Classic Monsters of the Movies, courtesy of authors/researchers Nige Burton and Jamie Jones, have unleased a revised edition of their celebrated, Creature from the Black Lagoon homage.
This special, 36-pg deluxe edition features many historic details on the Creature, aka the Gill-man, including its director, monster-maestro Jack Arnold; producer William Alland; Gill-man designer Millicent Patrick; Gill-man sculptors Jack Kevan and Chris Mueller Jr.; art director Hilyard M. Brown; composers Henry Mancini, Hans Salter and Herman Stein; cinematographer Scotty Welbourne; its ticket-securing, 3-D hook; and its memorable cast: Richard Carlson, Julia Adams, Richard Denning, Antonio Morena, Nestor Paiva, Whit Bissell, Ginger Stanley (Adams' underwater understudy); and, as the titular specimen, Ricou Browning (submerged) and Ben Chapman (on land).
This "ultimate" guide also includes a plethora of rare stills, trivia blurbs and clever quotes, which every Creature connoisseur will appreciate.
If one loves the Gill-man (or Universal monsters in general), this Classic Monsters volume is an essential: a comprehensive triumph that one will return to it time and again.
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