50s or 60s Scary Movie~SOLVED!!!
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labrat70 — 9 years ago(January 26, 2017 06:36 PM)
I remembered that you had said this first so my kudos go to you! It was in fact Man Eater of Hydra! When I first Googled that title, I got a different movie version- or maybe it was mislabeled - Thanks a million!
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The_Herald_Erjen — 9 years ago(January 25, 2017 04:34 PM)
I remember that happening but it was in an episode of the television series "Swamp Thing" from the 1990's.
EDIT "The Emerald Heart;" season 1, episode 1.
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bloody-3 — 9 years ago(January 25, 2017 05:32 PM)
It's a bit later than what the OP suggested but possibly THE GARDENER (aka SEEDS OF EVIL) with Joe Dallesandro as the title character -
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Takeshi-K — 9 years ago(January 25, 2017 09:13 PM)
"A sinister landscaper turns into a tree and learns to communicate with his fellow plants."
That plot sound amazing in a schlocky sort of way. Its a tragedy that it won no Oscars though. Nice work Bloody3. -
The_Herald_Erjen — 9 years ago(January 25, 2017 05:43 PM)
Yes, you're right. It has happened many times. Maybe it's a corollary to the Mandela Effect, or something. On another thread I started to suggest "The Mexican" because the timing seemed right, but the plot details were different, so I suggested another film, and the next poster who replied suggested "The Mexican."
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Takeshi-K — 9 years ago(January 25, 2017 05:47 PM)
Doesnt Ash in Army of Darkness get a bunch of tree roots strapping him to a tree? Maybe thats another example. It might seem to someone he is turning into one but actually isnt. Again Memory playing tricks.
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The_Herald_Erjen — 9 years ago(January 25, 2017 05:54 PM)
Exactly. Once I asked about a John Wayne movie where he played a scout for the US cavalry in the 1800's. Turned out it was Gary Cooper scouting for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. I had seen it on a B&W set as a child and couldn't see the red uniforms.
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Takeshi-K — 9 years ago(January 25, 2017 06:12 PM)
Whats wrong with your eyes Man! Just kidding. I used to like it in Black and White films where people would refer to the color of the clothes other characters wore. And so we had fun trying to guess what color clothes everyone was wearing judging by how dark the grey was.
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labrat70 — 9 years ago(January 25, 2017 07:53 PM)
yeah no, I SWEAR it was the 70s when I saw the movie. I was just a little kid and it scared me so bad I had nightmares and woke up screaming and my parents had to settle me down! It was shown on the old school basic network channels. If you are old enough you know I am referring to the 4 wonderful channels we had growing up: 4, 6, 7, & 10 (you can count PBS if you want but I dont!
I can also tell you that THEN it was an old movie. There were no creatures in it or anything supernatural from what I remember. It was more like a haunting/ghost/spirit/possession type flick -
hobnob53 — 9 years ago(January 26, 2017 11:51 AM)
Where did you grow up, labrat? Because where I grew up we had
seven
wonderful channels 2, 4, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13 which
included
PBS. (Why wouldn't you count it?) And UHF channels a little later. Back then we had tons of movies on every week, something places with only three or four channels didn't have anywhere near as much.
Anyway, do I take it that bloody3's suggestion isn't the film you're looking for? I read your post yesterday and it bugs me because I almost swear I've seen a film with the scene you describe but can't place it. The first plant-man movie I thought of is a dreadful b&w 1957 film called
From Hell It Came
and I know that isn't it.
You're not thinking of
Little Shop of Horrors
, are you? I mean the original from 1960. At the end the guy is eaten by and becomes part of the plant but I think you'd remember that one, and besides it's also in b&w. There was a 1958 British film called
Womaneater
about a mad scientist feeding women to a carnivorous plant but I don't think that's the right one either (and also b&w).
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labrat70 — 9 years ago(January 26, 2017 04:01 PM)
Hobnob53,
I grew up in south Florida! You? Channel 2 was PBS, channel 4 was CBS, channel 6 was WCIX which was a station that showed cartoons in the morning, old sitcoms in the afternoon, on saturdays this was the station that ran Creature Feature! Channel 7 was NBC and channel 10 was ABC. Now once in a blue moon channel 13 would pick up another station but not very well. We were one of the first families in our area to get cable tv sometime around 82 or 83- after On Tv disappeared.
I found a trailer for bloody3 suggestion- the movie actually goes after other titles as well- I guess it just depended where it was released. If showed scenes but didnt show the ending. None the less, after seeing clips from the movie I am fairly sure it isnt the movie but I will press on looking for a video that shows the ending.
I also was able to find a list of Creature Features that were run all 52 weekends thru the 70s but obviously all of the movies that were shown on Creature Features were classic horror/monster movies. So I have eliminated that as a possibility.
I am thinking it is possible that this movie was a made for tv story but I dont believe it is. I will press on but I have a feeling this is going to remain a mystery until I die! LOL! I will never give up! -
labrat70 — 9 years ago(January 26, 2017 06:13 PM)
Franklfw- I found a crappy copy of the full movie and watched the end- I do believe with 90% certainty THAT is the movie!!! I am going to try and find a better copy but I am just thrilled!!! Thank you so so much!!! You rock brother!
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labrat70 — 9 years ago(January 26, 2017 06:33 PM)
Franklfw, I am now positive Maneater of Hydra is definitely the movie! I cannot thank you enough! You have no Idea, I have been trying to figure out the name of this movie for probably 35 years if not more. I saw this flick when I was probably 6 years old- it came on network tv during one of the Monster movie marathons. It scared the hell out of me and gave me nightmares for at least two nights. Of course this was the 70s and there are far scarier movies now, but at the time and being a little kid, it was traumatizing!
You must be a real horror buff to have figured this one out! Did you remember this movie?
