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* IncrediblyLamePun: A guy named ''Gil'' gets turned into a reptile. Sure, why not. (Note: Many reptiles are semi-aquatic, so they have ''gills.'')


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* PunnyName: A guy named ''Gil'' gets turned into a reptile. Sure, why not. (Note: Many reptiles are semi-aquatic, so they have ''gills.'')
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* TooDumbToLive: For an unexplained reason, Gil returns to the same bar where he met Trudy and this is ''after'' they went out on a romantic drive to the beach, possibly had sex, skinny dipped, and then fell asleep, meaning when he woke up the sun was almost up so he felt he needed to ''abandon Trudy'' and drive home as fast as he could before he transformed. Naturally, the stranded Trudy was furious and told George and the boys, who then beat the living shit out of Gil while she watches approvingly. And ''then'' just to be even more confusing, she eventually tells them to stop beating him up and ''takes him home with her.'' Nobody's motivations in the entire scene make a lick of sense except for George, and even then, why did he allow Trudy to stop the beating and take the guy home if he's so jealous and possessive?

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* InLoveWithTheGangstersGirl: Not in love, but certainly in lust--Gil makes googly eyes at Trudy in a bar and asks her to go out with him only to find out she has a very jealous gangster boyfriend who then proceed to whup his ass.



* PeopleInRubberSuits: This being the 50s, the only technology available for Gil's transformation is a rubber suit. To be fair, it's actually a fairly good one for its time period, but certain shots don't do it any favors and make it look a lot like a rubber suit. It also has a passing resemblance to the Creature from the Black Lagoon, which premiered four years prior to this film.



* PeopleInRubberSuits: This being the 50s, the only technology available for Gil's transformation is a rubber suit. To be fair, it's actually a fairly good one for its time period, but certain shots don't do it any favors and make it look a lot like a rubber suit.



* ScreamingWoman: Both Ann and Trudy, but it's at least understandable. The sun demon is as hideous as the title and it kills almost everything it sees.

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* ScreamingWoman: Both Ann and Trudy, but it's at least understandable. The sun demon is as hideous as the title and it kills almost everything it sees.

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%%* AssholeVictim: George.

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%%* * AssholeVictim: George.George. He and his thugs literally beat Gil within an inch of his life for trying to stand up to them when George aggressively insists that Trudy go with him when she instead wanted to go with Gil.



%%* ChaseScene: At the end.
%%* ClimbingClimax: The Sun Demon flees up to the top of a gasometer.
%%* CoolCar: Gil's 1956 MG A convertible.

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%%* * ChaseScene: At the end.
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end. A small girl ends up finding Gil and tells her mother, who calls the cops, and they give chase right after he gives the kid back to her mom.
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ClimbingClimax: The Sun Demon flees up to the top of a gasometer.
%%* * CoolCar: Gil's 1956 MG A convertible.convertible is driven throughout the film.



%%* GreenEyedMonster: ''Not'' Gil, but rather George.
%%* HardDrinkingPartyGirl: Trudy.
%%* HospitalHottie: A few of the nurses, as remarked on by Gil.

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%%* * GreenEyedMonster: ''Not'' Gil, but rather George.
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George. He and his thugs beat Gil up pretty badly just for trying to talk to Trudy.
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HardDrinkingPartyGirl: Trudy.
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Trudy. She doesn't seem all that attached to George, so he might just be her meal ticket until something better comes along, which is implied to be why she takes an interest in Gil.
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HospitalHottie: A few of the nurses, as remarked on by Gil.Gil.
* IncrediblyLamePun: A guy named ''Gil'' gets turned into a reptile. Sure, why not. (Note: Many reptiles are semi-aquatic, so they have ''gills.'')



%%* MyCarHatesMe: Gil's MG fails to start at one point.

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%%* * MyCarHatesMe: Gil's MG fails to start at one point.pivotal point, meaning he gets exposed to the sun again and turns into the demon.



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%%* NuclearMutant* NuclearMutant: Of sorts. The accident plus the sun's rays mutate Gil into a killing machine with some traits of a reptile.



%%* PeopleInRubberSuits

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%%* PeopleInRubberSuits* PeopleInRubberSuits: This being the 50s, the only technology available for Gil's transformation is a rubber suit. To be fair, it's actually a fairly good one for its time period, but certain shots don't do it any favors and make it look a lot like a rubber suit.



%%* ReptilesAreAbhorrent
%%* ScreamingWoman: Both Ann and Trudy.

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%%* ReptilesAreAbhorrent
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* ReptilesAreAbhorrent: Anyone who sees Gil is immediately afraid of him, and for good reason--he seems to be in a constant state of Hulk-esque rage and violently kills anyone he comes across.
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ScreamingWoman: Both Ann and Trudy.Trudy, but it's at least understandable. The sun demon is as hideous as the title and it kills almost everything it sees.

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disambiguated, unsure if fits Morph Weapon or if this is a filming error


* AnAesop: Don't drink and do science.

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* %%* AnAesop: Don't drink and do science.



* AssholeVictim: George.

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* %%* AssholeVictim: George.



* ChaseScene: At the end.
* ClimbingClimax: The Sun Demon flees up to the top of a gasometer.
* CoolCar: Gil's 1956 MG A convertible.
* CoolGun: George's Colt Pocket Hammerless (which inexplicably turns into ''another'' cool gun, a Luger P08, halfway through the scene).

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* %%* ChaseScene: At the end.
* %%* ClimbingClimax: The Sun Demon flees up to the top of a gasometer.
* %%* CoolCar: Gil's 1956 MG A convertible.
* CoolGun: George's Colt Pocket Hammerless (which inexplicably turns into ''another'' cool gun, a Luger P08, halfway through the scene).
convertible.



* EvolutionaryLevels
* GreenEyedMonster: ''Not'' Gil, but rather George.
* HardDrinkingPartyGirl: Trudy.
* HospitalHottie: A few of the nurses, as remarked on by Gil.
* ImmuneToBullets: Averted. [[spoiler:The Sun Demon is killed by gunfire from an ordinary revolver.]]

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* %%* EvolutionaryLevels
* %%* GreenEyedMonster: ''Not'' Gil, but rather George.
* %%* HardDrinkingPartyGirl: Trudy.
* %%* HospitalHottie: A few of the nurses, as remarked on by Gil.
* ImmuneToBullets: Averted. [[spoiler:The Sun Demon is killed by gunfire from an ordinary revolver.]]
Gil.



* MyCarHatesMe: Gil's MG fails to start at one point.

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* %%* MyCarHatesMe: Gil's MG fails to start at one point.



* NuclearMutant

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* %%* NuclearMutant



* PeopleInRubberSuits

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* %%* PeopleInRubberSuits



* ReptilesAreAbhorrent
* ScreamingWoman: Both Ann and Trudy.

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* %%* ReptilesAreAbhorrent
* %%* ScreamingWoman: Both Ann and Trudy.
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The movie was redubbed into a comedy version titled ''Revenge of the Sun Demon'' (also known as ''What's Up, Hideous Sun Demon?'' although it has never been released under this title). On Website/YouTube, [=FredFlix=] transformed the movie into [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tiFwqh6jOAE a pseudo-episode]] of ''Series/TheOuterLimits1963'', complete with vintage 1963 commercials. Film historian Tom Weaver wrote an excellent book about the film as Volume #1 of his ''Scripts from the Crypt'' series, featuring extensive background information about the film as well both versions of the script, including ''Sauros''. Volume #2 will be ''[[Film/TheIndestructibleMan Indestructible Man]]''.

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The movie was redubbed into a comedy version titled ''Revenge of the Sun Demon'' (also known as ''What's Up, Hideous Sun Demon?'' although it has never been released under this title). On Website/YouTube, [=FredFlix=] transformed the movie into [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tiFwqh6jOAE a pseudo-episode]] of ''Series/TheOuterLimits1963'', complete with vintage 1963 commercials. Film historian Tom Weaver wrote an excellent book about the film as Volume #1 of his ''Scripts from the Crypt'' series, featuring extensive background information about the film as well both versions of the script, including ''Sauros''. Volume #2 will be ''[[Film/TheIndestructibleMan Indestructible Man]]''.
''Film/IndestructibleMan''.
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* NuclearNasty

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* NuclearNastyNuclearMutant
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* RecycledSoundtrack: Portions of John Seely's score have been heard in countless other monster movies. Most famously, it was reused a decade later in ''Film/NightOfTheLivingDead1968''.

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* RecycledSoundtrack: Portions of John Seely's score have been heard in countless other monster movies. Most famously, it was reused a decade later in movies, most famously ''Film/NightOfTheLivingDead1968''.
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* EverybodySmokes: This being a 1950's movie, there's a lot of tobacco consumption.

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* EverybodySmokes: This being a 1950's 1950s movie, there's a lot of tobacco consumption.
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* RecycledSoundtrack: John Seely's score has been heard in countless other monster movies. Most famously, it was reused a decade later in ''Film/NightOfTheLivingDead1968''.

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* RecycledSoundtrack: Portions of John Seely's score has have been heard in countless other monster movies. Most famously, it was reused a decade later in ''Film/NightOfTheLivingDead1968''.
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A 1958 SciFiHorror BMovie produced, directed, and cowritten by Robert Clarke, who also starred as the title character. Originally titled ''Sauros'', the story was envisioned as taking place in UsefulNotes/{{Guatemala}} where an expedition seeking uranium deposits encounters a man turned into a monster, it was rewritten to take place in the UsefulNotes/UnitedStates instead due to budget problems, and the monster was also made the main character.

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A 1958 SciFiHorror BMovie produced, directed, directed and cowritten by Robert Clarke, who also starred as the title character. Originally titled ''Sauros'', the story was envisioned as taking place in UsefulNotes/{{Guatemala}} where an expedition seeking uranium deposits encounters a man turned into a monster, it was rewritten to take place in the UsefulNotes/UnitedStates instead due to budget problems, and the monster was also made the main character.

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