The Movie: Attack of the Puppet People (1958)
What Is It?: The cigar-sucking execs at AIP suss that if the kids will
turn out for an Incredible Shrinking Man they will surely quadruple their
numbers for a whole crowd of Incredible Shrinking Men and Women. John Hoyt
commits himself delightfully to the role of Mr. Franz, a lonely doll maker who
miniaturizes folks to add to his collection. Few villains are so endearing. You’d have to be a super-sized ass wipe to not want to get
shrunk down so you could dance to Rock & Roll on Mr. Franz’s desktop. What
fun!
Why Today?: On this
day in 1905, John Hoyt is born.
