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  Creature from the Black Lagoon - Uncyclopedia, the content-free encyclopedia
The Creature from the Black Lagoon is a poor misunderstood monster that was created by Universal studios to cash in on the Monster Mayhem films that were so popular during the 1950’s.
The Creature himself is one of the infamous Universal Horror family being the youngest of his 7 siblings (being Dracula, Frankenstein, the Mummy, The Invisible Man, The Wolf Man, The Hunchback and the Phantom).
The Creature was born in 1949 somewhere in the distant parts of Transylvania.
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 Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954) | Classic-Horror
The obsidian waters of the Black Lagoon are the unknown and the Gillman is the horror that springs from it.
Creature from the Black Lagoon is a 50s monster film, yet it also has many qualities that link it to the horror films of earlier decades.
When the Creature silently stalks Julie Adams as she swims, it is a scene of monochromatic beauty that would seem more at home in a Universal film of the 30s or a Val Lewton film of the 40s.
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 Cephalopodcast » Blog Archive » Lurking for You: Creature from the Black Lagoon
Creature from the Black Lagoon was a fl-and-white film released on March 5, 1954.
Further encounters with the creature claim the lives of some of the crew members, before the gill man is captured and locked in a cage aboard the steamer.
The creature is riddled with bullets and stabbed in the heart, before sinking myseriously into the depths of the Black Lagoon.
cephalopodcast.com /blog/2007/10/31/lurking-for-you-creature-from-the-black-lagoon   (722 words)

  
 DVD Review - Creature From The Black Lagoon
As soon as they enter the murky waters of the lagoon it becomes clear however that at least one specimen of the creature seems to be alive still.
Although the creature itself is obviously a man in a rubber suit, the sleek body language and movements of actor Ricou Browning give it character and a distinctive personality.
"Creature from the Black Lagoon" is a fascinating movies and one of the few early horror creatures that became truly iconic over the years, just as Dracula, Frankenstein, the Mummy and the Wolf Man have.
www.dvdreview.com /fullreviews/creature_from_the_black_lagoon.shtml   (1337 words)

  
 Creature From the Black Lagoon: Classic Monster Collection (1954)
For example, when some scouts are in a camp near the lagoon, he attacks them although they don't seem to have done anything especially intrusive; technically he defends his turf, but he appears awfully aggressive in these actions.
The Creature from the Black Lagoon periodically threatens to become typical Fifties-era horror cheese but it always avoids this fate and remains a very compelling little flick.
The Creature From the Black Lagoon appears in an aspect ratio of approximately 1.33:1 on this single-sided, double-layered DVD; due to those dimensions, the image has not been enhanced for 16X9 televisions.
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 Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954)
The Creature's appearance was based on old seventeenth-century woodcuts of two bizarre creatures called the Sea Monk and the Sea Bishop.
The Creature's final head was based on that of the Sea Monk, but the original discarded head was based on that of the Sea Bishop.
Then, from the murky bottom of his lagoon, the Creature leeringly watches Adams as she performs an erotic underwater ballet, and he knows that, for the moment, he can only look, not touch.
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 Creature From The Black Lagoon (1954) Universal Studios
Creature from the Black Lagoon was the last of a long line of classic movie monsters developed by
Creature from the Black Lagoon would be created from the melding of
Creature and The Creature Walks Among Us, the remains of the costume were set out for the trash (!).
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 Science Fiction Cool Stuff
Soon, more people are dead, and the creature has proven itself smart enough to block the exit to the lagoon with a tangled tree to prevent the humans from leaving.
This creature has seen perhaps the most merchandising in Universal's stable of creatures, with images of the gill-man adorning every possible item under the sun, from lunch boxes to wind-up toys, to clothing and even items that would not necessarily warrant such imagery.
The Creature from the Black Lagoon has been the subject of models, toys and busts, some of which were of extremely high quality, and much being, to put it generously, not quite so high quality.
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 Creature From The Black Lagoon
Expert swimmer Ricou Browning portrayed the creature in all the underwater shots, which were filmed at Wakulla Springs in Tallahassee, Florida.
Creature from the Black Lagoon became a box office hit in 1954, and went on to spawn two well-made sequels.
In Revenge of the Creature (made in 1955, once again in 3-D), he was captured and brought to Florida's Marineland aquarium before eventually going on a rampage and returning to the ocean amidst a hail of bullets.
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 Creature From the Black Lagoon
In 1954 Universal unleashed "Creature From the Black Lagoon," on an unsuspecting public.
A scientific expedition searching for fossils along the Amazon hears the story of a legendary creature, half-man, half-fish that prowls the "fl lagoon," an area undisturbed by man for millions of years.
"Creature From the Black Lagoon" stands as a mixture of Universal's horror classics of the previous two decades and the new breed of horror films spawned by the atomic age.
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 The Creature From the Black Lagoon Movie Remake News
The "Creature from the Black Lagoon," a relative youngster, debuted in 1954.
The Creature From the Black Lagoon is scheduled for release sometime in 2004.
Curious as ever about the long-in-development 'Creature from the Black Lagoon' remake (something Guillermo has recently been attached to) I had to get some kind of confirmation as to whether the rumors were true or if Guillermo's involvement was hopeful wishing on Universal's part.
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 all about black lagoon fisheries   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Creature from the Black Lagoon is a 1954 fl-and-white science fiction film directed by Jack Arnold, and starring Richard Carlson, Julia Adams, Richard Denning, Antonio Moreno, and Whit Bissell
The official home page of Ben Chapman, the Gillman from the Creature From the Black Lagoon...
The Creature From The Black Lagoon is a film by famous director Jack Arnold and could be regarded as the birth of the B-movies.
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 Creature From The Black Lagoon - Nostalgia Central
Creature From the Black Lagoon was an instant horror classic, and Gill-Man soon followed his Universal brethren into sequel territory.
This time, Gill-Man was taken out of his Black Lagoon home and plunked down in a Florida aquarium for study.
The Creature Walks Among Us gave Gill-Man a chance to adapt to his new Floridian surroundings, as an emergency operation replaced his trademarked gills with a set of air-breathing lungs.
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 Classic horror collection
Something lurks under the waters of the Black Lagoon — a prehistoric monster, a creature that existed before the dawn of man. This "missing link", a cross between the land-living and the sea-living is the target of an expedition bent on capturing it and bringing it back to civilization for study.
A rescue mission is mounted and the small group sets out to rescue the kidnapped woman and send the creature back to the murky depths from which it emerged....
THE CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON comes to you now with in a newly enhanced video edition, complete with the theatrical trailer, and it remains an enduring tribute to the imaginative genius of its Hollywood creators.
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 DVD Savant Review: Creature from the Black Lagoon, Revenge of the Creature, The Creature Walks Among Us
The Creature from the Black Lagoon: Starry-eyed scientist David Reed (Richard Carlson), adventurer-investor Mark Williams (Richard Denning) and curvaceous Kay (Julia Adams) penetrate the Black Lagoon to search for a full fossil to match the skeletal claw discovered by professor Carl Maia (Antonio Moreno).
With the exception of a few atmospheric moments the Creature is a rather literal mutant fish that only remains a threat when the situation is in his favor - underwater, the dark, confined places, the element of surprise.
The Creature does a lot of reaching blindly onto footpaths and through portholes with a trembling claw that's supposed to be terrifying.
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 Frank's Reel Movie Reviews - Creature Feature of the Month - Creature From the Black Lagoon
Naturally, the Creature is blamed for the murder and he eventually escapes and kills the real murderer.
Creature From the Black Lagoon is part of The Universal Classic Monster Collection that contains the following movies in one DVD set, The Bride of Frankenstein, The Invisible Man, Dracula, The Mummy, Frankenstein, Phantom of the Opera, The Wolfman, and Creature From the Black Lagoon.
This 12" Creature from the Black Lagoon figure is fully articulated and comprised of a film-accurate monster portrait, solid PVC hands, feet, and a rubber wet-suit.
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 Creature from the Black Lagoon Movie Review, DVD Release - Filmcritic.com
Creature from the Black Lagoon was one of many B-movies that found its way into cult status mainly through steamy-car sessions at the drive-ins and the beginning of popcorn projectile throwing as an art (I still think that should be an Olympic event).
Monster jealousy (a la King Kong) is a common theme among the '50s era horror films, and Creature from the Black Lagoon displays such a quality in especially low form.
Creature from the Black Lagoon has achieved its sort of cult-notoriety based upon the one thing it has going for it: innovation.
www.filmcritic.com /misc/emporium.nsf/reviews/Creature-from-the-Black-Lagoon   (698 words)

  
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 CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON: THE LEGACY COLLECTION
The Creature just isn't as scary or impressive lurking in a swimming pool as he was in a shadowy grotto.
In short order the creature's outer layer of skin and gills are peeled away to reveal a more human-like epidermis; a pair of vestigial lungs have started to operate.
Maybe it's taking the analogy too far, but perhaps the Gill Man trilogy can be seen as the story of the Creature's birth from the womb of the Black Lagoon to his first steps into Man's harsh domain.
www.eccentric-cinema.com /cult_movies/creature_legacy.htm   (2026 words)

  
 Pinball Archive Rule Sheet: Creature from the Black Lagoon
Please note that the various timed sequences in Creature have rather unusual and inconsistent timings, and worse yet, these are likely to vary on some machines.
This is the round plastic area in the middle of the playfield, beneath which the Creature hologram is hidden.
CREATURE letters are worth 1M each, subject to the Playfield Multiplier like all other values.
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 Creature from the Black Lagoon Movie Reviews, Pictures - Rotten Tomatoes
That night, the creature emerges from the swamp to kill.
Island diver Ricou Browning plays the creature in the spectacular underwater scenes, the highlight being a beautifully creepy scene of Kay going for a swim, while the smitten creature swims along below her, transfixed.
Its solitary aim was to exploit the viewer's fear of the unknown.
www.rottentomatoes.com /m/1004906-creature_from_the_black_lagoon   (751 words)

  
 Amazon.ca: Creature from the Black Lagoon: Jack Arnold, Richard Carlson, Julie Adams, Richard Denning, Antonio Moreno, ...
I knew that the Creature dvd was out of print and considerably rare, so when I stumbled upon it for $25 I knew I had to give it a shot.
When two scientists dive into the fl lagoon they encounter the creature, and one of the scientists becomes determined to kill the creature in order to get the credit for this find.
Also there are some great extras on the disc, such as the 40 minute Back to the Black Lagoon which goes behind the scenes for The Creature and two sequels made after it.
www.amazon.ca /Creature-Black-Lagoon-Jack-Arnold/dp/0783245130   (1587 words)

  
 Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954)
David is fascinated by the creature and wishes to study it alive, however, his colleague, Dr. Mark Williams, wants to kill the beast and take it back for publicity.
The Gillman (as he is quickly dubbed) does not approve of either option and traps the research team within the Black Lagoon so that he can pick them off one-by-one.
You don’t feel satisfied or happy when the monster dies at the end, unlike with other Universal classics like Dracula or the Creature from the Black Lagoon, where the villain is so simply cut-and-dry.
www.filmsy.com /reviews/creature-from-the-black-lagoon-1954   (723 words)

  
 The Gillman's Movie Trivia
The Creature from the Black Lagoon, at age 15 million years old, is the last survivor of its species - a mixture of amphibian and man. When his habitat in the Amazon is disturbed, he attacks those who try to capture it.
The Creature from the Black Lagoon was influenced by H. Lovecraft, who wrote tales of strange creatures who never evolved from amphibians.
Universal Studios, the "Creature is either the last remnant of a 15 million year old species, or has itself survived since the Devonian age.
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 50's and 60's horror movies CR
Lurking in the depths of the lake is an amphibious creature that the expedition attempts to capture.
When the "gill-man", (Browning), sinks to the bottom of the lagoon after being rendered unconcious by the scientists, the creature is brought aboard the "Rita", but the webbed footed monster wakes, escapes from its captors and embarks on a campaign of revenge by blocking the boat's exit from the lagoon.
When the Gill-Man is captured, the creature is accidentally dowsed in petrol and set alight forcing the captors to take their captive to San Francisco where scientists William Barton, (Morrow), and Thomas Morgan, (Reason), experiment on the creature to save it's life.
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 Cryptomundo.com » Creature From The Black Lagoon
What he finds not only shatters his vision of what the Creature might be, but could change the history of the human race forever.
“The Creature From the Black Lagoon” was a favorite film of mine as a child, I just loved the idea of some kind of aquatic reptile man swimming around with cool webbed hands.
The story is titled ‘TIME’s Black Lagoon’ so time travel became essential to the whole thing but it would be MUCH more plausible if he were to just stumble upon one in MODERN times…would the creature still not possibly be seen as the ‘throwback’.
www.cryptomundo.com /cryptozoo-news/blacklagoon06   (1151 words)

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