Creature from the Black Lagoon Creature from the Black Lagoon is an American feature film of the science fiction and horror genres. It is the first installment in a series that includes two more sequels. It is succeeded in 1955 by Revenge of the Creature and in 1956 by The Creature Walks Among Us. The movie was directed by Jack Arnold and written by Harry Essex and Arthur A. Ross. It was released theatrically in the United States on March 5th, 1954. The movie stars Richard Carlson as David Reed, Julia Adams as Kay Lawrence, Richard Denning as Mark Williams, Antonio Moreno as Doctor Carl Maia and Nestor Paiva Lucas. Revenge of the Creature Revenge of the Creature is an American feature film of the science fiction and horror genres. It is the second installment in a three-movie franchise and follows 1954's Creature from the Black Lagoon. It is succeeded by The Creature Walks Among Us in 1956. The film was directed by original movie director Jack Arnold and written by Martin Berkeley and William Alland. It was released theatrically in the United States on March 29th, 1955. The film stars John Agar as Professor Clete Ferguson, Lori Nelson as Helen Dobson, John Bromfield as Joe Hayes, Grandon Rhodes as Jackson Foster, Dave Willock as Lou Gibson and Nestor Paiva reprising the role of boat captain Lucas. The Creature Walks Among Us The Creature Walks Among Us is an American feature film of the science fiction and horror genres. It is the third and final film in a three-movie franchise and follows 1954's Creature from the Black Lagoon and 1955's Revenge of the Creature, both of which were directed by Jack Arnold. The Creature Walks Among Us was directed by John Sherwood and written by Arthur A. Ross. It was produced by Universal Pictures and released theatrically in the United States on April 26th, 1956. The film stars Jeff Morrow as Doctor William Barton, Rex Reason as Doctor Thomas Morgan, Leigh Snowden as Marcia Barton, Gregg Palmer as Jed Grant, Maurice Manson as Doctor Borg, James Rawley as Doctor Johnson and David McMahon as Captain Stanley.
The Gill Man
The Creature from the Black Lagoon, also referred to as the Gill-Man, Bestie and sometimes just "the Creature", is a fictional monster featured in the Creature from the Black Lagoon film series by Universal Pictures. It was the eponymous antagonist from the aptly titled 1954 movie Creature from the Black Lagoon as well as it's 1955 sequel, Revenge of the Creature and the poorly received third film, The Creature Walks Among Us in 1956. The Creature from the Black Lagoon is presented as a tall, bipedal amphibious fish-man who hails from the Devonian era and lives in a lagoon located in South America. The creature stands well over 6'5" tall, has large clawed hands and feet and sweeping gills on the sides of it's face. Several actors have portrayed the monster over the course of the three films, including Ben Chapman in the first movie, Tom Hennesy in Revenge of the Creature and Don Megowan in The Creature Walks Among Us. These actors have portrayed the monster in the land scenes only. For the underwater scenes, the creature was played by diver and cave explorer Ricou Browning in all three films.
