Then nearly an hour into the film, a giant, deeply angry stopmotion trex a fairly impressive special effects achievement considering the film is from 1956 makes its way out of the local swamp and wreaks all sorts of havoc on cows and humans alike. While riding with his friend and partner, felipe sanchez, the men find the carcass of a cow stuck in quicksand in a swamp next to hollow mountain. I do hope you will continue to show the beast from hollow mountain again from time to time. Guy madison is settled by a tyrannosaur from the local swamp. Unless you count irwin allens documentary feature, the animal world, which had its new york debut 51 years ago today, may 30, 1956. 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 is a 1956 weird west film starring guy madison amidst rumors that the eponymous mountain outside a small village in mexico may be cursed as farmers and their cattle never return from it, american rancher jimmy ryan madison butts heads with the hardheaded enrique who believes that jimmy is trying to steal away his fiance, sarita, pals around with fellow. Obrien was also to have originally done the special effects for. Madison is a rancher happily partnered with rivas on a spread near hollow mountain. The beast of hollow mountain dvd 1956 scifi classic. Although news items also state that the beast of hollow mountain was shot at the estudios churubusco in mexico city, most of film s sequences appear to have been shot on location. The beast of hollow mountain 1956 the beast of hollow. I always enjoyed watching it as a child back in the early 1960s.
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. An american rancher living in mexico is staying near hollow mountain, an impenetrable swamp where, stories have it, dwells a living prehistoric tyrannosaurus rex. Rko had planned a film of cowboys and dinosaurs in 1942, but lacked sufficient funding. I dont think any of obies story ideas were specifically set in mexico, but quite a few had southwestern desert settings. Street fight in mexico the beast of hollow mountain 1956. A spanishlanguage version of the film was made back to back with. The film marked quite a step down for madison, who at one point was one of the biggest box office stars in hollywood. 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. And yet, i still enjoy it as a grown up even with the lengthy wait for the dinosaurs appearance. Guy madison, patricia medina, and carlos rivas in the beast of hollow mountain 1956.
The beast of hollow mountain was based on a story by king kong creator, willis obrien, who was also the original author of remake, the valley of gwangi. The beast of hollow mountain 1956 the movie database. The beast of hollow mountain is not a yecchhh, but it isnt an oh boy. Its 1956 and special year as the world gets its first dinosaur cowboy crossover in the form of the beast of hollow mountain. The beast of hollow mountain 1956 the last drive in.
I did not bother to comment on your message board,as the so called fans there,only seem to take cheap shots at a film like this. The beast of hollow mountain 1956 once upon a time in. The beast of hollow mountain 1956 08011956 us horror, science fiction, western 1h 21m user score. Movies to watch on a rainy afternoon the beast of hollow mountain 1956 duration.
The beast of hollow mountain 1956 changes the movie. 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. Okay, its not much of an honor but you have to start somewhere. The beast of hollow mountain 1956 directed by ismael. Bill catching had left the previous day to join the cast on location in mexico, but his. The beast of hollow mountain 1956 was actually the precursor of this specialized genre. 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. 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. Of course by then, i had seen the valley of gwangi my favorite ray harryhausen film and the beast of hollow mountain was hopelessly outclassed. Check out this clip from the beast of hollow mountain, in which a young boy gets attacked by a stopmotion tyrannosaurus rex.
Beast of hollow mountain neanderthal man bluray us. The cat girl 1957 the colossus of new york 1958 the cosmic man 1959. The beast of hollow mountain movie trailer youtube. The beast of hollow mountain 1956 classic horror film. An american cowboy living in mexico discovers his cattle are being eaten by a giant prehistoric dinosaur. The beast of hollow mountain is a 1956 film about an american cowboy living in mexico who discovers his cattle is being eaten by a giant prehistoric dinosaur. Read all about the 50year history of chicago tv horrormovie hosts and monstermovie showcases in the book chicago tv horror movie. Working from obriens story line, the film was ultimately made, with a script by robert hill who would go on to pen such classicks as she gods of shark reef and sex kittens go to college, a coproduction between the u.
An american cowboy living in mexico discovers his cattle is being eaten by a giant prehistoric dinosaur. Holding a rather unsteady position in the history of bigscreen stopmotion animation is the odd 1956 production the beast of hollow mountain. Overview of the beast of hollow mountain, 1956, directed by edward nassour, with guy madison, patricia medina, carlos rivas, at turner classic movies. It is left to jimmy to battle the beast and save his mexican neighbors from the dastardly beast of hollow mountain.
Edward has a supervisory credit for the crude animated. 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 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. One day after a million years it came out of hiding to.
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. 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. He and medina are the only cast members who would have been well known in the u. The beast of hollow mountain classic horror film board. Breathing hate, death and destruction an american cowboy living in mexico discovers his cattle are being eaten by a giant prehistoric dinosaur. It seems odd that a film like beast did take the plunge with color before the team of charles schneer and ray harryhausen. Last night we watched guy madison, patricia medina, and what appeared to be an allmexican supporting cast in this leisurelypaced cowboymonster film.
A january 14, 1955 hollywood reporter news item stated that actor j. Another idea he had was about the ososipapu, which was a bearlike creature with skin like a gila monster. With guy madison, patricia medina, carlos rivas, mario navarro. American jimmy ryan, who owns a ranch in northern mexico, has been plagued by missing cattle. Willis obriens original title, his story, and his sketches were used by ray harryhausen and charles schneer were used in the valley of gwangi. I think beast of hollow mountain was an august release that year. Dinosaur eats a cow the beast of hollow mountain 1956. Guy madison and patricia medina in the beast of hollow mountain 1956. A cowboy named tuck kirby seeks fame and fortune by capturing an allosaurus living in the forbidden valley and. 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.
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