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The Deadly Mantis
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Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_1'); })The Deadly Mantis is a 1956 American Science Fiction monster movie directed by Nathan Juran, one of the many films of that era concerning the mutation and animation of a giant beast, usually prehistoric.In this case, the beast is the eponymous mantis, which is freed from beneath the Arctic ice caps by a volcanic eruption in the opening sequence and proceeds to destroy many things while progressively eating more people, until ace USAF pilot Colonel Joe Parkman (Craig Stevens) accidentally rams the mantis with his jet, forcing it to the ground and killing it. Interwoven into the story is a romantic subplot involving Parkman and magazine editor Marge Blaine (Alix Talton).For the Mystery Science Theater 3000 version, please go to the episode recap page. | |
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All Men Are Perverts | |
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All Men Are Perverts: The entire Arctic base moons over moderately attractive Marge. Justified in that they've been isolated for months and they're even at a hop dancing with each other. | |
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Artistic License – Biology | |
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Artistic License – Biology: "Every known species of animal has a bony skeleton." What?! note He probably meant "animal" as a synonym for "mammal", since he mentions reptiles and birds as also having bony skeletons, so he thinks they're not whatever he means by animal. He also almost immediately contradicts himself by rattling off a series of animals that don't have bony skeletons when prompted. For the record, no, deer flies can't fly as fast as a jet. note The biologist who put this forth first published this in 1927, and it was debunked by another biologist in 1938. In addition, the mantis is constantly depicted as roaring, even though insects don't have vocal cords, throats, or even lungs. | |
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Butterfly of Doom | |
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Butterfly of Doom: Mentioned in the opening spiel as the cause for the Deadly Mantis' parole on ice — then it is shown to be a volcano. | |
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Attack of the 50-Foot Whatever | |
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Attack of the 50-Foot Whatever: Prehistoric this time, rather than atomic. | |
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The Ace | |
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The Ace: Colonel Joe. He does screw up when he loses sight of the mantis and then collides with it, but it does force the mantis to the ground. | |
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