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Deep-sea Dive | London, England
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Budget 650,000 USD
This was one of 15 films that were released in 1961 that was considered for an Academy Award for Special Effects.
Scenes in the film in which Gorgo is being driven through London were shot on a Sunday morning, which meant hardly anyone was in the streets. This was then explained away by a "TV announcer," who said that people were told to stay indoors.
Gene Simmons of the rock group KISS, a lifelong fan of monster films, based the now-iconic design of his performing boots on Gorgo's head.
The original script for the film had no military action in it. Director Eugène Lourié argued that weapon fire would kill a monster, no matter how big it was, but the King Brothers wanted weapons and they got weapons, no questions asked.
The concept for the film's British poster art and lobby cards was that the face of Gorgo was not revealed. The idea is based on the line of dialogue in the film from actor Martin Benson that Gorgo's name is derived from the Gorgons of Greek mythology. The sight of their faces would turn you to stone.
"[during a scuba dive, the men glimpse Gorgo and hurriedly return to the boat] Joe Ryan: What did you see, Sam? Sam Slade: I don't know. But whatever it was, I never want to see it again."
"Professor Flaherty: Captain Ryan. The creature that you have captured is not an adult specimen. Sam Slade: You mean it isn't fully grown? Professor Flaherty: No. In fact, we believe it is in rather early infancy. Sam Slade: You're trying to say there may be a fully grown one of these things around somewhere? Professor Hendricks: It's a fair assumption. Where there are offspring, there are generally parents. Joe Ryan: How big would a full-grown one be? Professor Flaherty: An approximate guess? [He shows them two scale drawings of the creatures] Professor Flaherty: The infant. The adult. Joe Ryan: That would make it nearly two hundred feet tall! Professor Flaherty: At the very least. Professor Hendricks: Obviously, the proper authorities must be notified at once. Joe Ryan: What are you trying to do? Stir up a whole hornet's nest because of a few calculations made on a piece of paper? Nuts to that! Professor Flaherty: I'm afraid, Captain Ryan, the decision is no longer in your hands. [Cut to Gorgo testing the limits of his enclosure and roaring when he finds an electrified fence. Cut to Gorgo's mother stomping from the sea onto Nara Island]"
