Question 1

How does The Manster connect to Sam Raimi's Army of Darkness?

Accepted Answer

Army of Darkness (1992) pays homage to The Manster. In both films, a character grows an eye on their shoulder, develops a second head, and splits into two beings. In The Manster, Larry Stanford splits into himself and an ape-like monster.

Question 2

Why were two Japanese actors cast in The Manster?

Accepted Answer

The producers needed Japanese actors who could speak English fluently. They cast Tetsu Nakamura, born in Canada and schooled there, and Jerry Itô, born in New York, so English was his native language.

Question 3

What were the working titles of The Manster?

Accepted Answer

The film had two working titles: 'Nightmare' and 'The Two-Headed Monster'.

Question 4

Which film was paired with The Manster as a double feature in the U.S.?

Accepted Answer

The Manster was released by Lopert Pictures in 1962 as the bottom half of a double feature with Eyes Without a Face (1960), which was retitled 'The Horror Chamber of Dr. Faustus' for the double feature.

Question 5

Who plays the journalist Larry Stanford in The Manster?

Accepted Answer

Peter Dyneley plays Larry Stanford, an American journalist stationed in Japan who is injected by a mad scientist and turns into a two-headed monster.

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