Comedy remake of a classic Fifties sci-fi thriller, with a King Kong motif tacked on toward the end, and a last-gasp intimation of Attack of the 50-Foot Woman. Any good taste exhibited in the choice of source material is evident nowhere else. Except for the passable special effects and the flunkable powdery photography, the whole thing is about on the level of a TV variety-hour sketch, though perhaps a bit smuttier than that, and certainly a lot longer. The feminist and consumerist axe-grinding is too loud and shrill for any laughter to be heard. With Lily Tomlin, Charles Grodin, Ned Beatty, and Henry Gibson; written by Jane Wagner; directed by Joel Schumacher. (1981) — Duncan Shepherd
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