The film was influenced by the creature from the black lagoon 1954. The monster of piedras blancas, dvd, horrormonsters, 8870901261. The film has drama, subtext, coastal atmosphere, sex, and about 5 or 6 headless corpses lying about. Nov 28, 2016 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. Ive never seen the movie, only the still of the creature holding that head and the monster sure looks like the creature from the neck down. The monster of piedras blancas 1959 vostfr film complet. Lucille jeanne carmen is a free spirit that openly loves fred don sullivan.
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 is a 1959 independently made american blackandwhite science fictionmonster film, produced by jack kevan, written and. Aug 18, 2015 the monster of piedras blancas 1959 vostfr film complet one night at the drivein. Tell me if im wrong, but it seemed most of the monster scenes happened very fast. The monster of piedras blancas 1958 movie moviefone.
Jeanne carmen, led tremayne, john harmon, don sullivan, forrest lewis, irvin. Shouldnt the article be corrected for having that link. 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 monster of piedras blancas 1959 vostfr film complet by one night at the drivein. The monster of piedras blancas made the rounds ages ago on vooms late, great monsters hd, but i cant imagine those satellite broadcasts looking anywhere nearly as magnificent as this. The monster of piedras blancas 1959 fantastic movie. The monster of piedras blancas 1958 rotten tomatoes. 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 monster of piedras blancas 1958 is more famous for its publicity photos such as the one above than anything that happens in the film. May not be suitable for the squeamish or for those under the age of 18. The monster of piedras blancas 1959 photo gallery imdb. The camp is high and the monster, in spite of his doofness, isnt fucking around. The monster of piedras blancas is another fun costumedmonster feature involving a small seaside mexican villages willingness to give out raw meat in some almost ancient ritual. 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 a 1958 released 1959 american science fiction horror feature film about a prehistoric creature terrorising a. 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. I recall a point where some character mentions that they found another headless body drained of its blood and in frustration i yelled at the scene, why the hell didnt. Nov 20, 2017 the monster of piedras blancas takes the idea of sexuality beyond the confines of the film s monster. The monster of piedras blancas is a 1958 released 1959 american. The monster of piedras blancas is a 1959 science fictionhorror film written and directed by irvin berwick and starring les tremayne, forrest lewis, and pete dunn. The monster of piedras blancas 1959 trailer youtube. Voir en the monster of piedras blancas 1959 vf gratuit film complet.
The monster of piedras blancas 1959 directed by irvin. One of the locals believes that it is the legend of the monster of piedras blancas which involves a murderous sea creature that inhabited the land before it was settled. 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. May 19, 2016 the film was independently made, written and directed by irvin berwick and heavily influenced by the creature from the black lagoon. An old lighthouse keeper who lives with his daughter secretly keeps a prehistoric.
The producers missed a bet by not hiring their lead actor, radio star les. The monster of piedras blancas is a 1959 independently made american blackandwhite science fiction monster 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. I suspect many monster fan remember the infamous publicity still from the monster of piedras blancas, with the titular creature holding a decapitated head. With les tremayne, forrest lewis, john harmon, frank arvidson. Jul 31, 20 and the monster of piedras blancas was the venue. The audio is a little out of sync and i have no idea why.
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 1958 a doctor les tremayne, a sheriff forrest lewis and a biologist pursue a creature hanging around a lighthouse. 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. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival. The monster of piedras blancas 1959 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Nov 29, 2005 there are all kinds of goofy goingson in piedras blancas. 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. One of my favorite old monster movies, the monster of piedras blancas, is getting set to make its disc debut on bluray and dvd, and were elated to bring you the.
The hands and feet are piedras blancas leftovers, too. 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. And they dont hardly get more prime than 1959s the monster of piedras blancas. An old lighthouse keeper who lives with his daughter secretly keeps a. Spoiler alertthe film follows a sleepy coastal town that is now plagued with a series of murders. The monster of piedras blancas the official jeanne carmen. Amazing new find talking heads poster for psycho killer world tour featuring the monster of piedras blancas jeanne carmen new photo find with bob hope pinup icon jeanne carmen twerking in too much too soon.
Olive films bluray release certainly looks as if its sourced from a brand new master rather than whatever monsters hd was airing more than a decade ago. 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. 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 always wins with me. When the meats not there, the monster gets to show more than its shadow. The monster of piedras blancas 1959 bluray director. The monster really freaked me out when i was a kid. The monster of piedras blancas 1959 trailer media graveyard. It has some serious charm and moxie going for it despite all of the halfassery going on. The monster of piedras blancas 1959 horror, scifi full length film.
One day he misses the feeding and all hell breaks loose. Note to horror film makers if you have a cool monster for your monster movie then use the damn thing. I can sort of see how a question about monster of piedras blancas could end up here in the universal folder. The monster of piedras blancas letterboxd social film. The monster, which looks like a nastier version of the creature from the black lagoon, invades a sleepy lighthouse town. He gives his mutant diplovertebron monster elements of these other monsters. Voir the monster of piedras blancas en streaming complet. 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. When bodies wash up ashore, the locals take notice. Youtube offers the complete film, which is embedded below. Find release information for the monster of piedras blancas 1959 irvin berwick on allmovie.
The monster of piedras blancas 1959 rare movie coll. The well constructed monster is considerably less sympathetic than his black lagoon compatriot. Rihanna the monster explicit official video youtube eminem lose yourself meets metal duration. The monster of piedras blancas 1959 indie horror online. Doctor les tremayne, sheriff forrest lewis and biologist hunt lighthouse creature.
The monster of piedras blancas 1959 the movie database tmdb. The lighthouse keeper, newly widowed and estranged from the town folk, has been. Who owns the rights to this film and why are they sitting on it. Voir film the monster of piedras blancas en streaming. When the renaldi brothers are found dead on the beach, the townspeople are horrified by the condition of their mutilated corpses.
Back to the late 1950s, when bmovies were in their prime. An old lighthouse keeper who lives with his daughter secretly keeps a prehistoric fishman by feeding it scraps and fish. He kills adults and children alike and walks around in. Its pretty obvious that it isnt the asturian, spanish, piedras blancas nor any of the latin american ones. Watched it but got a little distracted, but all and all a pretty damn good film for what it was. The monster of piedras blancas film the monster of piedras blancas 22 april 1959. The monster, which looks like a snarling creature from the black lagoon, invades a sleepy seaside town. On march 26, 1958, the telegramtribune published a twoparagraph story announcing the arrival of vanwick productions.
John harmon in the monster of piedras blancas 1959 the monster of piedras. It graced the pages of countless horror magazines and still haunts the memories of older monster kids, myself included. The monster of piedras blancas is a 1959 independently made american black andwhite science fictionmonster film, produced by jack kevan, written and. 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. The makeup effects were done by jack kevan, the same creator of the monster suit in creature from the black lagoon. There are all kinds of goofy goingson in piedras blancas. The monster of piedras blancas san luis obispo tribune. She does this without any feelings of regret or shame. The monster of piedras blancas classic horror film board. When he is murdered the locals start investigating and learn that the. The monster of piedras blancas 1959 3b theater poster. The monster of piedras blancas page 8 classic horror film. Really nothing more than a blatant ripoff of the earlier creature from the black lagoon, this film followed bmovie formula pretty closely including the hero kissing the girl at the end, but it does offer a few new twists. Not that ben chapman, the other one, who worked on the superman show.
Apr 26, 2014 the movie showing at the drivein in the foxtv remake of grease called grease live. 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 film was distributed by filmservice distributors corporation as a double feature with okefenokee. The monster of piedras blancas 1959 free movie online. It was released only 4 years earlier and this film takes its cues from it. The monster of piedras blancas 1959 vanwick productions filmservice distributors corporation p. Given the context and the angloamerican cast and the names of the characters, isnt the piedras blancas from the title piedras blancas light station. 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. 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. One of my favorites is that they put the dead bodies in the meat locker of the local super market eeee. The monster of piedras blancas 1959 horror, scifi full length film duration. Connoisseurs of retro lowbudget horror may notice that the strangelooking sea creature from 1959 irvin berwickdirected film the monster of piedras blancas, bears something of a resemblance to several other bmovie monsters of old. Ive always been a sucker for these sorts of movies, though, and for my money, the monster of piedras blancas is better than most. The redemption of the monster from piedras blancas its.
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