The Incredible Shrinking Man
“A fascinating adventure into the unknown!”
A dangerous combination of radiation and insecticide causes the unfortunate Scott Carey to shrink, slowly but surely, until he is only a few inches tall. His home becomes a wilderness where he must survive everything from spiders living in the cellar to his beloved cat.
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Cast
18 people
Grant Williams
Scott Carey
Known for
The Monolith Monsters
Written on the Wind
Randy Stuart
Louise Carey
Known for
All About Eve
I Was a Male War Bride
April Kent
Clarice Bruce
Also in
Tammy and the Bachelor
I've Lived Before
Paul Langton
Charlie Carey
Known for
It! The Terror from Beyond Space
They Were Expendable
Raymond Bailey
Doctor Thomas Silver
Known for
Vertigo
The Beverly Hillbillies
William Schallert
Doctor Arthur Bramson
Known for
Bag of Bones
North and South
Frank J. Scannell
Barker
Known for
The Disorderly Orderly
Helene Marshall
Nurse
Also in
The Lieutenant Wore Skirts
Four Star Playhouse
Diana Darrin
Nurse
Also in
The Broken Land
The Naked Ape
Billy Curtis
Midget
Known for
High Plains Drifter
Saboteur
Charles Perry
Spieler (uncredited)
Also in
Them!
Destry
Chet Brandenburg
Balloon Vendor (uncredited)
Known for
You're Darn Tootin'
Darby O'Gill and the Little People
Jack Arnold Director · Richard Matheson Screenplay Richard Alan Simmons Screenplay
Director
Jack Arnold
Screenplay Author
Richard Matheson
Screenplay
Richard Alan Simmons
Composer
Hans J. Salter
Composer
Herman Stein
Composer
Irving Gertz
Cinematographer
Ellis W. Carter
Editor
Albrecht Joseph
Costume designer
Jay A. Morley Jr.
Costume designer
Martha Bunch
Costume designer
Rydo Loshak
Worldwide gross $1.4M · Budget $750K · United States release February 22, 1957
Box office
Budget
$750,000
Worldwide gross
$1,430,000
Gross vs. budget
1.9×
Production
Universal International Pictures
Production
Universal Pictures
Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Spain · February 22, 1957
Theatrical
United States · February 22, 1957
Limited theatrical
United States · October 19, 2021
Physical · The Criterion Collection
United States
April 1, 1957 · Theatrical
Australia
May 3, 1957 · Theatrical
Brazil
May 31, 1957 · Theatrical
Canada
April 10, 1957 · Theatrical
France
May 17, 1957 · Theatrical
Germany
May 31, 1957 · Theatrical
Italy
August 15, 1960 · Theatrical
Japan
May 17, 1957 · Theatrical
Netherlands
June 7, 1957 · Theatrical
February 28, 2004 · TV · Net 5
February 7, 2006 · Physical · DVD
United Kingdom
June 14, 1957 · Theatrical
February 6, 2006 · Physical · DVD
November 13, 2017 · Physical · Arrow Video
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