The Giant Claw is a 1957 science-fiction film about a giant bird that terrorizes the world. Produced by Clover Productions under the working title 'Mark of the Claw' and released through Columbia Pictures, it starred Jeff Morrow and Mara Corday, and was directed by Fred F. Sears. The film has been a staple of the bootleg video market with only two official VHS releases (one in the USA through Goodtimes Home Video and the other through Screamtime in the United Kingdom) to date, Columbia Pictures finally released the film officially to DVD in October of 2007 as part of the two disc four film set ICONS OF HORROR COLLECTION - SAM KATZMAN

PlotEdit

Mitch MacAfee (Jeff Morrow), while engaged in a radar test flight, spots an unidentified flying object. Jets are scrambled to pursue and identify the object but one goes missing. Officials are initially angry at MacAfee but are forced to take his story seriously after several other planes disappear. A gigantic bird proves responsible. The bird is clearly declared to come from a distant galaxy, and possesses an anti-matter shield, making it invulnerable tonormal weapons. At least one of the movie's trailers, however, claimed that the bird came also from the ice age 17 million years ago. Mitch, along with his mathematician girlfriend Sally Caldwell (Mara Corday), Dr. Karol Noymann (Edgar Barrier), and generals Considine (Morris Ankrum) and Van Buskirk (Robert Shane), work feverishly to develop a way to defeat the seemingly invincible enemy. The climactic showdown takes place in New York City, with the bird attacking both the Empire State and United Nations buildings.

NotesEdit

This film is famous for the hilariously goofy nature of the giant bird, which was constructed by Mexican puppeteers after the actors had finished filming.

External linksEdit

• Film Review at WTF-FILM
• DVD review: ICONS OF HORROR COLLECTION - SAM KATZMAN

A penetrating review of this film is here.

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