'Attack of the 50 Foot Woman' is unfairly burdened with many a 'worse film ever made' tag, but, despite the dodgy special effects, it manages to have a few positive aspects. It may well be the feminist message which runs throughout the film which has caused male critics to pour scorn over the whole concern.
Hayes plays the title character, Nancy, a millionairess suffering from mental stress bought on by her philandering husband and full-time sleazeball, Harry. She is protected from self-destruction by her loyal butler ( a relationship similar to the one in 'Sunset Blvd' ), but her husbands influence is too strong as he tries to get her hospitalised, so he can lavish her fortune on his mistress.
A strange glowing meteor in the area houses a weird giant (the plot clearly doesn't bear close scrutiny) and after coming into contact with him, Nancy starts to grow also. She increases to giant proportions and, clad in a bikini, breaks out of hospital and wanders off to town to find her husband.
Despite the glaringly obvious shortcomings, there is a strong message here and the the film doesn't deserve the scorn which is heaped upon it. It also has one of the classic posters of the 1950's, with Hayes straddling a freeway picking up cars - not surprisingly this scene doesn't actually feature but it makes for a great image.
Hayes plays the title character, Nancy, a millionairess suffering from mental stress bought on by her philandering husband and full-time sleazeball, Harry. She is protected from self-destruction by her loyal butler ( a relationship similar to the one in 'Sunset Blvd' ), but her husbands influence is too strong as he tries to get her hospitalised, so he can lavish her fortune on his mistress.
A strange glowing meteor in the area houses a weird giant (the plot clearly doesn't bear close scrutiny) and after coming into contact with him, Nancy starts to grow also. She increases to giant proportions and, clad in a bikini, breaks out of hospital and wanders off to town to find her husband.
Despite the glaringly obvious shortcomings, there is a strong message here and the the film doesn't deserve the scorn which is heaped upon it. It also has one of the classic posters of the 1950's, with Hayes straddling a freeway picking up cars - not surprisingly this scene doesn't actually feature but it makes for a great image.