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{{quote|''What sin could a man commit in a single lifetime to bring'' this '' upon himself?''|'''Lt. Colonel Glenn Manning'''}}
''[[The Amazing Colossal Man]]'' is a giant monster movie made in 1957, directed and produced by Bert I. Gordon; it's also a [[Trope Codifier]] for "[[Attack of the 50-Foot Whatever]]".
Lieutenant Colonel Glenn Manning, Korean War veteran, is one of the lucky soldiers sitting in the trenches waiting to witness the test of a new nuclear weapon, a "plutonium bomb". The bomb doesn't go off when it's triggered, and Glenn gets caught in the blast when [[Too Dumb to Live|he races to rescue the pilot of a plane that crashes in the test area]]. It seems to be enough of a miracle for him to be found alive with severe third degree burns, but... well, this ''is'' how ''The [[Incredible Hulk]]'' got started.
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For the ''[[Mystery Science Theater 3000]]'' versions of these films, please see the following [[Mystery Science Theater 3000/Recap|episode recaps]]:
* ''[[Mystery Science Theater 3000/Recap/S03
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* [[Magic Pants]]: Averted (or at least [[Lampshaded]]) for once.
{{quote|"Who else but a clown would have an expandable sarong like this? You know, it's adjustable. I can grow to be a hundred feet tall, and I don't need a change of wardrobe. Army ingenuity!" }}
* [[Monumental Battle]]: The climax happens atop Hoover Dam, Glenn also destroys a few famous (circa 1950s) pieces of the Vegas Strip along the way.
* [[No Body Left Behind]]: Glenn in the sequel.
* [[No More for Me]]: What a drunk says when he sees Glenn.
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* [[Title Drop]]
{{quote|'''Glenn:''' Why don't you make me up a sign saying ''See the Amazing Colossal Man''?}}
* [[Too Dumb to Live]]: Let's go over this again. Glenn ''runs into the test site of an experimental new bomb'', shortly after the bomb has been triggered but has not detonated yet, against the direct orders of his superior officer
* [[Two-Faced]]: In ''War of the Colossal Beast'', half of Glenn's face has been left as exposed bone with an empty eye socket.
** [[The Other Darrin]]: This was a perfect excuse to cast another actor as Glenn.
* [[You Fail Biology Forever]]: The heart is but a ''single'' cell? I just... I need to go lie down for a while.
** They probably got the "single cell" thing from the fact that heart muscle is ''syncytial'', which means that its cells are not separated by membranes.
* [[What Happened to the Mouse?]]: The audience never
** He was vaporized.
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