The monster of piedras blancas 1959 bluray director. Jul 31, 20 and the monster of piedras blancas was the venue. Jeanne carmen, led tremayne, john harmon, don sullivan, forrest lewis, irvin. The monster of piedras blancas 1959 trailer media graveyard. Aug 18, 2015 the monster of piedras blancas 1959 vostfr film complet one night at the drivein. The monster of piedras blancas 1959 3b theater poster.
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. Nov 20, 2017 the monster of piedras blancas takes the idea of sexuality beyond the confines of the film s monster. May not be suitable for the squeamish or for those under the age of 18. 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. 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. Its pretty obvious that it isnt the asturian, spanish, piedras blancas nor any of the latin american ones.
The monster of piedras blancas 1958 movie moviefone. The hands and feet are piedras blancas leftovers, too. The monster of piedras blancas 1959 free movie online. 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. One day he misses the feeding and all hell breaks loose. 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 camp is high and the monster, in spite of his doofness, isnt fucking around. The film was influenced by the creature from the black lagoon 1954. 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 1959 indie horror online. The monster of piedras blancas 1958 a doctor les tremayne, a sheriff forrest lewis and a biologist pursue a creature hanging around a lighthouse.
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. The monster of piedras blancas 1959 the movie database tmdb. The monster of piedras blancas 1959 vostfr film complet. John harmon in the monster of piedras blancas 1959 the monster of piedras. The monster of piedras blancas 1959 directed by irvin.
The monster, which looks like a snarling creature from the black lagoon, invades a sleepy seaside town. Youtube offers the complete film, which is embedded below. 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. 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 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. Rihanna the monster explicit official video youtube eminem lose yourself meets metal duration.
The audio is a little out of sync and i have no idea why. Find release information for the monster of piedras blancas 1959 irvin berwick on allmovie. 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. 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. The producers missed a bet by not hiring their lead actor, radio star les. The monster of piedras blancas classic horror film board. Voir film the monster of piedras blancas en streaming. Note to horror film makers if you have a cool monster for your monster movie then use the damn thing. He gives his mutant diplovertebron monster elements of these other monsters. 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. Voir en the monster of piedras blancas 1959 vf gratuit film complet. 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 monster of piedras blancas san luis obispo tribune. Back to the late 1950s, when bmovies were in their prime. 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. When he is murdered the locals start investigating and learn that the. The monster of piedras blancas is a 1958 released 1959 american. The monster really freaked me out when i was a kid. 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. The monster of piedras blancas 1959 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. It graced the pages of countless horror magazines and still haunts the memories of older monster kids, myself included. 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. The well constructed monster is considerably less sympathetic than his black lagoon compatriot. Apr 26, 2014 the movie showing at the drivein in the foxtv remake of grease called grease live.
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. With les tremayne, forrest lewis, john harmon, frank arvidson. An old lighthouse keeper who lives with his daughter secretly keeps a prehistoric. The film has drama, subtext, coastal atmosphere, sex, and about 5 or 6 headless corpses lying about. The monster of piedras blancas 1959 horror, scifi full length film. Voir the monster of piedras blancas en streaming complet. Lucille jeanne carmen is a free spirit that openly loves fred don sullivan. Spoiler alertthe film follows a sleepy coastal town that is now plagued with a series of murders. The monster of piedras blancas film the monster of piedras blancas 22 april 1959. The monster of piedras blancas 1959 rare movie coll. The film was distributed by filmservice distributors corporation as a double feature with okefenokee. 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. The monster of piedras blancas page 8 classic horror film. The monster of piedras blancas 1959 vanwick productions filmservice distributors corporation p.
The lighthouse keeper, newly widowed and estranged from the town folk, has been. The monster of piedras blancas always wins with me. Nov 29, 2005 there are all kinds of goofy goingson in piedras blancas. The monster of piedras blancas 1959 trailer youtube. 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 fishman by feeding it scraps and fish. The monster of piedras blancas 1959 photo gallery imdb. When the meats not there, the monster gets to show more than its shadow. When bodies wash up ashore, the locals take notice. An old lighthouse keeper who lives with his daughter secretly keeps a. The monster of piedras blancas is a 1959 independently made american blackandwhite science fictionmonster film, produced by jack kevan, written and. 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. When the renaldi brothers are found dead on the beach, the townspeople are horrified by the condition of their mutilated corpses. 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. Tell me if im wrong, but it seemed most of the monster scenes happened very fast. There are all kinds of goofy goingson in piedras blancas. He kills adults and children alike and walks around in.
Given the context and the angloamerican cast and the names of the characters, isnt the piedras blancas from the title piedras blancas light station. It has some serious charm and moxie going for it despite all of the halfassery going on. The monster, which looks like a nastier version of the creature from the black lagoon, invades a sleepy lighthouse town. And they dont hardly get more prime than 1959s the monster of piedras blancas.
The makeup effects were done by jack kevan, the same creator of the monster suit in creature from the black lagoon. 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. Doctor les tremayne, sheriff forrest lewis and biologist hunt lighthouse creature. 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.
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. 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. 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 1958 rotten tomatoes. The monster of piedras blancas letterboxd social film. The monster of piedras blancas 1959 fantastic movie. Shouldnt the article be corrected for having that link. 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. 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 most obvious film connection one can make is to universal studios classic the creature from the black lagoon 1954. 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.
Not that ben chapman, the other one, who worked on the superman show. 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 1959 horror, scifi full length film duration. The monster of piedras blancas is a 1959 independently made american black andwhite science fictionmonster film, produced by jack kevan, written and. I suspect many monster fan remember the infamous publicity still from the monster of piedras blancas, with the titular creature holding a decapitated head. 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. 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. Ive always been a sucker for these sorts of movies, though, and for my money, the monster of piedras blancas is better than most. She does this without any feelings of regret or shame. Who owns the rights to this film and why are they sitting on it. 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. The monster of piedras blancas the official jeanne carmen. The monster of piedras blancas, dvd, horrormonsters, 8870901261.