- How do you account for its astonishing rate of growth? Or is that normal on Venus?
- No, it isn't. The scientists believe that the Earth's atmosphere has upset its metabolic rate. The more air it breathes, the more tissue it builds, the bigger it gets.

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12 seconds sound clip from the 20 Million Miles to Earth (1957) movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 01:00:37.180 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

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- I asked you correspondents to select three of your number to accompany colonel Calder to the zoo.

- Those selected by you will, of course, pool their interviews with the entire press corps, and we will furnish you all necessary photos.

- Well, I guess that's all, and thank you for your patience.

- Sorry, old boy. My line. John? Get this.

- The size!

- Eight days ago, it was about this tall.

- How do you account for its astonishing rate of growth? Or is that normal on Venus?

- No, it isn't. The scientists believe that the Earth's atmosphere has upset its metabolic rate. The more air it breathes, the more tissue it builds, the bigger it gets.

- If you'll follow me, please.

- You've undoubtedly heard of Doctor Gerhard blankfort of Vienna, probably the world's top man in anesthesia. It's the doctor's job to keep the creature unconscious during the examination.

- Now, you'll note the wire running down to the creature's wrist. Dr. Blankfort keeps 1800 volts of electricity coursing through the body. More voltage, and it would die. Less, and it would awaken.

- Amazing. Utterly amazing.

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How do you account for its astonishing rate of growth? Or is that normal on Venus? -No, it isn't. The scientists believe that the Earth's atmosphere has upset its metabolic rate. The more air it breathes, the more tissue it builds, the bigger it gets.
Some of you may also have heard the story of a monster now confined here in Rome's zoo. That beast is from Venus.
You know, it occurs to me that our friend is perhaps a mutation. But of what species, I do not know.
Well, how will we find him? How will we know him? -He drives a truck with a house that follows like a goat. -A trailer.
On Venus, we discovered quite by accident that these creatures are extremely susceptible to electric shock and that controlled voltage can paralyze them.

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