Incredible Shrinking Man (Dvd) *New* B&W and 12 similar items

Brand new factory sealed Canadian import of a black white sci-fi classic in widescreen (for the first time?). The screenplay was adapted from his own novel by the legendary Richard Matheson. He wrote: episodes and Rod Serling's dialogue for the original Twilight Zone. 'I am Legend', 'Trilogy of Terror', 'Omega Man', 'Duel', 'Last Man On Earth', 'Night Stalker', Roger Corman's Edgar Allan Poe movies, Hammer films, and more. One of the great anxiety movies of the fifties usually reserved for Hitchcock films. INCREDIBLE SHRINKING MAN is far more than a collection of superb special effects. Matheson's script perfectly captures the paranoia rampant in Cold War America as the hero's life, marriage and prospects literally colapse around him as he shrinks to oblivion. Adapted from his second novel, Matheson and director Arnold brilliantly articulate the transformation of the familiar into the malevolent. Affected by radiation, Williams begins to shrink, and as he does so the safe and comforting aspects of his home become menacing. He does battle with his own cat and then later fights a spider for survival before disappearing into the grass forest of his lawn. The film's power rests upon the fact that, unlike other miniaturization films, it is not merely an exotic adventure story. Moreover, it forces us to see life from the perspective of the ever diminishing central character. Intelligent, serious approach, exceptional effects for the period, and a vigorous leading performance result in a genuine sci-fi classic, unsurpassed by later attempts. No dialogue in the final act, just Williams' occasional narration and crackling suspense.