Film· 1954· Horror

Creature from the Black Lagoon

by Jack Arnold

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The Shape of Water

Film · 2017

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Guillermo del Toro has said The Shape of Water began with his childhood wish that the Creature and the woman in Creature from the Black Lagoon had ended up together. His amphibian man is a love letter to it.

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Creature from the Black Lagoon

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. Produced and distributed by Universal-International, Creature from the Black Lagoon premiered in Detroit on February 12, 1954, and was released on a regional basis, opening on various dates.

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