The Deadly Mantis
1957 film by Nathan H. Juran
The Deadly Mantis is a 1957 film about a giant prehistoric praying mantis that is set free from Arctic ice.
- Directed by Nathan Juran. Written by William Alland.
A Thousand Tons of Horror! From A Million Years Ago ... (taglines)
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Dr. Ned Jackson edit
- In all the kingdom of the living, there is no more deadly or voracious creature than the praying mantis.
- I'm convinced that we're dealing with a Mantis in whose geological world the smallest insects were as large as man, and now failing to find those insects as food, well... it's doing the best that it can.
- The female is larger than the male and invariably destroys her mate when he's fulfilled his function in life.
Col. Joe Parkman edit
- Maybe there's an ordinary explanation to what happened, but I wouldn't take any bets.
Other edit
- Narrator: [a volcano near Antarctic erupts, causing an ice flow in the Arctic, which releases the Deadly Mantis] For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.
Dialogue edit
- Dr. Ned Jackson: It looks like you don't have too many women up here, Colonel.
- Col. Joe Parkman: Well, we have a little joke up here. The boys say there's a girl behind every tree. Only try and find a tree.
Taglines edit
- A Thousand Tons of Horror! From A Million Years Ago ...
- The most dangerous monster that ever lived!
- This Was the Day That Engulfed the World in Terror!
- Out of a million years ago ... a thousand tons of horror!
Cast edit
- Craig Stevens — Col. Joe Parkman
- William Hopper — Dr. Nedrick 'Ned' Jackson
- Alix Talton — Marge Blaine
- Donald Randolph — Gen. Mark Ford
- Pat Conway — Sgt. Pete Allen
- Florenz Ames — Prof. Anton Gunther
- Paul Smith — Corporal, Parkman's Clerk
- Phil Harvey — Lou, Radar Man
- Floyd Simmons — Army Sergeant
- Paul Campbell — Lt. Fred Pizar
- Helen Jay — Mrs. Farley
External links edit
- The Deadly Mantis quotes at the Internet Movie Database