The film grossed $1.43 million in the United States and Canada and was among the highest grossing science fiction films of the 1950s.
A new adaptation was announced in 2013, with Matheson writing the screenplay with his son Richard Christian Matheson. ==Plot== In the 1950s, Robert Scott Carey, known as "Scott", is on vacation with his wife, Louise, when a strange mist covers him.
The Incredible Shrinking Man is a 1957 American science fiction film directed by Jack Arnold based on Richard Matheson's 1956 novel The Shrinking Man.
Filming began on May 31, 1956.
His rewrite is told in flashback form: scenes of Carey and the spider are interspersed with scenes telling the story of Carey's gradual loss in height. The film was already into its second month of production before the novel was published in May 1956 by Gold Medal Books.
The screen credits list Matheson as the writer, while the shooting script lists both Matheson and Simmons. Pre-production was originally set to begin on April 20, 1956, but it started officially on April 24.
On April 4, 1956, Williams and Randy Stuart were screen tested and deemed acceptable for the roles of Scott and Louise Carey. ===Filming=== On the first day of production, May 31, Universal's operating committee decided that because of the type of special photography involved in the making of the film, the publicity department would cooperate by publicizing a closed-door policy on the set.
Due to Williams' injuries and some special effects shots being too bright, the film was four days behind schedule and $25,000 over budget. ===Post-production=== Special effects shots using black velvet trick photography took three weeks of post-production and were scheduled after the film completed production on July 13, 1956.
The Incredible Shrinking Man is a 1957 American science fiction film directed by Jack Arnold based on Richard Matheson's 1956 novel The Shrinking Man.
Williams was constantly being injured on set. Before the film's release in New York City on February 22, 1957, its ending first went to test audiences who felt the character's fate should be changed.
After its release, Mel Danner, manager of the Circle Theater in Waynoka, Oklahoma, noted audiences felt it was a good film, but that Carey should have returned to his original size at the end. ==Release== The Incredible Shrinking Man opened in New York on February 22, 1957.
This was followed by a screening in Los Angeles on March 27, 1957, and a wider release in April.
The film was the winner of the first Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation in 1958. Martin Rubin discussed the film in a 1974 issue of Film Comment and compared it to its contemporaries in the genre.
The film was the winner of the first Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation in 1958. Martin Rubin discussed the film in a 1974 issue of Film Comment and compared it to its contemporaries in the genre.
It was released on laser disc in 1978 and 1991, on VHS in 1992, and on DVD in 2006 (as part of a box set containing a collection of Universal-International's science fiction films).
It was released on laser disc in 1978 and 1991, on VHS in 1992, and on DVD in 2006 (as part of a box set containing a collection of Universal-International's science fiction films).
It was released on laser disc in 1978 and 1991, on VHS in 1992, and on DVD in 2006 (as part of a box set containing a collection of Universal-International's science fiction films).
Other remakes were planned in the early 2000s, one of which was to star Eddie Murphy in a more comedic variation on the film.
Jack Arnold said he "hated" The Incredible Shrinking Woman, declaring the special effects weak and adding there was "no point of view...the major fault is that it's not a comedy even though they tried so hard to make it funny". Universal were attempting to work with Imagine Entertainment on a remake of the film to be directed by Keenen Ivory Wayans and starring Eddie Murphy in 2003.
The script in its entirety was published in the book Unrealized Dreams in 2005.
It was released on laser disc in 1978 and 1991, on VHS in 1992, and on DVD in 2006 (as part of a box set containing a collection of Universal-International's science fiction films).
The rights to the source material lapsed by 2012 and were purchased by MGM.
A new adaptation was announced in 2013, with Matheson writing the screenplay with his son Richard Christian Matheson. ==Plot== In the 1950s, Robert Scott Carey, known as "Scott", is on vacation with his wife, Louise, when a strange mist covers him.
A new adaptation of The Shrinking Man was announced in 2013, with Matheson writing the screenplay with his son Richard Christian Matheson.
Arrow Video released the film on Blu-ray in 2017. ==Reception== Arnold's biographer Dana M.
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