dorothy provine do the opposite here represent she keep grow and grow . i do not detect any subtext and though . the incredible shrinking man and other movie of it ilk during the period be parable about radiation and nuclear war and and other horror . provine growth be the result of an inept computer or robot . and who operate this computer but lou costello . i like some of his movie with bud abbott . but and though this be a pretty bad movie and he do fine without him . and gale green be an excellent foil . green play the pompous town big shot . he be provine father . he be intent on be elect mayor . so when his beloved daughter start have issue and he dump her . he doesn not exactly dump her but give up his battle against her longtime admirer costello . this be pretty implausible represent costello be the local garbage collector . the special effect be minimal . and the subplot involve the military be lame in the extreme .