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Attack of the Giant Leeches (1959)

A backwoods game warden and a local doctor discover that giant leeches are responsible for disappearances and deaths in a local swamp, but the local police don't believe them.

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Liz Walker
Jan Shepard ...
Nan Greyson
Michael Emmet ...
Cal Moulton
Tyler McVey ...
Bruno VeSota ...
Gene Roth ...
Sheriff Kovis
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Porky Reed (as Daniel White)
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Lem Sawyer
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Storyline

After local-moonshine swilling trapper Lem Sawyer sees a giant creature, people start disappearing. While searching for illegal traps Steve Benton and Nan Greyson, his girl-friend find Lem dying with giant sucker wounds on his body. One couple Liz Walker and Cal Moulton, forced into the water by her enraged husband Dave Walker, gets taken by the leeches. When police refuse to believe Dave's story, he hangs himself. Soon after this, 2 more trappers disappear, the local Game Warden Steve Benton gets involved. He and Nan's father Dr Greyson realize that the people were taken by the leeches and the leeches live in caves under the swamp. Using dynamite, the 4 missing bodies are discovered and the leeches are destroyed. Written by Matthew Soffen <[email protected]>

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leech | swamp | cuckold | death | monster | See All (41) »

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Massive Blood Sucking Monsters! See more »

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October 1959 (USA)  »

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She Demons of the Swamp  »

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$70,000 (estimated)
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1.37 : 1
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Trivia

During filming, producer Gene Corman was hospitalized with a bout of pneumonia. See more »

Goofs

Cal and Dave are talking outside the general store. The reflection of the mike boom can be seen in the roof of the car. See more »

Quotes

Dave Walker: Look, it's not that I want to be mean or anything like that.
Liz Walker: Don't touch me!
Dave Walker: Who do you think your talking too? Don't touch me? You're my wife, I'll touch you anytime I feel like it. Where you going? Where you going?
Liz Walker: I'm going out, maybe I'll be back, maybe I won't.
Dave Walker: Liz don't leave me, I didn't mean nothing.
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No Gone With The Wind, But it shows a side of the south...
7 February 2000 | by (Collison, Illinois) – See all my reviews

This film is often trashed because of superficial details. I feel the film itself is an artifact of the times and the location. Despite the silly sci-fi subplot, the real story is in the southerners who made and star in the film. The outdated boogie woogie instrumentals that blare constantly in the -background, the steamy heat that leaves the average people sweaty and the fat shopkeeper swimming, work together to show the oppressive effects of heat and isolation on the people who live and make their living from the swamp. When viewed in light of it's intended audience (who could be expected to identify with the cast and expect the "everyday" details of the story to appear normal...) I find it not only enjoyable, but an interesting view of a time and place that no longer exists.


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