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pos: Creature from the Black Lagoon scrape Julie Adams' head against the wall when carrying her in the grotto scenes. Ricou Browning played the Gill-Man in the underwater shots, which were filmed by the second unit in Wakulla Springs, Florida. "Creature from the Black Lagoon" received positive reviews from critics upon its release and is now considered a classic. Leonard Maltin awarded the film three out of a possible four stars, writing, "Archetypal '50s monster movie has been copied so often that some of the edge is gone, but ... is still entertaining, with juicy atmosphere and luminous underwater photography sequences." Film review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes

neg: Creature from the Black Lagoon co-star Julie Adams succeed in their "romance". Creature from the Black Lagoon Creature from the Black Lagoon is a 1954 American black-and-white 3D monster horror film from Universal-International, produced by William Alland, directed by Jack Arnold, that stars Richard Carlson, Julia Adams, Richard Denning, Antonio Moreno and Whit Bissell. The Creature was played by Ben Chapman on land and by Ricou Browning underwater. The film premiered in Detroit on February 12 and was released on a regional basis, opening on various dates. "Creature from the Black Lagoon" was filmed in 3D and originally projected by the polarized light method. The

neg: Creature from the Black Lagoon Creature from the Black Lagoon Creature from the Black Lagoon is a 1954 American black-and-white 3D monster horror film from Universal-International, produced by William Alland, directed by Jack Arnold, that stars Richard Carlson, Julia Adams, Richard Denning, Antonio Moreno and Whit Bissell. The Creature was played by Ben Chapman on land and by Ricou Browning underwater. The film premiered in Detroit on February 12 and was released on a regional basis, opening on various dates. "Creature from the Black Lagoon" was filmed in 3D and originally projected by the polarized light method. The audience wore viewers with gray polarizing filters,

neg: Creature from the Black Lagoon: The Musical Creature from the Black Lagoon: The Musical Creature From the Black Lagoon: The Musical was a live performance show formerly located at the Universal Studios Hollywood theme park in Los Angeles, California. It debuted on July 1, 2009, replacing "Fear Factor LIVE". As of March 9, 2010, this show was officially closed. The musical at Universal Studios Hollywood was loosely based on the basic plot of the 1954 Universal film. The show began with a clip from "The Today Show" with Matt Lauer, talking about the Creature. The premise was that Universal made the film based on a real creature,

neg: Creature from the Black Lagoon: The Musical the leading lady from the original 1954 "Creature from the Black Lagoon" attended the premiere. Creature from the Black Lagoon: The Musical Creature From the Black Lagoon: The Musical was a live performance show formerly located at the Universal Studios Hollywood theme park in Los Angeles, California. It debuted on July 1, 2009, replacing "Fear Factor LIVE". As of March 9, 2010, this show was officially closed. The musical at Universal Studios Hollywood was loosely based on the basic plot of the 1954 Universal film. The show began with a clip from "The Today Show" with Matt Lauer, talking about

neg: Revenge of the Creature Revenge of the Creature Revenge of the Creature ( Return of the Creature and Return of the Creature from the Black Lagoon) is the first of two Universal-International sequels to "Creature from the Black Lagoon". It was the only 3D film released in 1955 and the only 3D sequel to a 3D film released during "the golden age of 3D". Produced by William Alland, directed by Jack Arnold, the film stars John Agar and Lori Nelson. It marked Clint Eastwood's film debut. "Revenge of the Creature" premiered in Denver on March 23, 1955 and a "flat", non-3D sequel, "The Creature

neg: Creature from the Black Lagoon of the Creature" wherein the Gill-man killed a guard in this fashion). "Creature from the Black Lagoon" spawned two sequels: "Revenge of the Creature" (1955), which was also filmed and released in 3D in hopes of reviving the format, and "The Creature Walks Among Us" (1956), filmed in 2D. A comedic appearance with Abbott and Costello on an episode of "The Colgate Comedy Hour" aired prior to the film's release. The appearance is commonly known as "Abbott and Costello Meet the Creature from the Black Lagoon". In 1982, John Landis wanted Jack Arnold to direct a remake of the film,

neg: Revenge of the Creature Creature Walks Among Us". A bonus behind-the-scenes documentary was added for the set. The film was re-released on Blu Ray, along with both other films in the "Creature" trilogy. Notes Bibliography Revenge of the Creature Revenge of the Creature ( Return of the Creature and Return of the Creature from the Black Lagoon) is the first of two Universal-International sequels to "Creature from the Black Lagoon". It was the only 3D film released in 1955 and the only 3D sequel to a 3D film released during "the golden age of 3D". Produced by William Alland, directed by Jack Arnold, the

neg: The Creature Walks Among Us of course, is frightening enough to scare the scales off a tarpon. However, he apparently hasn't terrified his Hollywood discoverers." Universal released "The Creature Walks Among Us" on DVD in a boxed set along with "Creature from the Black Lagoon" and "Revenge of the Creature", and added a bonus behind-the-scenes documentary on the famous trilogy. Notes Bibliography The Creature Walks Among Us The Creature Walks Among Us is a 1956 American monster horror film and the third and final installment of the "Creature from the Black Lagoon" series from Universal Pictures, following the previous year's "Revenge of the Creature". The

neg: Monster human scale. During this period, the fish-man monster Gill-man was developed in the film series "Creature from the Black Lagoon". Britain's Hammer Film Productions brought color to the monster movies in the late 1950s. Around this time, the earlier Universal films were usually shown on American television by independent stations (rather than network stations) by using announcers with strange personas, who gained legions of young fans. Although they have since changed considerably, movie monsters did not entirely disappear from the big screen as they did in the late 1940s. Occasionally, monsters are depicted as friendly or misunderstood creatures. King Kong

neg: Ginger Stanley "Creature Feature: 50 Years of the Gill-Man" (2004) and "Creature Feature: 60 Years of the Gill-Man" (2014), about the filming and marketing of the horror film, "Creature From the Black Lagoon". Ginger Stanley Ginger Stanley (born December 19, 1931 in Sandersville, Georgia) is an American model, actress and stunt woman. She is best known for her stunt work in the horror films "Creature from the Black Lagoon" (1954), swimming as a double for lead actress Julie Adams, and the movie's sequel, "Revenge of the Creature" (1955), swimming as a double for lead actress Lori Nelson. Stanley left her home in

neg: Creature from the Black Lagoon (pinball) Creature from the Black Lagoon (pinball) Creature from the Black Lagoon is a pinball machine designed by John Trudeau ("Dr. Flash") and released by Midway (under the "Bally" brand name). It is loosely based on the movie of the same name. The game's theme is 1950's drive-in theater. The pinball game was licensed from Universal Studios by Bally so that all backglass and cabinet artwork and creature depictions would resemble those of the original movie. The centerpiece of the table's playfield is a holographic depiction of the titular Creature, illuminated and in motion during multiball play within its "Black Lagoon

neg: Tom Hennesy Tom Hennesy Tom Hennesy, American actor and stuntman. Known for playing the Gill-man (on land and in water) in "Revenge of the Creature", the second installment of the "Creature from the Black Lagoon" trilogy. Tom Hennesy began his movie and TV career as a Stuntman and Actor, while he was in college and playing football at USC. Hennesy played the title role in the classic Universal horror film "Revenge Of The Creature" (the sequel to the Creature From The Black Lagoon). Hennesy served in the United States Navy in World War II. Hennesy acted and performed stunts in numerous John

neg: Eucritta Eucritta Eucritta (meaning "true creature") is a genus of stem-tetrapod from the Viséan epoch in the Carboniferous period of Scotland. The name of the type and only species, E. melanolimnetes ("true creature from the black lagoon") is a homage to the 1954 horror film "Creature from the Black Lagoon". "E. melanolimnetes" was about long, and displayed mixed tetrapod characteristics, such as an amphibian-like skull and a reptilian palate. Its eye sockets were shaped like keyholes, with pointed openings at the front that may have contained a gland of unknown function. This characteristic is also seen in the Loxommatinae subfamily, in

neg: Creature from the Black Lagoon reports an approval rating of 84%, based on , with an overall rating average of 6.9/10. The film is recognized by American Film Institute in these lists: In 1980, Universal released "Creature from the Black Lagoon" on video cassette in an anaglyph 3D version, using the Deep Vision anaglyph 3D release as its source. Subsequent releases on VHS, Beta and DVD were the 2D version. On October 2, 2012, Universal Studios Home Entertainment released the film on Blu-ray as a 2D / Blu-ray 3D dual format disc as part of the "Universal Classic Monsters: The Essential Collection" box set. On

neg: Creature from the Black Lagoon similar to the viewers most commonly used today. Because the brief 1950s 3D film fad had peaked in mid-1953 and was fading fast in early 1954, many audiences actually saw the film "flat", in 2D. Typically, the film was shown in 3D in large downtown theaters and flat in smaller neighborhood theaters. In 1975 "Creature from the Black Lagoon" was re-released to theaters in the inferior red-and-blue-glasses anaglyph 3D format, which was also used for a 1980 home video release on Beta and VHS videocassettes. For marketing reasons, a comedic appearance with Abbott and Costello on an episode of "The

neg: Revenge of the Creature the Creature from the Black Lagoon", filming took place at Marineland of Florida which played the part of the film's Ocean Harbor Oceanarium. The St. Johns River stood in for the Amazon in the film. The Lobster House restaurant where the Creature kidnaps Lori Nelson was located in Jacksonville, Florida. It was destroyed by fire in 1962. The Diamondhead Restaurant (now the River City Brewing Co.) was built adjacent to the site where the old Lobster House once stood. Friendship Park was built on the vacant land near where the Lobster House stood. "Revenge of the Creature" marks the screen

neg: Creature from the Black Lagoon: The Musical attraction on August 14, 2008, confirming that it would soon be replaced by a "Creature From the Black Lagoon"-themed show titled "Creature From the Black Lagoon- The Musical" to open the following Spring. Fred Barton served as composer and co-lyricist, Gerard Alessandrini served as co-lyricist and co-director. Peter Fish provided additional music and Lynne Taylor-Corbett received final credit as choreographer and director. Jonathan Tolins is the scriptwriter, and the production is co-produced by Marc Routh and Broadway Attractions. Due to lack of audience interest, "Creature from the Black Lagoon: The Musical" was closed temporarily in mid September. On March 9,

neg: Creature from the Black Lagoon Colgate Comedy Hour" aired prior to the film's release. The appearance is commonly known as "Abbott and Costello Meet the Creature from the Black Lagoon". Ben Chapman reprised his role as the Gill-Man for the program. "Creature from the Black Lagoon" generated two sequels: "Revenge of the Creature" (1955), which was also filmed and released in 3D in hopes of reviving the format, and "The Creature Walks Among Us" (1956), filmed in 2D. The creature, also known as the Gill-man, is usually counted among the classic Universal Monsters. A geology expedition in the Amazon uncovers fossilized evidence (a skeletal hand

neg: Creature suit invented. As part of his circus sideshow in London in 1846, P. T. Barnum had an actor wearing a fur suit of an "ape-man", and continued to dress actors in similar costumes as attractions. They were used starting from the early days of film as practical effects, to represent animals that were too prohibitive to train or use, such as gorillas. Some films even tried to pass off costumes as real animals, which caused controversy. The first foam rubber creature suit used in film was Gill-man, from the film "Creature from the Black Lagoon", which released in 1954 and beat

neg: Creature from the Black Lagoon The scientists decide to risk it, unaware that the amphibious "Gill-man" that killed Carl's assistants has been watching them. Taking notice of the beautiful Kay, the creature follows the "Rita" all the way downriver to the Black Lagoon. Once the expedition arrives, David and Mark go diving to collect rock samples from the lagoon floor. After they return, Kay goes swimming and is stalked underwater by the Gill-man, who then gets briefly caught in one of the ship's drag lines. Although it escapes, the creature leaves a claw behind in the net, revealing its existence. Subsequent encounters with the Gill-man

neg: Creature from the Black Lagoon two versions. In October 2012, the studio hired Dave Kajganich to write the film. The film was expected to hit theaters by May 2014, but was ultimately cancelled. Universal Pictures is developing a shared universe of rebooted modern-day versions of their classic Universal Monsters, with various films in different stages of development. The series begins with "The Mummy" (2017) and will continue with "Bride of Frankenstein" (2019). "The Creature from the Black Lagoon" has a story written by Jeff Pinkner and a script written by Will Beall. In June 2017, Kurtzman revealed that the Gill-man will be from the Amazon.

neg: Galaxy Invader of locals intent on cashing in on the creature. "Galaxy Invader" did not have the usual format that Don Dohler employed in many of his B straight-to-VHS films. With a short timeline and limited budget, more emphasis was placed on characters than sci-fi special effects. The green, web-footed alien monster in the film has a superficial resemblance to the titular entity from "Creature from the Black Lagoon". The rubber suit and mask was also unfavourably compared to other film monsters. The film's cast, however, was part of Don Dohler's stable of friends and includes Donald Leifert and George Stover both

neg: White dress of Marilyn Monroe Diana Vreeland, Travilla did not design the dress but actually bought it off the rack, though Travilla denied this. In the film, the white dress appears in the sequence in which Marilyn Monroe and co-star Tom Ewell exit the Trans-Lux 52nd Street Theatre, then located at 586 Lexington Avenue in Manhattan, having just watched the 1954 horror film "Creature from the Black Lagoon". When they hear a subway train passing below the grate in the sidewalk, Monroe's character steps onto the grate saying "Ooh, do you feel the breeze from the subway?", as the wind blows the dress up exposing

neg: Creature from the Black Lagoon (pinball) This table is also included in "Williams Pinball Classics" (2001) for PC. Creature from the Black Lagoon (pinball) Creature from the Black Lagoon is a pinball machine designed by John Trudeau ("Dr. Flash") and released by Midway (under the "Bally" brand name). It is loosely based on the movie of the same name. The game's theme is 1950's drive-in theater. The pinball game was licensed from Universal Studios by Bally so that all backglass and cabinet artwork and creature depictions would resemble those of the original movie. The centerpiece of the table's playfield is a holographic depiction of the titular

neg: Gill-man Gill-man The Gill-man—commonly called The Creature—is the lead antagonist of the 1954 black-and-white science fiction film "Creature from the Black Lagoon" and its two sequels "Revenge of the Creature" (1955) and "The Creature Walks Among Us" (1956). In all three films, Ricou Browning portrays the Gill-man when he is swimming underwater. In the scenes when the Gill-man is walking on dry land, Ben Chapman plays the creature in the first film, followed by Tom Hennesy in the second, and Don Megowan in the third. The Gill-man's popularity as an iconic monster of cinema has led to numerous cameo appearances, including

neg: Gill-man down for good on March 9, 2010 and replaced by Special Effects Stage which opened three months later on June 26, 2010. Gill-man The Gill-man—commonly called The Creature—is the lead antagonist of the 1954 black-and-white science fiction film "Creature from the Black Lagoon" and its two sequels "Revenge of the Creature" (1955) and "The Creature Walks Among Us" (1956). In all three films, Ricou Browning portrays the Gill-man when he is swimming underwater. In the scenes when the Gill-man is walking on dry land, Ben Chapman plays the creature in the first film, followed by Tom Hennesy in the second,

neg: Gill-man 2009, however, the proposed director, Breck Eisner, dropped out of the project. , the proposed remake has not been made. The "Creature from the Black Lagoon" is one of many Universal monsters that will be receiving a reboot as a part of Universal Pictures' shared film universe titled Dark Universe. The series brings Universal's monsters into a modern-day setting, and begins with "The Mummy" (2017) and will continue with "Bride of Frankenstein" (2019). "The Creature from the Black Lagoon" has a story written by Jeff Pinkner and a script written by Will Beall. "The Mummy" alludes to the existence of

neg: Creature from the Black Lagoon: The Musical and a new team of explorers were on a second expedition to investigate, the principals being Kay, Mark & David (all characters which also appeared in the original film). Aboard the Rita, the Captain (which in this version, is an Amazonian woman - a voo-doo Shirley Bassey) leads the cast in the opening number, “Black Lagoon". Kay vents her romantic frustrations with her fiancé in the second song, “Slay Me". The song recreates the famous "swimming sequence" from the original movie, in which Kay swims while the Creature observes her below, tantalized. The next song is “Prime Evil", in which

neg: Creature from the Black Lagoon But on November 8, 2017, Alex Kurtzman and Chris Morgan moved on to other projects, leaving the future of the "Dark Universe" in doubt. On January 15, 2018, it was reported by Omega Underground that the production team for the "Bride of Frankenstein" has reassembled and are now eyeing Gal Gadot for the lead role, so there is still hope for the Dark Universe and the other Universal reboots. The 2017 film "The Shape of Water" was partly inspired by Guillermo del Toro's childhood memories of "Creature from the Black Lagoon"; he wished to see the Gill-man and the film's

neg: Creature from the Black Lagoon by the 2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike; as a result, Eisner made "The Crazies" (2010) the number one on his priority list instead. His new goal was to finish filming "The Crazies" and then begin filming "Creature from the Black Lagoon" in Manaus, Brazil and on the Amazon River in Peru. Eisner was inspired to shoot on location by the film "Fitzcarraldo", and the boat set had been built. Eisner continued to rewrite the script, which was to be a summer blockbuster full of "action and excitement, but [still] scary". Eisner spent six months designing the new incarnation of

neg: Creature from the Haunted Sea "Ozus' World Movie Reviews" gave the film a grade D, calling it "rotten", panning the film's "juvenile" comedy, and monster design. Creature from the Haunted Sea Creature from the Haunted Sea is a 1961 horror comedy film directed by Roger Corman. Written by Charles B. Griffith, the film is a parody of spy, gangster, and monster movies (mostly "Creature from the Black Lagoon"), concerning a secret agent, XK150 (played by Robert Towne under the pseudonym Edward Wain), who goes under the code name "Sparks Moran" in order to infiltrate a criminal gang led by Renzo Capetto (Antony Carbone), who is

neg: Creature from the Black Lagoon June 4, 2013, the "Creature from the Black Lagoon" Blu-ray disc was released as a stand-alone title. "Creature from the Black Lagoon" was novelized in 1954 by John Russell Fearn under the pseudonym of "Vargo Statten", then later, in 1977, in mass market paperback under the pseudonym of "Carl Dreadstone". This was part of a short-lived series of books based on the classic Universal horror films. The 1977 book was introduced by Ramsey Campbell, but was written by Walter Harris. The 1977 novel offers a completely different Gill-man, who in this version of the story is gigantic, almost as big

neg: Count Alucard (character) "Son of Dracula". They made the name "Alucard" by spelling "Dracula" backward. "Son of Dracula" is the third film in Universal's "Dracula" trilogy, preceded by "Dracula" (1931) and "Dracula's Daughter" (1936). Like "Creature from the Black Lagoon" and "The Wolf Man", it is an example of a monster movie with no novelization history. Alucard is the first son of Count Dracula, King of the Vampires, and is "Prince of Vampires", later revealed to be Dracula himself. At the beginning of the film, Alucard is an old man who is invited to the US, where he meets Katherine Caldwell, a woman

neg: Lagoon Boy saw fit, using it as a jettison device to reach a flying Powerboy. While not a superpower "per se", he also has access to wealth acquired from submerged ships and cities. Lagoon Boy Lagoon Boy is a fictional superhero published by DC Comics. His name and appearance are references to the title character from the classic horror feature film "The Creature from the Black Lagoon". Lagoon Boy first appeared in "Aquaman" vol. 5 #50 (December 1998) and was created by Erik Larsen. No writer has yet provided an origin story for Lagoon Boy. In his first appearance, he is allowed

neg: The Creature Walks Among Us The Creature Walks Among Us The Creature Walks Among Us is a 1956 American monster horror film and the third and final installment of the "Creature from the Black Lagoon" series from Universal Pictures, following the previous year's "Revenge of the Creature". The film was directed by John Sherwood, the long-time Universal-International assistant director, in his directorial debut. Jack Arnold, who had directed the first two films in the series, had moved on to "A-list" films, and felt he had no more to contribute to the horror genre. He suggested that his assistant director, Sherwood, could move up to full

neg: Mockbuster etc. in hopes that consumers confuse it with the actual film it mimics, but their producers maintain that they are simply offering additional products for consumers who want to watch additional films in the same subgenres. "Mockbuster" is a portmanteau combining the words "mock" with "blockbuster." Mockbusters have a long history in Hollywood and elsewhere. For example, the 1959 Vanwick film "The Monster of Piedras Blancas" was a clear derivative of "Creature from the Black Lagoon", complete with a creature suit by the same designer, Jack Kevan. "Attack of the 50 Foot Woman" spawned "Village of the Giants"; "The Land

neg: Lagoon Boy Lagoon Boy Lagoon Boy is a fictional superhero published by DC Comics. His name and appearance are references to the title character from the classic horror feature film "The Creature from the Black Lagoon". Lagoon Boy first appeared in "Aquaman" vol. 5 #50 (December 1998) and was created by Erik Larsen. No writer has yet provided an origin story for Lagoon Boy. In his first appearance, he is allowed into Atlantis as part of an attempt by Aquaman to make Atlantis more open to those living outside the city by granting them citizenship. His presence is met with protests by

neg: Creature from the Haunted Sea Creature from the Haunted Sea Creature from the Haunted Sea is a 1961 horror comedy film directed by Roger Corman. Written by Charles B. Griffith, the film is a parody of spy, gangster, and monster movies (mostly "Creature from the Black Lagoon"), concerning a secret agent, XK150 (played by Robert Towne under the pseudonym Edward Wain), who goes under the code name "Sparks Moran" in order to infiltrate a criminal gang led by Renzo Capetto (Antony Carbone), who is trying to transport a colonel, a group of exiled Cuban nationals, and a large portion of the Cuban treasury out of

neg: King Kong (2005 film) origin of the zombie plague in his 1992 film "Braindead". During the filming of Jackson's 1996 film "The Frighteners", Universal Pictures was impressed with Jackson's dailies and early visual effects footage. The studio was adamant to work with Jackson on his next project and, in late 1995, offered him the chance to direct a remake of the 1954 film "Creature from the Black Lagoon". He turned down the offer, but Universal became aware of Jackson's obsession with "King Kong" and subsequently offered him the opportunity to direct that remake. The studio did not have to worry of lawsuits concerning the

neg: The Amazing Spider-Man (2012 film) came out" which made every studio want 3D. This was Webb's first film using the technique, and he did not want a force-fit or clumsy conversion as he had seen in other films. Webb cited childhood films such as "Creature from the Black Lagoon" and "House of Wax" for inspirations to push the 3D in his film even further than the type of depth that James Cameron uses in his film. The Vancouver branch of Sony Pictures Imageworks was responsible for the digital touch-up. The group improved the sewer and high school battle scene with many of Spider-Man's poses and

neg: Creature from the Black Lagoon capture the creature single-handedly, underwater. It then abducts Kay and takes her to its cavern lair. David, Lucas and Carl give chase, and Kay is rescued. The creature is riddled with bullets before retreating to the lagoon, where its body sinks into the watery depths. Producer William Alland was attending a 1941 dinner party during the filming of "Citizen Kane" (in which he played the reporter Thompson) when Mexican cinematographer Gabriel Figueroa told him about the myth of a race of half-fish, half-human creatures in the Amazon River. Alland wrote story notes titled "The Sea Monster" 10 years later. His

neg: Thetis Lake Monster reports described the creature as roughly resembling the Gill-man from the "Creature from the Black Lagoon". The Royal Canadian Mounted Police investigated, but could find no evidence. Two other boys fishing on the opposite shore of the lake claimed to have also seen the monster. However when writer Daniel Loxton contacted one of the individuals years later, he admitted they had fabricated the story to get attention. Loxton discovered that the boys description of the scaly monster — which specified a sharply pointed head and large, ear-like gills — exactly matched that of the monster featured in the film "Monster

neg: The Mummy (franchise) personality. On July 16, 2014, Universal announced that they had tapped Alex Kurtzman and Chris Morgan to develop all classic movie monsters which include Frankenstein, Dracula, The Wolf Man, Creature from the Black Lagoon, The Invisible Man, Bride of Frankenstein, and The Mummy. The first film they will develop together will be "The Mummy", for which they had begun the meetings. So on July 30, Kurtzman was set to direct the film. Next day, the film's release date was pushed back to March 27, 2017, when Universal announced the April 22 for its new film "The Huntsman". The film's plot

neg: The Monster of Piedras Blancas their first film, was designed as a takeoff on U-I's popular "Creature from the Black Lagoon", whose iconic monster suit Kevan had helped create. For this film's fictional "diplovertebron", Kevan cut cost and labor time by using existing molds for the feet (cast from those of the Metaluna Mutant from "This Island Earth") and the oversized hands (designed originally for "The Mole People"). Actor/stuntman Pete Dunn wore the green-hued monster suit in the film and did double-duty playing the bartender character. Parts of the rubber monster suit showed up years later in the TV show "Flipper", in the episode "Flipper's

neg: Creature from the Black Lagoon the Gill-man with Mark McCreery ("Jurassic Park", and Davy Jones' designer). The director said the design was "very faithful to the original, but updated" and that the Gill-man would still be sympathetic. In 2009, it was reported that Carl Erik Rinsch might direct a 2010 remake that would be produced by Marc Abraham, Eric Newman and Gary Ross; however, a project featuring this ensemble had been abandoned by 2011. In March 2012, Universal announced that a remake was in production, and would simply be titled "The Black Lagoon" rather than "Creature from the Black Lagoon", in order to distinguish the

neg: The Shape of Water wanting to see the Gill-man and Kay Lawrence (played by Julie Adams) succeed in their romance. When del Toro was in talks with Universal to direct a remake of "Creature from the Black Lagoon", he tried pitching a version focused more on the creature's perspective, where the Creature ended up together with the female lead, but the studio executives rejected the concept. Del Toro set the film during the 1960s Cold War era to counteract today's heightened tensions, specifying, "if I say once upon a time in 1962, it becomes a fairy tale for troubled times. People can lower their

neg: Creature from the Black Lagoon inspiration was "Beauty and the Beast". In December 1952, Maurice Zimm expanded this into a treatment, which Harry Essex and Arthur Ross rewrote as "The Black Lagoon". Following the success of the 3D film "House of Wax" in 1953, Jack Arnold was hired to direct the film in the same format. The designer of the approved Gill-man was Disney animator Milicent Patrick, though her role was deliberately downplayed by make-up artist Bud Westmore, who for half a century would receive sole credit for the creature's conception. Jack Kevan, who worked on "The Wizard of Oz" (1939) and made prosthetics for

neg: Ricou Browning Ricou Browning Ricou Browning (born November 23, 1930) is an American film director, actor, producer, screenwriter, underwater cinematographer and stuntman. He is best known for his underwater stunt work, playing the Gill-man in "Creature from the Black Lagoon", "Revenge of the Creature" and "The Creature Walks Among Us". Other actors portrayed the creature on land. He is also the only actor to have portrayed the creature more than once. He is the only surviving Gill-man actor, and the last surviving original Universal Classic Monsters. Browning also co-created "Flipper". Browning directed the underwater scenes in "Thunderball" (1966 Academy Award winner for

neg: Creature from the Black Lagoon assistants have been killed while he was away. Lucas suggests it was likely done by a jaguar, but the others are unsure. A further excavation of the area where Carl found the fossil turns up nothing. Mark is ready to give up the search, but David suggests that perhaps thousands of years ago the part of the embankment containing the rest of the skeleton fell into the water and was washed downriver, broken up by the current. Carl says the tributary empties into a lagoon. Lucas calls it the "Black Lagoon", a paradise from which no one has ever returned.

neg: Manphibian of Marvel Comics' monster characters in 2015. Manphibian Manphibian is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. It has some resemblance to the "Gill Man" seen in "Creature from the Black Lagoon". Manphibian first appeared in "Legion of Monsters" #1 and was created by Marv Wolfman, Tony Isabella, Dave Cockrum, and Sam Grainger. Manphibian's alien species did not suffer the delusional concept of fate. They did not reinvent such calamities in their own minds as a call to a righteous and vital missions like a hunt for revenge. They realized the true motive for such

neg: Manphibian Manphibian Manphibian is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. It has some resemblance to the "Gill Man" seen in "Creature from the Black Lagoon". Manphibian first appeared in "Legion of Monsters" #1 and was created by Marv Wolfman, Tony Isabella, Dave Cockrum, and Sam Grainger. Manphibian's alien species did not suffer the delusional concept of fate. They did not reinvent such calamities in their own minds as a call to a righteous and vital missions like a hunt for revenge. They realized the true motive for such actions was to share their own pain

neg: Ricou Browning stunt coordinator and underwater sequence director on a number of features, including "Island of the Lost" (1967), "Caddyshack" (1980), "Thunderball" (1965) and "Never Say Never Again" (1983). He has a son, Ricou Browning, Jr., who, like his father, is also a marine coordinator, actor, and stuntman. Ricou Browning Ricou Browning (born November 23, 1930) is an American film director, actor, producer, screenwriter, underwater cinematographer and stuntman. He is best known for his underwater stunt work, playing the Gill-man in "Creature from the Black Lagoon", "Revenge of the Creature" and "The Creature Walks Among Us". Other actors portrayed the creature on

neg: The Creature Walks Among Us director, which partly affected Universal's decision to allow him to direct the film. "The Creature Walks Among Us" starred Jeff Morrow, Rex Reason, and Leigh Snowden, and, like the original "Creature from the Black Lagoon", had music composed by Henry Mancini, who at the time was under contract with Universal. Following the Gill-man's escape from Ocean Harbor Oceanarium in Florida, a team of scientists led by the deranged and cold-hearted Dr. William Barton (Jeff Morrow) board the "Vagabondia III" to capture the creature in the Everglades. Barton is mentally unstable and apparently an abusive husband to his wife Marcia (Leigh

neg: Exploitation film Day the Earth Stopped" to video stores in advance of the release of "The Day the Earth Stood Still" to theaters. The term "mockbuster" was used as early as the 1950s (when "The Monster of Piedras Blancas" was a clear derivative of "Creature From The Black Lagoon"). The term did not become popular until the 1970s, with "Starcrash" and the Turkish "Dünyayı Kurtaran Adam" and "Süpermen dönüyor". The latter two used scenes from "Star Wars" and unauthorized excerpts from John Williams' score. Mondo films, often called shockumentaries, are quasi-documentary films about sensationalized topics like exotic customs from around the world

neg: Horror film called it "A masterfully filmed surreal atmospheric supernatural tale". With advances in technology, the tone of horror films shifted from the Gothic towards contemporary concerns. A popular horror subgenre began to emerge: the Doomsday film. Low-budget productions featured humanity overcoming threats such as alien invasions and deadly mutations to people, plants, and insects. Popular films of this genre include "Creature from the Black Lagoon" (1954) and "The Blob" (1958). 1956's science fiction/horror film "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" concerns an xtraterrestrial invasion where aliens are capable of reproducing a duplicate replacement copy of each human. It is considered to be

neg: Monster movie the 50s wave of “creature features” and the concept of combining nuclear paranoia with the genre. Such films at the time included "The Creature from the Black Lagoon" (1954), "Them!" (1954), "It Came from Beneath the Sea" (1955), "Tarantula" (1955) and "20 Million Miles to Earth" (1957). "The Giant Behemoth" (1959) was an unacknowledged remake of "The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms". Also during the 50s, the nuclear concept from "The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms", along with real life historical events helped Japanese film studio Toho produce their first successful Kaiju films; "Godzilla" (1954) has spawned the longest-running film franchise in

neg: Bend of the River role as Kay Lawrence in the 1954 horror film "Creature from the Black Lagoon" and Nelson played the female lead role in the 1955 sequel "Revenge of the Creature", which were both directed by Jack Arnold. Rock Hudson played Trey Wilson, a professional gambler. The film was filmed in Mount Hood, Sandy River and Timberline, Oregon. To promote the film before it was released, a 3.6 mile steamboat race on the Columbia River was staged on January 24, 1952, featuring the sternwheeler "Henderson" (which had been used in the film, and which had several of the stars onboard) versus the

neg: Creature from the Black Lagoon: The Musical everyone sings about the Creature. To the dismay of the cast, the Creature climbs onto the boat and joins the song. The Creature kidnaps Kay and takes her back to his lair, which bears a resemblance to an underwater grotto bachelor pad. This is where the Creature and Kay bond during their duet, "Strange New Hunger". Mark and David, Kay's fellow scientists, rush in to save Kay. The Creature tells her his name...Gill! He gets shot with a tainted speargun, with results that soon become clear. Back aboard the Rita, the scientists hear massive footsteps. It turns out the spear

neg: The Black Castle Boris Karloff Collection". The Black Castle The Black Castle is a 1952 American film noir thriller horror film directed by Nathan H. Juran starring Richard Greene, Boris Karloff, Stephen McNally, Rita Corday and Lon Chaney, Jr.. It was produced by William Alland, who would have better success two years later with "Creature from the Black Lagoon". The film was made in the United States but premiered in Sweden. Sir Ronald Burton (Greene), a British gentleman, investigates the disappearance of two of his friends at the Austrian estate of the sinister Count von Bruno (McNally). Bruno secretly seeks revenge against the

neg: The Black Castle The Black Castle The Black Castle is a 1952 American film noir thriller horror film directed by Nathan H. Juran starring Richard Greene, Boris Karloff, Stephen McNally, Rita Corday and Lon Chaney, Jr.. It was produced by William Alland, who would have better success two years later with "Creature from the Black Lagoon". The film was made in the United States but premiered in Sweden. Sir Ronald Burton (Greene), a British gentleman, investigates the disappearance of two of his friends at the Austrian estate of the sinister Count von Bruno (McNally). Bruno secretly seeks revenge against the leaders of a

neg: Anaglyph 3D black, whilst it would not see the red; similarly the right eye would see the red image, this registering as black. Thus a three dimensional image would result. William Friese-Green created the first three-dimensional anaglyphic motion pictures in 1889, which had public exhibition in 1893. 3-D films enjoyed something of a boom in the 1920s. The term "3-D" was coined in the 1950s. As late as 1954 films such as "The Creature from the Black Lagoon" were very successful. Originally shot and exhibited using the Polaroid system, "The Creature from the Black Lagoon" was successfully reissued much later in an

neg: Chupacabra: Dark Seas parodistic laughs stating, "[though] the gore may satisfy die-hard monster mashers, but the cheesy-looking creature isn’t fit to touch the gills of the Creature from the Black Lagoon". Andrew Smith from "Popcorn Pictures" awarded the film a score of 3/10, writing, "Chupacabra: Dark Seas contains some alright moments but it’s not nearly enough to have to sit through yet another bargain basement creature feature from the Sci-Fi Channel. With an appalling script which goes through the motions from the opening scene right up until the end credits, even the decent make-up effects can’t save this mess." David Nusair from "ReelFilm

neg: Richard Denning Cemetery in Makawao, Hawaii. Richard Denning Richard Denning (March 27, 1914 – October 11, 1998) was an American actor best known for starring in science fiction films of the 1950s, including "Unknown Island" (1948), "Creature from the Black Lagoon" (1954), "Target Earth" (1954), "Day the World Ended" (1955), "Creature with the Atom Brain" (1955), and "The Black Scorpion" (1957). Denning also appeared in the film "An Affair to Remember" (1957) with Cary Grant and on radio with Lucille Ball, as George and Liz Cooper, in "My Favorite Husband" (1948–1951), the forerunner of television's "I Love Lucy". His character's name on

neg: Richard Denning Richard Denning Richard Denning (March 27, 1914 – October 11, 1998) was an American actor best known for starring in science fiction films of the 1950s, including "Unknown Island" (1948), "Creature from the Black Lagoon" (1954), "Target Earth" (1954), "Day the World Ended" (1955), "Creature with the Atom Brain" (1955), and "The Black Scorpion" (1957). Denning also appeared in the film "An Affair to Remember" (1957) with Cary Grant and on radio with Lucille Ball, as George and Liz Cooper, in "My Favorite Husband" (1948–1951), the forerunner of television's "I Love Lucy". His character's name on CBS Radio's "My Favorite

neg: Creature from the Black Lagoon: The Musical that pierced Gill had fallen into a supply of "human growth hormone" and the Creature, now 25 feet high, appears. Kay sings an encore of “Strange New Hunger", rising to the level of the Gill's face on a vine. Before he can stop himself, the Creature eats her...and the Captain sums up the unpredictability of love with an encore of "Black Lagoon". Due to the recent unpopularity of the park's former "Fear Factor Live" show, the attraction went down for improvements in spring 2007 and early 2008, both failing to outperform their previous versions. Because of this, Universal closed the

neg: Man of the West in "Cleopatra" (for which he won an Academy Award for Best Art Direction), "Creature from the Black Lagoon" and "The Night of the Hunter". Gary Cooper did his own horse-riding scenes despite physical pain that he suffered from a car accident years earlier. Chuck Roberson, Jack Williams and Jack N. Young were the stunt performers for the film. During a snow storm, Mann observed Cooper's eyes, which fascinated him: "It's all in the eyes. The heroes, all the stars the public loves, have very light blue eyes or green eyes...The eyes reflect the inner flame that animates the heroes. The

neg: Flipper (1964 TV series) The producers also departed from the films in endowing Flipper with an unnatural degree of intelligence and an extraordinary understanding of human motives, behavior, and vocabulary. The show was created, by way of the creation of the first film, by Jack Cowden and Ricou Browning, who had experience in underwater filming and underwater performance, notably as the monster in "The Creature from the Black Lagoon". In Browning's second filmed portrayal of the Creature, "Revenge of the Creature", a scene showcases one of the film's shooting locations, Marineland of Florida (depicted with a fictionalized name), presenting several stunts performed by "Flippy,

neg: Matinee (1993 film) Black Lagoon" (1954); "Main Title" from "Revenge of the Creature" (1955); and "Stalking the Creature" from "The Creature Walks Among Us" (1956). Joe Dante has cast character actor Dick Miller in each of his movies to date, casting him here as one of the men protesting the monster movie's release, and as a soldier holding a sack of sugar. Also appearing in supporting roles are William Schallert and Robert O. Cornthwaite (who both appeared in scores of low-budget films of all genres); Kevin McCarthy (perhaps best remembered for his role in "Invasion of the Body Snatchers") as well as Robert

neg: Nestor Paiva if Caruso wants to marry Barreto's daughter. He played the part of Lucas (the boat captain) in the 1954 horror film "The Creature from the Black Lagoon" starring Ben Chapman as the title monster; Paiva would reprise this role in that film's sequel "Revenge of the Creature" the following year, thus becoming the only actor to appear in more than one film in the series. He appeared in more than 250 movies. Paiva married in 1941 and had two children, Joseph and Caetana, who appeared with him in the 1956 movie "Comanche" with Dana Andrews. As a voice actor, Paiva

neg: Jason Voorhees the crew behind the film decided he needed to be deformed. Victor Miller explained Jason was not meant to be a creature from the "Black Lagoon" in his script, and scripted Jason as a mentally disabled young boy; it was Savini who made Jason deformed. Ron Kurz confirmed that Miller's version of Jason was that of a normal child, but claims that it was his idea to turn Jason into a "mongoloid creature", and have him "jump out of the lake at the end of the film". Miller later agreed the ending would not have been as good if he

neg: John Agar 1954 Agar signed a seven-year contract with Universal. He began the association with "Revenge of the Creature" (1955), the popular first sequel to "Creature from the Black Lagoon" (1954); it was produced by William Alland and directed by Jack Arnold. He was borrowed by Lippert Pictures for "The Lonesome Trail" (1955), then, at Universal, made a second film for Haas with Cleo Moore, "Hold Back Tomorrow" (1955). Agar made another science fiction film, "Tarantula" (1955), made by Alland and Arnold, which was popular and became a cult favorite. Universal starred him in a Western, "Star in the Dust" (1956), produced

neg: Creature from the Black Lagoon claim the lives of Lucas's crew members, before the creature is captured and locked in a cage aboard the "Rita". It escapes during the night, attacking Edwin, who was guarding it. Kay smashes the creature with a lantern, driving it off, but Edwin is severely injured. Following this incident, David decides they should return to civilization. Mark, obsessed with capturing (or killing) the creature, objects. As the "Rita" tries to leave, they find the lagoon's entrance blocked by fallen logs, courtesy of the Gill-man. While the others attempt to remove the logs, Mark is mauled to death while trying to

neg: Ricou Browning playing the underwater role of the Gill-man in "Creature from the Black Lagoon" (while Ben Chapman played the monster on land), a feat he repeated in two sequels. He continued in movie production and joined Ivan Tors' studios in Florida, where he co-wrote and co-produced the 1963 MGM film "Flipper" (about an intelligent bottle-nosed dolphin) and continued writing for the subsequent "Flipper" television series that debuted in 1964. He directed the underwater sequences in "Hello Down There" (1969) and directed the family movie "Salty" (1973) and the cult film "Mr. No Legs" (1978). He also worked as second unit director,

neg: Herman Stein claims, he did not write music for the American version of Toho's "King Kong vs. Godzilla". The suspect music heard in that film was composed by fellow Universal-International writer Hans J. Salter for "Creature from the Black Lagoon", and those original music tracks were re-used in the U. S. release of the Japanese picture. Some of his music, however, was used in the film's theatrical trailer. In addition to horror films, Stein wrote for westerns, dramas and comedies, including the Audie Murphy western "Drums Across the River" and Roger Corman's civil rights drama "The Intruder". His television work included such

neg: Newt Perry did a reel called "The Human Fish" featuring Perry, and proclaimed him as the "best swimmer in America." Perry became a go-to consultant for Hollywood movies that involved on-location water scenes, and Florida's crystal-clear spring waters provided nearly ideal underwater filming locations. He played a significant role in the production of MGM's "Tarzan Finds a Son!" (1939) at Silver Springs and "Tarzan's Secret Treasure" (1941) at Wakulla Springs through his relationship with actor-swimmer Johnny Weissmuller who played Tarzan. He also influenced Universal Studio's decision to film the "Creature from the Black Lagoon" and its sequels at Wakulla Springs and Silver

neg: Maurice Zimm Of Time", to be adapted into the 1953 Barbara Stanwyck film, "Jeopardy" (also released under the title "A Woman in Jeopardy"). Zimring’s next project was developing the storyline for "Creature from the Black Lagoon" for producer William Alland. Alland had been developing an idea about a half-man/half-fish creature, after being told of such a legendary creature by the Mexican cinematographer Gabriel Figureoa, at a dinner party at Orson Welles' home. Zimm produced a 59-page story treatment, which was developed into a screenplay by Harry Essex and Arthur A. Rose. In 1955, Zimm worked on an early draft of the adaptation

neg: Matinee (1993 film) set at Universal Studios in Orlando. The street scenes were filmed at Oxnard, California. Production was completed on June 19, 1992. The original score was composed by Jerry Goldsmith. Several cues from previous films were also used, arranged and conducted by Dick Jacobs, including "Main Title" from "Son of Dracula" (1943); "Visitors" from "It Came from Outer Space" (1953); "Main Title" from "Tarantula" (1955); "Winged Death" from "The Deadly Mantis" (1957); two cues from "This Island Earth" (1955), "Main Title" and "Shooting Stars"; and three cues from the "Creature from the Black Lagoon" trilogy: "Monster Attack" from "Creature from the

neg: Flipper (1963 film) received good reviews. Co-creator Ricou Browning said that he originally conceived the story after seeing his children intently watching the TV series "Lassie", which inspired Browning to create a similar story with a dolphin in place of the dog. After he sent the story to his friend, producer Ivan Tors, Tors expressed interest in making it into a movie. Browning notably portrayed the original "Creature from the Black Lagoon" in the film of the same name, as well as two sequels. In Browning's second portrayal, "Revenge of the Creature", a scene showcases one of the film's shooting locations, Marineland of

neg: Milicent Patrick Milicent Patrick Millicent Patrick (born "Mildred Elizabeth Fulvia di Rossi", after marriage "Milicent Trent") was an actress, makeup artist, special effects designer and animator. Patrick was credited as the first female animator at Walt Disney Studios, and creator of the iconic Gill-man costume head for the movie (Jack Kevan created the body suit) Creature from the Black Lagoon, and also spent time as an actress and makeup designer. She headlined a tour in promotion of the Creature from the Black Lagoon, titled 'The Beauty who Created the Beast', but on her return she was fired by Bud Westmore, who is

neg: Creature from the Black Lagoon got green-lit. Herschel Weingrod and Timothy Harris wrote a new script, and Universal offered Peter Jackson the director's position in 1995, but he chose to work on "King Kong" instead. In February 1996, Ivan Reitman was planning to direct the remake, but the outing never materialized. With the financial success of "The Mummy" remake in May 1999, development of the "Creature from the Black Lagoon" remake was revived. In December 2001, Gary Ross signed on to write and produce the remake with his father, Arthur A. Ross, one of the original's writers. He told "The Hollywood Reporter", "The story my

neg: Gill-man the team members, destroying a Sikorsky helicopter, and kidnapping Kay more than once, the creature is killed by the crew of a United States Navy torpedo boat. In Paul Di Filippo's novel "Time's Black Lagoon", the Gill-man is depicted as descending from a race of extraterrestrials who came to Earth during the Devonian period on a giant spaceship called "The Mother". The Gill-people have the ability to communicate telepathically among themselves and among the human characters. Alphas such as "Fleshmolders", "Mudshapers", and "Fishcallers" are highly telepathic individuals in their tribal communities. The Creature from the Black Lagoon itself is a

neg: Creature from the Black Lagoon (pinball) worth 5M, 10M, 15M and so on for 10 seconds. There were five 1950's songs put in the game. These are: All of the songs are synthesizer-based instrumental versions played by the game's sound hardware. "Creature from the Black Lagoon" is available as a licensed table of "The Pinball Arcade" for several platforms. Due to licensing issues however only three of the five songs have been kept intact for this version. In addition to the three songs, two Easter Eggs which refer to Mortal Kombat are disabled since the game's Family Mode is permanently activated in the Pinball Arcade incarnation.

neg: Bud Westmore Bud Westmore Bud Westmore (January 13, 1918 – June 24, 1973) was a make-up artist in Hollywood, and a member of the Westmore family of makeup. Son of George Westmore, a member of the Westmore family prominent in Hollywood make-up, he is credited on over 450 movies and television shows, including "To Kill a Mockingbird", "Man of a Thousand Faces", "The Andromeda Strain", "Creature from the Black Lagoon" and Stanley Kubrick's "Spartacus". In "Creature from the Black Lagoon", Westmore assisted the designer of the Gill-man, Disney animator Milicent Patrick, though her role was deliberately downplayed for half a century. In

neg: National Kid Undersea People- ancient coelacanth fish that had evolved into human beings- declare war on the surface world. The Undersea People are uniformed in long black robes with triangular hoods. They have faces like a Komodo dragon, and their bodies are similar to the Creature from the "Creature From the Black Lagoon" movies. The Undersea People come to the surface world riding in an anglerfish-shaped submarine named Guilton, which was built in their undersea city 10,000 m below depth, causing seismic waves destroying naval ships. The third story arc ran 8 episodes. Ichirō Kojima leaves the series, and Hidetarō Tatsumi takes

neg: Cambridge Film Festival King in 2011. Surprise Films The Surprise Films are films where the audience buys a ticket to the show without knowing anything about it. Previous Surprise Films included: Up!, Pirates of the Caribbean, A Cock and Bull Story, Burn After Reading, and Looper. Retro 3-D Strand The Retro 3-D Strand in 2014 showcased the newly digitally restored 3-D classics from the '50s including The Creature From The Black Lagoon, House of Wax, Inferno, and The Mad Magician. Each year the Festival awards audience awards to the Best Feature (The Golden Punt Award), Best Documentary (Silver Punt Award), and Best Short

neg: El castillo de los monstruos (1958 film) castle, brainwashing her into believing that she is his own love named “Galatea”. El Clavillazo, with an assist from his friends, blunders his way into the castle, where he spends most of his time being chased around by various monsters. There is the butler, who looks like the Frankenstein Monster. The rest of the monsters include a werewolf, a mummy, a vampire (clearly modeled after Count Dracula) and a gill-man (clearly patterned after "Creature from the Black Lagoon"). There is also another, unidentified monster being kept in a cell (why it is not allowed to run free with the rest

neg: Studio Tour Sea (2006-2016) The guide leads the tram to a body of water around Skull Mountain Island. Suddenly, the waves part, and the tram travels between them, and guests get a view of the mini island. Prior to the promotion of King Kong, guides informed guests that the waterfall effect was originally installed for the "parting of the Red Sea" scene from The Ten Commandments. The surrounding pond was also featured as part of the film set from The Creature from the Black Lagoon. For many years a mock-up of the creature stood in the pond. Studio Tour The Studio Tour

neg: Nestor Paiva Nestor Paiva Nestor Paiva (June 30, 1905 – September 9, 1966) was an American actor of Portuguese descent. He is most famous for his recurring role of Teo Gonzales the innkeeper in Walt Disney's Spanish Western series "Zorro" and its feature film "The Sign of Zorro", as well as Lucas the boat captain in "The Creature from the Black Lagoon" and its sequel "Revenge of the Creature". Paiva attended the University of California. During his senior year, he directed a production, "The Youngest", after the previous director resigned because of sickness. In the early 1930s, Paiva was director of the

neg: Nestor Paiva also contributed his voice to many characters on Hanna-Barbera's "Jonny Quest" (1964-1965). Paiva died of cancer in 1966. Nestor Paiva Nestor Paiva (June 30, 1905 – September 9, 1966) was an American actor of Portuguese descent. He is most famous for his recurring role of Teo Gonzales the innkeeper in Walt Disney's Spanish Western series "Zorro" and its feature film "The Sign of Zorro", as well as Lucas the boat captain in "The Creature from the Black Lagoon" and its sequel "Revenge of the Creature". Paiva attended the University of California. During his senior year, he directed a production, "The

neg: Creature from the Black Lagoon remainder of the skeleton. Soon after Carl leaves camp, a piscine amphibious humanoid, a living member of the same species from which the fossil originated, becomes curious about the expedition's camp. When its sudden appearance frightens the assistants, they panic and attack, and in response the enraged creature kills them both. The group goes aboard the tramp steamer "Rita", captained by crusty Lucas (Nestor Paiva). The expedition consists of David, Carl, Mark, as well as David's girlfriend and colleague, Kay Lawrence (Julie Adams), and another scientist, Dr. Edwin Thompson (Whit Bissell). When they arrive at the camp, they discover Carl's

neg: Arthur Adams (comics) ceased in 1998, "Monkeyman and O'Brien" continued to appear in print, sometimes in crossover stories with other comics characters, as in "Savage Dragon" #41 (September 1997) by Erik Larsen, and "Gen¹³/MonkeyMan and O'Brien" (1998), both published by Image Comics, the latter of which Adams wrote and drew for Wildstorm Productions. In 1996 Dark Horse Comics published "Art Adams' Creature Features", a collection of Adams' previously published stories that paid tribute to various B-movie monsters, some of which had originally been published in black and white, but which were colored for the collection. They included Adams' "Creature from the Black Lagoon",

neg: Alien (film) and acknowledged extensively by critics. The film has been said to have much in common with B movies such as "The Thing from Another World" (1951), "Creature from the Black Lagoon" (1954), "It! The Terror from Beyond Space" (1958), "Night of the Blood Beast" (1958), and "Queen of Blood" (1966), as well as its fellow 1970s horror films "Jaws" (1975) and "Halloween" (1978). Literary connections have also been suggested: Philip French of the "Guardian" has perceived thematic parallels with Agatha Christie's "And Then There Were None" (1939). Many critics have also suggested that the film derives in part from A.

neg: Humanoids from the Deep of "Creature from the Black Lagoon"-inspired monsters. Like it or not, it was a hit and is not dull". Author and film critic Leonard Maltin gave the film 3 out of a possible 4 stars, calling it "fast, occasionally hilarious gutter trash from the Roger Corman stable". On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 56% based on nine reviews with an average rating of 5.2 out of 10. The film was referenced in the 1985 novel "In Country" by Bobbie Ann Mason. In 1996, a remake of "Humanoids from the Deep" was produced for Showtime by Corman's

neg: Breck Eisner film debut was the crime drama "Thoughtcrimes" (2003), which went straight to video. He then directed "Sahara" (2005), starring Matthew McConaughey, Penélope Cruz and William H. Macy. The film is considered one of the biggest financial failures in Hollywood history. Eisner currently works as a director of film and television. In October 2005, it was announced that Eisner would direct a remake of the classic monster film "Creature from the Black Lagoon" which was dropped in 2009 for unnamed reasons, and in February 2008, it was announced that he would direct "The Crazies", a remake of the film of the

neg: Creature from the Black Lagoon and Nigel Kneale was commissioned to write the screenplay. Kneale completed the script, which involved a pair of creatures, one destructive and the other calm and sensitive, being persecuted by the United States Navy. A decision to make the film in 3D led to the remake being canceled by producers at Universal, both for budgetary concerns and to avoid a clash with "Jaws 3-D". In 1992, John Carpenter was developing the remake at Universal. He originally hired Bill Phillips to write the script while Rick Baker was hired to create the 3D model of the Creature, but the project never

neg: Rex Reason throughout the 1950s and 1960s. He made two pictures at Universal Studios under the name "Bart Roberts" before demanding to be able to use his own name, which actually sounds like a Hollywood screen name. Reason is perhaps best known for his role as stalwart, heroic scientist Dr. Cal Meacham in the science fiction "This Island Earth" (1955). Reason co-starred as sympathetic scientist Dr. Tom Morgan in the third—and final—installment of Universal International Pictures' "Creature from the Black Lagoon" horror film series in "The Creature Walks Among Us" (1956). He also appeared opposite Clark Gable and Sidney Poitier in "Band

neg: Silver Springs (attraction) his Jungle Cruise, but did not know that the rhesus monkeys were excellent swimmers. They quickly escaped the island, forming their own feral troops along the river. Rhesus monkeys are still seen along the river. "The Seven Swans" was filmed at Silver Springs in 1916, but it was not until 1932 that the location become popular as a filming hot-spot. It was the location for filming of "Tarzan the Ape Man", featuring Johnny Weissmuller. During the 1930s and early 1940s, five more of these original Tarzan movies were filmed at Silver Springs. In 1954 "Creature from the Black Lagoon" was

neg: The Monster of Piedras Blancas The Monster of Piedras Blancas The Monster of Piedras Blancas is a 1959 independently made American black-and-white science fiction-monster film, produced by Jack Kevan, written and directed by Irvin Berwick, that stars Jeanne Carmen, Les Tremayne, John Harmon, Don Sullivan, Forrest Lewis, and Pete Dunn. The film was distributed by Filmservice Distributors Corporation as a double feature with "Okefenokee". "The Monster of Piedras Blancas" was influenced by "The Creature from the Black Lagoon" (1954). Kevan, who had supervised the manufacture of the Gill-man suit and worked on Mole People costumes at Universal-International, created the Piedras Blancas monster costume. Kevan employed

neg: Creature from the Black Lagoon (pinball) and causing the image of the creature to slowly turn from side to side. This game has five modes. They are started at the right lane. After the mode has begun, the ball is shot around the left lane. Mega Menu: The four menu targets are lit. They are worth 5M, then 10M, then 15M, and finally 20M. Hit all four of them to complete the mode. This mode lasts 20 seconds. Playground Award: The game picks from three modes at random. Modes marked with a dot are Playground Award modes. Big Millions: The wizard mode. The right ramp is