The Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954) Movie Info
| Field | Details |
|---|---|
| Movie Name | The Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954) |
| Director | Jack Arnold |
| Screenplay Writer | Harry Essex, Arthur A. Ross |
| Based on Novel by | Story by Maurice Zimm |
| Lead Actors | Richard Carlson, Julie Adams |
| Cast | Richard Carlson, Julie Adams, Richard Denning, Antonio Moreno |
| Genre | Horror, Sci-Fi, Monster |
| Release Date | March 5, 1954 (United States) |
| Duration | 1h 19m (79 minutes) |
| Budget | ~$532,000 |
| Language | English |
| Country | United States |
| Box Office (Worldwide) | Major box office success for Universal Pictures |
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In my opinion the last of the great Universal Monsters is The Creature From the Black Lagoon. The story is a basic beauty and the beast plot line, some scientists who are searching the Amazon on board a ship called The Rita, stumble into a remote lagoon that is inhabited by a strange aquatic reptilian creature that has legs and arms and a very humanoid appearance.
The creature at first watches the intruders in his lagoon becomes infatuated with the lovely Kay, who is on board the Rita. As the creature gets braver in his quest to get to Kay he has run ins with members of the crew on the boat. Finally, the creature kidnaps Kay from the ship and takes her to his underwater lair.
(I should not have said that, this is a classic horror movie, but I could not resist).
There is really nothing amazing about this film other than the creature itself. For it’s time period the creature really looks fantastic and the underwater swimming scenes are great. There is a scene where Kay is swimming and the creature is underneath of her that is really impressive and has an almost Jaws like vibe to it.
Although only a spiffed up wet suit, the creature looks great, if the mouth would have been able to move on the mask, then it would have been perfect. But still this is truly a landmark in movie special effects and creature design in my opinion.
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