The Incredible Shrinking Man Movie Review

Starring: Grant Williams, William Schallert, April Kent

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"By 1957, Hollywood had long been cashing in on radiation paranoia. One of the most intelligent of these “what-if” films was “The Incredible Shrinking Man,” in which Scott Carey (Grant Williams) drifts through a peculiar waterborne fog and eventually begins to shrink. Despite a plausible doctor's explanation and a possible antidote, his condition fails to reverse. Intolerably frustrated, he temporarily seeks comfort with a circus midget (April Kent). When we again see him at home, it is shocking how his condition has worsened -- he now resides in a doll's house, badgering his wife for his every need. Resourcefully living a solitary caveman existence, he improvises a base camp with food, water and a matchbox shelter, superb effects which keep Scott in believable perspective. When he realizes he has competition for the huge bread crumb which has sustained him, he challenges a spider to a fight to the death."
Angry Jim Magin, Resident Scholar

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Composition of Movie
Actual chase scenes or violence - 20%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzle - 70%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 10%

**Fantasy or Science Fiction?** - science fiction story
Character operated on/altered? Yes
Kind of alteration: - made bigger/smaller

Main Character
Identity: - Male
Age: - 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes
Body type - average (man)
Events of movie makes character more... - introspective
Ethnicity/Nationality - Black
How sensitive is this character? - hard edged
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - average physique

Secondary Main Character
Identity: - Female
How much in movie? - 40%
Ethnicity/Nationality - White (American)

Main Adversary
Identity: - natural phenomena
Has special powers? Yes
Magical/mental powers of main antagonist: - can change shapes
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - 90%-100%

Setting
Earth setting: - Post-disaster - 20th Century (1950-1970)
Takes place on Earth? Yes
Water? Yes
Misc settings - bar/restaurant
Small town? Yes

Style
Accounts of torture and death? - generic/vague references to death/punishment
Tone of movie - spiritual
Check here if B&W Yes
Any profanity? - None
Is this movie based on a - book

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