The Incredible Melting Man
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The Incredible Melting Man is a 1977 American science fiction body horror film directed and written by William Sachs. The plot concerns an astronaut whose body begins to melt after he is exposed to ra
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Makeup effects artist Rick Baker designed facial appliances that simulated the deterioration of the main character.
First Man into Space
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First Man into Space is a 1959 independently made British-American black-and-white science fiction-horror film directed by Robert Day and starring Marshall Thompson, Marla Landi, Bill Edwards, and Rob
The Incredible Melting Man
…and shooting, Sachs was influenced by Night of the Living Dead. With the changes by the producers, the final film has been described as a remake of First Man into Space (1959), which in turn was directly influenced by The Quatermass Xperiment, even though Sachs had never seen either of those films. The screenplay which…
UK double-crown theatrical poster
Criterion Collection cover art for the film