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Creature of Destruction

  • 1968
  • Unrated
  • 1h 20m
IMDb RATING
3.2/10
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Creature of Destruction (1968)
HorrorSci-Fi

A hypnotist is able to predict murders by a terrifying sea monster. In reality, he causes the murders through his lovely assistant, who is the reincarnation of the monster.A hypnotist is able to predict murders by a terrifying sea monster. In reality, he causes the murders through his lovely assistant, who is the reincarnation of the monster.A hypnotist is able to predict murders by a terrifying sea monster. In reality, he causes the murders through his lovely assistant, who is the reincarnation of the monster.

  • Director
    • Larry Buchanan
  • Writer
    • Tony Huston
  • Stars
    • Les Tremayne
    • Pat Delaney
    • Aron Kincaid
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  • IMDb RATING
    3.2/10
    371
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    • Director
      • Larry Buchanan
    • Writer
      • Tony Huston
    • Stars
      • Les Tremayne
      • Pat Delaney
      • Aron Kincaid
    • 17User reviews
    • 17Critic reviews
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    Les Tremayne
    Les Tremayne
    • Dr. John Basso
    Pat Delaney
    Pat Delaney
    • Doreena
    • (as Pat Delany)
    Aron Kincaid
    Aron Kincaid
    • Capt. Theodore Dell
    Neil Fletcher
    • Sam Crane
    Annabelle Weenick
    Annabelle Weenick
    • Mrs. Crane
    • (as Ann McAdams)
    Roger Ready
    • Lt. Blake
    Ron Scott
    • Nick
    Suzanne Roy
    • Lynn Crane
    • (as Suzanne Ray)
    Byron Lord
    • Investigating psychiatrist…
    Barnett Shaw
    • Investigating psychiatrist
    Scotty McKay
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      • Larry Buchanan
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      • Tony Huston
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    • Trivia
      This was one of a group of remakes that was shot in 16mm and color and used to pad out one of American International's television syndication packages.
    • Crazy credits
      Just before the credits there is the following quote: There is no monster in the world ... ... so treacherous as man. Montaigne
    • Connections
      Edited into FrightMare Theater: Creature of Destruction (2015)

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    3/10
    Shot at the popular Lake Texoma 75 miles north of Dallas
    1967's "Creature of Destruction" came 5th out of Larry Buchanan's 8 Azalea pictures (shot in April 1967, four months after "Mars Needs Women," mere weeks before "In the Year 2889" began May 14), mostly color remakes of AIP features of the black and white 50s, this item recycled from 1956's "The She-Creature," a topical story of that year thanks to the Bridey Murphy case, incorporating mesmerism with reincarnation and regression, which even Roger Corman tried his hand at with "The Undead." The Alex Gordon production was no classic but featured a fine cast of familiar faces, and a memorable Paul Blaisdell monster that was supposed to look female but didn't, despite the breasts. The original took place at an oceanside park, while this remake is set at a small lakeside resort, filmed at Lake Texoma 75 miles north of Dallas, with each shot looking as though it were done at dusk (one unchanged line of dialogue from the 1956 script reports the Creature leaving saltwater tracks despite now rising from a freshwater lake!). In the top billed hypnotist role essayed by Chester Morris (who had a real affinity for magic), we here have former carnival barker Les Tremayne, whose solid professionalism lent stature to many lower budgeted horrors since his co-starring part as General Mann in 1953's "The War of the Worlds," including 1957's "The Monolith Monsters," 1958's "The Monster of Piedras Blancas," 1959's "The Angry Red Planet," 1962's "The Slime People," and 1974's "Fangs" aka "Snakes" (also shot in Texas). Rather than a recognizable face like John Ashley, Paul Petersen, or Tommy Kirk, we get the eminently forgettable Aron Kincaid, who has been remembered as a veteran of AIP's Beach Party series but only did two, "Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine" and "The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini," understandably mesmerized by Quinn O'Hara's red haired beauty (he did do a pair of rip offs, "Ski Party" and "Beach Ball," guess they got confused). His unspectacular acting career ended with many voiceovers for animated shows and cartoons (as did radio veteran Tremayne). This final AIP credit finds Kincaid unbearably stiff, looking mighty uncomfortable in an air force uniform two sizes too small for him, in a somnambulistic performance entirely post dubbed in inept fashion. And please don't ask about the inexplicable presence of Scotty McKay, possibly a local talent who worked cheap, who belts out two songs (one about Batman!) before the whole mess starts to gel nearly 20 minutes in (incidentally, the five minute pre credits sequence is taken from the climax, which is conspicuously shorter as a result). Non music lovers will be pleased to note that Scotty's performance receives the scorn it deserves when he's bumped off by the Creature. A Texas filmmaker of notorious repute, Buchanan certainly qualifies as a real huckster like Al Adamson, able to churn out numerous titles despite the dearth of talent, perhaps not as laughably incompetent as Ed Wood, but worth their share of laughs in their own right. Of all his genre films for Azalea, "Creature of Destruction" probably ranks as his least interesting, receiving less airplay in its day than any of the other, better remembered titles, particularly the two with John Agar. The wet suit that doubles as the Creature (played by Byron Lord) returned for another go-round in 1969's "It's Alive!" still adorned with fins on the mask, which were missing in its first appearance (played by Bill Thurman) in 1966's "Curse of the Swamp Creature" (at least the monsters in "The Eye Creatures," "Zontar the Thing from Venus," and "In the Year 2889" were unique to them). Come to think of it, one of The Eye Creatures actually showed up in "The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini," but failed to steal the thunder from Boris Karloff. The kind of movie that one used to find at 3AM, a relic of a bygone era, which probably wouldn't pass muster with someone who never discovered it under those conditions.
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    • Release date
      • December 1968 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Das Geschöpf der Zerstörung
    • Filming locations
      • Tanglewood Lodge - Highway 120, Lake Texoma, Texas, USA
    • Production company
      • Azalea Pictures
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 20 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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