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The time is 2:45 a.m.

Two hours and 15
minutes before time zero.

At time zero, a new type of
atomic explosion, a plutonium bomb,

will be detonated at
Desert Rock, Nevada.

These soldiers are to
experience the plutonium explosion

under simulated
combat conditions.

Attention! Attention!

All personnel...

The time is zero
minus 30 seconds.

The time is zero
minus 30 seconds.

The plutonium explosion
will take place at time zero.

I repeat, the plutonium explosion
will take place at time zero.

Ten... nine... eight...

seven... six... five...

four... three... two...

one...

Zero!

Do not leave your positions.

I repeat. Do not
leave your positions.

The plutonium bomb has been
triggered, and can explode at any moment.

The chain reaction did not
complete its cycle as calculated.

Keep your dark glasses
on and stay where you are.

I see.

Right.

How does it look, colonel?

They're not sure.

How could a thing like this happen?
They've set off lots of these bombs before.

Not a plutonium bomb, they
haven't, this is the first one.

Sir, can't leave? Can't
we get out of here?

No, sergeant, you've gotta
wait until the chain reaction

dampens or reaches
the point of explosion.

It could go off in a second, a
minute, ten minutes, maybe not at all.

Just have to wait it out.

- Can we smoke, sir?
- Sure.

But keep hugging that trench
wall closest to the bomb position,

there won't be any
warning when it goes.

- Colonel.
- Huh?

Listen.

Sounds like a plane.

Control.

There's a light civilian
plane coming in at...

1-9-0 degrees.
Appears to be in trouble..

Ground to pilot!

Ground to pilot!

This is control!

Can you read me?

Still coming in.

Ground to pilot!

You are flying over an
atomic detonation area!

You are flying over
a restricted area!

Change your heading 180 degrees.

Losing altitude fast..

He's going down!

Was he killed?

I can't tell.

He could be unconscious
inside the plane.

Colonel, that bomb
could go off any second.

Control. That pilot could be
alive, what about the bomb?

It's still activated, colonel.

Once the chain reaction has been triggered,
there's nothing we can do to stop it!

But there's a man in that plane!

We're helpless, colonel!

Colonel, no!

Colonel Manning!

This is General Wallen!

I order you to
return to your trench!

Get the mechanics away, Freddie.

Another unit of blood, please.

A unit of blood, please.

Thank you.

Nurse.

How is he?

Where have they got Colonel
Manning? He was in an accident.

They've got him
over in surgery, sir.

They brought him out yet?

I don't hold much hope for him.

He was quite a mess
when they got to him.

Couldn't even find the plane, or
the pilot he was trying to save.

You know, I was there, covering
the test for National News Service.

Never seen anything like
it... and I've seen plenty.

Please.

You a friend of his?

His fiancee.

Gosh, I'm sorry. What a fool.

Please, can I do something
for you? Get you something?

How long have you
known Colonel Manning?

Maybe if you talked
about him it would help.

You said you were
there when it happened...

Was he conscious when
they reached him? I mean...

was there much pain?

He's been in a coma
since he got to the hospital.

I don't think he knew
anything when that blast hit him.

It was terrible.

You know, they have
the whole thing on film.

There were 18 cameras embedded in concrete,
to film every phase of the explosion.

Third degree burns on almost 100% of
the body's surface and the man still lives.

Unbelievable.

By all the rules,
he should be dead.

We were to be married
tonight... in Las Vegas.

We met in the funniest way.

Our cars locked bumpers at
a busy intersection in Chicago.

He was stationed
nearby, at Fort Sheridan.

He got so mad.

He still ribs me
about my driving.

Glenn is such a wonderful man.

He doesn't deserve
a break like this.

Why did this have
to happen to him?

Things like this just happen,
there doesn't have to be a reason.

He must have protected
his eyes with his arms.

He apparently covered
them when the blast hit.

That's one bit of luck.

Luck?

This man's luck
ran out long ago.

He'll die of shock before morning,
and if that doesn't do it, infection will.

Now, be sure he gets penicillin
and cortisone around the clock.

Although, I think it is useless.

There's always a chance.

What kind of chance
do you give to a man who

hasn't a square inch
of skin left on his body.

He's already lost enough
body fluid to be fatal.

Well,

we've done all we can do.

Now, we'll just have to wait.

Now, keep the room
temperature at 80 degrees.

I want constant check
of his pulse, hour by hour.

Right.

Will he be alright, doctor?

Are you Carol?

Your name was the
only word he spoke.

- Is he...?
- He's still alive.

He will be alright?

I don't know.

I wish I could give
you some hope.

Doctor Linstrom! Doctor
Linstrom! Doctor Coulter!

Yes, nurse, what is it?

Quickly!

Has cortisone been
administered throughout the night?

Yes, doctor, and
plasma continuously.

Scissors, please.

He's developed new skin.

How's that possible?

Yesterday this was dead tissue.

And today, there
isn't even a scar.

What do you make of it, Paul?

When skin is burned to the degree
that it was on this mans body...

it just doesn't grow back!

So, what's the answer?

I don't know.

His skin...!

It's not burned!

Why, he's going to
be alright, isn't he?!

And since you played
a major roll in the

development of the
plutonium bomb, Mr. Kingman.

We hope that you may be
able to help us to understand,

or to learn how Colonel Glenn
Manning survived the blast.

I brought you the film
taken during the explosion,

but I don't see what
can be learned from it!

As far as your
patient is concerned.

The accident was
unfortunate, very unfortunate.

What more can be said.

There are two answers
that we're looking for.

Now, the first is, how Glenn Manning
was able to survive the explosion.

Chance!

It just happened that
conditions were such that

he was afforded a
certain amount of protection.

What explanation would
you give for the new skin

that's grown on this
man, in a matter of hours?

What possible connection
could there be to the bomb?

A man survives an explosion,
a plutonium explosion,

and then, for some reason or another,
his skin heals more rapidly than usual.

What is the mystery, gentlemen?

Mr. Kingman,

when 60 or 70% of a
persons body is burned,

he doesn't have much
chance for survival.

Now, if he should live,

the skin that was destroyed,

does not grow back.

It remains dead scar tissue.

When a man suffers over 95% body burn,
and less than a day later looks normal!

I'd say there was a mystery!

And you feel that the
plutonium may have

some unknown quality
that is responsible?

It's worth every effort to know.

Now, I'll admit that
you may be right,

that plutonium possibly
had nothing to do with it.

There may be nothing more
to this than a freak of nature.

But if there is there
is something to it,

Think of what it will mean
to medical science to have

such a regenerative or
healing power under its control.

Shall we view the film?

Like many of the atom
tests, we built a model

town to see how it
reacted to the explosion.

The protected cameras, such as
this one, recorded the experiment.

Watch this building when the
heat of the explosion reaches it.

There.

Now, the force of the blast.

Here's another building.

First, burned,

then disintegrated.

There's Manning.

This was seconds
before the explosion.

The fact that Glenn
Manning lived after that blast,

and that new skin
completely replaced the

burned dead tissue
in a matter of hours,

leaves only one conclusion.

Something out there...

is beyond the limits
of our knowledge.

- Yes?
- Miss Carol Forrest?

Yes.

I'm Lt. Cline, attached to security
at the Nevada Testing Ground.

May I talk with
you for a moment?

Is Colonel Manning...
has something happened?

No, at least not that I know of.

However, as security officer, attached to
Colonel Manning, I've been sent to tell you

that you won't be able to visit the
colonel at the hospital for a while.

- But why?
- Security reasons, ma'am.

I wish I could tell you more,
but I really don't know any more.

I don't understand.

What possible reason could there
be to keep me from seeing him?

Well, I was with the colonel at
the time of the accident, ma'am.

I wish I could help you.

I'm only carrying out orders.

But he is getting well?

I'm sorry, you'll have to
wait until security is lifted.

Alright. Thank you, lieutenant.

- Good night, ma'am.
- Goodnight.

Excuse me, could you tell me
where they've taken Colonel Manning?

I'm sorry, miss. I never
heard of Colonel Manning.

But you must have heard
something about him.

I'm sorry, miss.

Excuse me, my name is Carol Forrest,
I'm Colonel Glenn Manning's fiancee.

Yes?

I was looking for
Colonel Manning.

There's no visiting until 2 p.m.
in the afternoon, Miss Forrest.

I know that.

And I also know that Colonel
Manning is no longer in his

room on the 2nd floor,
where have they taken him?

There's no Colonel
Manning listed here.

There's another
hospital near Barstow,

perhaps you've made a mistake.

I haven't made a mistake.

I know Colonel
Manning was here, and

I insist on being told
what you've done with him.

I'd like to speak to the
head of the hospital, please?

He'll be back the day after
tomorrow, so if you'd care to return...

Where can I find Dr. Linstrom?

Don't tell me you've
never heard of him.

Oh, you mean
Dr. Linstrom from Rochester.

That's right.

Well, he was only here for a few
days, called in on a special case.

Did he return to Rochester?

We wouldn't have
that information, sorry.

- Yes, sir?
- Come in, please.

Yes, sir.

Excuse me.

I'm afraid you can't
go any farther, miss.

This is government property.

- Is this the road to the hospital?
- Yes, ma'am.

I've come to see Colonel Glenn
Manning, I believe he's a patient here.

Well, there are no patients here,
ma'am, not since the war ended.

Please, I've come a
long way to see him.

Oh.

Just a minute, I'll
phone the sergeant.

Segeant, there's a...

The sergeant will see you.

You stay on this road about a
1/4 of a mile and you can't miss it.,

You'll find the sergeant
just inside the main entrance.

Thank you.

Dr. Linstrom!

Dr. Linstrom!

Report to laboratory.

Can I help you, miss?

I'm looking for an army officer
who I believe was transferred here.

- Oh! What's his name, ma'am?
- Colonel Glenn Manning.

Colonel Manning?

Uh-uh, no Colonel
Manning here, ma'am.

Oh, I see.

Thank you, sergeant. I was
told that he might be here.

Obviously, the
party was mistaken.

Sorry I couldn't help you, miss.
The guard will let you out the gate.

Thank you.

I hated to disturb you, Paul, but
I thought you ought to see him.

- Has he had his intravenous feeding?
- Yes.

- How's his respiration?
- Rapid.

I can't understand it.

Give me a stethoscope, Eric.

He's breathing much
more rapidly now.

It changes every hour,

never recedes.

It's understandable.

I wish he'd snap out of it.

He's been unconscious
since the accident.

Now, keep the
room at 80 degrees.

I want a constant check
on his pulse hour by hour.

Right.

There were many reasons
why we didn't let you in

on Colonel Manning's
condition, Miss Forrest.

The primary being that Washington gave
the strictest orders that he be isolated.

Now, for obvious
reasons, they ordered a

security restriction
over the whole affair.

I want to help, is there
something I can do?

We're doing everything that
can be done, Miss Forrest.

What happened,
what made him grow?

Glenn Manning is growing
from 8 to 10 feet a day.

At the moment, he's 18 feet
tall, tomorrow he'll be 26 feet.

The next day, 35, maybe
40, and the next day...

But you've got to stop it!

Miss Forrest, we are trying,
believe me, we're trying.

Let me explain it to you.

Now, as you probably already
know, the body is like a factory.

It's continually producing new
cells to replace the older cells,

damaged cells
or destroyed cells.

Now, this happens in all
the different parts of the body.

Bone cells grow new bone cells.

Skin cells grow new skins cells,
and so on... throughout the body.

Now, here, let me show you.

This is an example
of bone growth.

Now, the broken bone
shown in this X-ray,

became the healed
bone shown in this X-ray.

By means of bone cell growth.

Now, notice that the new
cells joined the broken bones

together, so that you
no longer see any break.

Now, a cut, say on the
hand, heals in the same way,

with new cells replacing
the damaged ones.

It is this delicately balanced
process of new cells

replacing dying cells
or damaged cells,

that is causing the
growth problem with Glenn.

But, how can this make
his whole body grow?

The process is out of balance.

For some unknown reason,
new cells are growing at an

accelerated or speeded-up
rate, while at the same

time the old cells
are refusing to die.

That is what makes Glenn grow.

That's what made the new skin.

Then if they can stop
this from happening...

We can stop his growth.

And if you can't?

Then Glenn Manning will
continue to grow... until he dies.

There was no reason
for you to volunteer.

You should have waited
until you were called.

Honey, I'm in the reserves.

They could've called
me eventually, anyway.

But it just isn't fair, you
were just getting started.

You've got your
future to think about.

I am thinking about it,

I'm thinking about yours, too.

Darling, we're gonna get married
just as soon as the thing's over.

It can't last long.

Hey, hey, hey...

Honey... will you
please stop worrying.

When you're safe at home,

then I'll stop worrying.

I guess they... I
guess they've stopped.

Yeah.

- You alright, Carter?
- Yeah, sure.

That last one was close.

How are the rest?

Not so good.

Lieutenant, look out!

Seven... six... five...

four... three... two...

one...

zero!

Operator. Operator.
Hello? Hello? Operator.

How soon will the tent arrive?

It's being flown in from circus
winter quarters in Florida.

It should be here any time now.

Well, he's already
outgrown his room, you know.

Well, as soon as you get the tent up,
we'll break out the wall and move him.

Right.

Dr. Linstrom.

The reason I sent for you was that Manning
regained consciousness during the night.

Now, at the moment, he's suffering from
the shock of learning about his condition.

He won't talk to anyone.

Oh, please, may I see
him? I know he'll talk to me.

See him by all means.

You know, psychologically,
you may do him a lot of good.

I want you to move
quietly and unemotionally.

You know, at his size, he's
capable of pulling these walls apart.

His height was over
22 feet this morning.

I understand.

Glenn.

Glenn.

Won't you talk to me?

They'll be able to help
you, I know they will.

The doctors are working night
and day to find a cure for you, and

they're very hopeful.

Why, they're flying in
Dr. Meyer from Sweden.

He's one of the greatest specialist
of cellular research in medicine.

What else can I say
to help you, Glenn?

What sin...

could a man commit
in a single lifetime to...

bring this upon himself?

Meat delivery.

Hey, buddy.

What's with this meat
order they called in?

I though the army
hauled in its own stuff.

Come on, move on!

All food deliveries are made to
the stock room behind the kitchen.

You'll find it at the far
side of the main building.

Twenty-five sides of beef

Who's gonna eat it all?

They haven't had any patients
out here since the war ended.

You fellas must eat pretty well.

We'll invite you to
dinner so you can help us.

Now move this truck out of here!

And what's the tent for?

Something's going on out
here that's mighty funny.

We're gonna have a
circus every Saturday.

Oh, now, come on, general,
let me in on the big secret.

- I won't breath it to a soul.
- Alright.

- If I tell you, will you move the truck?
- Right.

It's for him.

- For who?
- The giant.

- What giant?
- The 30 foot one we got livin' here.

Sure you have.

And now to swing away from
the seamy side of the news.

Many people are asking, what
happened to Colonel Glenn Manning?

The army officer who was exposed
to the rays of the plutonium bomb

at Desert Rock,
Nevada, a few days ago.

Eye witnesses to
the incident state

that to all accounts, he
should have died... in the blast.

Is he alive, or dead?

What's all the mystery
for, Washington?

Here in Las Vegas...

Nothing yet.

Let's give him
double the amount.

Let's try it.

Paul.

Would you mind if I tried
something on my own?

Hmm, what is it?

I'd like to attempt a
practical application

of the cellular theory
we discussed yesterday.

Fine.

By the way, where's Manning?

He's out with Carol.

You know, he shouldn't
be permitted to walk around.

It should be confined.

Confined?

You know what he
weighed this morning?

Two thousand nine hundred
and eighty seven pounds!

Let's see... five hours.

Which should make him...

over 30 feet tall.

You know, it's funny, Carol.

Our sitting here like
this on the hillside

away from away from
people and things.

It's very funny.

It reminds me of that
picnic that we took once.

Let's see, that was...

You know, time has
lost all perspective.

It's been a lifetime
since that explosion.

Everything that
happened before, seems...

Another world.

Another life.

That was a wonderful time be...

Why don't you say it, Carol?

Before I became a monster?

You see, I don't mind a bit.

You shouldn't...

I shouldn't what?

Talk about it? Think about it?

Do you realize that
every breath I take,

every movement,

every thing, reminds
me of what happened.

Even when I...

try to sleep at
night, close my eyes,

so I won't see people and the
world getting smaller every minute.

The beating of my heart keeps
getting louder and louder reminding me.

I should never have
lived through that blast.

You're alive Glenn, and as long
as you are there's always hope.

You know what they wrote
about me in the college yearbook?

"The man most
likely to reach the top."

Everything's going to
be alright, I know it is.

The doctors are working
night and day to find a cure.

They feel that if
they can stop your growth

they may be able to
bring you back to normal.

You don't really believe that.

They'll never find a cure for me.

Are you alright?

Shall I go for Dr. Linstrom?

I'm alright...

I'm alright.

I just don't want
to grow anymore.

I don't want to grow any more!

Glenn! Glenn!

Glenn.

It's not going so well, is it?

Doesn't he have any relatives?

There's no one.

He's all alone, except for me.

Carol.

Do you mind if I spoke bluntly?

It's no good for you to be here.

But who has more right?

Well, in this case, I feel
that right can be wrong.

At first I thought it might do
him good to have you near,

and of course the government
insisted that you stay.

However, I'm gonna recommend
that security be lifted in your case.

How can you ask me to turn
my back on the only person

who's ever meant anything to me?

Why, I've got to be here,
to try to help him get well.

Suppose that he
doesn't get well.

Drive back to the laboratory.

There's something
I want to show you.

I brought your dinner, sir.

What's new in the
paper, sergeant?

It's about you, sir.

Let's have it.

"Man lives through
plutonium blast".

That's a great joke,
isn't it, sergeant?

They call this living.

Alright, sergeant

Why don't you ask me what
it feels like to be a freak?

- Please, sir, I...
- I'll tell you!

This is how it
feels to be so big

you can stick your fist
through a circus tent!

Like a clown!

Who else but a clown would have an
expandable sarong like this? You know...

it-it's adjustable.

I can grow to be a 100 feet tall,

and I don't need a
change of wardrobe.

Army ingenuity.

Sir, may I leave?

Why?

You want to go back to your quarters
and tell your friends about the monster?

About the circus freak?

Oh, that's right, sergeant.

I'm a circus freak.

Have a tent, will travel.

Why don't you make
me up a sign saying...

"See the Amazing Colossal Man"

That was it, wasn't it, sergeant?

You do think I'm
a freak, don't you?

But you wanna know something?

With me, it's different.

I think you're the freak.

I think you're the
one that's different.

I'm not growing.

You're shrinking!

And I feel that if you understand
the circumstances more thoroughly,

you'll realize why it will
be better for you to leave.

Now, this is a step-by-step
illustration of Glenn's circulatory system

in relationship to his growth.

Now, this illustration represents
Glenn shortly after the accident.

And this one is of Glenn
as of a few hours ago.

Now, if you look closely
at each one

you will notice that all the parts
are enlarging at the same ratio

except for the heart.

Now, here...

When it was of normal size,

the heart measured approximately the size
of the distance from his nose to his chin.

However, at the size he is now,

the heart measures the same as
the distance from his lips to his chin.

In other words,

the heart has increased 1/2 as
much as the other parts of the body.

Now, remember when I explained the
other day why Glenn was growing?

I said that all of the parts of the
body consists of millions of tiny

cells that were rapidly and
uncontrollably multiplying

Yes.

Well, today we've learned that this
theory does not apply to Glenn's heart.

It is growing, but at
a much slower rate.

Now, the reason for this
is rather technical, Carol

but to give you a simplified
layman’s explanation...

it might be explained that since
the heart is made up of a single cell

for all practical purposes,
instead of millions of cells, like the

the rest of the
organs of the body...

It's reacting in an
entirely different manner

to this unknown stimulus or
force that's behind this whole thing.

No wonder he's always complaining
about those sharp pains in his chest..

What does it mean?

Simply this, Carol,

that unless we can find a way
to stop Glenn's growth very soon

his heart won't be able to
carry the load any longer...

and he'll die.

How soon?

A matter of days.

How will it happen?

His mind will go first,

and then his heart
will literally explode.

Why is this horrible
thing happening?

I've searched everywhere for
the answer and I can't find it.

All night, I...

I lie awake thinking...

why?

Why? Why? Why
does it have to happen?

Well, you're a doctor, tell me!

I wish I knew, Carol.

I wish I knew.

I, ah...

I've got to make my
report to Washington.

Anything yet?

Nothing conclusive.

Right.

- Hello, colonel.
- How are you doctor?

We don't have time to
become discouraged, Eric.

We've got to find
an answer quickly.

- Did you tell Carol?
- Yeah. She still won't leave.

Well, I can't say that
I blame her, but she's

got to go, we can't
take anymore chances.

Any change in the new animals?

None! Absolutely no
change of any kind.

I checked their galvanic
reflexes on the hour, every hour.

The results are the sum
total of absolutely nothing!

Paul, I don't think
we've got a chance.

The theory is just great, on paper!

It just doesn't stand up
under practical application.

You know, Eric...

it might be better if we
concentrate the experiments

with the guinea pigs
and the rabbits in the lab.

Since time is so important...

we have the advantage
of their short life cycle.

Well, the small animals can't stand
up to the high frequency stimulation.

Let's continue the injections
with the small animals

and confine the high
frequency experiments to these.

Alright... seems logical.

Everything seems logical...

'til you look at our giant.

Hello, Carol.

You frightened me, Glenn.

Who'd you expect?

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs?

I heard you cry out in pain.
I was worried about you.

Tomorrow may be an
important day, Glenn.

Doctor Coulter's been
experimenting with some animals.

A theory of some kind
he's been working on.

And he said he'll know
the results by morning.

How tall do you suppose I'll grow...

before death releases
me from this curse?

A 100 feet?

Maybe a 1,000?

Could be a mile.

That'd be something,
wouldn't it?

Can't you imagine that, Carol?

Please, Glenn,
don't torture yourself.

I wouldn't actually
have to worry too much

about breathing until
I got about 3 miles up.

The oxygen starts
to thin up, up there.

Glenn.

I'm a lost cause, Carol.

They're not going to find the
answer tomorrow or any tomorrow.

You just picked
the wrong number.

Go on, pick up your
chips. Go on home!

Do you think I could leave
you alone at a time like this?

You never did know
when to quit, did you?

Well, can you take a hint?

I want you to get out and leave me alone!
I don't want you around! Do you hear?

Say whatever you wish
to me, Glenn, but please

please hold on until they
try everything possible.

There must be a cure
for it, there must be.

Suppose it stopped?

So what? I stop growing.

What then?

Can't you imagine what a
wonderful life we'd have together.

Me, up here, and you down...

What is it, Glenn?

Please, is there
anything I can do?

Yes!

Get out!

Leave me alone!

Manning's disappeared, Eric. We
can't find him anywhere on the grounds.

But you've got to find him!

Well, Colonel Hallock,
security officer for the area

is out canvasing the
desert with his men.

It's my fault, I had an
argument with him last night.

Well, he won't go far.

Paul, I've got the answer.
I've got the answer!

The answer's in the bone marrow.

The bone marrow! We were
so close we couldn't see it.

Yeah...

Dr. Lange's work on
radiation exposure.

Sulfahydryl.

Inject sulfahydryl compounds
into the bone marrow!

Exactly.

The thing that fooled us
was we were looking for some

unknown quantity in
the plutonium radiation.

While all the time it
was acting to a degree

the same as a hydrogen exposure.

The secret was in the
degree of the exposure.

Well, then injections of
the sulfahydryl compound

should correct the body's
regenerative balance.

Well, I can see where this
would stop his growth, but...

You do think you can save him?

It may stop his growth,
but it won't diminish his size.

The stimulation of
hormone secretions in the

pituitary or growth controlling
glands will take care of that.

You know, it doesn't sound practical,
Eric. I-I don't think it'll work.

Here, take a look.

That's amazing.

Hard to believe, but it worked.

I used high frequency
stimulation of the pituitary gland,

causing the hormone secretion
to reverse the growth process.

First, injections of the sulfahydryl
compound into the bone marrow.

That will stop the growing.

And then stimulate the
pituitary gland to reduce his size.

But do you think
you'll be able to

inject him with a
hypodermic needle this size?

I've had an oversize
needle constructed.

- As a matter of fact...
- Doctor.

I, um... I couldn't find Manning anyplace.

My men covered an
area of 10 square miles.

But we can't lose
him now, we just can't!

Just when we had
the problem licked!

Colonel...

can you get us a helicopter?

We have two helicopters,
but only one pilot.

Alright, we'll use
them to find Manning.

Eric, you go with the pilot,
and I can fly the other one.

Colonel, it's imperative that we
find him as quickly as possible.

We think we've found a cure,
but only if we get to him in time.

Do you see anything?

No!

How'd you happen to
learn how to fly a helicopter?

Well, I just wanted
to learn how, and did.

Calling helicopter Charlie Dog.
Calling helicopter Charlie Dog.

This is helicopter
William X-ray, come in.

Hello, William X-ray,
this is Charlie Dog, over.

Eric, do you see anything, over?

Visibility, good.
No sign of him.

We're flying toward the Las
Vegas Boulder Dam area.

Go ahead.

Alright, Eric, you keep in
touch, off and clear.

Calling helicopter William X-ray,
helicopter William X-ray,

This is Charlie Dog, come in.

This is William X-ray, go ahead.

We are over Boulder Dam.

Everything looks normal,
we're heading toward Las Vegas.

Well, we'll keep trying
in this direction.

It's getting late, so if you
don't find him within the hour

you turn back and
we'll continue tomorrow.

The distance between
our position, here...

and the location where you spotted
the dead cattle, marked by the pin,

is only about 50 miles.

Now, he certainly can travel faster
than that, he's been gone over 15 hours.

Yeah, he's probably been moving
back and forth in an aimless pattern.

I'll never understand why
someone hasn't reported seeing him.

How tall would you guess
he's grown to by now?

Fifty...

Maybe 55 feet.

Sooner or later someone's
bound to see him.

Maybe take a shot at him.

Colonel...

maybe we're making a mistake
in not informing the civil authorities

No, I can't do that!
You know the orders.

We could use help
in tracking him down.

I'm not worried
about finding him.

As soon as it gets light,
I'll show you some action.

I just hope he lasts through the
night without getting into trouble.

Colonel Hallock.

No reports yet, sir.

If anything comes in,
no matter how trivial,

if it's about the
giant, call me.

If I'm asleep, wake me.

- Yes, sir.
- Oh, and sergeant...

place a call to the
Nevada state police.

Ask them to report
anything unusual.

Missing cattle, broken fences...

anything out of the way.

What will I give 'em
for a reason, sir?

Think of something, anything.

Yes, sir.

Doctor...

I want to ask you a question.

And I'd like a straight answer.

Well, yes.

Do you consider
Manning dangerous?

If we can get to
him, we can help him.

You haven't answered my question.

I truthfully don't know.

Well, I want to make
something clear to you, doctor!

I've ordered up 2 more
companies of men, to help with

the search, and I don't
intend to risk casualties.

If, when they find him,

he shows any signs of
violence, we'll have to stop him,

and I mean stop him cold.

It's not a wild beast you're
talking about, he's a human being.

But a potentially
dangerous one, Miss Forrest.

We won't hurt him
unless he gives us cause.

But his mind is sick.

There's no telling what
he'll do, or where he'll go.

He's out there somewhere,

and we'll find him.

Not another drop, Al.

Not another drop as
long as I live, so help me.

He should have been confined.

A fence or something...
maybe chains.

We had no business letting
him run loose like we did.

How were we to know?

We should have known!

The symptoms were there,
Eric, in black and white.

We were so engrossed in finding a
cure, we failed to recognize the warnings.

Any word yet?

No, not a thing.

If only we can find
him before it's too late.

Why did I have
to argue with him?

Now another one to take the blame,
I'm going to bed before it's my turn.

We're taking off quite
early in the morning,

is the needle and
medication all set?

Since he left, but
I'll double check.

Carol...

a few days ago, I
suggested that you leave.

Now I'm going to insist that you
leave, it's no longer safe for you.

Glenn Manning is a sick
man, in mind as well as body.

Doctor Linstrom,
I'm not leaving.

I've already wired Washington for
permission to lift security restrictions.

Now, the restrictions will probably
be unnecessary by morning anyway.

Someone's bound to see him.

You had no right to
do a thing like that.

Don't you have any heart?

You're an intelligent girl, Carol.

Can't you see the
futility of the situation?

There's nothing more
that you can do to help him.

Besides, if and when we do find him, it's
very likely he won't even recognize you.

Then you don't believe
that you can save him.

Possibly...

if we can get to him in time.

Well, I'm not
leaving until I know.

Doctor.

Miss Forrest.

We've had two more
reports of slaughtered cattle.

Was there...

anything else?

He was seen by a
couple of motorists.

And Manning is about ten times
the height and width of a normal man.

And as closely as Dr. Linstrom
and Dr. Coulter can estimate,

Glenn Manning should
weigh about 18,000 pounds.

Now, I don't anticipate any trouble
whatsoever in finding out giant

In fact, we possibly could
have found him last night...

after the 2 motorists
reported seeing him.

But since we don't know
exactly what mental change

may have taken place during
Manning's continued growth,

I thought it best to
wait until daylight.

Therefore, our greatest
problem is not in finding,

but what to do with
him after he's found.

Dr. Linstrom will
brief you on that.

Now, naturally we're
not certain that it'll work.

But the success or
failure of the treatment

may very well depend on how
soon we're able to administer it.

Under Colonel Hallock's command, you men
will be in charge of the search patrols.

Now, as soon as he's found,

Dr. Coulter and I will fly to him in a
helicopter and take over from there.

Colonel.

As you know, this
is our position here.

Slaughtered cattle have been
found here, here, here and here.

The 2 motorists reported seeing
him at this point on Highway 93.

And from the way he's been
zigzagging back and forth

we can assume that Manning is somewhere
here in the southern tip of Nevada.

And we're going to cover
every inch of it until we find him.

Now, here's the
procedure of operation.

Six observation planes were
sent up from the Victorville air base,

and are now
searching from the air.

They will be in radio
contact with me at all times.

Captain Hamilton!

You will divide your
company into units of 25 men.

And starting from
our position here,

you will fan them out in an arc
of 180 degrees and head east.

Captain Frazer!

You will also divide your
company into units of 25 men.

Trucks will take them to
the place where Highway 91

crosses the border of
Nevada and Arizona.

You will then fan them out in an arc
of 180 degrees and head westward.

I will accompany
one of your units.

Are there any questions?

Sir?

What do we do when we spot him?

Each unit will be
equipped with a radio.

Now, when you see him,
report to me immediately.

I will relay the
information to the

helicopter of Dr. Linstrom
and Major Coulter.

And they rush to the
spot to medically treat him.

And now a word of warning.

You are not to advance any
closer to the giant than 50 feet.

Your men will be well
armed, but you are not to fire.

Except in case of self-defense.

Remember, stay away from him.

The giant is
potentially dangerous.

Alright, dismissed.

Was such a large
hypodermic needle necessary?

I think so. Remember,
he's over 60 feet tall.

Otherwise, we might have
to make more than one shot.

And so the Chamber of
Commerce has decided to increase

the annual advertising
budget here in Las Vegas.

Well, it looks like
the F.S.O.O.E,

that stands for Flying
Saucer Observers Of Earth,

have a competitor in the
"seeing-strange-things" department.

And this time it's
right here in Nevada.

Now, it seems that 2 motorists,
driving south on Highway 93,

barely missed a collision with,

now get this,

a 60 foot giant!

What have you
got to top that one?

Calling ground unit 3.

This is observation
plane King Nancy, over.

Observation plane King Nancy,
this is ground unit 3, go ahead.

I see him, sir. I see the giant!

He's just outside of
Las Vegas and is moving

toward the resort
hotel section, over.

Ground unit 3, ground unit 3,
this is helicopter William X-ray.

I heard the report,
Colonel Hallock.

We're changing our course.

We should arrive
Las Vegas in about

forty minutes. Off and clear.

Observation plane King Nancy,

this is ground unit 3,
Colonel Hallock speaking.

Are you still flying
over Las Vegas? Over.

Roger!

I can see the giant
moving along the strip, over.

Land your plane at once
and contact the local police.

Tell them not to attack or fire on
the giant unless he becomes violent.

Tell them to keep away from him.

We are north of Boulder Dam and

should in Las Vegas
within 40 minutes.

Off and clear.

And what seemed like
a joke or a prank,

but a few hours ago, has
now become a reality.

A reality in a king sized
package over 60 feet tall.

Police Chief Benson has asked
me to tell you to stay in your homes.

Stay in your homes!

The army is rushing 2 doctors to
Las Vegas, by way of helicopter.

They apparently know
what to do with the giant.

What I'd like to know is...
where did he come from?!

How much further?

We'll be in Las Vegas
in about 30 minutes.

Paul, there's one thing we
didn't give much thought to.

Oh, what's that?

Just how much of a job it's
gonna be to give him this shot.

Do you think he's gonna
stand there and let us do it?

You know what the orders are.

The army said not to
shoot unless necessary.

Are you gonna let that
monster run around loose?

I don't care what the army
says, I say shoot him.

Here comes the giant!

Are you gonna stand by
and let him destroy property?

We'll try to pick up
some of the action

and excitement
through our window.

We can't see him...

but, from the panic out here
on the street, he must be...

Wait a minute! Here he is! A 60
foot giant in the streets of Las Vegas!

Look at the size of that man!

We're over Las
Vegas, Colonel Hallock.

We can see him down there.

He's leaving the city
heading toward Boulder Dam.

We are nearing the
Arizona side of Boulder Dam.

We'll cut him off when
he try to cross, over.

He's just ahead of us, colonel.

We'll try to stop him
before he reaches the dam.

Right. Over and out.

Eric.

Get the needle ready.

We're setting down here.

Glenn!

Glenn Manning, do
you recognize us?

We don't wish to harm you.

We want to help you.

We want to help you to get well.

Do you understand?

I'm Dr. Linstrom.

That's Major Coulter.

And this is Carol,

your fiancee.

Do you understand, Glenn?

We can help you.

Okay, Eric.

Let's go.

Drive it in hard!

We have to penetrate the
bone in the first injection.

I doubt if we'll get
a second chance.

You ready?

One...

Two...

Three!

Look out, he's reaching down!

Glenn!

Drop the needle!

No!

Alright, we'll take
our position here.

Colonel Hallock!

Bazooka forward!

Stand ready to fire!

He's got the girl, Hallock!

Don't shoot!

Keep your men back!

He's dangerous!

He killed Major Coulter!

Glenn!

Glenn!

Glenn Manning!

You must put the girl down!

Put the girl down!

You're holding
Carol in your hand!

Do you understand, Glenn?!

The girl is Carol!

I'm Carol, Glenn.

Please put me down!

Put her down!

Put the girl on down!

Ready!

Fire!