{"id":1936,"date":"2023-07-15T08:00:10","date_gmt":"2023-07-15T08:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cdfroundup.org\/blog\/?p=1936"},"modified":"2023-07-21T07:44:33","modified_gmt":"2023-07-21T07:44:33","slug":"creature-double-feature-july-15-1978","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cdfroundup.org\/blog\/07\/creature-double-feature-july-15-1978\/","title":{"rendered":"Creature Double Feature \u2022 July 15, 1978"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\">A COLOSSAL Creature Double Feature Saturday from 1978, exactly 45 years ago today!<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">We watched in horrified amazement as Lt. Col. Glenn Manning is exposed to a plutonium bomb blast that burns over 90% of his body, causing him to grow over 50 feet tall, suffering a psychotic breakdown, falls off the Hoover Dam, and survives with brain damage \u2013 insane and horribly disfigured!<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>Creature Double Feature<br \/>\n<\/strong>July 15, 1978\u2014WLVI-TV56:<br \/>\nThe Amazing Colossal Man (1957)<br \/>\nWar of the Colossal Beast (1958)<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1937\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1937\" style=\"width: 480px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1937\" src=\"https:\/\/cdfroundup.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/CDF1978_Jul15th_480x318.jpg\" alt=\"Creature Double Feature \u2022 July 15, 1978\" width=\"480\" height=\"318\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdfroundup.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/CDF1978_Jul15th_480x318.jpg 480w, https:\/\/cdfroundup.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/CDF1978_Jul15th_480x318-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1937\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Creature Double Feature \u2022 July 15, 1978<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1938\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1938\" style=\"width: 470px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1938\" src=\"https:\/\/cdfroundup.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/CDF_ColossalMan_01a_470x375.jpg\" alt=\"Glenn Langan and Cathy Downs in The Amazing Colossal Man (1957)\" width=\"470\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdfroundup.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/CDF_ColossalMan_01a_470x375.jpg 470w, https:\/\/cdfroundup.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/CDF_ColossalMan_01a_470x375-300x239.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 470px) 100vw, 470px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1938\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Glenn Langan and Cathy Downs in The Amazing Colossal Man (1957)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1939\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1939\" style=\"width: 470px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1939\" src=\"https:\/\/cdfroundup.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/CDF_ColossalMan_02a_470x375.jpg\" alt=\"Glenn Langan in The Amazing Colossal Man (1957)\" width=\"470\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdfroundup.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/CDF_ColossalMan_02a_470x375.jpg 470w, https:\/\/cdfroundup.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/CDF_ColossalMan_02a_470x375-300x239.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 470px) 100vw, 470px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1939\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Glenn Langan in The Amazing Colossal Man (1957)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1940\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1940\" style=\"width: 470px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1940\" src=\"https:\/\/cdfroundup.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/CDF_ColossalMan_03a_470x375.jpg\" alt=\"The Amazing Colossal Man (1957)\" width=\"470\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdfroundup.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/CDF_ColossalMan_03a_470x375.jpg 470w, https:\/\/cdfroundup.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/CDF_ColossalMan_03a_470x375-300x239.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 470px) 100vw, 470px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1940\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Amazing Colossal Man (1957)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1941\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1941\" style=\"width: 470px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1941\" src=\"https:\/\/cdfroundup.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/CDF_ColossalMan_04a_470x375.jpg\" alt=\"The Amazing Colossal Man (1957)\" width=\"470\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdfroundup.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/CDF_ColossalMan_04a_470x375.jpg 470w, https:\/\/cdfroundup.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/CDF_ColossalMan_04a_470x375-300x239.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 470px) 100vw, 470px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1941\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Amazing Colossal Man (1957)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1942\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1942\" style=\"width: 470px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1942\" src=\"https:\/\/cdfroundup.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/CDF_ColossalMan_05a_470x375.jpg\" alt=\"Glenn Langan in The Amazing Colossal Man (1957)\" width=\"470\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdfroundup.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/CDF_ColossalMan_05a_470x375.jpg 470w, https:\/\/cdfroundup.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/CDF_ColossalMan_05a_470x375-300x239.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 470px) 100vw, 470px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1942\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Glenn Langan in The Amazing Colossal Man (1957)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_973\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-973\" style=\"width: 470px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-973\" src=\"https:\/\/cdfroundup.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/CDF_WarOfTheColossalBeast_01a_470x375.jpg\" alt=\"War of the Colossal Beast (1958)\" width=\"470\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdfroundup.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/CDF_WarOfTheColossalBeast_01a_470x375.jpg 470w, https:\/\/cdfroundup.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/CDF_WarOfTheColossalBeast_01a_470x375-300x239.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 470px) 100vw, 470px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-973\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">War of the Colossal Beast (1958)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_972\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-972\" style=\"width: 470px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-972\" src=\"https:\/\/cdfroundup.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/CDF_WarOfTheColossalBeast_02a_470x375.jpg\" alt=\"War of the Colossal Beast (1958)\" width=\"470\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdfroundup.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/CDF_WarOfTheColossalBeast_02a_470x375.jpg 470w, https:\/\/cdfroundup.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/CDF_WarOfTheColossalBeast_02a_470x375-300x239.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 470px) 100vw, 470px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-972\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">War of the Colossal Beast (1958)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_971\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-971\" style=\"width: 470px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-971\" src=\"https:\/\/cdfroundup.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/CDF_WarOfTheColossalBeast_03a_470x375.jpg\" alt=\"War of the Colossal Beast (1958)\" width=\"470\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdfroundup.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/CDF_WarOfTheColossalBeast_03a_470x375.jpg 470w, https:\/\/cdfroundup.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/CDF_WarOfTheColossalBeast_03a_470x375-300x239.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 470px) 100vw, 470px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-971\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">War of the Colossal Beast (1958)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A COLOSSAL Creature Double Feature Saturday from 1978, exactly 45 years ago today! We watched in horrified amazement as Lt. Col. Glenn Manning is exposed to a plutonium bomb blast that burns over 90% of his body, causing him to grow over 50 feet tall, suffering a psychotic breakdown, falls off the Hoover Dam, and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1937,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[11,1],"tags":[190,7,5,6,192,9,10,105,145,8],"class_list":["post-1936","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cdf-saturday","category-creaturefeature","tag-amazingcolossalman","tag-cdfroundup","tag-creaturedoublefeature","tag-creaturefeature","tag-glennlangan","tag-horror","tag-movie","tag-television","tag-thisdayinhistory","tag-wlvitv56"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/cdfroundup.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/CDF1978_Jul15th_480x318.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cdfroundup.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1936","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cdfroundup.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cdfroundup.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cdfroundup.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cdfroundup.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1936"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cdfroundup.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1936\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1943,"href":"https:\/\/cdfroundup.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1936\/revisions\/1943"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cdfroundup.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1937"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cdfroundup.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1936"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cdfroundup.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1936"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cdfroundup.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1936"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}