Gorgo (1961) WIDESCREEN DESTRUCTION
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- Опубликовано: 14 окт 2024
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Special Effects: Tom Howard
Stars: Bill Traver, William Sylvester
Director: Eugène Lourié
After a volcanic eruption in the North Atlantic awakens a 65-foot prehistoric monster, the creature is captured and taken to London for a circus attraction. If you need an occasional fix with a man running around in a rubber suit, this might be your perfect combo with a loaded Pizza Supremo!
What does he mean "an Americanized version of Godzilla"? Maybe he just couldn't pronounce "Britishized"
Hi Steve 🍕It's not the setting that I am referring to, but the mindset. Gorgo is all entertainment, in that sense it is an Americanized version of the Japanese Godzilla. The havoc and destruction were initially set to take place in Australia, then Paris, until it was decided on London. The producers (The King Brothers) and the screenwriters (Robert L. Richards and Daniel James) are all American. The monster's awakening is due to a naturally occurring undersea volcanic explosion. The original Godzilla on the other hand is not only set in Japan but is a product of the Atomic Age with a serious message. The film was released just months after the U.S. Castle Bravo nuclear test at Bikini Atoll on March 1, 1954. Godzilla is awakened and empowered by nuclear radiation. The film ends with a warning that if nuclear weapons testing continues, another Godzilla may rise in the future. Thanks for watching PizzaFLIX. May the Sauce be with you 🍕
@@PizzaFLIX 1954 Godzilla, the giant Irradiated Prehistoric Amphibious Reptile. Height: 50 meters tall.
@@PizzaFLIX 1954 Godzilla's Abilities: Amphibious lifestyle, atomic breath, durability, bites, tail, physical abilities. 1954 Godzilla's Weaknesses: Oxygen Destroyer.
@@PizzaFLIX Second Showa Godzilla, the giant Irradiated Prehistoric Amphibious Reptile. Height: 50 meters tall. Relative: Minilla (Adoptive Son).
@@PizzaFLIX "Second Showa Godzilla's Abilities":
Amphibious lifestyle, atomic breath, durability, energy absorption and projection, flight, intelligence, magnetic powers, physical abilities, and regeneration. "Second Showa Godzilla's Weaknesses": Electricity and Subzero temperatures. "Anti-Godzilla weaponry":
Due to Godzilla's size, super-strength, and regenerative abilities, he is invulnerable to most forms of conventional attack. However, Alien Weaponry has been shown to be strong enough to wound him with Gigan's Buzzsaw and claw arm ripping into him, and Mechagodzilla had gunned down Godzilla severely wounding him.
This movie is awesome. Love how Gorgo is a caring mother and wants to save her baby and won't let nothing stand in her way. Love the sets, effects, story, and characters. I own this film on DVD.
It took a long time for paleontologists to realize that some species of dinosaur really did care for their young.
Actually, Gorgo is the infant...not the mother.
Not one Gorgo was harmed in the production of this epic movie .
I never saw this movie when I was a kid but I was a big fan of the Gorgo comic book. Thanks for finally giving me a chance to see the actual film.
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I just found the Gorgo paper back at a garage sale during the summer, the cover needs to be fixed, but looking forward to reading it.
@@chrismead1464Written by Carson Bingham if memory serves me. I was a teenager when I found it in Woolworth. At the time it seemed a sexy read.😅
I loved the Gorgo comics also. The creature first appealed to me via the pages of Famous Monsters of Filmland magazine, but I never got to see the movie until it popped up in RUclips.
The crowd scenes and destruction are well choreographed, though the military sequences look like they were filmed on exercises and wedged in later! Nevertheless, for a low budget flick, it wasn't an insult to the senses.
The artist for those Gorgo comics, by the way, was none other than Steve Ditko, later famous for Spider-Man and Dr Strange.
I saw this on the big screen as a kid. I once had a Labrador Retriever I named "Gorgo. When my dog's ears folded back, they kinda looked like this sea-going dino's ears and my dog's paws were enormous (like Gorgo's - ha!).
Saw this is the Mesa Theater here in Arizona when it came out. I was about 10 or 11 years old. Neat to see it again and remember those days. Thanks for the upload. Good stuff.
Just got done watching The Giant Behemoth and Target Earth when I saw this had become available a couple of minutes ago, well why not make it a triple feature I guess! 😀 Excellent timing.
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Target Earth is A Classic
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Wow, I enjoy these films rather than films of nowadays.
I ❤ this movie, really awesome 😎 enjoy everybody running around London. Really good special effects😊 thanks PF !
An American take on Godzilla? Dude, it's British!
It sounds more Irish than british 😛
Bill Warren in his excellent KEEP WATCHING THE SKIES has a great essay on the making of GORGO. London was the third choice of cities to be destroyed; one thought was to set the film in Australia, but then the producers realized no one cared if Australia was destroyed. Paris was favored by the Kings because of all the landmarks, but finally London was selected. The cinematography is by three-time Oscar winner Freddie Young, who also worked on LAWRENCE OF ARABIA, RYAN'S DAUGHTER, IVANHOE, DOCTOR ZHIVAGO, and LUST FOR LIFE (he was nominated multiple times for his work, 5 times by the Academy, 5 by BAFTA, plus lifetime awards by the American Society of Cinematographers and the British Society of Cinematographers). Director Lourie didn't want to include any scenes of destruction, but the Kings overruled him (and it was their money, after all). Mama Gorgo's path through London doesn't make much sense - she backtracks and seems to wander about, although she apparently knows where her baby is. But great effects for the most part, especially in the last 30 minutes.
Good point about Australia. It's the same reason why they never show prehistoric monsters or alien spaceships attacking Boston.
Thank You! Great job! I appreciate the intro, just enough corn...😊
Outstanding old time monster flick. Thanks so much. Fred Sanford would have loved it.
I remember this one. I was so scared watching this.I was 9yrs old. Thanks.
One of those little "so bad it's good" treasures! The man in the rubber suit is Michael ("Mick") Dillon BTW. Go, Gorgo.
I love these old movies they are great I watch them as a kid still love then
amazing how much armour can be deployed so quickly
I loved! is one of the best mockbuster Godzilla film ever 😀👍
A good sunday B-movie. Not a great one, like Ben Hur or Treasure Island or something like that, but a satisfactory one, like the old Japanese Godzilla movies. In fact, very much like those. In my personal opinion, there was a sad lack of scantily clad women, but it was made up for with the ridiculousness of the two flame thrower guys, both the flame throwing equipment itself but also the helmets the flame thrower guys wore. The ending speech at 01:15:45 while remembering it was all caused entirely by human greed and hubris is worth it all by itself. I enjoyed it all very much, thanks :)
Thanks for the upload.
Great movie, thank you very much for posting this.
Great movie
London Calling 🦖-- So sorry, I just couldn't resist!
Gorgo!🍕🍕🍕🍕🍕Thanks so much for uploading this gem!
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Just the intro deserves a thumbs up!
I saw this on Comet TV earlier this year. One of those I remember from the my youger days that couldn't see because of my age. Only monster movie made in Denmark.
Looks like its going to be a monsterfest Friday in the Quinn house tonight: Gorgo, Behemoth, Beast from 20,000 fathoms, Ymir and Gappa. Break out the beers
These is wicked good 👍 thank you for the download 😊 appreciate you.very worthy movie it's like seeing ball game
Thanks haven't seen this since it came out, much appreciated. Cheers.
The FX is amazing. So realistic. Thank you for uploading. 🍕🍻
That was FUN! Thank you!
So London Bridge really is falling down falling down my fair lady. Looks like it's another Pizza night 🍕
Thanks for sharing this classic film with us all, I have seen it once before, many years ago and if memory serves me well (older age wise) I remember thinking that greed was the reason for the catastrophe that happened, because of the treasure he ignored the strange and obviously dangerous sea 🌊 churning, the crew (actors) did a great job looking frightened and being sensible about the situation as it developed, good acting and storyline, and I can honestly say that they don’t make em like this anymore, relying on special effects and great acting, not a CGI to be seen, pity Hollywood threw away this genre in favour of computers and top billed actors, actors who are just a face and name to get filmgoers into the cinemas to make money, doesn’t matter if the film is carp just the box office receipts.
Movies back then were absolutely magical in storytelling and scope. The beautiful scores were final icing on the cake 🎂. There's no magic or inspiration anymore 😢, seems to be all political and personal agendas and corporate profit. I've noticed that most movie scores sound very generic with "NO" hearts or emotions. I really want to bringing the back those types of movies that I grew up with ever since I was toddler and younger ages in 2000s era with more "Absolutely Magical", "Storytelling" and "Scope". Even more "Heart and Emotion". There totally needs to be a time when humans really need to make a "True" animated movie that touched the soul and heart of the viewers of all ages. Somebody hand-drawn and computer animation, it's not just the movies, TV shows as well for all ages on Nickelodeon, Cartoon Network, Disney Channel, and the Walt Disney company needs to take there place in the circle of animations shows and movies for everyone. I hope sometimes in the future, My family would see the newspaper or different articles on the internet of their own cellphones 📱 about I finally got my dream job as "Ian Cassidy save the Walt Disney Company for bringing the 2-D animated style in order pay homage and tribute to past Disney's 2-D animated style movies were made in old glory days". "Ian Cassidy made his promise to have more Magic and/or Inspiration from 2-D animated movies from Disney."Walt Disney Company made an agreement with Ian Cassidy to have Disney's 2-D animated style movies to have music to be more Heart and Emotion with Absolutely Magical, Storytelling and Scope as well". "The Walt Disney Company celebrated Ian Cassidy's birthday party for being our Savior of bringing the old school Disney 2-D animated style movies." I'm thinking Disney stuff never meant always for kids, it's for everyone, mostly adults, back in the day, same with Looney Tunes and Tom and Jerry, unlike nowadays. Everything is for kids and family. Movies back then taught us about the importance of friendship, loyalty, kindness, compassion, determination, etc. A lot of movies do that, but there are still some good ones. The main ones that are awful to me are intentionally bad just for money, a cash grab. 😒 Cause The old Disney movies were so awesome. I had a little dark things that you don't see now those days in Disney movies. Movies still have an important message, though, but the movies are too sweet. There's a video Looney Tunes that they are soft and not that dangerous silliness we know. Because it's saver for the kids? I mean I can understand kids now those days are misunderstanding and would do anything for likes and views but making the cartoons soft won't change the fact that they grow up to be misunderstood, they become uncaring anyways because of the internet. People became too soft, with real snowflakes. Wow, I really missed the good old days when Cartoons were good. Today, it's a quick cash grab, with the use of effects and big names in the movies. I love the storytelling part, the sending a message to the audience, that's what should be, the soul and heart needs to come back in films and Hollywood became too powerful, meaning they can get away with making bad movies. Back then, movies had individualist them. Today, it's about ideas like social justice and feminism. Those ideas take away from the true hero's journey and make it difficult to identify with the characters. This is the reason so many people nowadays just stick with the older movies, and the ones grew up with them because that's precisely what those kinds of movies did for them. They were heartfelt, funny, for all the ages, full of value, and are consistently good every time you watch them. While one of the purposes was the company to make money, they still wanted to deliver a quality product to the viewers, and it feels like they've lost that. We took for granted 💔 how well animated movies in the 1990s and 2000s were, outside the animation being revolutionary for its time, the writing was also well written that even being 30. I can still watch movies like Ice Age (2002) and actually enjoy them. Yes, and a lot have avoided those powerful, morally complex stories in favor of something safer. Sure, the effects look amazing, but the heart isn't there anymore, The Toy Story series is an exception because all fours are capable of rivaling each other. Who says that Disney movies are just for kids? Adults can watch it as well, They have some life lessons which apply to both kids and adults. For example, what do we learn from The Little Mermaid, from my perspective, that movie learned us that never sell yourself to an evil person, also if the deal is bad, don't take it. What about Cinderella? It taught us that dreams can come true and that no matter with circumstances, they are always good and kind. What about Pocahontas? Love conquer all, and one must find their own way, other movies that have powerful messages, and excellent music. Nowadays, everything must be political ,which is sad and heartbreaking 💔. I definitely want to bring it back for my dream job in the future. Movies today are made to appeal to as wide an audience as possible and make as much money as possible. Back in the day, while profit and marketability were important, producers and directors had more freedom to be creative and make movies that were original, innovative, and memorable. People think it's all nostalgia goggles and being unfair to modern movies, but no. It's all the value and quality of the movies back then, the delivery, lessons, everything all that is gone nowadays. Technology creates the story these days, not the soul of the writer. Like how back in the old good days, we didn't over-analyze anything. We just sat back and enjoyed stuff. 😉 Animated movies are not like what they once were. The effort, the details, and the passion just aren't there anymore in modern animated movies, really sad. Movies nowadays are made by algorithms, not people. Today's cartoons don't have as many good, fun, and exciting masterpieces as the old cartoons. Too political... everything has to have "a message"... and the sense of pure fun is missing. I also find alot of movies nowadays try to be comedy's with over the top cringey dialogue and try way to hard to be funny, Not everybody wants to be laughing throughout the entirety of the movie (Or so they expect us to be laughing).It seriously is heartbreaking to see all that hard work and time people put into a film only for it to be completely thrown out near the end because studio executives lost faith in it. I can't imagine how frustrating that is. We don't want or need a joke every two seconds. Just give us a movie where the serious scenes don't get ruined by an out of place joke. That's not how movies should be made. Technology is supposed to simplify our lives and should not mean taking responsibilities away from us altogether. Box Office movies nowadays wouldn't even hold a candle even to a classic cartoon like This (The Land Before Time) in terms of depth and feel. Those big hits feel like they are just watched because of their name brand, not because of the quality itself at all. Once you watch them, they make you feel like you just wasted your time leading up to it and the huge money of it, too. That's why I feel like a winner when I don't watch the movies of this decade or even the past decade.
Made my Friday! Thank you!
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Best movie ever made at Dorkin's
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Go Gorgo....rahhhhh!!!!.....thank you❤
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Thanx for posting this movie. I saw the movie back in 1961 when I was almost eleven years old. I thought it was better than Godzilla. The little kid was as annoying as all get out, though.
The fun part for me is that 1961 understanding of dinosaurs. Gorgo would have been a Spinosaurus, and that fossil was lost in WWII. If Gorgo was the equivalent of a warm-blooded crocodile, it would have moved lightning fast, and the tail would have been fully extended for speed and maneurvability.
NOICE MATE !! 👑
Interestingly, this film got an X certificate from the British censor because it's soundtrack was so loud. People in the ticket offices were complaining about the noise.
One of my fave monster movies.
While this is fun and, I must say, they have the “Godzilla” sound pretty good! Lol
King Brothers bought 'GORGO' & now the TV 📺 Series "MAYA 🐘" brings a family's adventure in India 🇮🇳!
Thank you !
I remember this, I will watch later on as it ain't to bad to be fair
I remember seeing this movie in 61 at the drive-in theater but I thought it was in black and white
Coincidentally, I just watched this movie last week.
I don't believe I've ever seen this one. Looks good though.
I was desperate to see this film when it was released, but I was far too young as the British Board of Film Classification gave this film an X certitificate which meant you had to be sixteen to see it, and I was only nine!
GORGO IS 10× BETTER THAN KONGA, ALTHOUGH KONGA HAD A GOOD START AND A GOOD CAST!!!GARY BAILEY KING OF DARKNESS AND GOD OF THUNDER AND LIGHTNING I AM ENVIOUS RAZORSHARK I HAVE BEEN LOOKING FOR GORGO ON DVD FOR YEARS TO ADD TO MY GIANT CREATURES COLLECTION, WELL I AM AT LEAST SAVING IT NOW!!!GARY BAILEY THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS FANTASTIC MOVIE PIZZA FLIX!!!GARY BAILEY LONDON BRIDGE IS FALLING DOWN,
FALLING DOWN, THANKS TO MOMMA OR DAD? !!!GARY BAILEY KING OF DARKNESS AND GOD OF THUNDER AND LIGHTNING GEE BIG BEN IS LITTLE BENNIE NOW!!!GARY BAILEY GEE LONDON LOOKS WORSE THAN IN THE QUARTERMASS EXPERIMENT!!GARY BAILEY KING OF DARKNESS AND GOD OF THUNDER AND LIGHTNING BY THE WAY ANOTHER CULT CLASSIC LOOK HOW ADORABLE THE LITTLE ONE WAS AT THE END!!GARY
They went back to the sea❤
I hope no monsters were hurt during this film 😂
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Friday is Pizza night.....
It sure is! Thanks PF for the movie..
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So, Gorgo is a mutant elephant?
Doesn’t anyone think of circling around and running behind it instead of in front? Just a thought
But it's NOT an American film --it's the classic BRITISH version of Godzilla! At the end of the film, Mama Gorgo tears up London to rescue her baby Gorgo. All serious monster flick officianados from the 1950's-60's know this.
Is this film available on public domain ??
This film is licensed for worldwide streaming. As far as I can tell it is NOT in the Public Domain.
@@PizzaFLIX Thanks for the reply. I want to inquire about the dubbing rights for such films .. Is there any way to contact you ??
I've only seen this on Mystery Science Theater 3000.
Gorgon loos 4times smaller when was captured in the truck. Huge scale mistake in this movie.
Sheer TERROR! Apocalyptic HORROR! The NIGHTMARE! EVIL and HORRIBLE! The DEADLY GASTLINESS! -Women without cellphones...
Since that was a British aircraft carrier how come American aircraft was launching and landing on it
Through the magic of stock footage
The end felt long, and the rubber suit a bit silly, but I enjoyed watching it. I think the first 30 minutes is the best part, if feels a bit like a Jules Verne story.
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They didn't find any obelisks. A little disappointing. The dubbed Japanese actors speaking Japanese look more like they're speaking English than the English speaking people dubbed over them speaking English.
Is he related to Godzilla? 🤔
No. Gorgo is Not Related to Godzilla in Any Sort of Way. While a Monster from a 2008 Found Footage Movie Called "Cloverfield" IS Inspired By Both Godzilla and Gorgo.
By benefit of genre, I guess
It’s quite interesting that there’s only two women listed on the credits, actors and crew. One was the script supervisor (read secretary and typist) and one for make-up, and that’s it. This is truly a man’s man film! Even the kid character, almost always a girl in Japanese monster films, is a boy here, without a Dad, but even the prospect of having a Mom isn’t even considered or mentioned. So, dare I say the word, Sexist!!!
Shut up! The mother monster found little Gorgo, and wreaked havoc to get him back. That's some bad-ass girl power right there ;)
@@missywink1504 Now wait just one second. Where anywhere was it ever claimed that the big one was either a female or his mother? It could very well have been his DAD or OLDER BROTHER!!! And probably was in the mind of the scriptwriters. I mean to say, only a REAL GUY DINOSAUR could take the abuse that he did. No weak lady could have, after all is said and done.
@@stevenlester2606 You have a point.
A script supervisor is far more than a "secretary and typist". His/her work is essential in the shooting of a film. He/she's one of the closest collaborators of the director.
@@missywink1504 If anybody messed with us kids, Mom wouldn't wait for Dad. It was Go Time.
Great production values for such a stinker. I love the 50's and 60's sci-fi and horror films. Terrible acting, cheesy special effects- but great films.
Acting isn't that bad. I've seen worse.
The Acting Isn't Terrible. it's Great!
Scary and not for children. Go to sleep!
BULLCRAP! GORGO IS RATED G AND IS A FAMILY MOVIE! QUIT LYING!
OH NO LOOK OUT TOKYO
GO GO GODZILLA 🦖
COULDN'T RESIST THAT 😂
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ONE OF THE SADDEST 😢
MOVIES EVER WATCHED
ARE THE ONES WHERE
THE POOR CREATURE IS
SOMEHOW THE BAD GUY
RATING THE MOVIE
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MY OPINION
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Gene Hackman was born in San Bernardino, California.
This is stupid. What were they thinking?
HOW DARE YOU CALL MY FAVOURITE MONSTER MOVIE ST*PID! YOU KNOW GORGO IS MY NEW ALL-TIME FAVOURITE MONSTER MOVIE!