In 1961, mama Gorgo tore London apart while going to save Gorgo Junior. For filmgoers of that period, it was a gorgeous, colorful, knockout. For MGM, and particularly the King brothers (or as they were originally known, the Kozinsky brothers Maury, Frank and Hymie), it was a successful trip into the "man-in-a-suit-asaurus" realm that Toho had instigated with their original 1954 Godzilla.
In this massive study of Gorgo, you’ll learn all the inside info on how it came to be. Not just from the previous Eugene Lourie articles by Paul Mandell or Lourie’s auto-bio but lots of never seen or read production information and comments/stories from crew members and the King brothers themselves.
You’ll have the fascinating, full story, of the King/Kozinsky Bros., from their early "slightly" gangster-like businesses to very successful independent movie producers (Dillinger. Gun Crazy. The Brave One). In the movie Trumbo, John Goodman plays Frank King to perfection.
Stephen R. Bissette on the Gorgo (and Konga & Reptilicus) Charlton comic books. Lee Kaplan writes about the models and toys based on Gorgo.
Introduction by Joe Dante.
Hundreds of behind-the-scenes photos, NEVER SEEN before, showing how all the monster and effects scenes were filmed and achieved by Academy Award © winning SPFX director Tom Howard and photographed by another award winner, Freddie Young.
11 full-page color painting reproductions, including Basil Gogo’s Famous Monsters of Filmland #11. Front cover by Mark Maddox.
Collectors Note: Brand-new and uncirculated. 3/4" thick book. Softcover.
