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His wife tries to hug him but a devastated Scott pushes her away. An antidote is found to arrest Scott's shrinking, but doctors warn him that he will remain three feet tall for the rest of his life unless something is found to make him grow again. He feels humiliated and lashes out at her in frustration. Scott is now the height of a toddler, standing 3ft tall and weighing 52 pounds. Scott is advised to sell his story and he begins keeping a journal of his experiences.

Media attention forces Scott into seclusion inside his home. Scott's condition makes him a national curiosity. Louise promises to stay, as Scott's wedding ring falls off his finger.

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Scott tells Louise in light of his predicament she is free to leave him. He is shrinking by a seventh of an inch a day. Scott is referred to a medical research institute, where it is determined Scott's exposure to the mist, combined with his later exposure to a pesticide, rearranged his molecular structure, causing him to shrink. At first dismissive, Scott's doctor confirms his shrinking using X-rays. Scott finds himself continuing to shrink, and seeks medical advice.

Six months later, Scott notices his clothes are too large. He is on vacation with his wife, Louise, when a strange mist covers him. Robert Scott Carey, known as 'Scott', stands 6ft 2in tall and weighs 185 pounds. In 2009, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being 'culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant'. A new adaptation was announced in 2013, with Matheson writing the screenplay with his son Richard Christian Matheson. Other remakes were planned in the early 2000s, one of which was to star Eddie Murphy in a more comedic variation on the film. A remake was developed years later, eventually becoming the comedy The Incredible Shrinking Woman (1981). A sequel, The Fantastic Little Girl, originally penned by Matheson, never went into production.

The film grossed $1.43 million in the United States and Canada and was among the highest-grossing science fiction films of the 1950s. The director's original ending remained in the film. Williams was constantly being injured on set.īefore the film's release in New York City on February 22, 1957, its ending first went to test audiences who felt the character's fate should be changed. Production went over budget, and filming had to be extended certain special effects shots required reshooting. Scenes involving special effects were shot throughout production, while others used the large sets of Universal's back lot. O'Herlihy turned down the role, leading Universal to sign Williams to star in the lead. Director Jack Arnold initially wanted Dan O'Herlihy to play Scott. Matheson's script was written in flashbacks, and Richard Alan Simmons rewrote it using a more conventional narrative structure. He also completed the novel upon which the film is based while production was under way. The film's storyline was expanded by Matheson after he had sold the story to Universal-International Pictures Co., Inc. As Scott shrinks to the point he can fit into a doll house, he has a battle with his family cat, which leaves him lost and alone in his basement, where he is now smaller than the average insect. When he learns there is no cure for his condition, he lashes out at his wife. By the time Scott has reached the height of a small boy, his condition becomes known to the public. Months later, he discovers that he appears to be shrinking. While relaxing on a boat, Scott is enveloped by a strange fog. The film stars Grant Williams as Scott and Randy Stuart as Scott's wife Louise. The Incredible Shrinking Man is a 1957 American science fiction film directed by Jack Arnold based on Richard Matheson's 1956 novel The Shrinking Man.