| 1 | * AluminumChristmasTrees: Yes, many 1950s atom bomb tests had soldiers walking ''towards'' Ground Zero after the nuke exploded, ForScience And yes, many lawsuits ensued decades later. |
| 2 | * FanPreferredCouple: Many science fiction fans like to, often jokingly, [[CrossoverShip pair up]] Lt. Colonel Manning with a woman his size in the form of [[Film/AttackOfThe50FootWoman Nancy Archer]]. |
| 3 | * MemeticMutation: "What sin could a man commit in a single lifetime..." |
| 4 | * OlderThanTheyThink: In recent times, some have accused Glenn's accident of being a ripoff of the origin story of the [[ComicBook/TheIncredibleHulk Hulk]] -- who in actual fact didn't make his debut until five years after ''The Amazing Colossal Man'' was released. |
| 5 | * TookTheBadFilmSeriously: Whenever someone offers genuine praise for this film, it's typically regarding Glenn Langan's intense performance as the title character. |
| 6 | * SugarWiki/VisualEffectsOfAwesome: Although dated today, the effects used to enlarge Glenn are pretty impressive for the time, and still manage to hold up at times. His half-skull face in the sequel is also still legitimately disturbing. |
| 7 | * {{Wangst}}: To be fair, Glenn ''does'' have legitimate reasons to be upset, but his angst crosses the line into {{Narm}} frequently. |
| 8 | -->"What sin could a man commit in a single lifetime to bring ''this'' on himself?" |
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