The Projected Man (1966)

Country of Origin: UK
Year of Production: 1966
Running Times: 77 mins
Format: Technicolor     35mm
Ratio: Techniscope     2.35:1
Sound: mono

PRODUCTION
Production Company: Michael Klinger and Tony Tenser Present a Compton Production
Producers: John Croydon, Maurice Foster
Associate Producer: Pat Green

SCRIPT
Script: John C. Cooper (real name: John Croydon), Peter Bryan
Story: Frank Quattrocchi

DIRECTION
Director: Ian Curteis
Assistant Directors: Derek Whitehurst, Tom Sachs

PHOTOGRAPHY
Director of Photography: Stanley Pavey
2nd Unit Photography: Brian Rhodes
Camera Operator: Cece Cooney

EDITING AND POST PRODUCTION
Editor: Derek Holding

MUSIC
Music: Kenneth V. Jones
Music Performed By: The Sinfonia Orchestra of London

SOUND
Sound: S.G. Rider, Red Law
Dubbing Editor: Brian Blamey

MAKE UP AND COSTUMES
Make Up: Eric Carter
Hair: Joan Carpenter
Wardrobe: Kathleen Moore

SPECIAL EFFECTS
Special Effects: Flo Nordhoff, Robert Hedges, Mike Hope

DESIGN AND SET CONSTRUCTION
Art Director: Peter Mullins

MISCELLANEOUS
Continuity: Olga Brook

LOCATIONS
Studio: Merton Park Studios, London, England, UK

CAST
Mary Peach (Dr Patricia Hill)
Bryant Haliday (Dr Paul Steiner)
Norman Wooland (Dr Blanchard)
Ronald Allen (Dr Chris Mitchel)
Derek Farr (Inspector Davis)
Tracey Crisp (Sheila Anderson)
Derrick De Marney (Latham)
Gerard Heinz (Dr Lembach)
Sam Kydd (Harry)
Terry Scully (Steve)
Norma West (Gloria)
Frank Gatliff (Dr Wilson)
John Watson (Sergeant Martin)
Alfred Joint (security guard)
Rosemary Donnelly (girl)
David Schuer (boy)

A scientist uses a laser beam to transmit matter from location to another. He decides to test it on himself but, inevitably, it all goes horribly wrong and one side of his body is horribly scarred and his touch becomes lethal.

Deeply dull and desperately underachieving old nonsense. None of makes much sense - why are Steiner's superiors so determined to sabotage a project that could make them a fortune? - and the characters are so boring it kills the movie stone dead. The only ray of hope in this sorry affair are the few embarrassed laughs you'll get from the title character's atrocious make up.

USA
Theatrical Distributor: Universal Pictures

Finland
Rating: banned

Sweden
Rating: 15

1967
February
Day Unknown: USA - theatrical release

July
17: Sweden - theatrical release

Frankenstein 70 - Das Ungeheuer mit der Feuerklaue - German title
El hombre proyectado - Spanish title
Laser X: operazione uomo - Italian title
Tappava käsi - Finnish title

SEE ALSO
The Curse of the Fly (1965)
The Fly (1958)
The Fly (1986)
Return of the Fly (1959)

scientists, matter transmission, disfigurement, teleportation, lasers

Last Updated: 15 October, 2008