X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes
Directed by:
Roger CormanCinematography:
Floyd CrosbyComposer:
Les BaxterCast:
Ray Milland, Diana Van der Vlis, Harold J. Stone, John Hoyt, Don Rickles, Dick Miller, Bert Stevens, Jeffrey Sayre, George DeNormand, Leon Alton, Cosmo Sardo (more)VOD (1)
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Obsessed with expanding the powers of human sight, renowned scientist Dr James Xavier aims to develop a formula that will allow the user to see beyond the visible spectrum. Experimenting on himself, he finally perfects a serum that gives him the power to see through solid objects. As he continues experimenting his ambition turns to obsession. No longer able to control the effects, his vision extends beyond the realms of human comprehension until he finally sees more than he can bear. (Second Sight)
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A likeable low-budget Corman-flick about a doctor who, after experimenting on himself, gains X-ray vision that allows him to see up women's skirts, give people medical diagnoses for money, and hustle blackjack dealers in gambling halls. However, his murderous act and the worsening condition of his eyes lead the story to a bleak ending. The effects are appropriate to the budget, people's insides are painted, and lechers don't get to see women's naked parts because Corman chastely occupies them from the head down to at most a few centimetres below the chin. Former acting celebrity Ray Milland, once an Oscar-winning actor (and later mired in B-movie projects) is as reliable as ever in the lead role; this wasn't his first collaboration with Corman.
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