The Beast of Yucca Flats
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.
At a glance
Countries
United States of America
Ratings
TMDB users
2.3/10
98 votes
IMDb
1.9/10
Users
Rating consensus
21/100 blend
Sources: TMDB · IMDb
Cooler blended reception — weighted ~21/100 across 2 rating sources. The listed meters mostly agree.
Cast
Tor Johnson
Joseph Javorsky
Douglas Mellor
Hank Radcliffe
Barbara Francis
Lois Radckiffe
Bing Stafford
Patrolman Jim Archer
Larry Aten
Patrolman Joe Dobson
Alan Francis
Mike, also called Art, Radcliffe
Ronald Francis
Randy Radcliffe
Coleman Francis
Narrator / Gas Station Attendant / Newspaper Customer
Anthony Cardoza
KGB Driver / Fat Man in Rescue Plane
John Morrison
KGB Agent with Mustache
Jim Miles
Javorsky's Aide
Jim Oliphant
The Stranded Motorist
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The Beast of Yucca Flats (1961)
Coleman Francis
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