The animatronic creature in this movie was amazing. It was very realistic and intimidating and it gave me nightmares as a kid. I wonder what happened to it after they finished filming. I'm sure it must've cost a fortune to build it.
shareMaybe some special effects guys will learn to build stuff like that.The need these kinds of people to build these types of creature for films so I think it might of been stored somewhere at a studio warehouse.
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Maybe someone like Forrest Ackerman would know.
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I too was very impressed by the monster in this film; he looked really creepy and was quite convincing.
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Actually, yeah, I just came on here to say the same thing. Compared to most of the bug-eyed monsters from fifties sci-fi films, this thing really stands out for being well put-together and animated.
Death is...whimsical today.
The best "monster sucks the human dry" scene is the one with the lock caretaker. The "creature" comes out of nowhere and grabs him. I actually jumped the first time I saw it AND a couple times after. :D
shareExactly. It really is surprisingly well-done.
Death is...whimsical today.
Actually, I would have supported the caretaker if he shot the two kids swimming.
shareThat happens to me, too, and I've seen this many times since it first started showing up on TV. I know approximately when that happens but end up jumping out of my hide every time! What a great scare!
I'm watching it again right now, my letterboxed copy from TCM. Bless 'em!
A terrific monster! I seem to remember reading that the animatronic critter was at an amusement park for a while (probably read that in FM back in the day).
shareAgree, it is good for the time and budget compared to others of the time.
My only gripe is that they made a monster based on a caterpiller rather than one that actually looks like a snail, as per the script.
I was impressed with it also. just watched it on TCM. I was expecting it to be a small creature. but than it panned back and it was huge!! I know it sounds cheesy but it creeped me out big time when we first see it hiding from the Divers. so gross and scary looking!
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Was this the same Kraken that Liam Neeson, as Zeus, released in Clash of the Titans?
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This reply is late in coming, but Mr-Murph, you're correct about the fate of the kraken. After the movie was made it ended up at Ocean Park Pier. The park closed in 1967 and it's assets were sold off in 1968. A friend of mine who works in film restoration and preservation sent me the info. As to what happened to it when the park closed, if it was still in usable condition, there wasn't any info.
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