Attack Of The Giant Leeches (1959) [Science Fiction] [Horror]

"Attack of the Giant Leeches" is a low-budget 1959 Science Fiction film from American International Pictures. It was directed by Bernard L. Kowalski, produced by Gene Corman, and the screenplay was written by Leo Gordon. The film is in black and white, and runs for 62 minutes. It was one of a spate of monster movies produced during the 1950s in response to cold war fears; in the film a character speculates that the no-no leeches have been mutated to terrible giant size by atomic radiation from nearby Cape Canaveral.
This film was also called Attack of the Blood Leeches, Demons of the Swamp, The Demons of the Swamp, and War of the Giant Leeches.
In the Florida Everglades, a pair of larger-than-human, intelligent leeches are living in an underwater cave. They begin dragging local people down to their cave where they hold them prisoner and slowly drain them of blood. One of the first people to be so taken is the local vixen, Liz Walker, played by Yvette Vickers. After a couple of gratuitous displays of flesh (Yvette appeared as the centerfold in the July 1959 issue of Playboy), and some running around on her husband (Bruno VeSota), Liz finds herself a prisoner of the leeches along with her current paramour. Game warden Steve Benton (Ken Clark) sets out to investigate their disappearance. Aided by his girlfriend Nan Grayson (Jan Sheppard) and her father, Doc Grayson, he discovers the cavern. The monsters are finally destroyed when Steve, Doc, and some state troopers blow up the cavern with dynamite.
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Directed by Bernard L. Kowalski, produced by Gene Corman and Roger Corman, written by Leo Gordon, starring Ken Clark, Yvette Vickers and Jan Shepard.
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Source: "Attack of the Giant Leeches" Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.. 12 June 2012. Web.16 July 2012. en.wikipedia.or....
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[@MrLyndarenaud]

Why do you give an extremely detailed description of this movie...from beginning to end? You told every pertinent bit of the plot! If, I had read this , I would never have watched!

[@2pi628]

You should live stream these classics every saturday night. The comment section would be a hoot! ;)

[@bradfordmiller637]

Giant leeches was a funny low Budget film. I loved it with Yvette Vickers. Great fun. I was a kid At That time.

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[@OdeeOz]

This film is the reason I avoided learning to swim, until well into my adult life🙃

[@rafaelmadrigal1534]

That organ music makes me feel like taking out my roller skates from the 1950's and go to town with them.

[@Ryoufriggingserious]

This is the first monster movie i remember as a kid. scared the hell out of me! Can't believe i'm watching it again lol.

[@Mr.56Goldtop]

Me too. This and the Snow Creature.

[@Onlypeachy]

I love these old black and white scary movies! Takes me back to my childhood!

[@tmo4330]

Me too! Are you still there?

[@carnivalwrestler]

I was so in the mood for a 1950's B science fiction movie with bad special effects (the rubber costumes for the leeches) and a theremin. Thank you, this movie checked all the boxes. Liked and Subscribed.

[@tmo4330]

Are you still around? I like to go to sleep listening to this movie. Poor Dave Walker. A killer wife but she didn't love him!

[@dustykatz2744]

Those old Roger Corman pictures were always fun. Used to watch them at the fleabag Tumbleweed Theater in El Monte when I was a kiddo.

[@AlkisenSuper]

This was a fun movie. Some super corny acting, and the story kinda ran empty sometimes, but some great funny lines and cool designs when it came to the leeches. Thanks for sharing! :)

[@histubeness]

Why are so many of these older sci-fi/monster movies posted in only 480P? The print itself is in bad enough shape as it is. This deserves at least 720P quality picture.

[@FlowerPatchH]

I love this movie and I love when mystery science theater 3000 did it

[@FuckYouWhosNext]

Honeyyyyyyy WEST!

[@bancoran]

We're a danger to ourselves and others!

[@markrubin9449]

The part of the Leech was played by my ex-wife, The Anti-Christ. She's now living in Florida and working at a dairy, turning cream sour.

[@gregorysullivan7175]

Oh man.

[@kinte1870]

Why did you pick her?

[@tmo4330]

The love of your life.

[@sunnystormy4973]

-sorry to hear that...-

[@topgeardel]

I would have never known this was a low budget sci-fi film. When filming the opening night shot they had someone shine a flashlight on the guy in the boat.

[@Sargonce1]

It's the 21st century now, but these old black and white monster movies still rock the house. This 1959 version from Roger Corman is actually better than the 2015 remake from the Kings of Horror -- and their version is not bad.

[@robjohnson8861]

I remember this and monsters of THE HORROR OF PARTY BEACH. I remembered these creatures making the same noise, but they don't. God, these with HR puffnstuff and Dot, I was in high heaven

[@FrankiesFancy]

Horror of party beach ruled!! AKA the hot dog monsters lmao

[@johnoliva5153]

It's like Saturday afternoon when I was a kid.

[@factenter6787]

Sure there are plenty of giant leeches about. The 2-legged kind.

[@mickeyray3793]

It's 2022, and we still love these loveable relics from the 1950's that they just don"t make any more. Hell, they don't make classical sculpture in the Roman Empire either! It's funny to think that movies like this are America's unique contribution to the history of the world.

[@WG-tt6hk]

From the title, I thought this flick was about the legal profession.

[@TonyMontana-qv8cx]

No, bankers

[@2pi628]

Its about politicians feeding on the public.

[@jamesmiller4184]

All collectors/connoisseurs of The Welte-Mignon might here take note of the fact that, none other than Alexander 'Szandor' Laszlo himself composed the creepy music for this classic. A positive foreshadowing of this may be perceived in his self-composed record-rolls that he'd recorded in Germany in the early days, when just beginning his career - these being 'of the strange' already. Thus far, and most mysteriously NO photographs have yet been found to exist of his actual living visage!!! . : .

[@fredteeful]

this scared me sleepless as a kid enjoyed it, no need to wait for my big brother to come home, were old men now, lol.

[@arielnagora5316]

Thanks for telling me about the whole movie ! ! !

[@alonzocalvillo6702]

They shoulda drained the swamp!

[@2pi628]

I wish Trump would too.

[@capkronos00]

@@2pi628 He'd go right down the drain himself!

[@johnmuller4014]

@@capkronos00 Isn't this movie about his family?

[@ChiefWP]

Creature Double Feature on Saturdays - the only thing that would distract us kids on a Saturday afternoon, keeping us in the house. ;) (Sue C.S. :) )

[@nightfangs2910]

Christine Lozier-duprey are you originally from the Boston area ? Creature double feature Saturday afternoon oh the great memories and many good weather days missed especially when Godzilla movies were on

[@kylefrank638]

There's never any reason to credit Roger Corman as a producer for his movies. You just look at the title and know it's him.

[@zanti4132]

Actually, the producer for the movie is Gene Corman, Roger's brother. Roger Corman is in the credits as the executive producer.

[@ergbudster3333]

"And don't give me any more of that crud about monsters either."

[@bradfordmiller637]

Good fun in this low budget flick.

[@joemysterymusic]

Well the film is really grade Z but love that Vickers girl.

[@badbobbybadbobbyb5889]

Did anyone notice Dave fire five or six shots, before he stopped to reload a double barrelled shotgun?

[@matthewcullen1298]

One of those magic shotguns.😁

[@Sonja_Jae]

Patrick Hockstetter would've hated this movie. He died (in the novel) a year before this was made.

[@sciencenate]

He died in the novel but would have hated the movie? Sounds weird

[@Sonja_Jae]

@@sciencenatein the novel patrick was absolutely terrified of leeches. (SPOILER ALERT) it was described that patrick had gone swimming in a lake with his parents as a little kid; when he got out, he was covered in leeches and began to scream and panic, assuming they’d drain him of his blood and his ‘essence’. his dad would pull off the bloody leeches and traumatise him up until his death in the novel when pennywise manifested the flying leeches to fly out of his junkyard refrigerator, attack him and drain him of most of his blood and drag him down into the sewers.

[@sydneyhamilton2575]

Well, I'm Gonna Miss Them. Now We Gotta Go Hang Out At The Grocery Store Again.

[@scottconnors8419]

This movie rules!!!!! I want one them giant leech suits as a sleeping bag..Great b budget hick classic ....

[@bullfrogmckenzie9742]

I liked this. reminds me of being a kid

[@lindasnide.warren1519]

Me too, ha ha

[@jamesmiller4184]

Florida Man, in important ways we still are kids inside. For more information and details try and see the "Kick The Can" episode of The Twilight Zone, probably available right here on KZbin. (Don't get left behind!) . : .

[@eriksojka9209]

Thanks for posting!!!!

[@jonanjello]

51:31 my favorite camera motion in the entire film. That crooked palm tree is the best.

[@tmo4330]

Not knocked down by any hurricane!

[@simonmcjohn]

GREAT I ENJOYED IT A LOT

[@wilde4445]

Great Movie to keep one entertained, thank you- Mare

[@msolyapolya]

leeches are saving alot of lifes helping in surgeries reducing blood pressure Leech therapy's during and after these surgeries helps the body to heal more naturally and completely. Leech therapy's benefits for blood circulation has also led some people use leech therapy to treat baldness and hair loss on the scalp. Because leeches produce and literally suck blood from the surface of skin, they are often used to revive delicate veins and improve blood flow following a tissue reattachment procedure Leeches especially Hirudo medicinalis and without this work, cells will be dead thus failure of tissue reconnecting. stop leech abuse

[@ChiefWP]

This movie creeped me out/scared me so badly when I was a kid!!

[@jamesmiller4184]

That is because giant leeches are things NOT to be messed-with! The only thing worse, to be perfectly candid . . . is GREEN SLIME! (Close relative to "The Blob.") . : .

[@markgarin6355]

I love how the folks running never get ahead of the guy walking behind them.... classic. Then the wildlife guy...who is the last to realize there ain't no Gators around... Duh Oooh space rockets use nuclear energy in their first stages? Wow what a crock..er not crocodile, er alligator.

[@terryjohns3252]

as a tax payer I know exactly what this is about

[@charlesaguilar8301]

I remember seeing this movie on Bob Wilkins "Creature Features" movies on Sat.nights with my older bros. They made funny remarks throughout the movie and I laughed my head off! These movies used to be scary when we were kids but, now they seem "corny" by today's standards.

[@tracysimmons3860]

Charles Aguilar But,I love this movie!

[@MrLyndarenaud]

These days, scary movies don't have creatures as the monsters terrifying us. They have people who are the monsters!

[@FrankiesFancy]

Ah yes...I sure miss old Bob Wilkins. Him and Dr. Don Rose. We'll never have those days back....

[@deniseandrews113]

This flick reminds me of Mystery Science Theater 2000! Loved the campy vibe 😄

[@ajweberman]

Leeches? They could only afford one freakin' leech who was a wimp and got taken out with two spears. I was hoping the leech would get the forest ranger who looked like one of the Village People with gun and holster

[@juliecrawford5288]

Nothing like a poor dark obscure picture to wonder what's going on. Makes the imagination run wild. Maybe I'm imagining it, but I hear animals from Africa, India, down-under and every other place in a southern bayou. Them leeches aren't your only worry.

[@mimzyLassiter]

The lighting budget on this movie was low. I’m all for building atmosphere…but dang!

[@JohnSmith-pn4it]

Giant leeches....just the sound of that alone can sound....well, pretty scary and gross.

[@coolaprilfool1335]

Hopefully mankind will be safe now,that was a close one.....

[@njva17420]

Yvette Vickers' life ended up very sadly. I read a couple of accounts in which she had been found dead and decayed after being out of touch for a long time. Pictures of her later in life showed her as being very bloated.

[@janmoore3175]

read that also where she was mummified and found by another actress neighbor

[@DavidRice111]

@@janmoore3175 Aye~ nearly one year after she died- alone!

[@malgremor85]

As a small child I could watch these without flinching, but cartoons would scare me to death. Doesn't anyone else realize how hideous & grotesque the Flintstones are?

[@bradfordmiller637]

Good film

[@coppingtonfarnham7731]

Bruno Ve Sota and Wiliam Conrad, separated at birth.

[@HiyaMalaika]

I probably wasn’t allowed in the theater when this came out lol

[@MegaWam1]

Sheriff said don't use no dynamite dad or I will lock you up. See what he uses to kill the monster.

[@fuzzballzz36]

Subpar Tennessee Williams + rubber monsters = fun!!

[@regis387]

Are there Kookaburras in the southern US? (30:21) 😀

[@bluemouse5039]

They sure like using the word Attack in the title of horror movies of back in that era, Attack of the 50 foot woman, attack of the crab monsters, attack of the puppet people, attack of the Mushroom people

[@normdoty]

well those leeches have to be intelligent because they only stop feeding and drop off when they are completely full and can't hold any more blood, so with them being as big as they are to be full up they would have to completely drain a full sized person and then maybe even some of a second or third person.. this game warden is looking for a creature that has already killed a full sized man who was armed with a rifle and so he takes his girl friend on this hunting expedition !!

[@herrarnold]

I'm looking from argentine!!!!

[@JoefromSoCal]

Yvette Vickers. Looking good.

[@marioriospinot]

Nice.

[@shanemills3879]

A movie about Leeches, made when EVERY man and his dog smoked cigarettes? The poor critters all would gave died from getting touched by the burning end, curled up and died

[@grimreaper7901]

Well I got done with the movie and I thought I was pretty good it was a nice classic I feel sorry for the portal each is religious but eh you know For the poor leeches I just started another version of it one and a later time period I'll be doing a review on that to see how that 1 looks But this black-and-white one I'll give it a 13 out of 13 skulls I actually thought it was good classic movie I enjoyed it

[@poopypants814]

If this movie was any darker I'd be watching it in braille

[@tmo4330]

Liz honey, Liz baby!

[@TomBacchus]

Ken Clark was such a hottie.

[@AltaAnastazYah]

Nostalgic.

[@jennifersmith1575]

That she cat... Lmao

[@bradfordmiller637]

I saw this movie when I was a kid. Very funny and corney. Yvette Vickers was pretty. To bad about her death. A hard working actress. I'm a Film critic. Rating is fair to good.

[@BusStopProductions.]

This, film made me Sexually Excited

[@thebigonethetcotgwgod]

wth

[@drewidrie2396]

Sounds like they're describing the U.S. government

[@rafaelmadrigal1534]

No TV at that time, just hot broads exhibiting their goods. Nice.

[@Bauglir100]

Actually, mainstream television's been around since the late 1940s, possibly even earlier.

[@nancyhowell4505]

This movie definitely not for children! Huge monsters biting screaming, bleeding people around their necks and sucking blood out of them. 😖😝

[@alanpeterson6224]

Too bad this was apparently filmed in the dark.

[@tracysimmons3860]

At 17:18 you can see the boom,in car reflection.

[@mosesmosestv]

Good catch!

[@naota3k]

"But old movies were the best!" Yeah, you know, where the boom's in the shot, prop men run off screen mid-scene, and actors were just figuring out how to pretend.

[@FrankiesFancy]

Shame how Yvette Vickers ("Liz") died in real life. She laid on the floor of her Benedict Canyon home for a year, rotting into the floor boards before she was found by a neighbor who said they "cared". If they really "cared", she wouldnt have rotted into the damned floor like that for almost a year!!

[@davidcurran5259]

Very sad.

[@gailgarza8033]

Dave Walker is a real man. My kind of guy. The other two were so awful.

[@tmo4330]

Liz honey, Liz baby. One of these days I'm goanna give that she cat a whooping she's been looking fer.

[@bradfordmiller637]

Yvette Vickers at her best.

[@michalslatina8004]

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!! Giant leeches! Hahahaha!!!

[@wpankey57]

Why do they always play a saxaphone when there is a good looking blond? Where did that come from? Does anybody know?

[@wa1ufo]

Frightening!

[@dragonfly492]

But.......Dave!!!

[@petekanter8120]

This is just one of many "B" grade movies that was so successful, when it was first released, for 1 certain very odd reason. Because it was so very bad, it was actually very good.

[@mrtour287]

🎬

[@susanlauriello4649]

My name is susan lauriello and i agree

[@nancyfetzek7318]

somebody's college project

[@MegaWam1]

Let's take a small rowboat, get a box of dynamite and put it in the deepest part of the pond nd watch the bodies float to the surface.

[@ayoleek6835]

GGX GANG GANG

[@victorwatson72]

Another not available what an app

[@MrLyndarenaud]

What ''app''?

[@susanparker767]

👀

[@holymacarony_8784]

A classic maybe, timeless not so much ;)

[@tadimaggio]

Whatever they spent money on when they made this film, it sure wasn't cinematography. There are night scenes so dark that the screen is virtually a solid black rectangle, and other night scenes that were obviously shot during the day. Oh, and on an unrelated subject: since when do leeches (radioactively mutated or not) have arms?

[@RSEFX]

This is a very bad transfer. I saw this in the theater and the exposures were perfect. Well, yes, they did shoot day for night, and unless one really does it a certain way--such as never frame the shot with bright sky in it---it never works. (I have a still photo of those "leech" costumes. They don't really have arms, but the people inside of them have to manipulate and lift things in ways that only something with arms could, so....they act as if they had arms (and are using them even tho they are very restricted to remaining inside the costumes.

[@tadimaggio]

@@RSEFX: Thanks for such an intelligent reply. Your comment about the costumes made me think about one of my favorite GOOD films, Vincente Minnelli's "The Bad and the Beautiful", starring Kirk Douglas. In an obvious homage to the making of Val Lewton's "Cat People", Douglas and his best friend, when they are apprentice directors on Poverty Row in Hollywood, are required to direct a low-budget stinker called "The Cat Men", where a hilarious combination of overweight extras and badly-made costumes results in "cat men" who can't be zipped up in the back. Ah, the travails of monster-making...

[@bush43disarmedgadhafiofwmd67]

Hmm.

[@tinicum54]

So scary I pooped a little.

[@wojciechdziuba1485]

3

[@Memo-vu3zp]

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[@thebluemorpho6640]

36:15

[@discoqueenmom]

The leeches look like they are just giving people hickeys, the leache costumes look really poorly made.

[@kerrygraham3544]

Oh that stupid dress with the shoulder straps that fall off!

[@darylcumming7119]

😷

[@tracysimmons3860]

16:05 I ain't dirty Liz BABY 16:25 I love you liz Baby.

[@Cracktaculus]

It's about your wife.

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