The Giant Claw (1957)

Cast

Dabbs Greer
as Fighter Pilot, in clips from 'Mission Over Korea'
Jeff Morrow
as Mitch MacAfee
Morris Ankrum
as Lt. Gen. Edward Considine

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Genres & Description

Fantasy Horror Sci-Fi

4.3 / 10

When electronics engineer Mitch MacAfee spots a UFO as "big as a battleship," from his plane, the Air Force scrambles planes to investigate. However, nothing shows up on radar, and one of the jets is lost during the action. MacAfee is regarded as a dangerous crackpot until other incidents and disappearances convince the authorities that the threat is real. Some believe it is a French-Canadian folk legend come to life, but it turns out to be an extraterrestrial giant bird composed of anti-matter whose disregard for human life and architecture threatens the world.

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Comments on this trailer
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Johnny Angel

There was a monster movie from 1982?Called Q with David Carradine just like this one! - @Tuesday, October 23, 2018 7:59 PM

John Minehan

Why does a bird have teeth? Toothed birds existed more 65 mya. - @Thursday, September 27, 2018 6:42 PM

doomo

I cant believe he didn't mention that it was also in 3 fukkin D - @Monday, July 23, 2018 11:24 PM

Geoff Shaw

Loved it when the bird picked up the sausage link train.Loved Mara Corday even more.(ahem...) - @Saturday, July 21, 2018 7:47 AM

Roger Munyon

Love this turkey. The fact that the actors did their scenes in anticipation of something truly great as far as a monster goes made it pretty convincing. My small grandsons wanted to watch what grandpa likes, but were afraid to be scared. I asked if they wanted to see a movie with a big dumb bird. One we all started laughing at the bird together, it broke the ice. Now we enjoy carefully selected 50s era drive-in clunkers and Godzilla films together. - @Thursday, June 28, 2018 9:15 PM

David Mouser

As big as a BATTLE SHIP! - @Tuesday, June 19, 2018 9:40 AM

Jose Cortes

There are dozens of million-dollar-budgeted movies that literally vanish from your memory as soon as the end credits start their awful, endless crawl. Those plastic turkeys are nothing when compared to the carefully hand-crafted turkey buzzard stumbling about in "The Giant Claw". Once seen, this near-masterpiece burns into your brain and it's garanteed to stay there until your last breath. Oh, and once it's over you get the generous gift of 1) a terrifically memorable final shot, and 2) over it just two words: "The End". - @Monday, January 22, 2018 4:02 PM

schizoidboy

After hearing about the Beaky Buzzard comparison I'm thinking Beaky doing this in a cartoon parodying this movie, him flying around going "baloop de doop" while everyone is trying to destroy him. - @Tuesday, January 9, 2018 1:31 AM

David Smith

I saw this at the theater in 1957 when I was seven years old. It's hard to believe now but that creature really scared me back then. - @Friday, November 10, 2017 1:48 AM

TheZodiacz

I saw this movie as a kid and loved it. I just watched it again today and got great enjoyment out of it. It really isn't that bad. When the bird is on it's nest lovingly stroking and tending it's egg there's a whole lot more dimension to it than most cheapo monster flicks. - @Saturday, September 23, 2017 5:57 AM

Titan52berg

I thought that this film was the epitome of 'stupid' when I was a kid. Years later, the theaters were invaded by its even dumber cousin....... "Reptilicus!" - @Tuesday, June 27, 2017 3:22 PM

ZebrasFirst

I don't see what's so funny about The Giant Claw monster!! He is the greatest and scariest monster in cinema horror history!!! The visual and sound effects go together brilliantly and horrifically. Considering that Ray Harryhausen turned it down (who I LOVE), shows that the special effects team still ended up doing great work without him. They should have won an Academy Award for this picture. I still get chills watching and hearing this creature!! - @Monday, June 26, 2017 11:44 PM

Santiago S

I fucking love this movie. My love is as big as a battleship. - @Wednesday, June 14, 2017 10:12 AM

only257

Funniest movie ever made so cheesy😜👻 - @Wednesday, February 1, 2017 3:48 PM

Chanman C.E.O

i don't get it. - @Tuesday, September 6, 2016 9:55 PM

Robertjustafan

I loveeeee this movie! Its like watching big birds retarded brother pissed off at someone. - @Monday, June 6, 2016 9:04 PM

Alan Bond

I saw this once... and that was enough.... Pity Jeff Morrow and the others. The bird sends me into hysterics since it looks like a giant turkey on steroids (you'd have to cook it in a volcano on a spit that goes across the volcano top...hmmm, maybe they should have made that as the ending......) - @Thursday, March 3, 2016 5:48 AM

NYTom60

I cant believe that I liked this as a child - @Friday, November 27, 2015 4:45 PM

chwen hoou

Glad Joe wasn't the only one thinking of Beaky Buzzard when watching The Giant Claw. Cause I kept hearing in my head "Oooooh, nopenopenopenope!" =P - @Monday, November 16, 2015 12:01 AM

Samuel Oldham

I know what this is. It's the legendary Thunderbird of Indian legend... with bug eyes and buck teeth (a bird with teeth... too much. ) - @Sunday, September 6, 2015 6:27 AM

Mr. Dan and Harry

I thought it was funny that the kids in It Follows were watching this film and Killers From Space - another real stinker. - @Friday, July 31, 2015 6:00 PM

Mike Newton

This is what we looked at when we went to drive-in, in between making out and playing "Chinese fire drill"...jumping from car to car. - @Sunday, May 24, 2015 7:11 PM

CuffColl

Actually, I believe that had this movie been blessed with a better monster, it could have been above average for the genre and the period. There are some excellent scenes of suspense and terror early, before the revelation of the creature, and even after, such as when the teens are joyriding through the night. The Canadian repeating "La Coconda" (or whatever it was that he said) after seeing the thing always scared the bejabbers out of me as a kid. Plus, Mara Corday was as sexy as all get out. CuffColl. - @Sunday, September 28, 2014 4:23 AM

Metaluna Zombie

my favorite movie when I was a child - @Friday, September 12, 2014 1:07 PM

Jack Grattan

Joe, just what WAS Sam Katzman's finest hour? Kudos for the Bob Clampett reference. - @Saturday, September 6, 2014 2:20 AM

stuart travis

First time I saw this I would of been around 6 or 7 and must admit it scared the life out of me..This is the 1st time I've seen it since, 40 odd years ago. OMG laughable lol - @Monday, July 21, 2014 8:32 PM

Sparkyzilla85

It may not look good or believeable, but dang it I still like this movie! I love good old fashioned horror and SciFi films. - @Thursday, May 22, 2014 11:32 PM

Staffs Trains

they all think the bird dies at the end but it has just dived. If it were in fact dead it would float. - @Saturday, February 8, 2014 3:06 PM

only257

funniest movie ever made can't stop laughing at the monster - @Tuesday, September 3, 2013 5:48 PM