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Description of this The Incredible Shrinking Man Poster
The Incredible Shrinking Man is a 1957 American science fiction film directed by Jack Arnold, based on the novel The Incredible Shrinking Man (1956) by Richard Matheson. The film stars Grant Williams as Scott and Randy Stuart as Scott’s wife, Louise. While relaxing on a boat, Scott is enveloped in a strange fog. Months later, he discovers that he appears to be shrinking. While Scott has grown to the size of a small boy, his condition becomes public knowledge. When he learns there is no cure for his condition, he attacks his wife. As Scott shrinks to the point where he can fit into a dollhouse, he gets into a fight with the family cat, leaving him lost and alone in his basement, where he is now smaller than an average insect.
The film’s script was developed by Matheson after he sold the story to Universal-International Pictures Co., Inc. He also completed the novel on which the film is based while production was underway. Matheson’s script was written in flashbacks, and Richard Alan Simmons rewrote it using a more conventional narrative structure. Director Jack Arnold initially wanted to cast Dan O’Herlihy as Scott. O’Herlihy turned it down, leading Universal to sign Williams for the lead role. Filming began on May 31, 1956. Scenes involving special effects were shot throughout production, while others used the large sets in Universal’s backyard. The production went over budget and filming had to be extended; some special effects shots had to be reshot. Williams was constantly injured on set.
Before the film’s release in New York on February 22, 1957, the ending was first tested with audiences who felt the character’s fate should be changed. The director’s original ending remained in the film. The film grossed $1.43 million in the United States and Canada and is among the highest-grossing science fiction films of the 1950s. A sequel, The Fantastic Little Girl, originally written by Matheson, was never produced. A remake was developed years later, eventually becoming the comedy The Incredible Shrinking Woman (1981). Further remakes were considered in the early 2000s, one of which was to feature Eddie Murphy in a more comedic variation of the film. A new adaptation was announced in 2013, with Matheson writing the screenplay with his son, Richard Christian Matheson. In 2009, the film was selected by the Library of Congress for preservation in the United States National Film Registry due to its cultural, historical, or aesthetic significance.
Robert Scott Carey, known as “Scott,” is on vacation with his wife, Louise, when a strange fog covers him. Six months later, Scott notices his clothes are too big, suspects he is shrinking, and seeks medical advice. Initially dismissive, Scott’s doctor confirms his shrinkage with X-rays. Scott is sent to a medical research institute, where it is discovered that Scott’s exposure to the fog, combined with his subsequent exposure to a pesticide, has rearranged his molecular structure, causing him to shrink. Scott tells Louise she is free to leave him, given his predicament. Louise promises to stay, while Scott’s wedding ring falls off her finger. Scott’s condition makes him a national curiosity. The media attention forces Scott to isolate himself at home. He is advised to sell his story and begins keeping a journal of his experiences. Scott’s humiliation causes him to lash out at Louise in frustration. An antidote is discovered, stopping Scott’s shrinkage to three feet, but the doctors warn him he will remain that size unless a way is found to reverse his condition. Upset, Scott goes outside and meets Clarice, a carnival worker and dwarf woman, who is exactly the same height as him. Clarice encourages Scott and inspires him to continue his journal. Later, Scott realizes he is now smaller than Clarice and returns home, dejected.
Scott is getting small enough to live in a dollhouse and is becoming increasingly tyrannical. When Louise leaves to run an errand, Scott falls into his basement after Butch, the family cat, attacks him. Louise returns and assumes Butch ate Scott after finding a bloody piece of Scott’s clothing. Louise prepares to move out, with the help of Scott’s brother Charlie.
Scott has a lot of trouble navigating his basement. The water heater bursts, but when Charlie and Louise come to investigate, Scott is too small for them to hear his cries for help. Scott then battles a large spider while finding food and shelter. He eventually kills the spider with a straight pin and collapses from exhaustion. He wakes up, small enough to escape from the basement through one of the squares in the window screen. Scott accepts his destiny to shrink to subatomic size. He is no longer afraid and concludes that, no matter how small he becomes, he will still matter in the universe, because God will know he exists.