The Projected Man

The Projected Man

Year: 1966

Runtime: 77 mins

Language: English

Director: Ian Curteis

Science FictionHorror

Horror of Horrors! Matter-transmitter sabotage leaves a British scientist (Bryant Halliday) disfigured and full of amps.

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1

Prototype Debut

Dr. Steiner and Dr. Mitchell develop a projection device capable of transmitting objects within several miles. The early tests succeed with inanimate objects, but attempts on living subjects consistently end in their deaths, signaling a dangerous flaw.

early development Institute laboratory
2

Hill Joins the Team

Dr. Patricia Hill arrives to assist with the project and helps fix the fatal error that caused the deaths of living subjects. With the fix, Steiner believes the problem has been solved and the team grows more hopeful.

shortly after Institute laboratory
3

Blackmail and Pressures

Blanchard, Steiner's boss, is being blackmailed by Mr. Latham who wants credit for the discovery. He forces Blanchard to push Steiner toward giving a premature presentation to Professor Lembach.

mid-stage Institute
4

Premature Presentation Arranged

Steiner, Mitchell, and Hill prepare to present, but Blanchard orchestrates a staged event. During the demonstration, Blanchard secretly sabotages the machine by applying acid, causing an explosion that halts funding immediately.

event day Institute presentation venue
5

Funding Cut

The catastrophic explosion ends funding for Steiner's project. The team is left demoralized, and the project appears to be doomed.

immediately after Institute
6

Evidence of Tampering

Mitchell discovers that the device has been tampered with, undermining the integrity of the experiment. Steiner then confronts Blanchard at his house with Lembach and Latham, presenting the evidence that the sabotage was deliberate and forcing Lembach to consider a second chance.

soon after Blanchard's residence
7

Projection Plan to Lembach's House

Steiner plans another projection, this time toward Lembach's residence, with some help from his secretary Sheila. Mitchell and Hill return to the laboratory and attempt to intervene, urging caution and reversal.

later Lembach's residence
8

Projection Goes Wrong

Sheila, inexperienced with the device, accidentally projects Steiner to a construction site instead of Lembach's house. He finds a hideout of thieves attempting to break into a bank and discovers he can kill people by touch, with his body badly mutilated due to the projection error. He then steals a pair of rubber gloves and a coat to blend in before returning to the institute.

soon after Construction site
9

Home Invasion and Latham's Death

Steiner breaks into the institute and confronts Latham, killing him. He also destroys the building's power supply, which alerts Hill and Mitchell that something has gone wrong.

later the same night Institute
10

Sheila Is Kidnapped

Steiner kidnaps Sheila and uses interrogation to uncover why Blanchard and Latham plotted against him. He reveals his anger toward them, then sets Sheila's apartment on fire with her inside, though she survives the blaze.

after Sheila's apartment
11

Confrontation at Blanchard's House

Steiner tracks Blanchard to his house and kills him in retribution for the sabotage and manipulation. The act closes a chapter of his vendetta against those behind the project.

after Blanchard's house
12

Demand for Energy

Steiner appears at Hill's house, demanding more electricity so he can survive the projection's effects. Hill and Mitchell try to calm him and persuade him to return to the laboratory and attempt a reversal, but Steiner walks off toward a power plant.

subsequent Hill's house
13

Pursuit to the Power Plant

Davis, Hill, and Mitchell pursue Steiner to a power plant. Davis fires at him, but Steiner resists, forcing the trio to reassess their approach as they try to guide him back to the lab.

finale Power plant
14

Final Confrontation and Disappearance

The trio lures Steiner back to the lab as the facility catches fire and the projection device spirals out of control. Steiner is struck by the projection device's laser and disappears into the blaze, ending the climax.

finale Laboratory

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