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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
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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
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The Shape of Water


del Toro's childhood memories of seeing "Creature from the Black Lagoon" and 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
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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 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
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Creature from the Black Lagoon


film they both survived. Maia is eaten by the Gill-Man, and Thompson is impaled by the creature, using a long tree branch like a spear (an apparent nod to a deleted scene from "Revenge of the Creature", wherein the Gill-Man kills 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
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The Creature Walks Among Us


and Gregg Palmer, who plays a guide with a yen for the blonde and statuesque Miss Snowden, behave fairly well in decidedly unusual circumstances. The "creature," 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
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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
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Creature from the Black Lagoon: The Musical


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
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Creature from the Black Lagoon (pinball)


Creature, illuminated and in motion during multiball play within its "Black Lagoon habitat" (the space beneath the playfield visible through a customized window). The green hologram was produced by Polaroid and is affixed to a metal plate that is divided into three sections which are designed so that the hologram appears to float. A cam behind one of sections presses against the back of the plate, gently bending the hologram's surface, so that the Creature appears to "ripple" as if underwater and to swipe at the player with
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as a stand-alone title. "Creature from the Black Lagoon" was novelized in 1954 by John Russell Fearn, using the pseudonym "Vargo Statten". Walter Harris, using the pseudonym "Carl Dreadstone", novelized the creature in a 1977 mass market paperback, part of a short-lived series of books based on the classic Universal horror films. The novel, with an introduction by British fantasist Ramsey Campbell, offers a completely different Gill-man, who in this version is gigantic, being almost as big
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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
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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 Gill-Man in the first film
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a lagoon. Lucas calls it the "Black Lagoon", a paradise from which no one has ever returned. 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
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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
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Creature from the Black Lagoon


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 inspiration was "Beauty
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Creature from the Black Lagoon (pinball)


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
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Eucritta


Eucritta (meaning "true creature") is an extinct 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". "Eucritta" possessed many features in common with other generalized Carboniferous tetrapods and tetrapod relatives. A large amount of these features were plesiomorphic, meaning that they resembled the "primitive" condition that
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Revenge of the Creature


, ultimately abducting her from a seaside restaurant where the two are at a party. Clete tries to give chase, but the Gill-man escapes to the water with his captive. Clete and police arrive just in time and when the creature surfaces, police shoot him as Clete saves Helen. Using the working titles of "Return of the Creature" and "Return of 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.
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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
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and it overheated easily, so he stayed in the back lot's lake, often requesting to be hosed down. He also could not see very well while wearing the headpiece, which caused him to 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
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Creature from the Black Lagoon


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 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
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Creature from the Black Lagoon


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, 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
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Creature from the Black Lagoon: The Musical


'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 attraction on August 14, 2008, confirming that it would soon be replaced by a "Creature From the
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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
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Creature from the Black Lagoon


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
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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
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Milicent Patrick


Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde", the Metaluna mutant in "This Island Earth," and was a mask maker for "The Mole People". in 1953, Patrick designed the Gill-man creature for the film "The Creature from the Black Lagoon". During promotion for the film Patrick was sent on a press tour dubbed, "The Beauty Who Created the Beast," to discuss the creation of the creature. This was quickly changed by Bud Westmore to "The Beauty Who Lives With the Beast
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Bend of the River


riding scenes until his knee healed, after spraining it while filming the fight scene with Jay C. Flippen, who plays Jeremy Baile, the leader of the Baile family. Julie Adams was cast as Laura while Lori Nelson was cast as her sister Marjie. Adams is best known for her 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
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Creature from the Black Lagoon


Lagoon" on VHS in anaglyph 3D, using the Deep Vision anaglyph 3D release as its source. Subsequent releases followed on standard 2D VHS, Beta-Max, and DVD. On October 2, 2012, Universal Studios Home Entertainment released the film on Blu-ray as a 2D / Blu-ray 3D dual format disc, a part of the "Universal Classic Monsters: The Essential Collection" box set. On June 4, 2013, a "Creature from the Black Lagoon" 2D Blu-ray disc was released
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Matinee (1993 film)


"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 Black Lagoon" (1954
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Clint Eastwood in the 1950s


Amazon jungle, which was the sequel to "Creature from the Black Lagoon", released just months earlier. Eastwood played the role of Jennings, a white-coated lab technician who assists the doctor (John Agar) in researching the "creature" and has a liking to white rats used in testing, keeping one in his pocket. His scene was shot in one day on Friday, July 30, 1954 at Stage No. 16 in Universal, although much of the rest of the film was shot at Marineland south
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Creature from the Black Lagoon: The Musical


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 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
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Creature from the Black Lagoon


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 capture the creature single-handedly, underwater. It then abducts Kay and takes her to its cavern lair. David, Lucas and Carl give
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Creature from the Black Lagoon


from the Black Lagoon", in order to distinguish the 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
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Creature from the Black Lagoon


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 "
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Creature from the Black Lagoon


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 the Gill-man with Mark McCreery ("Jurassic Park", and Davy Jones
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The Creature Walks Among Us


to the horror genre. He suggested that his assistant director, Sherwood, could move up to full 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
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' 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
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Creature from the Black Lagoon: The Musical


Universal made the film based on a real creature, 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
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Don Megowan


Don Megowan (May 24, 1922 – June 26, 1981) was an American actor. He played the Gill-man on land in "The Creature Walks Among Us", the final part of the "Creature from the Black Lagoon" trilogy. Don Megowan was born in Inglewood, California to Robert and Leila (née Dale) Megowan. His mother Leila worked as a negative cutter for Pathé. At 6'7" Megowan was very active in sports, playing baseball, football, and throwing discus. He went to
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Creature suit


, 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 "Godzilla" by half a year. The suit was extremely hot when worn outside of the water, requiring actor Ben Chapman to be regularly hosed down, and difficult to see out of. The success of "Godzilla" caused creature suits to be adopted in the Japanese "tokusatsu" genre as "kaiju", or giant monsters
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Creature from the Black Lagoon


by the polarized light method. The audience wore viewers with gray polarizing filters, 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
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Thetis Lake Monster


The Thetis Lake Monster is a legendary creature and admitted hoax of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. In 1972, two teenage boys claimed to see a monster emerge from Thetis Lake beach. The description of the creature that the teenagers gave matched the description of the Gill-man from the 1954 movie "Creature from the Black Lagoon". On August 22, 1972, the "Victoria Daily Times" reported that two local teen boys claimed to have seen a creature with "silvery scaled skin, sharp claws, and spikes
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National Kid


story arc ran 9 episodes. Already using new techniques including blue screen, the special effects are significantly improved over the first story's efforts. This time National Kid battles an army of oceanic creatures called the . The 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
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Rex Reason


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 of Angels" (1957) for Warner Bros. He appeared in "Badlands of Montana" (1957) as an opponent of a corrupt Mayor played by John M.
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Gill-man


the objects has the Gill-Man's hand in it. The 1977 novelization of "Creature from the Black Lagoon" by Carl Dreadstone offers a completely different origin for the Gill-Man, who in this version of the story is a hermaphroditic giant, almost as big as the "Rita" itself, weighing in at 30 tons. This Gill-Man is both cold-blooded and warm-blooded and also has a long whiplike tail. The gigantic creature is dubbed "AA", for "Advanced Amphibian"
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Jason Voorhees


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 looked
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Witch Doctor (comics)


a child, faerie changelings, and Deep Ones (crossed with the Creature From the Black Lagoon), among others. Dr. Morrow is assisted by Eric Gast, a paramedic who is apparently new to the world of the supernatural, and "Penny Dreadful," a college student who seems to be infected and controlled by a supernatural creature of some sort. While Dr. Morrow demonstrates the knowledge of a practicing medical doctor, his equipment and diagnoses are almost totally supernatural. He wields Excalibur, owns the Holy Grail (used predominantly
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Flipper (1964 TV series)


"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, the Educated Porpoise", in a form of product placement. Browning also wrote the book "Flipper" based on the ancient legend of Taras, a mythical founder of the Spartan City State of the same name (on the coast of
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Michael Shayne


Jerry Paris played reporter Tim Rourke of the fictitious "Miami Tribune". Gary Clarke, later of "The Virginian", played Dick Hamilton, Lucy's younger brother, a character who does not appear in Halliday's books. William Link and Richard Levinson wrote a number of episodes of the series, including "This Is It, Michael Shayne", which was based on Halliday's novel of that name. Julie Adams, who had previously worked with Richard Denning in "Creature from the Black Lagoon", guest starred
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Classic Creatures: Return of the Jedi


and various scenes on the soundstages at Elstree Studios near London where the interiors of Jabba's palace were filmed. Over 60 alien creatures were created for "Return of the Jedi" which were operated by a variety of techniques old and new. Footage from earlier films illustrated the various methods used, including using actors in costumes (as in "Creature from the Black Lagoon" and "Godzilla"), stop motion miniatures (as seen in "The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms" and "King Kong"), and large
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Marineland of Florida


married to Norton Baskin who at one time (1950s/early 1960s) was the operator/manager of the Dolphin Restaurant/Moby Dick Lounge. The park's facilities were very popular with tourists and also used for numerous movies, including "Creature from the Black Lagoon" (1954) and "Revenge of the Creature" (1955). The very first dolphin trainer in the world, Adolph Frohn started trained dolphins and developed "dolphin shows" which became an additionally draw in the early 1950s as Marineland became one of
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Mad Monster Party?


the Creature from the Black Lagoon (referred to as just "The Creature"). The Baron's beautiful assistant Francesca (voiced by Gale Garnett) enters the lab to confirm that all invitations have been delivered and inquires about one of the addressees named Felix Flanken (voiced by Allen Swift impersonating James Stewart). Frankenstein explains that Flanken is his nephew and successor in the monster business. This displeases Francesca, who covets the role for herself. Francesca even asks why there was not an invitation for "It". Boris
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Nestor Paiva


of Lucas (the boat captain) in the 1954 horror film "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
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Creature from the Black Lagoon


), 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 with webbed fingers) from the Devonian period that provides a direct link between land and sea animals. Expedition leader Dr. Carl Maia (Antonio Moreno) orders his two assistants to stay in
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Creature from the Black Lagoon


of its human characters. Only David Reed and Kay Lawrence remain the same. Mark Williams is now a German named "Bruno Gebhardt" and dies, not from drowning, but by the creature falling on him. Lucas is renamed "Jose Goncalves Fonseca de Souza", and is a sympathetic character until he suggests throwing the wounded and unconscious Reed to the Gill-Man. An enraged Gebhardt/Williams instead throws "him" to the creature. Dr. Thompson and Dr. Maia suffer grisly deaths this time, whereas in the
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Creature from the Black Lagoon


as the "Rita" herself, and weighing in at 30 tons. The creature is both coldblooded and warmblooded, is a hermaphrodite, and also possesses a long, whip-like tail. The gigantic creature is dubbed "AA", for "Advanced Amphibian", by the expedition team members. After slaying most of them, destroying a Sikorsky helicopter, and kidnapping Kay more than once, the huge Gill-Man is killed by the crew of a United States Navy torpedo boat. The 1977 novel also rewrites most
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Maurice Zimm


United States, his career transitioned to film when Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studios bought his radio script, "A Question 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
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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"
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Rich Koz


early '80s 3-D broadcast of "Revenge of the Creature" (the sequel to "Creature from the Black Lagoon") that resulted in a civil action lawsuit by people who felt they didn't get enough 3-D for the 89 cents they spent for the cardboard glasses. Rumors that the broadcast included an accidental pornographic image are false. Koz makes numerous personal appearances in the Chicago area. In November 2012, Koz suffered a heart attack at his home. He had been stricken by a heart attack previously in March 2002.
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Creature from the Black Lagoon: The Musical


". 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 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
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Nigel Kneale


produced Hollywood movie script, "". Kneale had initially been approached by the director John Landis to work on the screenplay for a remake of "Creature from the Black Lagoon", and he and his wife spent some time living at the Sheraton Hotel in Hollywood while Kneale worked on the project. The "Black Lagoon" script never went into production, but while in America Kneale met the director Joe Dante, who invited him to script the third film in the "Halloween" series, on which Dante was working.
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Whit Bissell


Professor Frankenstein in "I Was a Teenage Frankenstein" (also 1957). He played the attending psychiatrist who treats the protagonist, Dr. Miles Bennell, played by Kevin McCarthy, in "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" (1956) and appeared in "Creature from the Black Lagoon" (1954). Bissell appeared as a guest star in many television drama series between the early 1950s and the mid-1970s, with more sporadic appearances after that. He guest-starred in a couple of episodes of "The Lone Ranger"
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Kurt Cobain


who also exhibited sensitivity and care. His talent as an artist was evident from an early age, as he would draw his favorite characters from films and cartoons, such as the Creature from the Black Lagoon and Donald Duck, in his bedroom. This enthusiasm was encouraged by his grandmother, Iris Cobain, who was a professional artist. Cobain began developing an interest in music at a young age. According to his aunt Mari, he began singing at the age of two. At age four, he started playing the piano
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Bud Westmore


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 most publicity of the time, Westmore received sole credit for the creature's conception, who fired Patrick rather than have her role in its success become known. He was sometimes credited as George Hamilton Westmore. The largest building on the Universal Studios Backlot is named in his honor. In addition to film, Bud worked extensively in television, on shows
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Monster movie


by an atomic bomb test. It is considered to be the film which kick-started the 50s wave of “creature features” and the concept of combining nuclear paranoia with the genre. Such films at the time included "Creature from the Black Lagoon" (1954), "Them!" (1954), "It Came from Beneath the Sea" (1955), "Tarantula" (1955), "The Deadly Mantis" (1957) and "20 Million Miles to Earth" (1957).
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Creature from the Black Lagoon


horror film. 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 website Rotten Tomatoes reports an approval rating of 84%, based on , with an overall rating average of 7.03/10. The film is recognized by American Film Institute in these lists: In 1980, Universal released "Creature from the Black
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Ricou Browning


started a career in water shows, moving on to produce shows. Browning worked at Wakulla Springs in the 1940s and learned to perform in underwater newsreels conceived by Newt Perry, who later took Browning along when he opened Weeki Wachee Springs. He moved into movies in 1954, 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
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Pinball Hall of Fame: The Williams Collection


Pinball Classics" (2001) by Encore, Inc. that features four machines ("Creature from the Black Lagoon", "Tales of the Arabian Nights", "Black Rose" and "Lost World") for Windows. All machines are available at the start of play, but some require players to use credits. The player begins the game with 20 credits and earn more by obtaining specials and accomplishing various goals on each machine. For 100 credits, players can buy any of the locked machines for free-play
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List of Darkstalkers characters


"). His name is a play on that of actor and stuntman Ricou Browning, who portrayed the title character of the 1954 film "Creature from the Black Lagoon" (and whose son, himself an underwater stuntman, is named Ricou Jr.), on whom Rikuo's character design is loosely based. In the 1997 anime, Rikuo makes his only appearance when he is defeated in battle by Pyron in a flashback sequence at the start of the fourth episode. In the 1995 cartoon, he is depicted as being vain
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A Tale of Two Cities (Lost)


, since then they knew the other as their characters, and not as Matthew and Elizabeth. The scene in which Jack yells at Juliet, and she responds "No Jack, I think you're stubborn", was used as her audition scene. One of the Others, Amelia, was played by the elderly Julie Adams, who was the protagonist in "Creature from the Black Lagoon". Previous guest actors William Mapother, Julie Bowen, M.C. Gainey, Brett Cullen, and John Terry made brief appearances in the episode
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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 "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
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Jaws (film)


1950s horror films, "Creature from the Black Lagoon" and "The Monster That Challenged the World". Gottlieb named two science fiction productions from the same era as influences on how the shark was depicted, or not: "The Thing from Another World", which Gottlieb described as "a great horror film where you only see the monster in the last reel"; and "It Came From Outer Space", where "the suspense was built up because the creature was always off-camera". Those precedents
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Creature from the Black Lagoon (pinball)


its claw. A 2nd motor mounted in the bottom of the cabinet oscillates the light reflecting mirror, changing the direction of the light source and causing the image of the creature to slowly turn from side to side. The main objective of the game is to collect the four letters in F-I-L-M to activate the game's wizard mode, Rescue the Girl. They are, from left-to-right: F: Shoot the ball into the left K-I-S-S scoop four
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Humanoid


a human-like fantastical creature, such as a dwarf, elf, gnome, halfling, goblin, troll, orc or an ogre, and Bigfoot. In some cases, such as older versions of the game Dungeons and Dragons, a distinction is made between demi-humans, which are relatively similar to humans, and humanoids, which exhibit larger differences from humans. Animals that are humanoid are also shown in fantasy. Humanoids are also used in some old horror movies, for example in Creature From the Black Lagoon,
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Stoppit and Tidyup


, frog-like green creature), Comb Your Hair (a six-legged, cow-like blue creature with long orange hair and a bell round his neck), Wash Your Face (a Wellington boot-wearing creature without arms who usually appears brown with black boots, but a bath revealed him to be pink with yellow boots), Go And Play (a light green creature who wore shorts and trainers), I Said No (an angry red creature who had a pink pet called Not Now),
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The Incredible Shrinking Man


shadows and angles, while a more accomplished stylist of almost any other order would have softened it too much-such attitudes are better off in the horror film." Rubin also compared it the other science fiction films Arnold made in the 1950s—"The Creature From the Black Lagoon", "It Came From Outer Space", "Tarantula", "Revenge of the Creature", and "The Space Children"—finding them competitively "interesting in patches" but lacking in comparison to the "unity and clarity of "The Incredible Shrinking Man
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Ginger Stanley


also had her two roles in the "Creature from the Black Lagoon" and "Revenge of the Creature", filmed at Silver Springs. She was also the body double for Esther Williams in "Jupiter's Darling" (1955). At the time Williams was recovering from a perforated eardrum and her time underwater was limited. In 1956 Stanley married Albert V. Hallowell Jr. and they moved to Orlando, Florida. They had three daughters. She hosted "Browsing with Ginger", a women's talk show on a local
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John Bromfield


" (1948). The same year, he was cast as a detective in "Sorry, Wrong Number", starring Burt Lancaster and Barbara Stanwyck for Paramount Pictures. In 1953, Bromfield appeared with Esther Williams, Van Johnson and Tony Martin in "Easy to Love". He also starred in horror films, including the 1955 3D production "Revenge of the Creature", one of the "Creature from the Black Lagoon" sequels. In the middle 1950s, Bromfield appeared in westerns, such as NBC's "
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Perry Lopez


"Mister Roberts" in 1955, then had the leading role in "The Steel Jungle" (1956) and appeared as Toro in "Cry Tough" in 1959. He also played in a number of B-movies and Westerns early on in his career, including the "Creature from the Black Lagoon" (1954), "The Young Guns" (1956) and The "Lone Ranger". Although he was part of the supporting cast in "Mister Roberts", his role was prominent – he played
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Lori Nelson


starred in the "Creature From the Black Lagoon" sequel "Revenge of the Creature". Her supporting roles in films also included the low-budget sci-fi story "Day the World Ended" (1955), directed by Roger Corman, and a big-budget Paramount Pictures comedy-Western, "Pardners", starring Martin and Lewis in one of their final films together. Nelson had a featured role in "I Died a Thousand Times", a 1955 remake of "High Sierra", as well
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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 Georgia at the age of 15 and moved to Sebring, Florida to
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Archery games


an arrow(s). Though there is no inherent practical purposes for night shooting, it is just a different form of competition that is enjoyably fun. There are two variants: the Monster Shoot and the Raccoon Shoot. Monsters Shoots says it all: instead of animals or FITA ring targets the archers are shooting at monsters such as Frankenstein's Monster, Skeletor, the Wolfman, Dracula, and the Creature from the Black Lagoon, and various other creatures of the night such as large bats. Children compete in this more than adults
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Creature from the Black Lagoon


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. 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
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Creature from the Black Lagoon


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
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Henry Mancini


Everyman' Tex Beneke. After World War II, Mancini broadened his skills in composition, counterpoint, harmony and orchestration during studies opening with the composers Ernst Krenek and Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco. In 1952, Mancini joined the Universal Pictures music department. During the next six years, he contributed music to over 100 movies, most notably "Creature from the Black Lagoon", "The Creature Walks Among Us", "It Came from Outer Space", "Tarantula", "This Island Earth", "The Glenn
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El castillo de los monstruos (1958 film)


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 is not known), which is referred to as a “gorilla” in some reviews, although it appears to be more of a humanoid ape-like creature, perhaps based on Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. In the end, El Clavillazo manages to defeat the monsters, mostly by luck, and rescue the girl. A chemical
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Michael Westmore


famous for co-creating the creature in "Creature from the Black Lagoon". He is a 1961 graduate of the University of California-Santa Barbara and a member of Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity. He began working for Universal Studios in 1961 as a make-up artist, and was promoted after three years to Assistant Department Head of Make-Up. He apprenticed to John Chambers on the 1963 film "The List of Adrian Messenger". Some of Westmore's earliest roles at Universal included "The Munsters" and "
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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 "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
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Julie Adams


Murder, She Wrote". Adams, along with her son, Mitchell, authored a book on her life and career, "The Lucky Southern Star: Reflections From The Black Lagoon", which was published in 2011. A limited test print run of 100 copies with an interview DVD of the audio book version has been completed. Her son serves as producer. Adams joined three other cast members from "Creature from the Black Lagoon" for a 50th anniversary celebration of the film at Creaturefest in November 2003. The festival
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Chupacabra: Dark Seas


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 Reviews" gave
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Thetis Lake Monster


on its head" while swimming at Thetis Lake beach in the evening. The newspaper 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
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UShaka Marine World


. A scuba diving course is available to people over 10 years old. Certified divers can also dive in the open ocean lagoon with pelagic fish and rays. The Dangerous Creatures exhibit includes various reptiles, amphibians and arachnids, some of which are venomous in their newly set-up Dangerous Creatures section, which is apart from the main aquarium. This sub-section contains both local and exotic animals, from rock pythons to Burmese pythons, Nile crocodiles, black mambas, tarantulas, scorpions, and gila monsters. uShaka Wet '
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Creature from the Black Lagoon (pinball)


the Slide (right scoop) to collect the letter M. F-I-L-M letters can also be collected as Snack Bar rewards. Once the four letters in F-I-L-M are collected, shoot the ball into the left or right scoop to begin a 2-ball multiball. The Creature will randomly hide the girl in one of three locations: the left scoop, the Snack Bar scoop, or the right scoop. Shooting the ball into the correct scoop, then into the Snack Bar scoop,
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Clint Eastwood


, at $100 per week. After signing, Eastwood was initially criticized for his stiff manner and delivering his lines through his teeth, a lifelong trademark. In May 1954, Eastwood made his first real audition for "Six Bridges to Cross" but was rejected by Joseph Pevney. After many unsuccessful auditions, he was eventually given a minor role by director Jack Arnold in "Revenge of the Creature" (1955), a sequel to the recently released "Creature from the Black Lagoon". In September 1954, Eastwood
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Creature from the Black Lagoon


, 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 got green-lit. Herschel Weingrod and Timothy Harris wrote a new script, and Universal offered
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Creature from the Black Lagoon


The Hollywood Reporter", "The story my father wrote embodies the clash between primitive men and civilized men, and that obviously makes it a fertile area for re-examination." In August 2002, Guillermo del Toro, a fan of the original, was attached as director. He had hoped to do a story focused more on the Creature's perspective and letting him have romantic success, which he would later turn into the 2017 film "The Shape of Water", but Universal heads rejected this concept. Because of
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Arthur Adams (comics)


Thing. He became interested in dinosaurs and monsters like King Kong after watching "Creature Features" on TV every Saturday, and Universal Monster movies such as "Frankenstein" and "Creature from the Black Lagoon". He also enjoyed superhero and science fiction programming, such as "Super Friends", the 1967 "Spider-Man" cartoon and "Star Trek". Adams enjoyed drawing frequently in his youth, as far back as he could remember. He discovered the work of Frank Frazetta when he was 13 or 14
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Creature from the Black Lagoon (pinball)


12 second timer starts. Shoot the Snack Bar scoop to begin Super Mode. In Super Mode, the Mega Menu, Big Millions, Snack Attack, Unlimited Millions, and Intermission Time scoring modes are activated. This mode lasts for 25 seconds. Super Creature Feature: During Super Mode, shoot the ball into the left ramp within the first 10 seconds. This will send the ball into the whirlpool. Each spin in the whirlpool is worth 5, 10, 15, ... million up to a maximum of 35 million.
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Richard Carlson (actor)


. Carlson played the lead in "The Magnetic Monster" (1953) which led to him finding a niche in the newly re-emergent genres of science fiction and horror. He followed it with leads in "The Maze" (1953), "It Came from Outer Space" (1953) with Barbara Rush, and "Creature from the Black Lagoon" (1954) with Julia Adams. He also had the male lead in "All I Desire" (1953). From 1953-56 he starred in
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