The Making of GORGO, The British version of Godzilla.

[@SteveBrant55]

I love this movie... ever since seeing it on TV in NYC when I was growing up. The title theme is truly beautiful and the "mother coming to the rescue" / "man should leave nature alone" themes are timeless!

[@RagShop1]

Despite scrapping a couple planned sequences which would've been hard to do SFX-wise, it's a great film for its time. And I'll add that scrapping the planned scene where little Gorgo kills a circus elephant was for the best. It would've undermined audience sympathy for the little monster's plight by showing him savagely killing an elephant as described in the script.

[@jamesgriffin3595]

My brother and I had small parts as extras. I was 10 and he was 13. It was great fun and we got a few days off school !

[@patrickmurphy9390]

Awesome! I hope you got to see yourselves on the big screen.Gorgo is a sentimental favorite of mine.

[@walterfechter8395]

Lovely score. Great old monster flick. Thanks, Eugene L and Ray Bradbury.

[@jslasher1]

Wonderful music score by Angelo Francesco Lavagnino.

[@videogamehunter820]

"GORGO"; one of my first words. I grew up with this movie. I love it. I know it can be silly, but it holds so much nostalgia for me. Is it me, or does it seem funny that the narrator said "trashed" at 2:23? It just seems out of place for a sophisticated narrator.

[@mickeymousebiker1]

One of the best -- ever! I hold great memories associated with this film.

[@level98bearhuntingarmor]

Cool to find a video on the development of Gorgo

[@dialnh]

Still a better remake than Godzilla 1998.

[@rickw1100]

My father took me to see this when I was a little kid-I remember how it thrilled me ! I loved it then-I love it still.

[@gulfrelay2249]

Yes,indeed! This film has so much to offer. Moral; don't mess with Mother Nature. She will come and kick your ass!!!!

[@jpgiuliotti]

People call the American cut really bad. I don't agree with that. Yes, it changes the perspective of the film but I was terrified by the American version and thought Burr's narration made it especially melancholy and sad. After seeing both (I have both DVDs), I appreciate the original more for historical/cultural reasons related to WW2 but still think the American version is a solid re-cut (needed to make it more sell-able to 1950's America) and doesn't completely rob the plot of the original.

[@matthewboreham2001]

this movie needs to be remade

[@snakes3425]

Giant Monsters by nation Japan: Godzilla, King Kong (Adopted), Mothra any Toho Kaiju, Gamera Britain: the Giant Behmoth, Gorgo, Konga Mexico: the Black Scorpion US: King Kong, Godzilla (Adopted), Zilla, Clover, the Beast from 20,000 Fathams, the giant bugs from the 50s era Atomic Monster films (Them, Tarantula, Beginning of the End etc.) Denmark: Reptilicus

[@mikegrossberg8624]

snakes3425: You forgot to list Cosmic Monsters as a British "giant bug" film. There were at least two more "giant spider" films, Earth Versus The Spider, and I forget the name of the other There was also The Giant Gila Monster, but I'm not surprised that it wasn't listed, as it was something of a stinker

[@iandanielcassidy8126]

Toho Company Ltd movie monster "Godzilla" and RKO Pictures/Universal Studios movie monster "King Kong".

[@nicholasscott1184]

They should make a movie which pits Godzilla against Gorgo, that would be good to see

[@TheDreamrevolution]

Well (*Unless "Gorgo" is in the Public Domain*) in order for that to Happen, Here's Hoping "Legendary Pictures" Gets the Rights for there "Monsterverse" or "Toho Pictures" Gets the Rights for there "World of Godzilla" Concept.

[@iancassidy661]

A crossover movie, Godzilla vs. Gorgo much like Godzilla fought King Kong in "King Kong vs. Godzilla" (1962) and later this year "Godzilla vs. Kong".

[@radioactivekaraoke]

All copies of Gorgo that I have seen are very dark. A Blu-ray is coming out in March, 2013 and will have a ton of extras. I hope it is a good print.

[@MuzikJunky]

Unfortunately, the transfer on the region-1 DVD is among the worst ever. It needs a full restoration and realignment of the three-strip Technicolor negative! Peace.

[@dornravlin]

Hmm i thought it had a muddy image superficially the stock footage

[@dylangeltzeiler946]

If I recall both The Beast & The Behemoth, They were brought to life by Stop Motion Animation. Gorgo “Both the infant & the Adult” were originally going to Stop Motion Animated Creatures, But they had to be Big rubber suites like from Godzilla. 9:00 Hey, That looks like some kind of Duckbilled Dinosaur. In Age & size.

[@snakes3425]

@GORIZARD5 I'm going to have to go with the idea that Gorgo is the UK's national monster

[@SupesMe]

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[@spiderlime]

i wonder what a kaiju interpretation of beowulf would have been like...

[@TheGrey61xxStudios]

I wonder how it would look like if they made Godzilla vs Gorgo?

[@1979cl1]

It'll probably be like Godzilla vs King Kong, the same idea is thought if Gamera was to face Godzilla.

[@1979cl1]

+definitelyadge yup that's what will happen for sure, lol!!

[@diamonddog257]

...how would you prefer your Gorgo ? BBQ ?

[@Videolandexpress]

Thanks to all for the comments. Godzilla in 3D officially coming. Where is the new Gamera? Then a remake of Gorgo. And then finally all 3 of them in a movie aka Destroy All Monsters. And enough of the put downs. There's room for all 3! Remember: the apples and oranges rule. More monsters the better!

[@TransatlanticFoe84]

I love GORGO as much as the next guy (Seriously, it's one of the best giant monster films ever made outside of Japan), but to try to claim that Gorgo is more "believable" than Godzilla, is preposterous.

[@oobrocks]

Better than 99% of Godzillas

[@jpgiuliotti]

With all due respect. The original Godzilla (Gojira) was a terrifying movie that is an absolute classic. I like Gorgo too but I won't let myself be blinded that it is, in almost all ways, a direct derivative of Godzilla (monster and plot..minus baby). This "making of" doesn't even hint at Godzilla except vague references to "run of the mill" monster movies. Ah, that guy should watch it. Gorgo is cool but no way is it "superior" to Gojira". No way can that be said - objectively anyway.

[@JetblackThemeTime]

"TAKE THAT BIG BEN!" - Mamma Gorgo

[@mikegrossberg8624]

Not too many people know it, but "Big Ben" ISN'T the name of the TOWER, but of the BELL in it! I liked the part where you see the rocket go through the clock face!

[@johnrunion]

@GORIZARD5 godzilla was inspired by beast from 20,000 fathoms.

[@FaizYah]

Backyard Monster Gorgo anyone?

[@RPenta]

@clovisman I can't believe Gorgo at all-how the hell is she invulverable to all weapons-she is being shelled by large caliber naval guns and survives?

[@mikegrossberg8624]

She ALSO survived being shot at by some army dude with his lousy little .38 Webley, during the bridge attack sequence! Hell, if Godzilla could live through everything the Japanese threw at him, why NOT Mama Gorgo!

[@TransatlanticFoe84]

You gotta love how incredibly ironic your argument is. There is nothing "campy" about the original 1954 GODZILLA. I suggest you watch it. Godzilla had 26 sequels that spanned over a 50 year time period. Gorgo had...none. Godzilla's character evolved over time, and he had his share of "campy" entries, but this is the problem. Godzilla's naysayers generalize the character, and claim that ALL of his films are campy, when that couldn't be any further from the truth.

[@febbster]

Gorgo was indestructible , it was the ONLY giant monster they couldn't kill. Great storyline, more believable than Godzilla . Sorry, didn't need to make 26 watered down ridiculous sequels. Yes there is only one Gorgo and I love it.

[@Derek_Smallshorts]

Gorgo was one of my favourite monster movies as a kid - and one of my fave MST3K episodes. But why the hell does the guy doing the voice over to this thing adopt the fakest English accent in the history of anything???

[@roochman]

How is it "less cool"?

[@jpgiuliotti]

l liked "Gorgo". However, this "Making of Gorgo" conspicuously leaves out even ONE mention of the obvious predecessor to this film...(ahem, Godzilla). Why is that? Were they angry with their Japanese partners for the deal that fell through? The two movies are so close..I mean, same size, coming ashore and destroying famous landmarks, rubber suit, invincible vs. military might, event "Go" starting the names of each monster. Yes, Beast From 20k Fathoms predated both but come on now.

[@rexon31]

J.P. Giuliotti yeah but godzilla wasn’t meant to be a copy of the beast of 2000 cause the original japanese movie is vastly different to the american cut that tried to catalysed on that movie

[@HieMan-g1n]

The author of the script was Tom Weaver who doesn't care for Japanese monster movies except maybe the original Godzilla. If he had to choose he'd pick inferior Wetern movie over a better Japanese one.

[@Videolandexpress]

s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/564x/ac/39/f0/ac39f002e41fd5dc54dab418284c27b4.jpg look what a fan did: GZ vs Gorgo poster.

[@TheSupergodzilla321]

Gorgo is the female Godzilla,Gorgo is not even close to as cool as Godzilla 1.It's smaller 2.Less cool!!!!