Hello, Kaiju Lovers! And happy birthday, Ray Harryhausen! And Nate and Elijah, too. Yes, they’re back for their annual crossover, and this year in their reverse order coverage of Ray’s filmography, they’ve reached an outlier: One Million Years B.C. (1967). While it has a cinematographer and director Ray had worked with, this wasn’t produced by Charles H. Schneer or distributed by Columbia Pictures. No, this is a Hammer Film and a remake of a 1940 movie starring Lon Chaney Jr. It made Raquel Welch an overnight star and sex symbol (much to her chagrin).Not only is it one of the British studio’s most successful films, it might be the most iconic dinosaur film predating Jurassic Park (see MIFV episode 79). Nate and Elijah get into all the nitty-gritty of this prehistoric epic—including the censored cuts made to the U.S. version—in this sensational celebration!
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- “Legends of Warcraft” by PSK
- “The Dark Ages” by Phil Rey
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Timestamps:
- Introduction: 0:00-16:04
- Production History: 16:04-59:28
- Elijah’s Synopsis: 59:28-1:08:59
- Toku Talk – Film Discussion: 1:08:59-3:08:47
- Toku Talk – The Film’s Legacy: 3:08:47-3:24:47
- Toku Talk – Cast and Crew: 3:24:47-3:29:23
- Toku Talk – Harryhausen Film Ranking (so far): 3:29:23-3:36:03
- Outro (housekeeping, etc.): 3:36:03-3:48:11
- Credits: 3:48:11-end
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Nate’s Bibliography/Further Reading:
- Harryhausen, Ray and Tony Dalton. Ray Harryhausen: An Animated Life. Billboard Books. 2003.
- LeMay, John. Lost Films of the Lost World and Movies That Time Forgot, Vol. 2: 1966-1986. Bicep Books, 2023.
- “One Million Years B.C.” IMDb. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0060782/.
- “One Million Years B.C.” Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_Million_Years_B.C..
- One Million Years B.C. Blu-ray Special Features by Kino Lorber:
- Commentary by Tim Lucas
- “In the Valley of Dinosaurs – Interview with Star Raquel Welch”
- “An Interview with SFX Legend Ray Harryhausen”
- “Interview with Actress Martine Beswick”
- The Ray Harryhausen Podcast: Episode 5- One Million Years B.C. 50th Anniversary Special.” https://youtu.be/c7iZz6BIFPw?si=opvAh_MqTy3rkWah. Uploaded May 18, 2020. Originally published June 14, 2016.
- Schoell, William. Creature Features: Nature Turned Nasty in the Movies. McFarlane & Company, Inc., 2008.
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