My family had weekly movie outings in the late 1970s, and we saw a lot of films—everything from musicals like "Grease" and "Thank God It's Friday" to scary movies such as "Carrie," and also the film I want to talk about now: The Incredible Melting Man. I recall being at the Chicago Theater (when it was still showing movies) with my mother and brother for a Carrie screening, and seeing the poster for The Incredible Me…

The Incredible Melting Man, penned and directed by William Sachs, features Alex Rebar, Burr DeBenning, and Myron Healey. Arlon Ober composed the music, and Willy Curtis handled the cinematography. Following a space flight to Saturn where he was exposed to radiation, astronaut Steve West finds his body inexplicably beginning to melt. After managing to escape from the hospital, West wanders around looking for peo…