The monster of piedras blancas 1958 movie moviefone. The monster of piedras blancas 1958 a doctor les tremayne, a sheriff forrest lewis and a biologist pursue a creature hanging around a lighthouse. Jul 08, 2009 the monster of piedras blancas 1959 horror, scifi full length film duration. The most obvious film connection one can make is to universal studios classic the creature from the black lagoon 1954. The monster of piedras blancas 1959 horror, scifi full length film. The monster of piedras blancas 1959 fantastic movie. The best bad one ive come across is 1959s the monster of piedras blancas. The monster of piedras blancas is a 1959 independently made american blackandwhite science fictionmonster film, produced by jack kevan, written and directed by irvin berwick, that stars jeanne carmen, les tremayne, john harmon, don sullivan, forrest lewis, and pete dunn. It was released only 4 years earlier and this film takes its cues from it.
The monster of piedras blancas 1959 the monster, which looks like a snarling creature from the black lagoon, invades a sleepy seaside town. Nov 29, 2005 there are all kinds of goofy goingson in piedras blancas. The monster of piedras blancas is a 1959 film about a monster that terrorizes a beach. The lowbudget, drivein horror flick, shot in less than two weeks in 1958. Nothing much ever happened in the little seaside town of piedras blancas. There are all kinds of goofy goingson in piedras blancas. The monster of piedras blancas was an independent production from jack kevan who was former makeup artist at universal and was responsible for designing and building the gill man suit in creature from the black lagoon, as well as the alien xenomorph from it came from outer space, and the metaluna mutant of this island, earth. The monster of piedras blancas, directed by irvin berwick malibu high, costars forrest lewis all that heaven allows, frank arvidson the 7th commandment and wayne berwick the naked monster and is photographed by philip lathrop, twotime academy award nominee for best cinematography the americanization of emily, earthquake. Lucille jeanne carmen is a free spirit that openly loves fred don sullivan. The monster of piedras blancas 1959 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The monster of piedras blancas 1959 vostfr film complet. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost. Interestingly enough, the redemption of the monster from piedras blancas is being touted as modern wizard of oz instead of a retro monster flick by the film makers.
An old lighthouse keeper who lives with his daughter secretly keeps a prehistoric fishman by feeding it scraps and fish. When bodies wash up ashore, the locals take notice. The monster really freaked me out when i was a kid. The monster of piedras blancas bluray 1958 olive films. The monster of piedras blancas 1958 rotten tomatoes. The first movie to cash in on the gillman concept from universals 1954 creature from the black lagoon, and sometimes cited as one of the seminal gore films, the monster of piedras blancas has been on 1950s science fiction fans digital wants lists since the dawn of the dvd format, previously.
The monster of piedras blancas 1959 the movie database. Monster of piedras blancas, the the slpy little lighthouse community of piedras blancas has a big problem when bodies begin piling up thankfully theres the ice room at kocheks store for meats and groceries and a scale from a thoughttobe. The monster of piedras blancas letterboxd your life in film. Halfman, half crab, it lives in a cave near piedras blancas and only comes out of its cave to eat the offerings of the enigmatic lighthousekeeper sturges, whom everyone else considers crazy and. The lighthouse keeper, newly widowed and estranged from the town folk, has been. Apr 25, 20 interestingly enough, the redemption of the monster from piedras blancas is being touted as modern wizard of oz instead of a retro monster flick by the film makers. Apr 26, 2014 the movie showing at the drivein in the foxtv remake of grease called grease live.
He gives his mutant diplovertebron monster elements of these other monsters. With les tremayne, forrest lewis, john harmon, frank arvidson. The superstitious lighthouse keeper is worried for the safety of his beautiful teenage daughter, so he leaves food for the monster, which dwells in a nearby cave. With halloween just a few weeks away, a spate of monster movies has invaded home video. Halfman, half crab, it lives in a cave near piedras blancas and only comes out of its cave to eat the offerings of the enigmatic lighthousekeeper sturges, whom everyone else considers crazy and superstitious.
Monster of piedras blancas, the dvd 1958 dvd empire. The monster of piedras blancas 1959 bluray dvd drivein. The monster of piedras blancas page 8 classic horror. The main audience for the monster of piedras blancas 1959 are those with an appreciation for the monster movies of that eraespecially those shot in glorious bw.
The film was distributed by filmservice distributors corporation as a double feature with okefenokee. The lighthouse keeper, newly widowed and estranged from the town folk, has been leaving food out for the monster for years, unaware of its blood lust. The monster of piedras blancas is a 1959 independently made american blackandwhite science fictionmonster film, produced by jack kevan, written and. The monster, which looks like a nastier version of the creature from the black lagoon, invades a sleepy lighthouse town. One day he misses the feeding and all hell breaks loose.
The monster of piedras blancas takes the idea of sexuality beyond the confines of the film s monster. The monster of piedras blancas 1959 rare movie coll. S1e3 karlos borloff and company host the monster of piedras blancaspresented in its original format commercial free courtesy of osi 74. The monster of piedras blancas 1959 indie horror online. The monster, which looks like a snarling creature from the black lagoon, invades a sleepy seaside town. Low rent but affectionately made by professional monster movie fans, this modest creature imitation didnt garner many theatrical playdates but had a long afterlife on tv double chiller programs. The monster of piedras blancas the official jeanne. The monster of piedras blancas is a gillman knockoff, with some real pedigree thanks to producer and creature designer jack kevan, who had worked on creature from the black lagoon, this island earth, and the mole people. The monster of piedras blancas san luis obispo tribune. The movie showing at the drivein in the foxtv remake of grease called grease live. The first movie to cash in on the gillman concept from universals 1954 creature from the black lagoon, and sometimes cited as one of the seminal gore films, the monster of piedras blancas has been on 1950s science fiction fans digital wants lists since the dawn of the dvd. Not only was he purely merciless, but the ripping off heads thing, really scared the crap out of me back when i was young and they aired the movie frequently on saturday afternoons. The monster of piedras blancas classic horror film board. As a result, she vowed never to be in a horror film again.
He got his start cutting trailers for roger corman and later directed the hit movie gremlins, as well as gremlins 2. The monster of piedras blancas 1959 irvin berwick, les. She does this without any feelings of regret or shame. So as the story of the monster of piedras blancas unfolded, i kept looking for a hook to pull me into the story. Sadly, monster of piedras blancas is not yet available on dvd via amazon or netflix streaming you can purchase it on vhs, but well wait for the rifftrax edition. Amazing new find talking heads poster for psycho killer world tour featuring the monster of piedras blancas. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing the monster of piedras blancas near you. The monster of piedras blancas dvd 1958 olive films. If youre a fan of jack arnolds creature, youll certainly want to see this cheaper variant. The monster of piedras blancas irvin berwick, 1959 olive films bluray i never saw anything like it in my life.
The monster of piedras blancas, the classic monster movie that starred pinup icon jeanne carmen, makes another appearance in american pop culture. The monster of piedras blancas page 8 classic horror film. Often criticized and ignored for being nothing more than a bloody carbon copyripoff of the creature from the black lagoon, in the end, whether you believe that or not, i still think the monster of piedras blancas despite its inherent flaws and obvious budgetary limits is a highly entertaining film. Monster of piedras blancas, the the slpy little lighthouse community of piedras blancas has a big problem when bodies begin piling up thankfully theres the ice room at kocheks store for meats and groceries and a scale from a thoughttobeextinct prehistoric amphibian is found nearby. Rediscovering monster of piedras blancas and other movie. The film has languished in obscurity for entirely too long, deprived of a home video release for more than a quarter of a century, and its a thrill to rediscover it on such an achingly gorgeous bluray release. The new batch, innerspace and small soldiers for producer steven spielberg. Soon after, town constable george stores the renaldis remains in a meat cooler at the grocery, where storekeeper kocheck frightens his customers by claiming that the mysterious deaths are the result of the legendary monster of piedras blancas. The monster of piedras blancas the official jeanne carmen. You can also get the movie poster which, frankly, is pretty awesome. Monster madhouse s1e3 the monster of piedras blancas on vimeo. Jeanne carmen new photos with bob hope and dean martin.
The redemption of the monster from piedras blancas it. One of the hundreds of monster i had always heard about but never had the opportunity to watch is the 1959 film monster of piedras blancas. Sep 12, 2016 so as the story of the monster of piedras blancas unfolded, i kept looking for a hook to pull me into the story. The monster of piedras blancas is one of them love it or hate it flicks its just a little boring, but has an interesting cast of characters, and a cool original looking monster that was created by the guy who also produced the film, jack kevan. His feature films include the howling, piranha, matinee, the burbs, looney tunes back in action. When the renaldi brothers are found dead on the beach, the townspeople are horrified by the condition of their mutilated corpses. Jul 31, 20 lena minetti remembers the spring day 44 years ago when hollywood came calling to film the monster of piedras blancas. The monster of piedras blancas 1959 horror, scifi full length film duration. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. Its detractors complain the movie is sluggish, amateurish and derivative and that the monster is only seen during the film s climax.
The monster of piedras blancas was produced by jack kevan, who had supervised the manufacture of the creature suit at universalinternational, and created the piedras blancas monster costume which admittedly kind of sucks and looks like a warthog mixed with gill. The monster of piedras blancas 1958 is more famous for its publicity photos such as the one above than anything that happens in the film. Joe dante is a lifelong film buff who turned his obsession into a career. The 1959 film, monster of piedras blancas, was a poorly received film that tried to ride the coattails of the success of creature from the black lagoon. The producers missed a bet by not hiring their lead actor, radio star les. The story revolves around bella played by tess endersby, a young surfer girl who like dorothy is transported to a surreal world where munchkins, tin men, lions and witches are. The redemption of the monster from piedras blancas its. One of my favorites is that they put the dead bodies in the meat locker of the local super market eeee. Cleaver, host of meet cleaver theatre on time warner cable channel 4 in cincinnati, oh, which began in 2003. Olive films bluray of the monster of piedras blancas is a dazzler.
May 19, 2016 the film was independently made, written and directed by irvin berwick and heavily influenced by the creature from the black lagoon. The monster was featured on a promo ad for the legendary band talking heads for a show at the roxy nightclub on the sunset strip in west hollywood. During the premiere of this film, jeanne carmens dress was nearly torn off by a gang of rowdy young boys. The monster of piedras blancas is a 1958 released 1959 american science fiction horror feature film about a prehistoric creature terrorising a. The crabman, was designed by jack kevin, who also helped to design the gillman in the creature from the black lagoon 1954.
Halfman, half crab, it lives in a cave near piedras blancas and only comes out of its cave to eat the offerings of the enigmatic lighthousekeeper sturges, whom everyone else. The well constructed monster is considerably less sympathetic than his black lagoon compatriot. The redemption of monster of piedras blancas mightymega. Lena minetti remembers the spring day 44 years ago when hollywood came calling to film the monster of piedras blancas. The monster of piedras blancas 1959 irvin berwick, les tremayne, forrest lewis, john harmon, horror, scifi november 6, 2017 the monster, which looks like a nastier version of the creature from the black lagoon, invades a sleepy lighthouse town. The superstitious lighthouse keeper is worried for the safety of his beautiful teenage daughter, so he leaves food for the monster, who dwells in a nearby cave. Jeanne carmen, led tremayne, john harmon, don sullivan, forrest lewis, irvin berwick. In the onejeep town of piedras blancas, the authorities are baffled when a pair of fishermen wash up sans craniums. The monster of piedras blancas 1959 bluray director. Of her numerous film roles, monster is the bestloved of the bunch. Ive always been a sucker for these sorts of movies, though, and for my money, the monster of piedras blancas is better than most.
Can the investigating scientist les tremayne prove his bizarre theory that the slayings are the work of some kind of humanoid, amphibious missing linkor more to the point, will he live to. But as this campy horror movie shows, the lighthouse keeper isnt crazy at all. The film was released by olive films sometime ago on blu. Nov 20, 2017 the monster of piedras blancas takes the idea of sexuality beyond the confines of the film s monster.