"Human Duplicators" has an imaginative premise, and some ideas that are ahead of their time (cyborgs / androids), but they receive a low-budget, earthbound treatment. The story is presented as a mystery for a while, even though a look at the title tells you what's going on, and Richard Kiel's line delivery explains why he only had one line to deliver in his two James Bond films (it's better when his towering frame does the talking for him).
Richard Kiel, best known as iron-toothed tall 'jaws' from James Bond 007, has a star turn as Dr. Kolos, an alien sent to earth to replace human beings with robots, the first targets scientists and military leaders that will be used to commit sabotage for the aliens to take control of the planet.
I watched this film on the Mystery Science Theater 3000 format. It was quite funny.
This movie actually came off as better to me than most people here think. It might be because there is this one line that's actually really clever.
A movie where aliens try to take over the world. Been there, seen that....
Hugo Grimaldi's directorial work will not win him any awards from mainstream Hollywood, but he has made his niche on the world of B-Movies.
Richard Kiel really has to stop his testosterone injections. His mega bass voice still can't hide his acting skills or lack thereof.
How can anyone not love this movie it is so awful! The girl running around the house in chiffon, the alien who obviously never attended The Actor's Studio, the secret agent who keeps pronouncing the professor's (of course there has to be a professor, this is a science fiction movie)full name as if it were his LAST name, the nurses in white in the lab acting like nothing was out of the ordinary - and above all the lead is Ralph Nader, his girl Friday is Barbara Nichols, wisecracking her way through her scenes and the boss is good ole Hugh Beaumont of "Leave It To Beaver.
When a film's best special effect is the casting of a 7 foot tall giant (with a thick, inexpressive voice) as the main villain, the film is in trouble. And when the film's best actor is Hugh Beaumont, and it wastes him in a small supporting role, it has no choice but a destiny for eternal "B" movie status.
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