The Giant Claw (1957)

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This week, The B-Movie Boys dive into The Giant Claw, a movie that feels like it was engineered in a lab specifically to break the Schlockometer. Dave calls it a “doozy,” and honestly, he might be underselling it.

What starts as a fairly straight-laced 1950s sci-fi quickly turns into something far weirder, funnier, and way more memorable with the introduction of a battleship-sized bird monster that doesn’t just derail the movie, it redefines it.

We also discuss:

  • The scientific merits of giant spirals

  • Anti-matter. How does it work?

  • How long should it take to make a movie?

Mentioned in this episode:

  • Earth vs. the Flying Saucers (1956)

  • The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)

  • 30 Seconds Over Tokyo (1944)

  • Honey, I Shrunk the Kids (1989)

  • Independence Day (1996)

  • The Lego Movie (2014)

  • Sam Katzman

  • Ray Harryhausen

  • Jim Henson

  • George Lucas

  • Gordie Howe

  • RFK Jr.

  • The Simpsons

  • ManBearPig

  • Playboy

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