The Unknown Terror
A millionaire leads an expedition into a remote jungle to find his wife's long-lost brother, but instead the group finds a mad scientist who has created a fungus monster that feeds on the local inhabitants.
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"As others have noted, this is not great, but not terrible. There is something about it that just makes it fun to watch. I, too, remember it from my youth on Dr. Shock (a Philly-based horror movie show). I recently scored a DVD copy of the film and thoroughly enjoyed it after a 35 year hiatus. I still enjoyed it. It's one of those movies in which you can see that they spent some money on it, made sure to use real actors who were decent, write a decent script, and make sure they used good sets and locations. Also, like others, the main thing I remember is the fungus. Oozing down cave wal..."
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This was one of the low budget films shot in anamorphic widescreen by Regal Films for use by Twentieth Century Fox as the bottom of a pre-packaged double feature with one of Fox's CinemaScope releases. In San Francisco, Fox Theatre bookers drew the line by rejecting this puppy, so it was dumped on the rival Golden Gate Theatre, doubled up with another Regal Films reject, Back from the Dead.
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A millionaire leads an expedition into a remote jungle to find his wife's long-lost brother, but instead the group finds a mad scientist who has created a fungus monster that feeds on the local inhabitants.