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As shown in the third film, the Gill-man has a dormant set of lungs, should its gills be irreparably damaged. As shown in the first film, it is vulnerable to rotenone. The Gill-man is slightly photophobic, due to its murky water habitat. [4] 35% of the Gill-man's blood is composed of white corpuscles, lacking a nucleus. [4]
Articles relating to the Gill-man and his depictions in fiction. He is the main antagonist of the 1954 black-and-white science fiction film Creature from the Black Lagoon and its two sequels Revenge of the Creature (1955) and The Creature Walks Among Us (1956).
The film's plot follows a group of scientists who encounter a piscine amphibious humanoid in the waters of the Amazon; the Creature, also known as the Gill-man, was played by Ben Chapman on land and by Ricou Browning underwater.
The extensive and persistent impact on media and popular culture of Creature from the Black Lagoon began even before it was seen in theaters. To publicize the release of the film in 1954, Ben Chapman, in costume, introduced the Gill-Man to the public on live television in The Colgate Comedy Hour with Abbott and Costello.
Ricou Browning, the underwater stuntman who portrayed the Gill-man in the 1954 horror classic Creature trom the Black Lagoon and its sequels and went on to co-produce the dolphin tale Flipper for ...
A police officer who helps Clete kill the Gill-Man and save Helen. Robert Hoy: Charlie: A teenager killed by the Gill-Man. Brett Halsey: Pete: Another teenager and Charlie's friend, also killed by the Gill-Man. Ricou Browning: Gill-man (underwater) Ricou reprises his role from the first film as the Gill-Man in the underwater shots of the film ...
The film's plot follows a cold-hearted scientist (Morrow) who surgically transforms the Gill-man into a more human-like, terrestrial organism. As with the original Creature from the Black Lagoon , the film's score is composed by Henry Mancini , who at the time was under contract with Universal.
For the Gill-man, Patrick took inspiration from researching prehistoric reptiles, amphibians, and fish, as well as animals from the Devonian period. [28] [29] The film went into production in September 1953 under the working title The Sea Monster. By November 1953, the film was retitled Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954). [30]