The Slime People (1963)

"Gee whiz, I don't even want to think about slime people." - Cal

Underground monsters invade Los Angeles with a preposterous amount of fog.
Starring: Robert Hutton, Les Tremayne, Susan Hart, Robert Burton

Link to IMDB

When Tom Gregory lands his small plane in Los Angeles, he quickly realizes something isn't right. The airport is deserted and he can't contact anyone on the phone. Luckily, he meets Professor Galbraith and his two daughters, Lisa and Bonnie. The prof explains how the city was attacked by lobster-men monsters called the Slime People, and that not even the army could stop them! L.A. has since been evacuated, except for a few people that are now trapped by an impassable dome of fog over the city.
Heading to a television studio, the group watch news reel footage on how the slime people took the city. The monsters are incredibly dangerous, but the reports offer no clues on how to stop them.


After an encounter of the slimy kind, the group barricade themselves in the studio for the night and there they meet a young soldier named Cal. The professor has a plan to breach the fog wall, so they all drive to the edge of town. Attempting to escape proves futile and only pisses off the slime people even more!
Scared and confused, the group runs through the foggy city, struggling to survive against the increasing strength of the slime people.

Lisa, Bonnie and the Professor

This actually turned out to be better than I was expecting, as far as the campy 1960's "monsters attack" genre is concerned. The acting isn't completely bad, making the characters feel real instead of just brainless boobs for the slimes to eat. Speaking of the monsters, they look well made and get plenty of time on screen to stumble around and be slimy.

There's some real tension and claustrophobia created, and despite the story being delivered seriously there's plenty of laughs to find, too. The dialog and situations have that old-timey low-budget stiffness to them, so the movie can't help but have a charming awkwardness.
It does lose coherence near the end, because the climax mostly occurs in a dense fog that obfuscates pretty much everything on the screen.

Be sure not to miss:
- What exactly has Tolliver been doing with that goat?
- I dare you to take a drink every time someone says "slime people."
- This might just win over Monster Dog for being the foggiest movie I've ever seen.

Internet review:
"Stick to a lot of booze if you choose to watch this ooze!" - dvox

Should I watch it?
It's a good pick of the genre.

Where can I find it?
Here on veehd.

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