
The Beast of Yucca Flats
Commies made him an atomic mutant!
Directed by Coleman Francis
Produced by Cinema Associates (III), Cardoza-Francis Productions
A low-budget Cold War monster film that transforms a refugee scientist into a mindless atomic beast, blending nuclear-age paranoia with creature-feature horror.
A refugee Soviet scientist arrives at a desert airport carrying secret documents, but is attacked by a pair of KGB assassins and escapes into the desert, where he comes in range of an American nuclear test and is transformed into a mindless killing beast.
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Questions people ask
Does The Beast of Yucca Flats end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 96% of films.
Is The Beast of Yucca Flats easy watching? No. Less comforting than 92% of films.
Is The Beast of Yucca Flats violent? Somewhat. More violent than 68% of films.
Is The Beast of Yucca Flats scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 67% of films.
Is The Beast of Yucca Flats sad? Not especially. Less sad than 59% of films.
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Conventional, and it does not land.
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Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

















































