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Creature from the Black Lagoon is a 1954 American black-and-white 3D monster horror film produced by William Alland and directed by Jack Arnold, from a screenplay by Harry Essex and Arthur Ross and a story by Maurice Zimm.
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- The Movie’s Concept Was Conceived at a Citizen Kane Dinner Party. One night during filming of Citizen Kane, Orson Welles invited one of the movie's actors, William Alland, over for dinner along with a cinematographer named Gabriel Figueroa.
- The Creature Was Modeled After the Academy Award. Universal managed to snag an up-and-coming filmmaker with a prestigious resume to direct the film: In 1951, Jack Arnold’s documentary With These Hands had received an Academy Award nomination.
- Part of the Film Was Shot on Location in Florida’s Panhandle. Observant viewers may have noticed that the film's Amazon looks a lot like parts of the greater Tallahassee, Florida area.
- A Former Frankenstein Actor Turned Down the Main Role. When Boris Karloff retired from playing Mary Shelley’s reanimated monster, Glenn Strange took over.
Creature from the Black Lagoon: Directed by Jack Arnold. With Richard Carlson, Julie Adams, Richard Denning, Antonio Moreno. A strange prehistoric beast lurks in the depths of the Amazonian jungle. A group of scientists try to capture the animal and bring it back to civilization for study.
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- The Film Was Originally Presented In 3D. While films like Avatar helped re-popularize 3D technology, the “Golden Era” of 3D was between 1952 and 1954. Creature from the Black Lagoon came out when the hype over 3D films was fizzling out but was still advertised with the gimmick.
- The Creature Was Designed After The Academy Award. The Gill-Man from Creature from the Black Lagoon is one of the most recognizable movie monsters today, but he almost looked very different.
- Two Actors Played The Creature. While you’d never know from watching the film, but two actors actually played the Gill-Man. Ricou Browning played the character in the underwater scenes featuring the creature, while Ben Chapman was the actor in the suit above land.
- The Gill-Man Once Appeared On The Munsters. In 1964, Universal released a show called The Munsters, which was based on their classic monster characters.
The Gill-man—commonly called the Creature—is the main 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).
Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Aug 13, 2024 · Creature from the Black Lagoon, American science-fiction film released in 1954 about the discovery of a prehistoric amphibious humanoid in the waters of the Brazilian Amazon Rainforest. Directed by Jack Arnold and shot in black-and-white 3-D, the film spawned two sequels, Revenge of the Creature.
