eric Von Zipper. The cheesy special effects fits the mentality of the film. One aspect of this are the giant animals superimposed on the screen with the human counterparts and a hilarious sequence in which Beau Bridges giant legs are being attacked by various characters: it looks totally fake and unrealistic. The film is fairly entertaining and their is a provacative sequence after the "delinquent teens" take the potion. As they grow, their clothes don't grow along with them (at least the filmakers showed some plausibility and logic in the film). Then they make some "revealing" makeshift clothing, and before they terrorize the town, they "go-go" dance in front of everyone. Overall, a brainless and harmless film with some some future stars in the cast. Note: Look for actress Joy Harmon in the cast as one of the delinquent teens. She was in the famous car-washing sequence in COOL HAND LUKE. Also, look for actor Johnny Crawford in the cast as one of the good teens. He was in tv's THE MICKEY MOUSE CLUB, THE RIFLEMAN and cult film, THE GREAT TEXAS DYNAMITE CHASE.
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