The Beast of Yucca Flats

Genre: sci-fi

Year Published: 1961

Creator: Coleman Francis

Credits: Cast: Tor Johnson

Description: Soviet scientist Joseph Javorsky has defected from the USSR and arrives in America with a briefcase carrying various military secrets, including the Soviet moon landing. When he wanders in range of an American nuclear test, the bewildered Russian is transformed by it into a mindless beast with an uncontrollable urge to kill. He proceeds to murder a couple in their car on a nearby road, prompting pursuit from police officers Jim Archer (Stafford) and Joe Dobson (Aten)

Wikipedia: Wikipedia article ↗

Metadata Source:Wikipedia (Movie Plots dataset)