King Dinosaur (1955)
- 1955
- ·63 min
Un nuevo planeta ingresa a nuestro sistema solar y se envían cuatro científicos (dos parejas) a explorar el Planeta Nova.
Entre interludios románticos, el elenco se enfrenta a una iguana disfrazada de.
- Actores
- Bill Bryant·Douglas Henderson·Patti Gallagher·Wanda Curtis
- Dirigido por
- Bert I. Gordon
- Género
- Adventure·Sci-Fi
- Idioma
- English
- País
- USA
- Director
- Bert I. Gordon
Gordon's debut film certainly gave no indication of his longevity within the fantasy genre: while it is not in the same awful league as, say, ROBOT MONSTER (1953) or Ed Wood's entire body of work, it is all the worse for being dishonest! One simply cannot play up the notion of a gigantic prehistoric creature, and then provide your audience with nothing more than a magnified lizard – to say nothing of having the gall to describe it as being akin to a Tyrannosaurus Rex!
A new planet moves into our solar system and four scientists (two couples) are sent to explore Planet Nova. In between romantic interludes, the cast faces an iguana masquerading as a Tyrannosaurus Rex.
1955's "King Dinosaur" marked the first feature from director Bert I. Gordon (Mr BIG), who specialized in giant monsters during the 1950s, turning his hand to fantasy ("The Boy and the Pirates," "The Magic Sword"), thriller ("Picture Mommy Dead," "The Mad Bomber"), horror ("Tormented," "Necromancy"), even sexploitation ("How to Succeed with Sex," "The Big Bet," "Let's Do It!
