NVASION and War of the Gargantuas two of of my fave movies when I was a kid!
When the Famous Monsters of Filmland Magazine with Invasion of the Saucer Men on the cover came out, I remembered being kind of scared like they were real. It’s funny today but for some reason these aliens and gargantuas really got to me. No other horror movie character really scared me except the Saucer Men and War of the Gargantuas…. But that’s why I LOVE them so much!
INVASION OF THE SAUCER MEN: The Aliens Scared me…LOL! (also known as Invasion of the Hell Creatures) is a 1957 sci-fi film by American International Pictures (AIP). The screenplay was based on the 1955 short story “The Cosmic Frame”. The film was released as a double feature with I Was a Teenage Werewolf.
WAR OF THE GARGANTUAS: This Film SCARED the POOPERS out of me when I was a kid and no other film ever did as much as this one…Still I LOVED IT!
The film tells the story of two giant, hairy humanoids called Frankensteins (Gargantuas in the American version) that were spawned from the discarded cells of Frankenstein’s monster from the previous film. A green one raised in the sea named Gaira that is violent and savage, while a brown one who resides in the Japan Alps, named Sanda is friendly and docile. The film follows the investigation and military engagements of these creatures until their climactic confrontation in Tokyo.
The film was released theatrically in the United States by Maron Films where it played nationwide on a double bill with Monster Zero.
So here’s a couple great newer toys from my fave movies that rock!
The X-Plus Sanda vs. Gaira, War of the Gargantuas Vinyl Figure Set (Diamond Re-Issue)
And….. The Invasion of the Saucermen Figures by Amok Toys
And….Some Japanese very colorful and awesome War of the Gargantuas toys
