Creature from the Black Lagoon - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts

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Fan of Creature from the Black Lagoon or just want to share your movie knowledge? This topic is dedicated to all trivia and questions related to Creature from the Black Lagoon

[ava]

Julie Adams performed all of her own stunts for this film.

[melinda]

Ricou Browning, the stuntman who provided the underwater shots of the creature, once had to make an emergency bathroom visit while he was filming a scene. Browning had been underwater for several minutes and breached the water, in full costume, next to an unsuspecting mother and her young daughter on the nearby shore. Browning said that they fled in terror once they saw him. He recalled, "they took off, and that's the last I saw of 'em!"

[ivan]

In interviews, Ben Chapman would often thank the fans for keeping the movie's popularity alive. He believed that if not for loyal fans, this movie would have been just another long-forgotten monster film.

[lynn]

Forrest J. Ackerman, a horror and science fiction writer for Famous Monsters of Filmland Magazine, bought the mask and claws of the Creature's costume from a young man who had once used them as a Halloween costume. The costume pieces were discarded by Universal after production had finished on the three films (Creature from the Black Lagoon and its two sequels) and were later recovered from the studio's dumpster by a janitor, who thought the ensemble would make a good Halloween costume for his son. Other costume pieces were recently sold at auction by Bud Westmore, who was an assistant to Milicent Patrick, the original designer of the costume.

[toni]

The first design for the creature costume was modeled after the Oscar statuette given by The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. The design was quickly scrapped, however, and the final foam rubber and latex creature costume bears little resemblance to the award.

[steve]

The Creature, using the name "Uncle Gilbert", appeared in The Munsters: Love Comes to Mockingbird Heights (1965) of The Munsters (1964).

[jim]

Ricou Browning, a professional diver and swimmer, was required to hold his breath for up to 4 minutes at a time for his underwater role as the "Gill-man". The director's logic was that the air would have to travel through the monster's gills and, thus, air bubbles from his mouth or nose must not be seen. Thus, the costume was designed without an air tank. In the subsequent films, this detail was ignored and air can be seen emanating from the top of the creature's head.

[frances]

In an interview, Julie Adams recalled that swimming for long periods in frigid water was one of the most challenging parts of making the film. For most of production, the water tank used for most of Adams' swimming scenes was heated; however, the crew forgot to heat the tank prior to filming on a particularly chilly day.

[miriam]

The scene where Kay is treading water near the surface of the lagoon and unknowingly entices the creature is "echoed" in the scene from Jaws (1975) where "Chrissie" becomes the first victim of the shark. Both sequences feature multiple camera angles and edits that are strikingly similar.

[kristen]

Ingmar Bergman watched this film every year on his birthday.

[gabriel]

Frank Lovejoy was considered to play Dr. Reed.

[bessie]

In one sequence Julie Adams' character is captured by the creature and carried into a cave. Due to limited visibility inside the creature makeup, the stuntman misjudged where the side of the entrance was and accidentally struck Ms. Adams' head against the wall, causing a scrape on her forehead.

[jim]

The scientific narration in the beginning combines both Creation and Evolution.