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537:. During the night, it escapes and attacks Edwin, who was guarding it. Edwin smashes the Creature with a lantern, driving it off, but he is severely injured. Following this incident, David decides they should return to civilization. Mark, who is obsessed with capturing (or killing) the Creature, objects. As the
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and approaches Kay from behind. She screams as the
Creature grabs her, taking her away to its cavern lair. David, Lucas, and Carl pursue them, rescuing Kay and riddling the Creature with bullets. It retreats to the lagoon, where its body sinks into the watery depths.
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1095:, and the boat set had been built. Eisner continued to rewrite the script, which was to be a summer blockbuster full of "action and excitement, but scary". Eisner spent six months designing the new incarnation of the Gill-man with Mark McCreery (
1016:, a fan of the original feature, was attached to direct a remake. He had hoped to do a story focused more on the Creature's viewpoint while also letting him have a successful romantic liaison. He later went on to turn this idea into the 2017 film
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822:, with an overall rating average of 7.10/10. The consensus calls it "a solid, atmospheric creature feature that entertains without attempting to be deeper than it needs". The film is recognized by
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1405:"Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954) - Rotten Tomatoes"
1317:"A Silver Springs story: Ricou Browning was the Creature"
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1235:"An in-depth look at 'Creature from the Black Lagoon'".
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wanted Jack Arnold to direct a remake of the film, and
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899:(1956), filmed in 2D. A comedic appearance with
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1564:(3-disc Deluxe Extended Edition DVD), 2006.
1544:"Hiller relieved that noms weren't leaked".
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1983:Hollywood Horror: From Gothic to Cosmic
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1345:"The Immortal Creature: Ricou Browning"
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1985:. New York: Harry N. Abrams, 2003.
1750:Fleming, Mike (December 14, 2009).
1590:Linder, Brian (December 13, 2001).
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1865:Kroll, Justin (January 25, 2019).
1297:Skal, David J. (Director) (2000).
1168:The Creature from the Black Lagoon
1029:Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
714:as inspiration. In December 1952,
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1955:. Milan, Italy: Mondadori, 2003.
1620:"Del Toro to Uni's Creature Redo"
1375:Leonard Maltin's 2014 Movie Guide
1677:Linder, Brian (March 11, 2003).
1618:Linder, Brian (August 7, 2002).
1558:"Recreating the Eighth Wonder".
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495:Soon after Carl leaves camp, a
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1828:. Cinema Blend. June 6, 2017.
1752:"Creature to Feature Rinsch?"
1703:"U's 'Creature' meets maker".
832:AFI's 100 Years...100 Thrills
510:, but the others are unsure.
2602:Films scored by Herman Stein
2552:1950s English-language films
2373:The Incredible Shrinking Man
2063:AFI Catalog of Feature Films
1780:. Retrieved: March 23, 2015.
1679:"T3 Scribe Penning Creature"
844:Gill-man – Nominated Villain
2152:The Creature Walks Among Us
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1301:(DVD). Universal Studios.
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1299:Back to the Black Lagoon
1258:"1954 Box Office Champs"
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2562:American monster movies
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1764:on August 22, 2010.
1738:Shock Till You Drop
1708:, October 19, 2005.
1691:on August 18, 2012.
1632:on October 19, 2008
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2381:The Tattered Dress
2301:Girls in the Night
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2051:TCM Movie Database
1722:The New York Times
1658:. November 5, 2017
1573:Fleming. Michael.
1208:The Shape of Water
1150:Universal Monsters
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1717:Cieply, Michael.
1701:Snyder, Gabriel.
1481:, Routledge, 1993
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