Rent Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954)
3.6 of 5 from 111 ratings
1h 16min
- General info
- Available formats
- Synopsis:
- Scientists drug and capture the creature, who becomes enamored with the head scientist's female assistant (Julia Adams). The lonely creature, "a living amphibious missing link", escapes and kidnaps the object of his affection. Chief scientist (Richard Carlson) then launches a crusade to rescue his assistant and cast the ominous creature back to the depths from where he came.
- Actors:
- Richard Carlson, Julie Adams, Richard Denning, Antonio Moreno, Nestor Paiva, Whit Bissell, Bernie Gozier, Henry A. Escalante, Ricou Browning, Ben Chapman, Perry Lopez, Sydney Mason, Rodd Redwing
- Directors:
- Jack Arnold
- Producers:
- William Alland
- Writers:
- Harry Essex, Arthur A. Ross, Maurice Zimm, William Alland
- Aka:
- Black Lagoon / The Sea Monster
- Studio:
- Universal Pictures
- Genres:
- Classics, Horror
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- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 01/10/2012
- Run Time:
- 76 minutes
- Languages:
- English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono, French DTS 2.0 Mono, German DTS 2.0 Mono, Italian DTS 2.0 Mono, Spanish DTS 2.0 Mono
- Subtitles:
- Danish, English Hard of Hearing, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Norwegian, Spanish, Swedish
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.85:1
- Colour:
- B & W
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- 3D Blu-Ray version of the film
- Production Photographs
- Trailer Gallery
- Feature Commentary with Film Historian Tom Weaver
- 100 Years of Universal: The Lot
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 10/10/2022
- Run Time:
- 79 minutes
- Languages:
- English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono, French DTS 2.0 Mono, German DTS 2.0 Mono, Italian DTS 2.0 Mono
- Subtitles:
- Danish, English Hard of Hearing, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Latin American Spanish, Norwegian, Swedish
- DVD Regions:
- Region 2
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Various
- Colour:
- Colour and B & W
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Behind the Scenes Documentaries
- Feature Commentaries
- Production Photographs
- Theatrical Trailers
- And More!
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Reviews (1) of Creature from the Black Lagoon
Universal Monster. - Creature from the Black Lagoon review by Steve
The creature is usually regarded as the last of the great Universal monsters. The gill man became an icon for horror fans but never quite passed into the mainstream like Dracula or the Frankenstein creation. Still, this was a significant studio production with the underwater photography and its initial release in 3D.
There's the same story as King Kong (1933), though it keeps the part where the captive beast is shipped to America for the sequel. A scientific expedition to the Amazon uncovers a mysterious fossil, and then its descendant, a living creature which is half human, and half fish. Of course, it’s a man in a rubber suit, but still effective.
We get the kind of boffins who are best when seen in their swimwear. Richard Carlson and Richard Denning have a fistfight over the ethics of their mission. Julie Adams cavorts extensively in a water ballet while the gill man (understandably) watches approvingly. There’s the standard beauty and the beast theme.
It tries to exist in the creation myth of the bible and also the science of natural selection, which doesn't really compute, but at least work has gone into making the hokum halfway conceivable. There’s even some minor ecological subtext. All the classic motifs of the creature feature are delivered intact; but the clichés are still fun.
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