Creature Chronicles

Exploring the Black Lagoon Trilogy

AvTom Weaver,David Schecter

Inbunden, Engelska, 2014

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He was the final addition to Universal's "royal family" of movie monsters: the Creature from the Black Lagoon. With his scaly armor, razor claws and a face only a mother octopus could love, this Amazon denizen was perhaps the most fearsome beast in the history of Hollywood's Studio of Horrors. But he also possessed a sympathetic quality which elevated him fathoms above the many aquatic monsters who swam in his wake.Everything you ever wanted to know about the Gill Man and his mid-1950s film career (Creature from the Black Lagoon, Revenge of the Creature, The Creature Walks Among Us) is collected in this book, packed to the gills with hour-by-hour production histories, cast bios, analyses, explorations of the music, script-to-screen comparisons, in-depth interviews and an ocean of fin-tastic photos.

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Utgivningsdatum:2014-10-13
Mått:216 x 279 x 21 mm
Vikt:1 293 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:408
Förlag:McFarland & Co Inc
ISBN:9780786494187

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Tom Weaver of Sleepy Hollow, New York, has been interviewing moviemakers for 35 years. The New York Times called him a leading scholar in the horror field and USA Today has described him as the king of the monster hunters. Classic Images said he was “the best interviewer we have today.” A frequent contributor to ﬁlm magazines, he has written many books about American popular culture and is also a Blu-ray audio commentator. David Schecter has been a writer for more than three decades, and also produces soundtrack recordings for his Monstrous Movie Music CD label. He lives in Chatsworth, California. Steve Kronenberg is the managing editor of Noir City, the e-magazine published quarterly by the Film Noir Foundation. He lives in Millville, New Jersey.

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“each movie is examined through an exhaustive account of production history, interviews, biographies, and photographs. Thoroughly researched...packed with first-hand narratives from producers, directors, costume designers, and actors”—Library Journal

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Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction by Julie AdamsPart1. Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954)2. Revenge of the Creature (1955)3. The Creature Walks Among Us (1956)Part4. The Ofﬁcial Gill Man Guide to the Sunshine State5. Aquatic Kith and Kin• The Return of the Creature (1954)• Curucu, Beast of the Amazon (1956)• The Monster of Piedras Blancas (1959)• Octaman (1971)6. Creature Conversations• Ginger Stanley• Mike Gannon• Vikki Megowan7. A Brief History of The Black Lagoon Bugle (David J. Schow)8. Revenge of the Return of the Remake of Creature from the Black Lagoon (David J. Schow)Chapter NotesIndex