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Greedy sailors capture a giant lizard off the coast of Ireland and sell it to a London circus, inciting the wrath of the creature's mother.Greedy sailors capture a giant lizard off the coast of Ireland and sell it to a London circus, inciting the wrath of the creature's mother.Greedy sailors capture a giant lizard off the coast of Ireland and sell it to a London circus, inciting the wrath of the creature's mother.
Maurice Kaufmann
- Radio Reporter
- (as Maurice Kauffman)
Tommy Duggan
- 1st Naval Officer
- (as Thomas Duggan)
Ed Bishop
- Radar Operator
- (uncredited)
Martin Boddey
- Army Officer at Central Command
- (uncredited)
Gordon Boyd
- Navy Lieutenant
- (uncredited)
Jim Brady
- Man in Crowd
- (uncredited)
John Breslin
- Soldier
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writers
- Robert L. Richards(originally as John Loring)
- Daniel James(originally as Daniel Hyatt)
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- TriviaThis was one of 15 films that were released in 1961 that was considered for an Academy Award for Special Effects.
- GoofsThe sailors put into port on what is supposed to be a small island off the west coast of Ireland. They encounter a local man and ask him a question, which he answers in Irish (Gaelic): "Cad a dhéanfaimid anois?" while gesturing in the direction they need to travel. This means "What will we do now?" Anybody who understood this phrase will wonder why he would answer in this way until later in the film, when it gradually emerges that this is what the actor is supposed to say when required to utter a line that the audience is not supposed to understand. There is one occasion in the film where the phrase actually fits the situation.
- ConnectionsEdited into Attack of the 50 Foot Monster Mania (1999)
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British Giant Monster FX Epic
GORGO is hardly a perfect film but it does have several things working in its favor which make it more entertaining than many other giant monster films. One is director Eugene Lourie, certainly no stranger to giant monster films directing THE BEAST FROM 20000 FATHOMS, THE COLOSSUS OF NEW YORK, THE GIANT BEHEMOTH as well as GORGO. In terms of Special FX and Ending, only the first film named above is better than GORGO. The FX work(done by Tom Howard) in GORGO is truly well-accomplished and for the time and era was rather ground breaking. The Ending is also truly unique amongst giant monster films which usually all end the same way but this one certainly doesn't.
The problems lie mostly with lack of character development and some serious leaps of logic. Still there are times this film can be quite suspenseful particularly once Mama Gorgo comes on the scene. The huge red-eyed Mama rising out of the water is certainly memorable stuff.
The problems lie mostly with lack of character development and some serious leaps of logic. Still there are times this film can be quite suspenseful particularly once Mama Gorgo comes on the scene. The huge red-eyed Mama rising out of the water is certainly memorable stuff.
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- Sep 21, 2002
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- Runtime1 hour 18 minutes
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