Track of the Moon Beast (1976)

Directed by

Richard Ashe

Genre

horror film, science fiction film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 21m

Rated

PG

Rating

2.5 of 10 from 51 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A mineralogist gets hit by a meteorite and turns into a lizard monster during a full moon. The film follows his transformation and the chaos that ensues in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

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What happens

Track of the Moon Beast is a 1976 horror film directed by Richard Ashe and written by Bill Finger and Charles Sinclair. It tells the story of a mineralogist who is hit in the head by a meteorite, which subsequently turns him in to a vicious, reptilian creature during a full moon. The film was shot during the month of July 1972 on a $300,000 budget. It was set and filmed in Albuquerque, New Mexico and featured locals as extras. Its production company kept the film under wraps during filming. Planned for a 1973 release in theaters, it ended up airing on television in 1976. Retrospective reviews for the film have been negative. Track of the Moon Beast was featured in a tenth season episode of the comedy television series Mystery Science Theater 3000 in 1999. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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