The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957) - a podcast by Chris Roberts

A young man in his prime is exposed to strange chemicals and radiation that causes him to start shrinking one day & nothing seems to stop it. Tune in as Chris talks Condoms, Cats, & the unreliability of cake as the LSCE covers the Jack Arnold sci-fi classic "The Incredible Shrinking Man." Join us!

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Works Cited:

Brog. “Film Reviews: The Incredible Shrinking Man.” Variety (Archive: 1905-2000). Los Angeles: Penske Business Corporation, 1957. Accessed 1/8/2022 https://www.proquest.com/docview/964049966?pq-origsite=primo

Craig, Rob (2013). It Came from 1957: A Critical Guide to the Year's Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films. McFarland. Jefferson, NC.

Cunnally, Ruthellen. “Mind Over Matter: Mental Evolution and Physical Devolution in The Incredible Shrinking Man.” The Journal of Popular Film and Television 41, no. 1 (2013): 2–9.

Hendershot, Cyndy. “Darwin and the Atom: Evolution/Devolution Fantasies in ‘The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms, Them!’, and ‘The Incredible Shrinking Man.’” Science-fiction Studies 25, no. 2 (1998): 319–335.

Lucas, Tim(2017). Audio commentary with Tim Lucas (Blu ray). Arrow Films. FCD1628.

Rosenheim, Shawn. “Extraterrestrial: Science Fictions in ‘A Brief History of Time’ and ‘The Incredible Shrinking Man.’” Film Quarterly 48, no. 4 (1995): 15–21.

Stafford, Jeff. The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957). TCM .Published 9/23/2005. Accessed January 7,2022. https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/79182/the-incredible-shrinking-man#articles-reviews?articleId=103594

Vest, Jason. “Richard Matheson on Screen: A History of the Filmed Works.” Extrapolation. Liverpool: Liverpool University Press, 2012.

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