An all time B-movie classic explodes on the screen in all its cheesy glory! The film is considered to have Wood's biggest budget ($70,000). February 10th, 2009 3 comments. Monster struggles with the octopus. Series. Ed Wood (Plan 9 From Outer Space) directs screen legend Bela Lugosi in a bizarre tale of a mad scientist who, along with his servant Lobo (the gigantic Swedish wrestler Tor Johnson, in a role he was born to play), attempts to create an army of superhuman mutants. This is not a forum for general discussion of the article's subject. Post May 20, 2018 #75 2018-05-20T19:37. The ideas in Bride of the Monster existed decades before the film was shot and were thought up by people that were not Ed Wood. Finally- MST3K meets Ed Wood. bride of the monster (1955) - dvd Bela Lugosi in his last speaking role is terrific in this Ed Wood opus (!). For that, you'll have to wait for another day. 25K 3,088 15. Dr. Eric Vornoff (Bela Lugosi) is a scientist trying to use nuclear energy to transform people into superhuman beings. This is the one with the rubber octopus and Tor Johnson getting whipped by Lugosi! Why the movie is called “Bride of the Monster” is up for grabs. An all time B-movie classic explodes on the screen in all its cheesy glory! I agree with Sampo that Bride is probably Ed Wood’s most competent film. Bride of the Monster is a 1955 American science fiction horror film directed, written and produced by Edward D. Wood Jr., and starring Bela Lugosi and Tor Johnson with a supporting cast featuring Tony McCoy and Loretta King.. When Vornoff kidnaps the nosy reporter Janet Lawton, Lobo forms a love for her and this creates a rift between the once psychotic pairing. Actors are seen lifting the tentacles onto themselves when "fighting" the octopus. TomWeaver999. The giant rubber octopus itself was stolen from the nearly defunct Republic Studios. 25K 3,088 15. Part 10 of Lights, Cameras, Beatles! 31K 10,032 64. Talk:Bride of the Monster. It’s the film with the 'borrowed' fake octopus recreated in Tim Burton’s Ed Wood. However, "Bride of the Monster" lacks the total, utter ineptitude that made "Plan 9" so much fun…this movie is just downright horrible. “Bride of the Monster” was released in 1955 and was directed, produced and written by Ed Wood. No, Ed was pretty much just being Ed in this movie. Join Joel, Crow and Servo as they check the registry at Target for The Bride of The Monster! Bela Lugosi; Tor Johnson; Tony McCoy Loretta King Harvey B. Dunne George Becwar Don Nagel Bud Osborne Producer/Director: Edward D. Wood, Jr. Screenwriters: Edward D. Wood, Jr. and Alex Gorden Also released as: Bride of the Atom. In 'Bride of the Monster' (originally 'Bride of the Atom') Wood weaves a tale of mayhem, aging lunatic scientists (Bela Lugosi as Dr. Eric Vornoff) and their mute giant henchmen (Swedish wrestler Tor Johnson as 'Lobo'), pretty news reporters (Dolores Fuller), and giant rubber octopi. Trivia / Bride of the Monster ... and so he instead resorted to various methods to make the remaining octopus attacks look a little more convincing. And no, there is no tentacle porn in the movie. BRIDE Octopus: TONIGHT SHOW Octopus: TomWeaver999. Most of “Bride of the Monster” involves a convoluted plot, a lot of rambling droning dialogue, over explanation, and high tech machinery Vornoff uses that explodes at a single bump, in the climax. Bride of the Monster: by Enoch Root: Sat Nov 13 1999 at 14:32:51: A movie by Ed Wood featuring Tor Johnson and Bela Lugosi.The story is that of a young journalist who investigates the presence of a monster in the nearby swamps. 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