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Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954) More at IMDbPro »

Followed by

Revenge of the Creature (1955)
The Creature Walks Among Us (1956)

Remade as

Creature from the Black Lagoon (2011)

Referenced in

"The Colgate Comedy Hour: (#4.21)" (1954)
 -  Ben Chapman appeared as the "Gill-Man" to promote the upcoming "Creature From the Black Lagoon"
The Seven Year Itch (1955)
El pantano de las ánimas (1957)
 -  The swamp monster in this movie is an imitation of the Gill-Man.
El castillo de los monstruos (1958)
Kingu Kongu tai Gojira (1962)
 -  Contains much of the music originated in the Gill-Man film
They Saved Hitler's Brain (1963) (TV)
The Madmen of Mandoras (1963)
"McHale's Navy: The Creature from McHale's Lagoon (#2.16)" (1963)
 -  Movie title used in title
"The Munsters: Love Comes to Mockingbird Heights (#1.31)" (1965)
 -  The actual Creature From the Black Lagoon shows up in this episode
Women of the Prehistoric Planet (1966)
Mad Monster Party? (1967)
Necronomicon - Geträumte Sünden (1968)
"The ABC Saturday Superstar Movie: The Mad, Mad, Mad Monsters" (1972)
 -  the title character appears in this
"Good Times: Rich Is Better Than Poor... Maybe (#4.10)" (1976)
 -  JJ is called the creature from the Black Lagoon.
Young, Hot 'n Nasty Teenage Cruisers (1977)
 -  A black-and-white flyer is visible in the radio station.
Piranha (1978)
 -  a girl jokes that the Creature from the Black Lagoon is under the water
Fade to Black (1980)
 -  dialogue
The Incredible Shrinking Woman (1981)
 -  The kid is dress like the creature in the beginning of the movie
The Munsters' Revenge (1981) (TV)
 -  The Creature appears as one of the wax museum robots
Charade (1984)
Fatal Games (1984)
Transylvania 6-5000 (1985)
 -  Lepescu mentions it when joking about Gil and Jack looking for Frankenstein
Little Shop of Horrors (1986)
The Monster Squad (1987)
Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend (1987)
 -  shown on a marquee
Twins (1988/I)
 -  Just before Vincent dumped Julius, Linda and Marnie in New Mexico.
"Troldspejlet: (#1.7)" (1989)
 -  Jakob Stegelmann talks about Universal's monsters, mentions the film + stills images shown
Matinee (1993)
Heavenly Creatures (1994)
Stand by Me (1995)
 -  The Gillman briefly appears and strangles Pumbaa before being knocked away by a ship.
"Keeping Up Appearances: Skis (#5.5)" (1995)
 -  When Emmet considers taking Richard out for a drink, he thinks it will be hard to "free him from the clutches of the 'Creature from the Black Lagoon' (meaning Hyacinth).
Piranha (1995) (TV)
Norma Jean & Marilyn (1996) (TV)
The Munsters' Scary Little Christmas (1996) (TV)
 -  The creature is invited to the Munster's Xmas party
Fierce Creatures (1997)
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: Revenge of the Creature (#9.1)" (1997)
 -  they say the feature is a sequel to this, which it is.
"Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Go Fish (#2.20)" (1998)
 -  Referenced in the dialogue: "Black Lagoon. The Creature from the Blue Lagoon was Brooke Shields."
Vampire Savior EX Edition (1998) (VG)
"Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Doppelgangland (#3.16)" (1999)
 -  Referenced in the dialogue: "If she's a vampire, then I'm the creature from the Black Lagoon!"
"Family Guy: I Never Met the Dead Man (#1.2)" (1999)
 -  While fishing, the family catches the creature from this movie
The Opera Ghost: A Phantom Unmasked (2000) (V)
 -  mentioned once
"Clerks: A Dissertation on the American Justice System by People Who Have Never Been Inside a Courtroom, Let Alone Know Anything About the Law, But Have Seen Way Too Many Legal Thrillers (#1.4)" (2000)
 -  Animated version of the poster can be seen on the wall of a room.
Urban Legends: Final Cut (2000)
 -  A movie poster can be seen.
"Clerks: Leonardo Is Caught in the Grip of an Outbreak of Randal's Imagination and Patrick Swayze Either Does or Doesn't Work in the New Pet Store (#1.3)" (2001)
 -  Animated version of the poster can be seen on the wall of a room.
Alien Evolution (2001) (TV)
Aquanoids (2003)
 -  One of the characters says something like "what is this, the Creature from the Black Lagoon or something?"
House of 1000 Corpses (2003)
 -  In Baby's room is a mural of this film on the wall.
Unleashing the Beast: Making 'The Howling' (2003) (V)
"Tripping the Rift: Creaturepalooza (#2.11)" (2004)
 -  Gus has a quickie with the creature
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater (2004) (VG)
 -  Para-Medic talks about this film during one of her conversations with Snake after you save.
Scorsese on Scorsese (2004) (TV)
 -  Movie poster is shown
The 40 Year Old Virgin (2005)
 -  Model of creature's head visible on top shelf in Andy's apartment
Beneath Still Waters (2005)
 -  Spanish movie poster seen
"Robot Chicken: Suck It (#2.1)" (2006)
 -  The Gill Man makes an appearance in a sketch.
The Benchwarmers (2006)
 -  the is a statue of the creature from the black lagoon in mels house
Little Man (2006/I)
 -  "Toss this creature back in the Black Lagoon."
Casper's Scare School (2006) (TV)
 -  A young Gillman is a student at the scare school.
Atomic Recall (2007) (V)
 -  Mentioned by Brett Halsey in his comments. A movie poster is also seen.
Watching the Detectives (2007)
 -  A short excerpt is can be seen playing on one of the monitors during the film.
Back to the Farm: The Making of 'Splatter Farm' (2007) (V)
 -  A mini reprint poster is shown hanging in the room John Polonia is interviewed in.
"South Park: Imaginationland: Episode II (#11.11)" (2007)
 -  The Creature is among the villains.
Kingdom of the Vampire (2007) (V)
 -  Framed picture of movie poster in video store.
"20 to 1: Sexiest Movie Moments (#5.3)" (2007)
 -  In a segment on The Seven Year Itch's subway scene, one of the clips shown has this movie name shown on a cinema board.
"The Girls Next Door: Surf's Up (#4.12)" (2008)
 -  Hef jokingly calls Holly "the creature from the black lagoon" when he sees her swimming
Fallout 3 (2008) (VG)
 -  The Mirelurk King design is a direct reference to the Creature from the Black Lagoon.
"The Office: Employee Transfer (#5.5)" (2008)
 -  On Halloween, Stanley wears a mask of the creature.
"Lipstick Jungle: Chapter Twenty: La Vie En Pose (#2.13)" (2009)
 -  Joe comments that Victory makes him "sound like the creature from the Black Lagoon."
"The Girls Next Door: Scuba, Scuba, Do! (#5.18)" (2009)
 -  Holly says she looks like the Creature from the Black Lagoon in her scuba gear
"Lost: The Life and Death of Jeremy Bentham (#5.7)" (2009)
 -  a photograph from this film is seen on a page as Caesar flips through the magazine
Monsters vs Aliens (2009)
 -  The Missing Link's scenario is based off this film
"The Rotten Tomatoes Show: Mosters vs Aliens/The Haunting in Connecticut/12 Rounds (#1.5)" (2009)
 -  Brett & Ellen explain why this wasn't on the top 5 list of Monsters/Aliens
"Aqua Teen Hunger Force: Creature from the Plaque Lagoon (#6.5)" (2009)
 -  Creature name is a play on this title.
"Smallville: Savior (#9.1)" (2009)
 -  Lois refers Davis to the monster from film

Featured in

The Movie Orgy (1968)
 -  Some clips of the creature underwater
"Son of Svengoolie: Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954) (#1.44)" (1980)
 -  This film was featured in this episode.
Fade to Black (1980)
"Son of Svengoolie: Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954) (#1.118)" (1981)
 -  This film is featured in this episode.
Coming Soon (1982) (V)
It Came from Hollywood (1982)
Classic Creatures: Return of the Jedi (1983) (TV)
 -  This film is featured among many other monster classic
Terror in the Aisles (1984)
"Knight Rider: Halloween Knight (#3.4)" (1984)
 -  Film being watched at drive-in on Halloween
Cry-Baby (1990)
Weep No More, My Lady (1992) (TV)
Tribulation 99: Alien Anomalies Under America (1992)
 -  clip used
Monsterama Sci-Fi Late Night Creature Feature Show Vol. 1 (1996) (V)
 -  This film's theatrical trailer is featured.
Il mondo di Dario Argento 3: Il museo degli orrori di Dario Argento (1997) (V)
Monster Mania (1997) (TV)
 -  Film clips included
Hollywood Aliens & Monsters (1997) (TV)
"HBO First Look: The Haunting (#6.6)" (1999)
 -  clip shown
Back to the Black Lagoon: A Creature Chronicle (2000) (V)
The Fly Papers: The Buzz on Hollywood's Scariest Insect (2000) (TV)
 -  clip shown
Mule Skinner Blues (2001)
 -  The referenced movie is frequently shown as a backdrop to this tale of an amatuer filmmaker. Both movies have Jacksonville in common.
"Troldspejlet: (#28.14)" (2002)
 -  DVD compilation Classic Monster Collection featuring the film is reviewed + footage used
"SexTV: Dark Desires: Sexuality in the Horror Film (#5.15)" (2003)
 -  Clips from movie used in episode.
Nightmares in Foam Rubber (2004) (V)
 -  clips shown
"SexTV: Monstrous Desires: Sexuality and Horror/A Moment with... David Cronenberg (#8.2)" (2005)
 -  Clip from film is used in this episode.
Recreating the Eighth Wonder: The Making of 'King Kong' (2006) (V)
 -  clip shown
American Pie Presents Beta House (2007) (V)
 -  watched at the movie theater
"Psych: Shawn (and Gus) of the Dead (#2.16)" (2008)
 -  Showing in the opening scene
Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008)
 -  appears on one of Hellboy's TVs

Spoofed in

Saturday the 14th (1981)
Zombies Ate My Neighbors (1993) (VG)
 -  Some enemies in the game, fishmen, look all like the merman monster in this movie
Silver Scream (2003) (V)
 -  one musical number
"Robot Chicken: Shoe (#3.5)" (2007)
 -  The Creature is politicly correct

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