Underplayed Gems

The Milpitas Monster (1976)

The Milpitas Monster poster
Directed by
Robert L. Burrill
Genre
independent film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 20m
Rated
PG
Rating
4.4 of 10 from 9 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A monster terrorizes a small California town. Local high school students and townspeople try to stop it.

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What happens

The Milpitas Monster (alternately known as The Mutant Beast) is a 1976 independent monster movie directed by Robert L. Burrill. It began as a short film by Burrill, but expanded to a feature once he began receiving financial support from local business in Milpitas, California, US. The crew of the film consisted of an ensemble of Burrill's photography students over the years at Samuel Ayer High School. The cast was almost entirely made up of Milpitas locals; with the exception of cameos by Bob Wilkins and Krazy George Henderson, and opening narration by Paul Frees. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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