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The Valley of Gwangi (1969)
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25 July 1969 (West Germany) moreTagline:
Cowboys Battle Monsters in the Lost World of Forbidden Valley.Plot:
Cowboy James Franciscus seeks fame and fortune by capturing a Tyrannosaurus Rex living in the Forbidden Valley and putting it in a Mexican circus... more | add synopsisUser Comments:
Good little movie....hidden gem. moreCast
(Complete credited cast)| James Franciscus | ... | Tuck Kirby | |
| Gila Golan | ... | T.J. Breckenridge | |
| Richard Carlson | ... | Champ Connors | |
| Laurence Naismith | ... | Prof. Horace Bromley | |
| Freda Jackson | ... | Tia Zorina | |
| Gustavo Rojo | ... | Carlos dos Orsos | |
| Dennis Kilbane | ... | Rowdy | |
| Mario De Barros | ... | Bean | |
| Curtis Arden | ... | Lope |
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1.85 : 1 moreSound Mix:
Mono (Westrex Recording System)Fun Stuff
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When this film was first conceived it was supposed to have been a follow-up to King Kong (1933), but was never made. However, an early B&W version of the "cowboys in Africa" footage was shot, and wound up being used in Mighty Joe Young (1949). moreGoofs:
Miscellaneous: When Gwangi is chasing the cowboys out of the valley through the rock pass, one person falls off his horse twice. moreQuotes:
Tuck: Well, you don't seem very glad to see me, Champ.Champ Connors: About as glad as a dying mule to see a vulture.
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Why does the gypsy woman have the dwarf release Gwangi?Was this story based on an old legend?
Is Gwangi an Allosaurus or a Tyrannosaurus?
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What's not to like here-James Franciscus, Gila Golan, Naismeth, the excellent Harryhausen Allosaurus F/X, the dino-elephant battle, the cowboys roping the dino scene, etc. Very nicely done. No great acting, of course, and nothing you haven't seen already in Kong or 100 other places, but its what they do with it here that makes it worth yer while.
Personally I always enjoy it when I see it; I think it's one of the better dino flix you can find pre-Jurassic Park.
*** outta ****, esp if you like Harryhousen's stuff.