History Film / AttackOfThe50FootWoman

''Attack of the 50-Foot Woman'' is a 1958 American black-and-white {{science fiction}} film directed by Nathan Juran (credited as Nathan Hertz), which acts as something of a DistaffCounterpart to ''Film/TheAmazingColossalMan''. One of the classic [[BMovie B-Movies]], it is well remembered for its rather silly premise, as well as being a rather large source of {{Fanservice}}, and was remade for Creator/{{HBO}} in 1993, directed by Creator/ChristopherGuest.

* ImprovisedClothes[=/=]MonsterModesty: Giant Nancy wears a bra and skirt supposedly made from her bed sheets. [[FridgeLogic How they got on her while in her tiny bedroom]] is unclear.

* AutoErotica[=/=]TerrorAtMakeOutPoint: A young couple making out in their car are startled by the giant Nancy.

* AttackOfTheFiftyFootWhatever: The TropeNamer.

* BareYourMidriff: After her second growth spurt, Nancy's dress rips in two, exposing her midriff.

* BareYourMidriff: As a giant, Nancy apparently could only find enough cloth to cover her breasts and pelvic area, leaving her belly naked above the navel.

* HotTopicPhlebotinum: The spacecraft is repeatedly referred to as a 'satellite', probably because Sputnik 1 had been launched the year before making it the latest 'science' buzzword.

* HotTopicPhlebotinum: The spacecraft is repeatedly referred to as a 'satellite' probably because Sputnik 1 had been launched the year, before making it the latest 'science' buzzword.

* PhlebotinumDuJour: The spacecraft is repeatedly referred to as a 'satellite' probably because Sputnik 1 had been launched the year, before making it the latest 'science' buzzword.

* YouKeepUsingThatWord: The spacecraft is repeatedly referred to as a 'satellite', probably because Sputnik 1 had been launched the year before making it the [[PhlebotinumDuJour latest 'science' buzzword]].

The remake, starring Creator/DarylHannah, Creator/DanielBaldwin, and Creator/WilliamWindom, ramps the [[{{Jerkass}} unsympathetic portrayal]] of her husband UpToEleven, and has a much happier ending for Nancy. It could be seen as a tongue-in-cheek version of a [[LifetimeMovieOfTheWeek Lifetime original movie]]: Every man is despicable or useless, and all the women, [[DoubleStandard even her husband's mistress]], get sympathetic portrayals and happy endings!

* PoppingButtons

* TouchedByVorlons: Our heroine.

** PoppingButtons: Nancy's belt.

* BareYourMidrift: As a giant, Nancy apparently could only find enough cloth to cover her breasts and pelvic area, leaving her belly naked above the navel.

* BareYourMidrift: After her second growth spurt, Nancy's dress rips in two, exposing her midrift.

* TheMistress: One girl plays the mistress to both Nancy's husband ''and'' [[{{Squick}} father]]. Surprisingly, she's played sympathetically, and Nancy [[YouAreBetterThanYouThinkYouAre gives her advice]] when she catches her during the rampage instead of squishing her.

''Attack of the 50-Foot Woman'' is a 1958 American black-and-white {{science fiction}} film directed by Nathan Juran (credite as Nathan Hertz), which acts as something of a DistaffCounterpart to ''Film/TheAmazingColossalMan''. One of the classic [[BMovie B-Movies]], it is well remembered for its rather silly premise, as well as being a rather large source of {{Fanservice}}, and was remade for Creator/{{HBO}} in 1993, directed by Creator/ChristopherGuest.

''Attack of the 50-Foot Woman'' is a 1958 American black-and-white {{science fiction}} film directed by Nathan Hertz, which acts as something of a DistaffCounterpart to ''Film/TheAmazingColossalMan''. One of the classic [[BMovie B-Movies]], it is well remembered for its rather silly premise, as well as being a rather large source of {{Fanservice}}, and was remade for Creator/{{HBO}} in 1993.

The basic plot: Nancy Archer (Allison Hayes), a rich California woman with a drinking problem and a cheating husband, has a close encounter with aliens while driving out in the desert. Attempting to convince her skeptical husband Harry (William Hudson) of what she saw, she takes him back out to the desert, where he promptly [[DirtyCoward abandons her]] once the aliens reappear. She's found later, and her husband plots to kill her, but she's grown into a giant in her sleep. Nancy goes on a classic {{Kaiju}} rampage upon awakening, looking for her husband. During her rampage, she kills the other woman and kidnaps Harry ''Film/KingKong'' style. She's killed by an exploding power line transformer, and her husband thus dies with her.

''Attack of the 50-Foot Woman'' is a 1958 American black-and-white {{science fiction}} film directed by Nathan Juran, which acts as something of a DistaffCounterpart to ''Film/TheAmazingColossalMan''. One of the classic [[BMovie B-Movies]], it is well remembered for its rather silly premise, as well as being a rather large source of {{Fanservice}}, and was remade for Creator/{{HBO}} in 1993.

The basic plot: Nancy Archer (Allison Hayes), a rich California woman with a drinking problem and a cheating husband, has a close encounter with aliens while driving out in the desert. Attempting to convince her skeptical husband Harry (William Hudson) of what she saw, she takes him back out to the desert, where he promptly [[DirtyCoward abandons her]] once the aliens reappear. She's found later, and her husband plots to kill her, but she's grown into a giant in her sleep. She goes on a classic {{Kaiju}} rampage upon awakening, looking for her husband. During her rampage, she kills the other woman and kidnaps her husband ''Film/KingKong'' style. She's killed by an exploding power line transformer, and her husband thus dies with her.

[[caption-width-right:310:The citizens below are either fleeing in terror,\\
or enjoying the view.]]

[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/attack_fifty_woman4.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:300:The citizens are either fleeing in terror, or enjoying the view.]]

''Attack of the 50-Foot Woman'' is a 1958 American black-and-white {{science fiction}} film that acted as something of a DistaffCounterpart to ''Film/TheAmazingColossalMan''. One of the classic [[BMovie B-Movies]], it is well remembered for its rather silly premise, as well as being a rather large source of {{Fanservice}}, and was remade for HBO in 1993.

The basic plot: Nancy Archer, a woman with a drinking problem and a cheating husband, has a close encounter out in the desert with aliens. In an attempt to convince her husband of what she saw, she takes him back out into the desert, where he [[DirtyCoward abandons her]] when the aliens reappear. She's found later, and her husband plots to kill her, but she's grown into a giant in her sleep. She goes on a classic {{Kaiju}} rampage upon awakening, looking for her husband. During her rampage, she kills the other woman and kidnaps her husband ''Film/KingKong'' style. She's killed by an exploding power line transformer, and her husband thus dies with her.

%%* DontYouDarePityMe

%%* FlyingSaucer

%% * GettingCrapPastThe Radar: Due to overwhelming and persistent misuse, GCPTR is on-page examples only until 01 June 2021. If you are reading this in the future, please check the trope page to make sure your example fits the current definition.

* YouKeepUsingThatWord: Characters use the word "satellite" when referring to the spaceship. This was because Sputnik had launched the year before, so "satellite" was the latest popular buzzword for anything from 'up there'.

* DontYouDarePityMe

* FlyingSaucer

[[caption-width-right:300:The citizens are either fleeing in terror, [[GettingCrapPastTheRadar or enjoying the view.]]]]

* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: "Nancy, that's sick! What, do you want me to get a wetsuit and a flashlight?"
** Actually, he wouldn't need a wetsuit; a diver wears a wetsuit to keep warm in cold water.