Costello made this, his only film without longtime partner Bud Abbott, after his bitter split-up with his straight man. The picture is basically a one-joke comedy, the theme being that "size isn't everything," with the sexually suggestive subject muted sufficiently to make it suitable for
younger audiences. Mixing science fiction with domestic farce--much like its precursor, THE ATTACK OF THE 50-FOOT WOMAN (1958)--the plot deals with the invention by independent garbage collector Costello invention of a time machine (Conlin) crafted from bits of junk. When girl friend Provine
wanders into a canyon known as Dinosaur Springs, strange forces cause her to grow to the t...
Released:
1959
Rated:
NR
Length:
75 mins