But the uncompromising film slowly grew in popularity and critical respect, and raised Romero to great heights as a horror filmmaker.It appears that he is alone and isolated - he is - but as the camera pulls back, it reveals that he is on a plane filled with passengers of various ages.His device emitted radiation that triggered mutation in the body of Senator Kelly.The politician was artificially transformed into a mutant with a malleable, jelly-like body, able to stretch into pliable shapes.Riggs was given Purina dog biscuits to chew on, to prevent him from continuing his lethal smoking habit.In his grieving rage, Lensherr""s out-of-control magnetic power crushed every metal object in the room, compressed the helmets of the two guards and killed them, and destroyed the office and adjoining lab - as Schmidt chuckled.