**Possible Spoilers Ahead**
This five-cent fiasco was directed by the same dude who gave us THE WIZARD OF MARS and GALLERY OF HORRORS. Many of the cast were associates of the infamous Al Adamson. It's been called the worst King Kong rip-off ever made and I won't dispute that accusation for a minute. Anthony Eisley, the owner of a nearly bankrupt circus, journeys to the African jungle (Bronson Canyon) to capture The Mighty Gorga. This critter is guy in a giant gorilla suit with painted-on mis-aligned eyes. Normal-sized gorillas seen earlier in a zoo are scarier than Gorga but then, Curious George is scarier than Gorga. Eisley and sour-pussed heroine Megan Timothy are also menaced by the local Indians. (Timothy sagely explains that Indians belong in South America, not Africa, but no explanation for their presence is ever given.) Other fun stuff: bloodless gunshot wounds, bad acting, dumb dialogue, volcano and cave-dragon scenes cribbed from other films, and a toy tyrannosaurus that lays big purple eggs. (The origin of Barney? Or did director Hewitt expect to premiere this masterpiece on Easter?) By the way, what kind of crazy clown would pay to see a cock-eyed gorilla in a circus? Probably a crazy clown like myself who paid to see it on tape.
This five-cent fiasco was directed by the same dude who gave us THE WIZARD OF MARS and GALLERY OF HORRORS. Many of the cast were associates of the infamous Al Adamson. It's been called the worst King Kong rip-off ever made and I won't dispute that accusation for a minute. Anthony Eisley, the owner of a nearly bankrupt circus, journeys to the African jungle (Bronson Canyon) to capture The Mighty Gorga. This critter is guy in a giant gorilla suit with painted-on mis-aligned eyes. Normal-sized gorillas seen earlier in a zoo are scarier than Gorga but then, Curious George is scarier than Gorga. Eisley and sour-pussed heroine Megan Timothy are also menaced by the local Indians. (Timothy sagely explains that Indians belong in South America, not Africa, but no explanation for their presence is ever given.) Other fun stuff: bloodless gunshot wounds, bad acting, dumb dialogue, volcano and cave-dragon scenes cribbed from other films, and a toy tyrannosaurus that lays big purple eggs. (The origin of Barney? Or did director Hewitt expect to premiere this masterpiece on Easter?) By the way, what kind of crazy clown would pay to see a cock-eyed gorilla in a circus? Probably a crazy clown like myself who paid to see it on tape.