Beast of hollow mountain the neanderthal man bluraydvd combo bluray. The film marked quite a step down for madison, who at one point was one of the biggest box office stars in hollywood. Movies to watch on a rainy afternoon the beast of hollow mountain 1956 duration. Its 1956 and special year as the world gets its first dinosaur cowboy crossover in the form of the beast of hollow mountain. A top dinosaur films list wouldnt be complete without at least one mention of jurassic park. The beast of hollow mountain 1956 posted by mark franklin on jul 20, 2015. Ooop anaconda attack buffaloes while cowboys are looking after their cows in the rice fi. I gave a lecture on willis obrien at one the fanex conventions around 20 years ago when we had ray harryhausen as guest and ray and i had a long talk at dinner. Immediately following sheena the nassours embarked on another project with ishmael rodriguez, the beast of hollow mountain 1956. Obrien was also to have originally done the special effects for.
The beast of hollow mountain dvd 1956 scifi classic. The cat girl 1957 the colossus of new york 1958 the cosmic man 1959. The beast of hollow mountain based on an idea by the legendary special effects wizard willis obrien king kong, son of kong, the lost world, the beast of hollow mountain is a classic creature feature. Holding a rather unsteady position in the history of bigscreen stopmotion animation is the odd 1956 production the beast of hollow mountain. The beast of hollow mountain 1956 the last drive in. The beast of hollow mountain 1956 trailer escape from the drivein. 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 central all events. Madison is a rancher happily partnered with rivas on a spread near hollow mountain. The beast eventually tires of stalking cattle for an easy meal and decides to turn his ferocity on the townsfolk. I think that most of us are buying this mainly or exclusively for the beast of hollow mountain 1956. I dont think any of obies story ideas were specifically set in mexico, but quite a few had southwestern desert settings.
Last night we watched guy madison, patricia medina, and what appeared to be an allmexican supporting cast in this leisurelypaced cowboymonster film. Another idea he had was about the ososipapu, which was a bearlike creature with skin like a gila monster. Carlos rivas, mario navarro, pascual garcia pena, jose chavez, roberto contreras, and margarito luna have also appeared in the black scorpion. The beast of hollow mountain 1956 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The beast of hollow mountain 1956 a mexican cattlemans eduardo noriega beef with a rancher guy madison is settled by a tyrannosaur from the local swamp. Cast and crew credits for the beast of hollow mountain, 1956, directed by edward nassour, with guy madison, patricia medina, carlos rivas, at turner classic movies. A january 14, 1955 hollywood reporter news item stated that actor j. But this particular bluray i almost said dvd release pretty much accurately reflects the b film doublebill programmers of the 1950s. The beast of hollow mountain movie trailer youtube. The beast of hollow mountain approved 1h 19min horror, romance, scifi august 1956 usa an american cowboy living in mexico discovers his cattle are being eaten by a giant prehistoric dinosaur. The beast of hollow mountain dvd cover horror film directed by edward nassour. The beast of hollow mountain 1956 finds guy madison as an american. An american rancher living in mexico is staying near hollow mountain, an impenetrable swamp where, stories have it, dwells a living prehistoric tyrannosaurus rex.
I just watched beast of hollow mountain today for the first time in about 20 years. Serendipitous it is that this thread has reappeared. With guy madison, patricia medina, carlos rivas, mario navarro. An american cowboy living in mexico discovers his cattle is being eaten by a giant prehistoric dinosaur. There was the main attraction feature and a lesser minor film in support. Read the full synopsis of the beast of hollow mountain, 1956, directed by edward nassour, with guy madison, patricia medina, carlos rivas, at turner classic movies. Theres gwangi, of course, and what became beast of hollow mountain, but iirc the monster times tabloid of the late 60searly 70s once ran an article about a third obie idea in which two allosaurtyrannosaur dinos escape from a hidden canyon or cavern and. The nassour brothers edward and william go way back to the 30s producing and directing novelty stopmotion animation, although their name is not well known compared to that of the famous george pal. Overview of the beast of hollow mountain, 1956, directed by edward nassour, with guy madison, patricia medina, carlos rivas, at turner classic movies. This is a most unusual film in that it provides the viewers with a completely new genre, a sciencefiction western. Mystery science theater 3000 s11 ep05 the beast of hollow mountain part 01 hd. The beast of hollow mountain is a 1956 weird west horror film about an american cowboy living in mexico who discovers his missing cattle are being preyed upon by dinosaurs. The beast of hollow mountain 1956 directed by ismael rodriguez. Guy madison is settled by a tyrannosaur from the local swamp.
Willis obriens original title, his story, and his sketches were used by ray harryhausen and charles schneer were used in the valley of gwangi. The beast of hollow mountain 1956 changes the movie. Since the movie is basically a western with a prehistoric monster in it, these comments make it sound like a person cant be both a monsterkid and a fan of westerns. Over the years ive heard and read quite a few comments to the effect of how boring the nonmonster scenes in beast of hollow mountain are, in other words about 75% of the film.
The beast of hollow mountain 1956 my wife and i have recently unearthed a stack of vhs tapes made long ago some of them are more than 20 years old that were reenjoying on a nightly basis. An american cowboy living in mexico discovers his cattle are being eaten by a giant prehistoric dinosaur. The beast of hollow mountain 1956 classic horror film. The theatrical trailer for the beast of hollow mountain 1956. Read all about the 50year history of chicago tv horrormovie hosts and. Not necessarily a bad thing, but the stopmotion here looks far worse than the suitmation of japan, and has none of the personality. Six actors from the beast of hollow mountain have appeared in two films together. Kick starting the whole canon of dinosaur monster films, harry hoyts silent picture was. My first look at this movie was 50 years ago at a childhood saturday matinee. I have to say this is simply bmovie gold complete with a hysterical looking monster those dinosaur boots that everyone needs to experience of a genre that as far. Rko had planned a film of cowboys and dinosaurs in 1942, but lacked sufficient funding.
This is a painfully boring westernromance, with a beast that shows up at the very end so they could call the movie the beast of hollow mountain. Beast of hollow mountain is a natural and presumably adolescent allosaurus and the titular main antagonist in the 1956 bmovie of the same name. The beast of hollow mountain 1956 once upon a time in. The idea for the screenplay came from effects pioneer willis king kong obrien, but the special effects were handled by edward nassour, who alsocoproduced with brother william, and codirected with ismael rodriguez. Its hard to describe the disappointment my friends and i felt after that show. The title also proves to be a bit deceptive, as the beast is hardly the focus and instead defers to the drama surrounding a sleepy mexico town, where american cowboy jimmy ryan guy madison owns a small ranch. A spanishlanguage version of the film was made back to back with. It is left to jimmy to battle the beast and save his mexican neighbors from the dastardly beast of hollow mountain. The beast of hollow mountain is a 1956 scifihorror western about an. Edward has a supervisory credit for the crude animated. The beast of hollow mountain is a 1956 weird west horror film about an american cowboy living in mexico who discovers his missing cattle are being preyed.
This monster is distinguished from other allosaurs by its abnormally long tongue. The first film to show dinosaurs and cowboys in the same picture, it is notable for being based on a story idea by special effects innovator willis obrien. The beast of hollow mountain 1956 the beast with a million eyes 1955 the black scorpion 1957 the black sleep 1956 the blob 1958. The film utilised edward nassours animation effects experience gained on lost continent, and for the first time he took over the directors position, ably assisted by ishmael rodriguez as codirector. Bill catching had left the previous day to join the cast on location in mexico, but his. Voyage to the planet of prehistoric women scifi horror full movie. The beast of hollow mountain is not a yecchhh, but it isnt an oh boy. Overview of the beast of hollow mountain, 1956, directed by edward nassour, with guy madison, patricia medina, carlos rivas, at turner classic movies skip navigation tcm. The beast of hollow mountain 1956 directed by ismael.