Revenge of the Creature

Revenge of the Creature
Credits
Title:	Revenge of the Creature
Genres:	Horror
Directed by:	Jack Arnold
Written by:	Martin Berkeley; William Alland
Produced by:	William Alland
Music by:	William Lava; Herman Stein
Cinematography:	Charles S. Welbourne
Edited by:	Paul Weatherwax
Production
Distributed by:	Universal Pictures
Released:	March 29th, 1955
Rating:	Approved
Running time:	82 min.
Country:	USA
Language:	English
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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.

Cast

Actor	Role
John Agar	Professor Clete Ferguson
Lori Nelson	Helen Dobson
John Bromfield	Joe Hayes
Nestor Paiva	Lucas
Grandon Rhodes	Jackson Foster
Dave Willock	Lou Gibson
Robert B. Williams	George Johnson
Charles R. Cane	Police captain
Loretta Agar	Woman on boat
Jere Beery, Sr.	Photographer
Ricou Browning	Gill Man/Lab technician
Diane DeLaire	Miss Abbott
Mike Doyle	Cop
Clint Eastwood	Jennings
Jack Gargan	Skipper
Charles Gibb	Cop
Brett Halsey	Pete
Don C. Harvey	Mac
Tom Hennesy	Gill Man (on land)
Robert F. Hoy	Charlie
Ned Le Fevre	Newscaster
Sydney Mason	Police announcer
Robert Nelson	Doctor McCuller
Patricia Powers	Girl in convertible
Bert Stevens	Search party member
Charles Victor	Cop
Bob Wehling	Joe

Notes

• This movie was shot in Jacksonville, St. Augustine and Silver Springs, Florida.

• Revenge of the Creature was first screened in Detroit, Michigan and New Haven, Connecticut on March 29th, 1955. It premiered in New York City, New York on May 13th, 1955.

• Actor Nestor Paiva reprises the role of Lucas for this film. Other than the Gill Man himself, he is the only character to appear in more than one movie in the series.

• Actress Lori Nelson provided feature commentary for this film on the Creature from the Black Lagoon: The Legacy Collection DVD set by Universal Studios.

Fun Facts

• Actor Brendan Gleeson was born in Dublin, Ireland on the day that Revenge of the Creature was first released.

Taglines

• "Weird Monster Escapes! Terror Seizes City! ...a woman's beauty the lure for his dangerous desires!"

• "ALL-NEW 3-D THILLS!"

• "TERROR IS LOOSE IN THE CITY!"

• "All New Thrills! Shocks! Suspense!"

• "Weird Monster Escapes! Terror Seizes City!"

• "City in Terror! Monster Escapes!"

Recommendations

1950s Sci-Fi

20 Million Miles to Earth Attack of the Crab Monsters Attack of the 50 Foot Woman Battle Beyond the Sun Brain from Planet Arous, The Creature from the Black Lagoon

Creature Walks Among Us, The Day the Earth Stood Still, The It Came from Beneath the Sea Not of This Earth Thing from Another World, The War of the Satellites

Universal Monsters films

Black Cat, The Bride of Frankenstein, The Creature from the Black Lagoon Dracula's Daughter Frankenstein Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man Ghost of Frankenstein, The

Invisible Man Returns, The Mummy, The Mummy's Hand, The Son of Dracula Son of Frankenstein Tower of London Werewolf of London

External Links

• Revenge of the Creature at AMG
• Revenge of the Creature at IMDB
• Revenge of the Creature at Wikipedia
• Revenge of the Creature at Rotten Tomatoes
• Revenge of the Creature at Turner Classic Movies

Keywords

Amazon River | Florida | South America

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