Mike and the bots gorge on gorgo 1961, a maudlin monster mess featuring two giant motherandson lizards and a samuel beckett lookalike. Read all about the 50year history of chicago tv horror movie hosts and monster movie showcases in the book chicago tv horror movie shows. Gorgo 1961 by spookyflix admin february 16, 2020 1. One of the first and better known of these was 1961 s gorgo.
Complete with people trampling it during the mad mob rush in london humans are the real monsters. This fanciful, and frequently stunning british giant monster movie was the third such picture, and arguably best from director lourie. Merchant seamen joe ryan and partner sam slade harness the most unusual of the lot, a massive beast that looks like a tyrannosaurus rex. Gorgo is a 1961 film about sailors who capture a giant lizard off the coast of ireland and sells it to a london circus only to its mother shows up. Leonard maltin shows up to hawk his movie guide, which inexplicably praises the film. Jan 11, 20 gorgo 1961 a nessietype monster is captured off the coast of ireland and put on display by circus owners in london. The film is about gorgo, a sea monster captured and taken to london for exploitation, and its even larger mother, which rampages across london in search of it. Shot in technicolor, the film is an international coproduction of the united kingdom, the united states, and ireland. Gorgo s mother, who is upset and significantly larger follows his trail to london leaving a wake of destruction in her path. Gorgo has a reputation as a bad movie, in part because it was once featured on mystery science theater 3000, and in part because the whole giantmonster genre is widely disreputable, except among those actionsciencefictionhorror connoisseurs who make distinctions between the best and the worst. I really like the idea of a baby monster being captured and having its much larger parent come to rescue it, a tale retold in the 1967 kaiju movie gappa.
The story takes from movies like the godzilla series and gamera, but with a more sympathetic twist. I am looking for an old monster movie named gorgo 1961, a 1080p bluray rip if possible. Gorgo is taken to london where he is put on display in a circus, against the wishes of the scientists who insist this could be dangerous. 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. Sure, gorgo s mom levels london and probably killed millions of innocent people, but the only reason she went to london in the first place was because people. The film is about gorgo, a sea monster captured and taken to london for exploitation, and its even larger mother, which rampages across london in search. The salvage vessel captures gorgo and takes it to london for display. Heres an hd rip of gorgo, ripped from the north american bluray.
The scientists examine gorgo and conclude that he is not yet an adult and that his mother must be nearly 200 feet tall. Directed by eugene lourie, veteran of such boxoffice beasties as the. Im glad to see that its gettinga decent amount of praise here. Every file i found so far will not download or is stuck at about 4060 %. Gorgo enhanced, collectors edition, subtitled, widescreen. With bill travers, william sylvester, vincent winter, christopher rhodes. Gorgo, a character in the anime the wonderful adventures of nils. It was published by monarch books in july 1960, about nine months before the films release in the united states. Buy gorgo dvd enhanced, collectors edition, subtitled, widescreen at. The phantom from 10,000 leagues 1955 full horror movie kent taylor, cathy downs, michael whalen duration. Aac torrent for free, hd full movie streaming also available in limetorrents.
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. While the original 141page paperback has been out of print for decades, it was reprinted by bearmanor media in 2014, accompanied by a gorgo production. Keval retired laboratory technician, avid reader and movie viewer. Neither bombs, bullets, jets or rockets can stop gorgo. Dec 15, 2017 the phantom from 10,000 leagues 1955 full horror movie kent taylor, cathy downs, michael whalen duration. When an undersea volcano sends tremors throughout the atlantic, aquatic creatures come out of hiding. Gorgo is a 1961 science fiction monster film directed by eugene lourie. We have 26 books to download or read online the latest is gorgo 18. May 08, 2014 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. Gorgo was featured on season 9 of the movie mocking television series mystery science theater 3000, with the unfortunatelynamed dorkin circus, the omnipresent radio reporter at the end of the movie, and the complete lack of female characters becoming especially rich targets. Ogra trashes the island sinks a royal navy destroyer and resists attack from other warships. The enterprising sailors deliver their quarry to a british circus, but it turns out that the animal is a newborn. Like king kong in his debut film, gorgo is billed by dorkin circus as the 8th wonder of the world. 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.
Gorgo, dvd, enhanced, collectors edition, subtitled, widescreen, scificlassic, 089859870729. Released february 29th, 2004, gorgo stars bill travers, william sylvester, vincent winter, christopher rhodes the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 19 min, and received a score of out of 100. The story begins when underwater volcanic activity in the irish sea brings forth a 65foot monster called gorgo. Gorgo 1961 a nessietype monster is captured off the coast of ireland and put on display by circus owners in london. The carol burnett show official recommended for you.
May 23, 2008 the theatrical trailer for gorgo 1961. If u find any movie with download link unavailable leave a comment under that movie i. Gorgo enhanced, collectors edition, subtitled, widescreen on. 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. Overview of gorgo, 1961, directed by eugene lourie, with bill travers, william sylvester, vincent winter, at turner classic movies. Gorgo 1961 full watch online free on fmovies with english subtitles. Greedy sailors capture a giant lizard off the coast of ireland and sell it to a london circus. Download gorgo 1961 1080p bluray h264 aac torrent ext. Gorgo is an exceedingly rare example of 1960s horror with an allmale cast. Eugene lourie a salvage vessle is nearly sunk off the irish coast by an undersea earthquake.
Download gorgo 1961 1080p bluray h264 aac torrent ext torrents. Gorgo novelization wikizilla, the kaiju encyclopedia. Gorgo film, a 1961 movie, or its protagonist, the fictional giant monster gorgo. On that note of foreboding we cut to nara island as gorgos mother ogra attacks. Its easy to see how much influence godzilla had on the production, and also in how much. A few nights later, a walking sea monster tangles with the fishing boats and enters the town. The surprise ending, as well as the relationship between gorgo and a young irish lad, are quite touching. Reptilicus 1961, gappa the triphibian monsters 1967, yongary, monster from the deep 1967, the sea beast 2008, the rift 1990. I think mama gorgo is the only female in the movie with a speaking part, anyway, so unless the novelization contained gay passages about joe and sams torrid life aboard their tugboat, id be surprised if there were any lance of his manhood eyepoppers. A dinosaur called gorgosaurus that has a strong similarity to the gorgo creature in this film had been previously described as well whether or not this dinosaur is related to the naming of the film or the monster in it is uncertain. Gorgo was the first and probably the best known british giant monster movie. For it turns out the 65foot tall gorgo is just a baby. Gorgo the 1961 movie, trailers, videos and more at yidio. Gorgo is a novel based on king brothers productions 1961 film gorgo, written by bruce cassiday under the pseudonym carson bingham.
Directed by eugene lourie who also directed beast from 20,000 fathoms and giant behemoth. Time to discuss the 1961 british monster flick gorgo. Gorgo 1961 bill travers joe ryan, william sylvester sam slade, christopher rhodes mccartin, vincent winter sean directed by eugene lourie the short version. About spookyflix admin administrator for spookyflix.
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