However, the matter (and the body) is taken out of his hands as the gargoyles return in greater numbers that night to get the body of their fallen comrade, and in the process the winged leader (Bernie Casey) becomes turned on by Diane (like much of the teenage male viewing audience, including me) and takes her along with them as they return to their cave nest. I definitely want to get a hold of it though! Still hot! Did ya ever see "Don't be Afraid of the Dark"? Fallout from the death of Disney president Many Shakespearean characters and stories found their way into the show's storylines, particularly those from New York artist Joe Tomasini brought a suit against Disney, claiming that his copyrighted screenplay and character designs had been copied during the development and production of The series originally aired in the United States in The five-episode pilot "Awakening", edited into a single movie under the title Episodes 6–13 were left unaltered, except for the removal of the "Previously on Gargoyles..." segment from "Enter Macbeth".

I was 10 and it scared the crap out of me at the time. "Gargoyles" is a film that many of us over 30 are familiar with from repeat viewings on late night local creature feature monster movie matinée type screenings, a form of television that has sadly gone extinct. It's almost as if I found a support group for people who experience PTSD from the film, who experienced the same terror and phobias that developed from this little TV movie. Certificate: Passed My brother and I stayed up late watching all the things we weren't supposed to while our parents were at the movies. One night she hears the sound of a baby crying at her front door, and hastens to open it. ""Dang, my little girl's growing up!

I can still remember the gargoyle saying "Dianna " I was 8 when it came out. The notion of gargoyles as supernatural constructs brought to life by evil was introduced in Maker of Gargoyles (1932), a short pulp fiction story by Clark Ashton Smith where Reynard, a medieval stonemason, unconsciously infuses his hate and lust into two gargoyles that attack the town of Vyones and later kill him when he attempts to destroy them. The first was changes within Disney itself. A few years ago, I was driving from the Midwest to Phoenix. And as I see from the volume of comments over the years on your blog it seared the young minds of many others. pretty darn scary back then, more fun to watch than scary now.

A doctor goes to extreme lengths--even murder--to restore the badly burned face of his fiancée. This site is in no way affilated with Scary Monsters Magazine. The film is not exactly original, although it goes about portraying its subject matter well. It was actually burned down for the film. Loved monsters. Been trying to remember what the title was for years. Why Boley let them go, knowing it might mean the end of mankind in the next 600 year breeding cycle, is a mystery.

The story is entertaining too and more than adequately fills the 75 minute running time, and the director also manages to create a creepy atmosphere and a fair few scares. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. Inside the cave, the latest brood of hatchlings is emerging from their eggs, the size and maturity of 7 or 8 year olds. Jennifer Salt was awesome. There is another movie I have been looking for called equinox.

I've been wondering all these years, if I was the only one that remembered the movies (from the 1970's) "Gargoyles" and "Don't be affraid of the dark".

It did indeed have an impact on us kids that is still reverberating today. Later, after leaving their damaged car at a garage, they rent a motel room from Mrs. Thanks again for sharing the screen shots, as well as the meaningfully witty commentary. "of the pictures below to view the original image in high resolution, or visit that blog entry about it! I remember watching this movie as a kid, it scared the bejeesus out of me. Created by Greg Weisman. Why does everyone always confuse me with that guy? And Michael was working under my supervision. Frankly the end of the movie, in which the heroes get down to cave-fighting and burning the crap out of everything is still pretty tense and cool. The lighthouse keeper, newly widowed and estranged from the town folk, has been ...

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When I got the DVD I was struck by how clear and crisp the picture was. It's hard not to laugh at certain points during the film, but the ideas on show are mostly good and that is all you can really expect from a film like this. The final two issues of Various merchandise released for the series included a series of 22 five-inch action figures (along with two vehicles and a castle playset) released by A loyal fanbase for the TV show developed after its cancellation.In 1997, Weisman began answering fan questions about the series in an online forum at The complex plans of David Xanatos which typically ended in some type of benefit to Xanatos no matter how they resolved established a This article is about the series. The hotel in the film was an old out-of-business hotel near Carlsbad, New Mexico. Gargoyles (TV Movie 1972) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.

The struggle between man and lizard-like creatures flares up whenever this happens, but then the event is fogotten in history or relegated to myth. Thanks for the memories.

All good 70's era fun that brings back the memories! ""No, I am not Lance Henrickson. ibjawge, thanks so much for commenting, and for sharing your own memories of seeing the film! I was 5. The monster, which looks like a snarling "Creature from the Black Lagoon," invades a sleepy seaside town.