Gorgo (1961)

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Greedy sailors capture a giant lizard off the coast of Ireland and sell it to a London circus. Then its mother shows up.

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6 March 2002 | chris_gaskin123
A good British attempt at Godzilla
Gorgo is the third of the monster on the loose movies to be directed by Eugene Lourie. It came two years after The Giant Behemoth and was the only monster movie to be directed by him to be made in colour.

This is an excellent movie with great special effects. This is the British version of Godzilla and the monsters look impressive, despite them being men in monster suits. The acting in this is quite good and there is an excellent music score too. This was made towards the end of the craze for giant monster movies.

This movie is a must for monster movie fans and I enjoyed it very much.

This is British monster movie action at its best. Enjoy!

Rating: 4 stars out of 5.

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Trivia

Gene Simmons of KISS, a lifelong fan of monster movies, based the now-iconic design of his performing boots on Gorgo's head.

Quotes

Admiral: Get me submarine control, sector two-eight .. I see; no, there's nothing further you can do now. The creature's got through - smashed the netting!
Standing other naval officer: Get me river patrol!

Goofs

When the British radio operator relays the message from HMS Royal Oak to Admiral Brooks, the audio dialogue does not match what he is actually saying.

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Plot Summary

Genres

Horror | Sci-Fi

Details

Release Date:

29 March 1961

Language

English, Irish

Country of Origin

UK

Filming Locations

Coliemore Harbour, Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland

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