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Apr 2024
40 m

PHASE IV | Episode 405

Jim Adams
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Jim discusses a film from 1974 that did not do well upon its initial release, but has gained a large following the last 50 years - "PHASE IV," starring Michael Murphy, Nigel Davenport, Lynn Frederick,  Alan Gifford, Helen Horton and Robert Henderson. Director Saul Bass provides a thought-provoking look into what might happen if insects, namely ants, fight back against what man is doing to the planet. Find out more on this episode of MONSTER ATTACK!, The Podcast Dedicated To Old Monster Movies.

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