azathothpwiggins A bony, naked woman is killed for no real reason. A clock ticks and ticks and... THE BEAST OF YUCCA FLATS is underway! Russian scientist Joseph Javorsky (Tor Johnson- PLAN 9 FROM OUTER SPACE, BRIDE OF THE MONSTER) escapes an assassination attempt, only to be blasted by a nuclear explosion. As the titular, irradiated monster, he lumbers slack-jawed through the desert, murdering the unwary. Meanwhile, a droning narrator spouts a series of nonsequiturs. HIGHLIGHTS: Tor's "I-spilled-oatmeal-on-my-face" makeup! The clumsily added, voice-over dialogue, piling an extra layer of fabulous awfulness onto the film! The ultra-dramatic music, which fits in nowhere! The vacationing Radcliffe family, especially mom's cankles! Tor Javorsky chasing the Radcliffe boys, while squawking and shaking his walking stick at them! MOST OUT OF PLACE QUOTE: (Said while the narrator introduces the Radcliffes) "Nothing bothers some people, not even flying saucers!" A treasure trove for the true seeker of quintessential, sub-sludge cinema!... EXTRA SCHLOCK POINTS: For sharp-shooter, Jim Archer and his "washed-in-salad-oil" hair!...

robertmurray-70637 If you like to laugh at "bad" movies and have not seen a film produced and directed by Coleman Francis, you should see "The Beast of Yucca Flats." Coleman Francis is arguably the worst filmmaker of all time, much worse than Ed Wood, and "The Beast of Yucca Flats" is definitely the worst movie he ever made. (His best was "The Skydivers.") Like many bad movies, "Beast" can be watched repeatedly and the more you watch it, the funnier it gets.The plot is not simply incomprehensible; it consists of series of only loosely connected events that are extremely bizarre, each in different ways, and are clearly the products of a demented mind.To fully appreciate this masterpiece, you need to have a dark sense of humor.

Rainey Dawn The movie is not good - in fact it is pure junk. Yet there is something strangely entertaining about this film. IDK how a movie this junky can entertain so well but this movie can do that for certain viewers - including myself.The movie is less than an hour long. In my opinion, what was missing was a longer movie to finish telling the story. The movie had the potential to be better and all it really needed was more time to complete the story because the story was incomplete.There is something strangely good about this horrible film... maybe it is simply the fact it had the potential to be better than what it is. I liked the narration, the way the movie was filmed, the odd characters, and even the incomplete story.If you are looking for a movie that is very odd and is a bad b-rated film that is somewhat entertaining then look no further than this campy flick.7/10

ccthemovieman-1 This low-budget movie was released in 1961 and featured no actors you've ever heard of. Well maybe one - Tor Johnson, who was a regular in Ed Wood's cheapie sci-fi flicks. He was the "guest star," which also tells you how bad this was. Most of the dialog is in the form of narration and it is so corny it makes you wince. The "score" is ultra dramatic throughout the film and gets to be laughable after awhile.Some IMDb reviewers called it the longest hour of film ever. Many said it was "the worst film ever made." Ha ha. I don't know about that, but it was terrible - some of the worst production values ever. The actors must have been so bad that they - get this - they never showed them speaking. Their backs were always turned. This dawned on me about 45 minutes in, so I doubt the voices were even those of the actors. Since it was filmed outdoors, they probably didn't have the money to have it miked outdoors.The "beast" is just a huge fat guy (Johnson) with some goo pasted to his face. He throws some rocks and waves a stick and tries to chase some kids but can't movie very well. That's about it. Oh.....I forgot: he strangles people, too. The strangulations are the funniest (and worst acting) parts of the film. You actually will scoff and laugh!However, despite a gazillion holes in this story start-to-finish, I found it so bad it was somewhat entertaining.... so it has some (very little) value!