I wrote liner notes for the vci dvd of gorgo which, without telling me in advance, vci had a narrator record, and made a minidocumentary out of it i made my screenwriting ha. Time to discuss the 1961 british monster flick gorgo. The japanese had godzilla, but it was the british that gave us gorgo, a surprisingly heartfelt epic about a giant monster that begins to terrorize the nations of the uk. Gorgo is an attempt to make a japanesestyle giant reptile flick in an english setting. Gorgo is a classic 75minute giant monster flick with a huge following due to its successful 1961 mgm theatrical release, followed by decades of late night tv airings. Gorgo s mother, who is upset and significantly larger follows his trail to london leaving a wake of destruction in her path. Gorgo, however, like konga, remained a fixture on american newsstands throughout the early 1960s. The surprise was finding out that the prehistoric animal that sam slade and joe. Overview of gorgo, 1961, directed by eugene lourie, with bill travers, william sylvester, vincent winter, at turner classic movies. Gorgo took forever to get released after it was finished. The classic scifi story of a captured baby prehistoric monster put on display in london, with giant momma monster coming to.
Gorgo 1961 action, drama, horror film movie on dvd ebay. Dorkin coins gorgo as a reference to the gorgons of greek mythology. The man killed by the gorgo s tailswipe, after all, had a wife and two kids, and so therefore his life is more valuable than those of us nonbreeders. Technical excellence of gorgo, new horror film, result of improved techniques, faster color negative. Its also here that the creature is actually dubbed gorgo, a name that dorkin explains is based on the gorgon, a creature from greek mythology. When an undersea volcano sends tremors throughout the atlantic, aquatic creatures come out of hiding. Greedy sailors capture a giant lizard off the coast of ireland and sell it to a london circus. Information and translations of gorgo in the most comprehensive dictionary definitions resource on the web.
Actrices et acteurs gorgo 1961 gorgo, casting du film. With bill travers, william sylvester, vincent winter, christopher rhodes. From the deep dark depths of mystery known as the british isles, gorgo was born in 1961. Download gorgo 1961 1080p bluray h264 aac torrent ext. This is a really dramatic and exciting trailer that really gives you a flavour of what to expect when you actually view the brilliant monster film. Several years and one dinosaur movie later the giant behemoth, 1959, louries idea reached the screen as gorgo 1961, an extremely satisfying monster spectacular that has remained a fan favorite for more than 40 years.
They put in extra work on production and acting and released this solid film for us to enjoy. With gorgo, the king brothers spent a pile of money, in hopes of cashing in on yet another trend. When gorgo, a huge prehistoric sea creature, is captured and exhibited in london by moneyhungry businessmen, his enormous mother comes looking for him, leaving death and destruction in her wake. The woman who isnt afraid to put her body to the test, to eat healthy not to get skinny but to get strong, who knows her body is capable of great things, and she believes her strength can empower her to do anything. Miniature sets, a plethora of special effects, and a huge animated monster combine to make the king brothers forthcoming gorgo one of the most technically interesting productions ever made in a london studio. Watch gorgo 1961 online free trial the roku channel. The story begins when underwater volcanic activity in the irish sea brings forth a 65foot monster called gorgo.
She was the daughter and the only known child of cleomenes i, king of sparta r. In the attack of the super monsters gorgo was renamed tyranno, despite the fact that hes a gorgosaurus. Merchant seamen joe ryan bill travers and partner sam slade william sylvester harness the most unusual of the lot, a massive beast that looks like a tyrannosaurus rex. The carol burnett show official recommended for you. Shop for gorgo 1961 comics on, your friendly online comic book store. The english version is slightly different than mgms cut on this disc, which lops off an opening. Herodotus and other ancient greek historians are far more likely to mention persian queens than the wives of greeks not because persian women were more powerful than their greek counterparts, but because persians had several wives, and so it was sometimes useful to record by. Youll see why in this actionpacked monster thriller as young gorgo, a creature from the sea, is relocated to london from ireland, with rampaging mommydearest not.
Gorgo was the first and probably the best known british giant monster movie. Gorgo shares his name with the titular monster of 1961 european film gorgo. Meant as a homage to the still young king of monsters, godzilla, gorgo employed many visual effects tricks. The sounds the monster gorgo makes alternate between an elephants and a lions.
Vci, which released the film a few years ago on dvd, has now reissued the title with a new transfer. After a comic based on a film about a giant ape in london by the title of konga proves a success for charlton they try again with another english produced bfilm, this titled gorgo, both released. Trailer for the 1961 classic british monster movie gorgo, directed by eugene lourie. Gorgo is put on display at dorkins snicker circus in london, billed as the eighth wonder of the world. Gorgo has dark green skin with a tan belly and glowing red. The plot focuses on gorgo, a young sea monster brought back to london for exploitation, and ogra, his even larger mother, who rampages across london to search for him.
Two treasure divers capture the creature and take him to london where he is put on display in a circus. Gorgo is the go to resource for todays empowered woman. A scientist is thoughtful enough to point out that the sailors bonanza is only an infant, and that a fullgrown specimen would be over 200 feet in height. Gorgo is an online fitness, nutrition, and wellness resource for next level women. A volcanic explosion off the irish coast brings a prehistoric beast out of its undersea abode, whereupon enterprising entrepreneurs set about to capture and display the sixstorey phenomenon to the public in london. A 250foot monster wrecks london landmarks to free her baby, found by seamen bill travers, william sylvester and put in a circus. The production company took a formula from godzilla and gave it their own spin. Gorgos mother, who is upset and significantly larger follows his trail to london leaving a wake of destruction in her path. A giant lizardlike creature is spewed from the bottomless depths by a volcanic eruption only to wreak havoc on the modern world. Original mgm french grande poster 47x63 for the eugene lourie scifi cult classic, gorgo 1961 starring bill travers, william sylvester. It debuted in american theaters on march 29, 1961, and in british theaters on october 27, 1961.
Cover taken from interior panel, so pencils attribution from story credits, as noted by tony isabella via the gcdchat list. Hospital visit from the carol burnett show full sketch duration. Gorgo 1961 eugene lourie synopsis, characteristics. A few nights later, a walking sea monster tangles with the fishing boats and enters the town. Born in 1902, cinematographer freddie young is most noted for his work with british director david lean, who was the master of epic storytelling on the big screen. Directed by eugene lourie who also directed beast from 20,000 fathoms and giant behemoth. Gorgo enhanced, collectors edition, subtitled, widescreen on. It was released to japanese theaters on january 10, 1961, to american theaters on march 29, 1961, and to british theaters on october 27, 1961. Aac torrent for free, hd full movie streaming also available in limetorrents. Gorgo, a 1961 movie, or its protagonist, the fictional giant monster gorgo. Genre horrorsuspense characters gorgo indexer notes. Bill travers, william sylvester, vincent winter, christopher rhodes, joseph oconor, bruce seton, martin benson, maurice kaufmann, basil dignam, barry keegan, tommy duggan, howard lang, dervis ward, john breslin, mick dillon et nigel green. I think it was released first in japan, then the u.
The gorgo wine estate is located in the territory belonging to the village of custoza. Amounts shown in italicized text are for items listed in currency other than canadian dollars and are approximate conversions to canadian dollars based upon bloombergs conversion rates. The third times the charm for production designer turned director eugene louries final entry in his dinosaur trilogy, which benefitted from a massive mgm ad campaign that made it a mustsee for the moppet trade in 1960. Unaware of the lizards family colony lurking below the surface of the sea, gorgos captors continue their habit of. The main difference was, the islands he rampaged through were located off the coast of western europe rather than eastern asia. In matinees in 1961, his final radiocast was met with applause and cheers. Gorgo collectors edition, enhanced, subtitled, dubbed on. Shot in technicolor, the film is an international coproduction of the united kingdom, the united states, and ireland. Made by rockstar canada and published by rockstar games, inc. Gorgo 1961 original french grande 47x63 movie poster folded. The angry mama gorgo finds its way to the big city, and goes on a rampage of mass destruction before uniting again with the imprisoned offspring.
Gorgo is a 1961 britishamerican giant monster film produced by king brothers productions. Gorgo is a sea monster kaiju that first appeared in the 1961 british film gorgo. So dorkin is angling for lawsuits from the makers of both godzilla and king kong. Monster gorgo is a 1961 tokusatsu kaiju film produced by king brothers productions.
Gorgo, being the titular star of his debut film, bears many similarities to his mother. The story takes from movies like the godzilla series and gamera, but with a more sympathetic twist. Gorgo is a unique film in a genre that is overflowing with sequels, copycats, and remakes. Heres an hd rip of gorgo, ripped from the north american bluray. Merchant seamen joe ryan and partner sam slade harness the most unusual of the lot, a massive beast that looks like a tyrannosaurus rex. This is an irish answer to the japanese godzilla phenomenon. Despite his tiny, almost laughable arms, gorgo can burrow through the ground at high speeds. Mar 15, 20 trailer for the 1961 classic british monster movie gorgo, directed by eugene lourie. A volcanic explosion off the irish coast brings a prehistoric beast out of its undersea abode.
The plot focuses on gorgo, a young sea monster brought back to london for exploitation, and ogra, his even larger mother, who rampages across london to. Two treasure divers capture the creature and take him to london where he made the star attraction at a circus. The monster is taken to london to be featured as a circus attraction. Heres an hd rip of gorgo, ripped from the north american bluray addeddate. This is gorgo, a 1961 film from independent producers frank and maurice king, previously best known for backing grubby, inventive crime stories like dillinger and gun crazy, during the heyday of film noir.
The enterprising sailors deliver their quarry to a british circus, but it turns out that the animal is a newborn. Gorgo did well thanks to unusually strong distribution by mgm and positive word of mouth. Gorgo, dvd, enhanced, collectors edition, subtitled, widescreen, scificlassic, 089859870729. Enterprising joe bill travers and sam william sylvester capture the beast and transport it to london, where gorgo is put on display as a seaside carnival attraction. The film borrows elements from other monster movies, such. One of the most memorable, giant movie monsters of all time.
Gorgo is a 1961 science fiction monster film directed by eugene lourie. A volcanic eruption in the north atlantic brings to the surface a 65foot pre historic monster. Gorgo is a 1961 british science fiction giant monster film. With the success of early giant monster movies in the 1950s such as the beast from 20,000 fathoms and godzilla, many other companies were trying to put out giant monsters of their own. He is relatively tall, even though he is just a child. The salvage vessel captures gorgo and takes it to london for display. The film focuses on gorgo, an ancient large sea monster brought back to london for exploitation, and ogra, his even larger mother, who rampages across london to search for him. One of the first and better known of these was 1961s gorgo. Those two professors we thought we left behind now hold a meeting and announce their theory that gorgo is an infant and the adult would be at.
By and large, the movie looks okay here, though far from perfect. Gorgo was the queen of the greek citystate of sparta, daughter of the king cleomenes reigned 520490 bce, wife of king leonidas reigned 490480 bce, and mother of king pleistarchus reigned 480458. Gorgo 1961 when an undersea volcano sends tremors throughout the atlantic, aquatic creatures come out of hiding. William sylvester, bill travers, vincent winter, christopher rhodes when an undersea volcano sends tremors throughout the atlantic, aquatic creatures come out of hiding. The return of gorgo last edited by pikahyper on 041019 01. Gorgo is a community of women from all over the world of all shapes, colors, backgrounds and sizes. Gorgo huge, dinosaurlike, and buried for eons in undersea rubble was a ringer for godzilla. A volcanic eruption in the north atlantic brings to the surface a 65foot prehistoric monster.
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