Behemoth the Sea Monster (1959)

Director:

Eugène Lourié

Writers (WGA):

Robert Abel (story) &
Alan J. Adler (story) ...

Release Date:

3 marzo 1959 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Fantasy | Horror | Sci-Fi

Frase comercial:

The Biggest Thing Since Creation!

Plot:

Marine atomic tests cause changes in the ocean's ecosystem resulting in dangerous blobs of radiation and the resurrection of a dormant dinosaur which threatens London.

Plot Keywords:

Radioactivity | Rampage | Monster Movie | Pub | U Boat

Comentarios de los usuarios:

Goodbye, Picadilly (almost!)

Cast

Gene Evans	...	Steve Karnes
André Morell	...	Professor James Bickford
John Turner	...	John
Leigh Madison	...	Jean Trevethan
Jack MacGowran	...	Dr. Sampson, the Paleontologist
Maurice Kaufmann	...	Mini Submarine Officer
Henri Vidon	...	Tom Trevethan
Leonard Sachs	...	Scientist

También conocida como:

Behemoth
The Giant Behemoth (USA)

Duración:

80 min

País:

UK | USA

Idioma:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Sonido:

Mono (RCA Sound System)

Clasificación:

USA:Unrated | UK:X (original rating)

Filming Locations:

London, England, UK

Company:

Artistes Alliance Ltd.

Trivialidades:

The puppet of the behemoth is owned by Dennis Muren.

Goofs:

Continuity: Because of budget restraints, one shot of the monster smashing a model car is repeated no less than three times.

Quotes:

Steve Karnes: [solemnly] One thing is sure. Something has happened here that isn't in the book. Something came out of the ocean and now has gone back into.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Fantastic Fantasy Fright-o-Rama Show Vol. 1 (1996) (V)

Goodbye, Picadilly (almost!)

Essentially a remake of THE BEAST FROM 20,000 FATHOMS with the dinosaur emitting radiation instead of a deadly disease this is still a good film. Originally the monster was supposed to be invisible (hence the scene where it does not show up on radar) but the producers said that would never do and a monster must be seen by the audience! So Willis O'Brien and Pete Peterson were brought in late in the game to do some effective stop motion effects. The low budget shows. Notice how the monster steps on the same car 3 times and seems to take forever to walk up a single street. When the Behemoth attacks the ferry watch carefully and you will see the wooden base the rubber head is attached to come out of the water! Other scenes are very good though, like the beast "attacking" the high tension wires and when he strolls by the houses of Parliament you almost cannot tell the old British landmark is just a blown up photograph! B-Western stalwart Gene Evans is pretty good as the hero and Andre Morrell, a one time Dr. Watson opposite Peter Cushing's Sherlock Holmes, is good too. Not much time is wasted on a romantic subplot . . .thank goodness! Allegedly when director Eugene Lourie's young daughter saw this film she chided her father "Daddy, you're bad! You killed the beastie." her comment stayed with Lourie and a few years later when he directed GORGO he . . .well . . .that's another story for another review. See you then.