The next horror movie in the strange list I've got was Dr. Cyclops. It was a big change from the last one. While Son of Ingagi was blurry and in black and white, this movie was crisp and clear, and it even had color! Unfortunately, it didn't really help the "plot."
Dr. Cyclops (I can't remember his name) murders his assistant, so he needs to summon some experts to join him in the jungle to help him in his research. By help, he means look in a microscope for two seconds. They mention some iron crystals, the doctor is happy, and then they're released. The doctor doesn't need them anymore and tells them to leave.
The stuffy Dr. Bulfinch doesn't accept the dismissal and stays. He's brought along a beautiful, blond assistant, a reluctant ne'er-do-well, and a donkey minder. They decide to work together with Pedro, a man who can't find his horse, to discover what's really going on in the camp. And what's the big mystery? Dr. Cyclops is miniaturizing things!
He tricks the oblivious snoopers into the room to shrink them, and then it's basically the mad scientist trying to examine his new toys. I was curious how they chose to make their clothes. The old dude got some kind of Roman robe, the woman got a dress, and the other guys got togas. Except Pedro. They really did him dirty. They basically gave him a diaper. Even later, when they had colored fabric clothes, he had a red flowered diaper. Rude.
Anyway, the stuffy Bulfinch calls him Cyclops because he's not very smart. Not because the doctor has to use coke bottle glasses and is having issues seeing. Later, they break one of the lenses, so then he can really be Dr. Cyclops. I don't know what happened to the horse or the dog. Bulfinch's death was kind of funny. But RIP to Pedro. There's got to be a gem in this list somewhere...doesn't there?
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