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{{Infobox television
| image = Monstrous Movie.jpeg
| image_size = 220
| runtime = 2 hours (1974–1983)
| creator = {{Plainlist|
* ] (1974–1977)
⚫ * ] (1977–1982)
* ] (1982–1983)
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| starring = various
| country = ]
| network = ]
| first_aired = {{Start date|1974|9|6}}
| last_aired = {{End date|1983|12|31}}
| num_episodes = N/A
}}
'''''Monstrous Movie''''' was a syndicated horror show, broadcast in the ] area during the 1970s and 1980s. The show aired classic ] and ] movies during its two-hour time slot. The movies broadcast were taken from the classic ] movies of the 1930s to 1950s, the ] and ] films of the 1950s, ]'s horror films of the 1960s, and ]'s "giant monster" (known in Japanese as either ] or ]) movies of the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s.

==Air times==
'''Monstrous Movie''' usually aired on Saturday afternoons. Because it aired after the traditional ] time block, it introduced many younger viewers to classic (and not-so-classic) science fiction and horror movies.

==Chicago==
Beginning in 1974, a station in the ] (later ] and ]) chain, ] (Channel 32), aired its collection of classic science fiction and horror movies—one per week at either 1 p.m. or 1:30 p.m., depending on their schedule. They cycled through their collection every now and then, noticing that the broadcasts were especially popular with youngsters.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xww_s1QEAyk|title=WFLD-TV 32 Chicago Monstrous Movie- The Eye Creatures|work=SharpEditing TV|publisher=YouTube|date=April 17, 2020|access-date=October 4, 2022}}</ref>

The opening and closing sequences for ''Monstrous Movie'' consisted of interchanging images from classic horror movies like '']'', '']'', '']'', '']'', etc.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4aagVCOdv4k|title=WFLD Channel 32 - Monstrous Movie (Opening, 1979?)|work=The Museum of Classic Chicago Television|publisher=YouTube|date=October 27, 2007|access-date=October 4, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LGDSPnHg1tc|title=WFLD Channel 32 - Monstrous Movie (Opening, 1982)|work=The Museum of Classic Chicago Television|publisher=YouTube|date=October 27, 2007|access-date=October 4, 2022}}</ref>

The intro/outro music used for ''Monstrous Movie'' throughout its run was the theme from the ] classic science fiction feature '']'', composed and conducted by ] and his orchestra.

==References==
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==External links==
* {{IMDb title|tt5939284}}
* {{epguides|MonstrousMovie}}

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