History Film / CreatureFromTheBlackLagoon

There's also [[TheMusical a musical]] based on it.

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'''''Creature From the Black Lagoon''''' is a {{Universal}} {{Horror}} film from 1954. Tells the story of "the Devonian man," or Gill Man, an amphibious, half man, half fish, creature that has existed since the age of dinosaurs in such a perfect condition that it has not had to evolve. An expedition is organized to go into [[TheAmazon heart of the Brazilian Jungle]] where "Evolution has stopped" to try and find a living specimen. Naturally, Gill Man is highly territorial and [[MarsNeedsWomen lonely]], killing and drowning anyone he can get his claws on. He's also highly intelligent; once the IgnoredExpert convinces the crew to leave while they can, Gill Man barricades the exit to the lagoon by toppling a tree so he can finish them off.

Gill Man is one of the [[UniversalHorror 8 Major Universal Monsters.]]

Gill Man is one of the 8 Major Universal Monsters.

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[[caption-width-right:256: Don't mess with nature.]]

* MaleGaze: at one point when Kay dives underwater her ass fills the entire screen for several seconds.

* ThreeDMovie: Originally released as one.

'''''Creature From the Black Lagoon''''' is a {{Universal}} {{Horror}} film from 1954. Tells the story of "the Devonian man," an amphibious creature that has existed since the age of dinosaurs in such a perfect condition that it has not had to evolve. An expedition is organized to go into [[TheAmazon heart of the Brazilian Jungle]] where "Evolution has stopped" to try and find a living specimen. Naturally, Gill Man is highly territorial and [[MarsNeedsWomen lonely]], killing and drowning anyone he can get his claws on. He's also highly intelligent; once the IgnoredExpert convinces the crew to leave while they can, Gill Man barricades the exit to the lagoon by toppling a tree so he can finish them off.

* {{Novelization}}: By an unknown author under the pseudonym "[[AwesomeMcCoolname Carl Dreadstone]]" which barely resembles the film, renaming almost all of the characters, killing off nearly everyone who survived in the actual movie, and depicting the titular monster as a {{Godzilla}}-sized [[AttackOfThe50FootWhatever aquatic hermaphroditic pig-lizard]].

Not to be confused with the anime ''Manga/BlackLagoon''.

Not to be confused with the anime ''Anime/BlackLagoon''.

* ItCanThink: Gill Man shows off his intelligence when it blocks path out of the lagoon and sinks one of ship Rita's boats.

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Had two lackluster sequels, ''Film/RevengeOfTheCreature'' (1955), which was featured on a [[Recap/MysteryScienceTheater3000S08E01RevengeOfTheCreature season eight episode]] of ''Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000'', and ''Film/TheCreatureWalksAmongUs'' (1956). A remake is currently in DevelopmentHell.

Had two lackluster sequels, ''Film/RevengeOfTheCreature'' (1955), which was featured on ''Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000'', and ''Film/TheCreatureWalksAmongUs'' (1956). A remake is currently in DevelopmentHell.

* HoYay: Between David and Mark. You'd think there was something there that David didn't want Kay to know about...

!!The sequels have:

* BittersweetEnding: To the three movies. The newly airbreathing creature ealks into the ocean to try to return to his element afterbeing rejected by humanity. He may drown unless his vaguely explained evolutionary ability saves him.
* IgnoredExpert: At various points, saner people point out that putting him in a petting zoo and trying to teach him to be human are not safe bets.
* NonMaliciousMonster: The third film has him mutate and be surgically changes into a land creature, and generally be more humanlike. He's never a bad guy and even befriends a woman and tries to protect her. All of which just puts him at odds with his own nature.
* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: In the second film he's caged, experimented on and tortured under the guise of training him. You can't help but want to cheer him on when he finally escapes and wreaks havoc.

* MisunderstoodMonster: The third film has him mutate and be surgically changes into a land creature, and generally be more humanlike. He's never a bad guy and even befriends a woman and tries to protect her. All of which just puts him at odds with his own nature.

'''''Creature From the Black Lagoon''''' is a {{Universal}} {{Horror}} film from 1954. Tells the story of "the Devonian man," an amphibious creature that has existed since the age of dinosaurs in such a perfect condition that it has not had to evolve. An expedition is organized to go into [[DarkestAfrica heart of the Brazilian Jungle]] where "Evolution has stopped" to try and find a living specimen. Naturally, Gill Man is highly territorial and [[MarsNeedsWomen lonely]], killing and drowning anyone he can get his claws on. He's also highly intelligent; once the IgnoredExpert convinces the crew to leave while they can, Gill Man barricades the exit to the lagoon by toppling a tree so he can finish them off.

* ScreamingWoman

'''''Creature From the Black Lagoon''''' is a {{Universal}} {{Horror}} film from 1954. Tells the story of "the Devonian man," an amphibious creature that has existed since the age of dinosaurs in such a perfect condition that it has not had to evolve. An expedition is organized to go into [[DarkestAfrica heart of the Brazilian Jungle]] where "Evolution has stopped" to try and find a living specimen. Naturally, Gill Man is highly territorial and [[MarsNeedsWomen lonely]], killing and drowning anyone he can get his claws on. He's also highly intelligent; once the IgnoredExpert convinces the crew to leave while they can, Gill Man barricades the exit to the lagoon by toppling a tree so he can finish them off.

Had two lackluster sequels, ''Film/RevengeOfTheCreature'' (1955), which was featured on ''MysteryScienceTheater3000'', and ''Film/TheCreatureWalksAmongUs'' (1956). A remake is currently in DevelopmentHell.

* MaleGaze: at one point when Kay dives underwater her ass fills the entire screen for several seconds.

** Subject to the same UnfortunateImplications as ''KingKong'' and other films, with a "they're coming to take our white women" subtext.

* TheSmurfettePrinciple: Kay.

'''''Creature From the Black Lagoon''''' is a {{Universal}} {{Horror}} film from 1954. Tells the story of "the Devonian man," an amphibious creature that has existed since the age of dinosaurs in such a perfect condition that it has not had to evolve. An expedition is organized to go into [[DarkestAfrica heart of the Brazilian Jungle]] where "Evolution has stopped" to try and find a living specimen. Naturally, Gill Man is highly territorial and [[MarsNeedsWomen lonely]], killing and drowning anyone he can get his claws on. He's also highly intelligent; once TheJorEl convinces the crew to leave while they can, Gill Man barricades the exit to the lagoon by toppling a tree so he can finish them off.

* TheJorEl: At various points, saner people point out that putting him in a petting zoo and trying to teach him to be human are not safe bets.

!!The original movie has:

Had two lackluster sequels, ''RevengeOfTheCreature'' (1955), which was featured on ''MysteryScienceTheater3000'', and ''TheCreatureWalksAmongUs'' (1956). A remake is currently in DevelopmentHell.

There's also a musical based on it.

Not to be confused with the anime ''BlackLagoon''.

Had two lackluster sequels, ''Revenge of the Creature'' (1955), which was featured on ''MysteryScienceTheater3000'', and ''The Creature Walks Among Us'' (1956). A remake is currently in DevelopmentHell.

* FoeTossingCharge: At one point he waddles out to sea upending ''cars'' about in anger. Literally tossing foes is also a favored tactic of the creature.

* ThenLetMeBeEvil: The Gill Man in the second movie is shown being abused by electric shocks several times ForScience by the "heroes". It's only after this mistreatment that he makes a serious effort to escape and kill whatever humans he runs into on the way.
* TwentyMinutesWithJerks: It takes a ''significant'' amount of time for the Gill Man finally snap and break out the whoop-ass in ''Revenge of the Creature''.
-->'''[[MysteryScienceTheater3000 Mike]]:''' ''[almost an hour into the movie]'' Ladies and gentlemen - the Revenge has ''finally'' begun!

* BigNo: Kay lets out one when Gill Mn tries to capture her.

* TwentyMinutesWithJerks: It takes a ''significant'' amount of time for the Gill Man finally snap and break out the whoop-ass in ''Revenge of the Creature''

Had two lackluster sequels, ''Revenge of the Creature'' (which was featured on ''MysteryScienceTheater3000'') and ''The Creature Walks Among Us''; a remake is currently in DevelopmentHell.