The Projected Man


1h 17m 1967

Brief Synopsis

A scientist experimenting with matter transmission from place to place by means of a laser beam suddenly decides to use himself as a test specimen. But the process goes awry, and one side of his body becomes hideously deformed and instantly lethal to anyone it touches.

Film Details

Release Date
Feb 1967
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
M. L. C. Productions
Distribution Company
Universal Pictures
Country
United Kingdom

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 17m
Sound
Mono (Westrex Recording System)
Color
Color (Technicolor)
Theatrical Aspect Ratio
2.35 : 1

Synopsis

At the Farber Research Foundation Professor Steiner and his aide, Christopher Mitchell, succeed in disintegrating objects into energy and reassembling them elsewhere through laser power; a similar experiment on a live guinea pig, however, makes the reassembled animal electrically charged. Dr. Pat Hill, a female associate, helps correct the miscalculation, and Steiner decides to demonstrate his discovery for Professor Lembach, an important visiting scientist. Meanwhile, the head of the foundation, Dr. Blanchard, is being blackmailed into sabotaging Steiner's equipment by Latham, an outsider who wants to take credit for the study. The experiment fails again, and Steiner decides to perform the test on himself in an attempt to vindicate his theories. Jealous of Mitchell, who has fallen in love with Hill, Steiner forces his secretary, Sheila Anderson, to assist him. He is initially successful in projecting himself from one room to another but emerges from the experiment as an electrically charged and facially disfigured monster. After Steiner kills several people, including Blanchard, Hill tries to persuade him to reverse the experiment in the hope that he can change back into a human being. Instead, the crazed scientist chooses to destroy both himself and his equipment.

Film Details

Release Date
Feb 1967
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
M. L. C. Productions
Distribution Company
Universal Pictures
Country
United Kingdom

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 17m
Sound
Mono (Westrex Recording System)
Color
Color (Technicolor)
Theatrical Aspect Ratio
2.35 : 1

Quotes

Pretty you may be.
- Chris Mitchell

Trivia

Notes

Released in Great Britain in 1966; running time: 90 min.