Diagonaldi Very well executed

Matialth Good concept, poorly executed.

TrueHello Fun premise, good actors, bad writing. This film seemed to have potential at the beginning but it quickly devolves into a trite action film. Ultimately it's very boring.

Orla Zuniga It is interesting even when nothing much happens, which is for most of its 3-hour running time. Read full review

JLRVancouver In the inverted universe of 'bad movies', "Attack of the 50 Foot Woman" is outstanding. Wealthy but unbalanced Nancy Archer (Allison Hayes) is twice accosted in the desert by a giant alien. The second time he thoughtfully returns her home, but only after relieving her of the most valuable diamond in the world, which she was wearing around her neck. Meanwhile, her womanising husband Harry (William Hudson) is making time with trollop Honey Parker (Yvette Vickers, whose actual demise had a B-flavour), who is encouraging him to have Nancy committed (or worse), so as to take over her fortune. This being the late 1950s, satellites and radiation are plot devices, and Nancy has mysterious radioactive marks on her neck (presumably from the alien's larcenous fingers), which seem to cause her to suddenly enlarge. Now immense and furious (and inexplicably blond), she breaks out of her house clad in a bedsheet bikini to hunt down Harry, leading to the titular attack and not unexpected denouement. The short but entertaining micro-budget film has all of the quicks and flaws that make 'bad movies' so endearing. The special effects are dire (see IMDB 'goofs section for details), most notably: the iconic giant rubber hand (hairy when the alien's, with nail polish when Nancy's), and the poor matteing that results in a semi-transparent giant Nancy and a semi-transparent giant alien (who, like the Coneheads (1993), seems to be from France, judging by the fleur-de-lis on his breastplate). The unsubtle acting and hackneyed characters are classic B-movie, with an often hysterical Nancy, smooth, two-timing Harry, conniving floozy Honey, and semi-competent cops with little sense of safe gun-handling. With a short running time (66 minutes), the film doesn't outstay its welcome and is eminently watchable (and rewatchable), which is the sign of a great movie, no matter how bad it is. One of the true camp-classics.

MonsterVision99 I was expecting this film to be a campy, fun, cheesy Sci-Fi/Horror film (and it eventually became that) but for the most part it was a decently made drama that while not really that well executed, it managed to be somewhat interesting.Its actually quite depressing to see this woman's life sink pretty low, with her husband cheating her on some other bitch and no one believing that she encountered a giant space man, not campy enough to laugh at it and not good enough to be a genuinely enjoyable film.By the time you get to the end not much has really happened and the payoff is kinda of underwhelming, the effects aren't awful enough to be funny, but they aren't good either, its just uninteresting.Not among the worst B-movies ever made, but its nowhere near the best ones either, its a bit boring but it has some fun moments.

thejcowboy22 Great story believable acting.Special effects were not special. Wealthy, troubled and intoxicated Nancy Archer is on to her husband's infidelity. Riding home from town in the baron areas of the American southwest, Nancy slams on her breaks and see a large white glowing ball in the middle of the deserted interstate. Out comes a Giant who resembles Mr. Clean. The Giant reaches for Nancy's neck which has a necklace attached with a priceless diamond. Nancy in a panic drives away with her life and speeds home to her estate where her husband Harry (William Hudson) is calmly drinking as an insane Nancy tells her story of the Giant encounter to his pleasure. Harry's plan is to have his wife go insane and drink her self into an institution so he can frolic and enjoy his mistress Honey Parker played by Yvette Vickers. It seems that Hollywood in those days cast Mr. Hudson in stories related to Giants. i.e. The Amazing Colossal man. Reluctantly Harry agrees to go Giant shopping with the wife the next day driving the desolate,dry back roads to no avail. Finally as the sun begins to set Nancy sees a light and has Harry drive over . Sure enough the white sphere appears and out pops Mr. Giant and this time he grabs Nancy; diamond necklace and all! Whats to follow? Many mishaps in the special effects department! As I stated earlier Great story but the special effects were sub standard. I remember the encounter with the Giant as the Sheriff and butler Jess shoot at the Roman clad alien. The hairy handed Giant picks up the station wagon and the whole set at the same time. Problems with transparency were also an issue in the final cuts. It appears that the giants were transparent in the long shots. I've watched this Sci fi classic numerous times and when you come right down to it the attending Nurse is the scariest person in the film. Cast member Mike Ross worked double duty playing the Giant and Bartender. Funniest line in the picture is when the Family physician Dr. Cushing (Roy Gordon) and his staff see Nancy Archer as a giant for the first time. The Doctor's response was not "Holy @#$%" but "OUTSTANDING GROWTH!" For comic relief was our deputy played by Frank Chase who always drove his boss crazy throughout the film. I always felt that Allison Hayes was much lovelier than Yvette Vickers sort of a reference to the a Ginger Maryann, Betty or Veronica debate. Is this fictional story watchable ? Oh course but when searching for alien space craft in the desert, use your GPS.

SnoopyStyle Rich socialite Nancy Archer encounters an alien UFO with a giant while driving on a desolate road. Her husband Harry Archer is cheating on her with Honey Parker. None of the cops believe her but they still have to investigate because of her wealth and power. Some suggests that she should go back to the sanitarium. She drags Harry out to search for the UFO. The giant takes her while Harry gets away. He tries to run away with Honey but the sheriff is suspicious of the missing Nancy Archer. They find her and put her away into the sanitarium. There she grows to be a giant 50 foot woman.This is more notable for the poster art and the amazingly cheesy title. There isn't anything quite like it. Others come close like 'Snakes on a Plane' or 'Sharknado' or 'Attack of the Killer Tomatoes', but this one has the best title of them all. As a movie, this is strictly B-movie horror material. The special effects are almost laughable from the terribly fake giant hands to the badly done optical effects of the giants. The acting is kind of interesting. These actors are trying so hard and taking it so seriously. Sometime they overact, but they never let the silliness of it all take over. It's safe to say that this is a classic bad movie.