Synopsis
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.
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Cast
- Grant WilliamsScott Carey
- Randy StuartLouise Carey
- April KentClarice
- Paul LangtonCharlie Carey
- Raymond BaileyDoctor Thomas Silver
- William SchallertDoctor Arthur Bramson
- Frank J. ScannellBarker
- Helene MarshallNurse
- Diana DarrinNurse
- Billy CurtisMidget
Recommendations
- 100
Time Out
Not merely the best of Arnold's classic sci-fi movies of the '50s, but one of the finest films ever made in that genre. - 83
Entertainment Weekly
The most unpretentious and poignant sci-fi film of them all. - 80
Empire
Whilst paranoid in a very 1950's way and a little downbeat at times this is very enjoyable. - 75
TV Guide Magazine
Pulp sci-fi classic. - 75
Portland Oregonian
A campy premise taken to unthinkable heights. There are the requisite battles with spiders and housecats, but mostly the increasingly diminutive hero is introspective, turning his predicament into a treatise on the human condition. [07 Nov 2003] - 75
Chicago Tribune
Classic low-budget '50s sci-fi thriller, brilliantly scripted by Richard Matheson from his novel. [01 Sep 2006, p.C7] - 70
Chicago Reader
It's a lot more interesting than its source, thanks to the special effects and Jack Arnold's taut, no-nonsense direction. - 70
Variety
Director Jack Arnold works up the chills for maximum effect.
