Just in time for hot weather- we have a film that starts out in the frozen north- where an atomic blast releases a prehistoric creature upon the world! It’s more Ray Harryhausen stop- motion artistry as mankind faces the “Beast from 20,000 Fathoms”!
In this 1953 film, an experimental crew is up near the Arctic circle to check on the results of a nuclear bomb test. When checking near ground zero, two of the men are amazed to see what looks like a dinosaur lumbering through the snow! This mysterious beast causes an avalanche- and only one of the men survives!
Taken back to civilization, the survivor, Prof. Tom Nesbitt, can’t convince anyone that what he saw was not a hallucination- but a real creature! However, some unexplained attacks suggest that what he saw does exist- and he finally convinces a young lady who works with an expert on things prehistoric that something is out there. After corroborating with one other survivor of a mystery attack, Tom finally gets the military and expert Prof. Elson to join him in the search for what they believe is a rhedosaurus- a beast long extinct!
Before long, they not only spot the creature, but experience more tragedy thanks to it- and soon must face a full on attack on a major city that has even more deadly sidebar effects!
This film has the amazing stop-motion work that Harryhausen created, along with new techniques to have the monster inserted into live footage. Watch for one of the most famous scenes in this film regarding a policeman! We’ll not only tell you about the actors, but also a lot about the production, thanks to information from Roy P. Webber, author of “The Dinosaur Films of Ray Harryhausen”- a great book that just so happens to be currently on sale at https://mcfarlandbooks.com/ . And, as usual, there’s a song and more Sven shtick!
“Beast from 20,000 Fathoms” emerges tonight on MeTV at 8pm eastern/pacific, 7 pm central- if you don’t know the time and channel in your area, please check your local listings or at www.metv.com . MeTV invites you to join the many viewers who live- Tweet during the show on Twitter, using the hashtag #svengoolie - make sure you add that hashtag to your posts! Chicago area viewers get an encore of our really big show –“Attack of the 50 Foot Woman”- at 11 am this morning on WCIU, the U!
Please remember you can still take advantage of the big sale in our store, in honor of my 40 year anniversary! Through Sunday, you can get 15% off by using the code SVEN40 on Sven merchandise and new Universal monster t shirts! There are a lot more plans for anniversary merchandise and events that we will post as they become available. There is one HUGE thing we are getting closer to announcing, so keep checking back here at the blog.
Tune in to MeTV tonight for incredible Harryhausen effects that will astound you! The Beast is yet to come!
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TWO CHINS OF JAY LENO.
INVADERS. His most famous genre role, though, was in the original THE THING FROM ANOTHER WORLD.
In "Beast ..." (1953) Tobey's character scoffs at UFO sightings and sea serpent sightings.
Prof Thurgood is not so sure Col Evan is right about UFOs.
I wonder if the screenwriter deliberately wrote that knowing Tobey would be playing Cool Evan.
[P.S.: I was greatly disappointed to learn there is “no such thing” as heat lightning, that is, lightning caused by heat with no moist air whatsoever involved. It’s only a thunderstorm that you can see from a great distance because you’re living in a flat place.]
Just a quick note to say that this week's funnies will be unveiled early afternoon tomorrow. Looking forward to seeing everyone who will be at BB4 this year, which I will be at with some special pre-movie goodies for you!
What if the 50-foot Woman had two faces?
Can you imagine how much make-up she would need!
How long would it take her to get ready to go out?
I, know, I have a strange mind, but just one face. If I had two faces I surely would use the other one, because this one is getting old.
I do not know which face to slap first.
Just a joke, I do not slap people.
A good movie tomorrow. I am letting some of my two-faced friends know that it is on. A little hint for them. (nobody on the blog)
Have a Great Day & Take Care!
The great Mel Brooks is 93 today.
He turned Frankenstein on its ear in a way that put Abbott and Costello to shame. “Young Frankenstein” parodied all the Frankenstein movies we love in wonderful way.
How many times has “Young Frankenstein” been referenced on this blog? Probably enough that if you had a dime for every time it was, you could buy out Svengoolie’s store. (He has a store?)
Just one more day until #Svenhappiness !
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