The Monolith Monsters Wikipedia. The Monolith Monsters working title Monolith is a 1. American black and whitescience fiction film from Universal International, produced by Howard Christie, directed by John Sherwood, that stars Grant Williams and Lola Albright. The film is based on a story by Jack Arnold and Robert M. Fresco, with a screenplay by Fresco and Norman Jolley. The Monolith Monsters tells the story of a large meteorite that crashes in a Southern California desert and explodes into hundreds of black fragments with strange properties. When those fragments are exposed to water, they grow very large and tall. The fragments also begin to slowly petrify some of the inhabitants of a nearby small town. The story that unfolds becomes one of human survival against an encroaching unnatural disaster, that if not stopped, could become a national ecological nightmare that could pose a possible threat to all of humanity. In the desert outside of San Angelo, California, a huge meteorite crashes and explodes, scattering hundreds of black fragments over a wide area. IJrZUrJ-64/hqdefault.jpg' alt='The Mummy Returns Movie Torrent' title='The Mummy Returns Movie Torrent' />The next day, Federal geologist Ben Gilbert Phil Harvey brings one of the fragments to his office, where he and local newspaper publisher Martin Cochrane Les Tremayne examine it. That night, a strong wind blows over a full water container onto the black rock, starting a chemical reaction. When Dave Miller Grant Williams, the head of San Angelos district geological office, returns from a business trip, he finds Bens corpse in a rock hard, petrified state and the offices lab damaged by large rock fragments. The Mummy Returns Movie Torrent' title='The Mummy Returns Movie Torrent' />Daves girlfriend, teacher Cathy Barrett Lola Albright, takes her students on a desert field trip young Ginny Simpson Linda Scheley pockets a piece of the black meteorite rock, later washing it in a large tub outside her familys farmhouse. In town Dr. E. J. Reynolds Richard H. Cutting performs Bens autopsy and cannot explain the bodys condition he informs Dave and Police Chief Dan Corey William Flaherty the body is being sent to a specialist. Natsu Dragneel Natsu Doraguniru is a Mage of the Fairy Tail Guild, wherein he is a. Martin returns to the wrecked office with Dave where he recognizes the large fragments as the same type of black rock Ben had been examining. Cathy joins them, also recognizing the fragments. She goes with the two men to the Simpson farm they find the farmhouse in ruins under a large pile of black rocks and Ginnys parents dead. The girl is still alive but in a catatonic state. Thermo Calc. At Dr. Reynolds request, they rush her to Dr. Steve Hendricks Harry Jackson at the California Medical Research Institute in Los Angeles. He later reports that Ginny is slowly turning to stone her only hope lies with identifying the black rock within eight hours. Dave brings a fragment to his old college professor, Arthur Flanders Trevor Bardette, who determines that it came from a meteorite. Back at the Simpson farm, both men notice a discoloration in the ground The black rock is draining something from everything it touches, including people. Later, tests show that silicon is that substance in humans it is normally just a trace element. Dr. Reynolds explains that research indicates that one possible function of silicon in the human body is to maintain human tissue flexibility. They suddenly realize that the meteorites absorption of silicon was the cause of Bens death, Ginnys condition, and the death of her parents Steve then prepares and administers a silicon solution injection to the girl. Software Camera Acer Aspire One 722. Returning to the desert, Dave and Arthur trace the fragments to the crashed meteor. Arthur deduces that the meteorites atomic structure has been radically altered by the intense heat of atmospheric friction. Back in the lab, a rainstorm blows up while Dave and Arthur continue their investigation. A piece of black rock falls into the sink and begins to react when hot coffee is poured on it the men then realize that water is the culprit. With it raining outside, they hurriedly return to the desert and see the black fragments now growing into stories tall monoliths that rise up and then crash back to Earth, breaking into hundreds more fragments, each fragment then repeating that cycle. Dave quickly realizes that the monoliths advancing path will take them directly through San Angelo, and from there the monoliths could spread and possibly threaten all life on Earth. They report and explain the threat to Dan, who then makes plans to evacuate San Angelo. The Mummy Returns Movie Torrent' title='The Mummy Returns Movie Torrent' />Robin Hood Prince of Thieves 1991When Robin and his Moorish companion come to England and the tyranny of the Sheriff of Nottingham, he decides to fight back as an. JPG_500/MI0000/321/MI0000321029.jpg?partner=allrovi.com' alt='The Mummy Returns Movie Torrent' title='The Mummy Returns Movie Torrent' />The governor is notified, and declares a state of emergency in the San Angelo area. At the hospital, Ginny finally revives, and Dave deduces that something in the silicon solution will check the fragments growth. More locals are soon rushed to Dr. Reynolds office in various stages of petrification. With little time left, and the telephone and electricity cut off, the monoliths continue to multiply and advance, soaking up water from the rain soaked soil. Dave and Arthur struggle to find the correct formula they finally realize the monoliths can be stopped with a simple saline solution, a part of Steves silicon formula. Dave plans to dynamite the local dam and flood the nearby salt flats, creating a large supply of salt water. Because the dam is private property, however, Dan attempts to contact the governor for permission to blow up the dam. Knowing they must halt the monoliths at the canyons edge, Dave acts without waiting for the governors approval and the dynamite is detonated. The group watches as a huge torrent of water flows over the salt deposits at the canyons edge, reaching the monoliths their growth is finally halted when the last huge formation of monoliths crashes down into the salty water. Dan reveals to the group that he had finally reached the governor who told him not to blow up the dam, pauses, and adds unless Dave was absolutely certain of success. As they all laugh, Dave then comments, first repeating Martins earlier assertion that the regions salt flat was Mother Natures worst mistake, then pointing out, ironically, that this near disaster has just proved otherwise. ProductioneditMany of the exteriors were filmed in the Alabama Hills in Lone Pine, California, whose rugged landscape has been used in films such as Gunga Din, High Sierra, Maverick, How the West Was Won, The Charge of the Light Brigade, and Gladiator. Most of the exteriors of downtown San Angelo were shot on Universals back lot, particularly Courthouse Square. The films California Medical Research Institute is the same fictional facility that also features prominently in Universals The Incredible Shrinking Man, released eight months earlier, which also starred Grant Williams. Special effectseditThe films special effects were created by Clifford Stine, whose career began in 1. King Kong. Alternate takes from Universals It Came from Outer Space 1. Stine also created, were used for the meteor crash in the films opening sequence. ReceptioneditIn a contemporary review, the Monthly Film Bulletin described the film as a promising idea but that the film was not supported by either the acting or the script. Home mediaeditUniversal released The Monolith Monsters on DVD in a boxed set called The Classic Sci Fi Ultimate Collection, which features 4 other classics as well The Incredible Shrinking Man, Monster on the Campus, The Mole People and Tarantula. See alsoeditReferenceseditBibliographyeditExternal linksedit.