The Incredible Melting Man/YMMV

Everything About Fiction You Never Wanted to Know.


  • Non Sequitur Scene: The scenes of Judy's parents come out of nowhere and clash in tone with the rest of the film.
  • Critical Research Failure: It takes about six-and-half-years to get from Earth to Saturn. How did Melty get back to Earth so fast?
  • Designated Hero: Ted Nelson doesn't do a single heroic thing at all. Hell, the woman who cut off one of Melting Man's arms when he tries to kill her comes off as more heroic.
  • Narm: Plenty, the nurse's slowed-down running scene near the beginning, or the fisherman's line, 'Don't scare away the fishes.'
    • The elderly citrus thieves are completely bonkers.
    • "DON'T SHOOT! I'M TED NELSON!" (blam!)
    • All of these are almost certainly artifacts from the original plan to make the film a spoof. There are tons of things left in the flick that could have very easily been played for laughs, only they weren't.
  • Narm Charm: This troper thinks Helen and Harold, the elderly couple, are funny and adorable.
  • Nausea Fuel: Pretty much the entire movie. The astronaut even leaves puddles of himself behind with every step!
    • The Melting Man's death scene is particularly gruesome, though.
  • Harsher in Hindsight: As if the Reality Subtext with Crow's script ordeals wasn't enough, it gains yet another dimension if you think of what Bill Corbett (who later voiced Crow) went through with his pet project Starship Dave...
  • High Octane Nightmare Fuel: Just imagine a man who is slowly melting chasing you.
  • Padding: Dear God, yes. The same "You've never seen anything til you've seen the Sun through the rings of Saturn!" transmission, and so on.
  • Visual Effects of Awesome: While the story, characters, tone, writing and lighting leave a lot to be desired, the effects of Rick Baker are really good. Not enough to save the film though.
Retrieved from "https://allthetropes.org/wiki/The_Incredible_Melting_Man/YMMV?oldid=1540662"