Now back in the 1950s and 60s, movies like this would have been given the low grade B budget and would have been seen at the drive in on the bottom of a double bill with HERCULES AND THE VAMPIRE WOMEN.
Now they are big budget with massive CGIs.
Back then there might be two or three high budget movies a week. At our 6 plex we now have three si-fi fantasies, two kid shows and maybe one sophmoric T&A each week.
We are truly living in a fantasy world.
Not a fantasy world, just the post Star Wars kills New Hollywood world. The studios have learned that was used to be B movies are where the money is actually at, that if you actually treat them like they might be popular and spend some money on them they can make a ton of cash. The end of Easy Riders, Raging Bulls talks about it. Really interesting if you’re into the business of the entertainment business.