Hello, Kaiju Lovers! In this solo bonus episode, which also features the return of the intrepid Jimmy From NASA to the producer booth, Nate discusses one of the lesser British kaiju movies, The Giant Behemoth (1959). This biblically-titled flick, which was directed by Eugene Lourie (The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms, Gorgo), while pretty average, was the last film to feature special effects by the legendary Willis O’Brien of King Kong (1933) fame. However, some studio interference changed the story from one about extraterrestrial goo to a more “traditional” monster movie. Behemoth also had a screenplay by a blacklisted writer. Yeah, none of these were on Nate’s bingo card, either! Then Nate answers some long-overdue listener feedback.
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Timestamps:
- Introduction: 0:00-1:28
- Main Discussion: 1:28-26:09
- Outro (housekeeping, etc.): 26:09-37:43
- Credits: 37:43-end
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Bibliography/Further Reading:
- Commentary by Dennis Muren and Phil Tippett, The Giant Behemoth Warner Archive Collection Blu-ray.
- “Daniel Lewis James.” Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Lewis_James.
- “Giant Behemoth, The.” IMDb. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0052611/.
- “Giant Behemoth, The.” Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Giant_Behemoth.
- “Paleosaurus.” Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palaeosaurus.
- Schoell, William. Creature Features: Nature Turned Nasty in the Movies. McFarland & Company, Inc., 2008.
- Warren, Bill. Keep Watching the Skies! American Science Fiction Movies of the Fifties, Vol. 1 – The 21st Century Edition. McFarland & Company, Inc., 2016.
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