I had this movie... it is just as you see it, unedited. It was on VHS, in a purple box with black and white text. Kinda gross how the scorpions gang up on the centipede thingy and dissect it. Nightmares.
It's a pity that this film is overlooked. Okay sure it's no masterpiece in any sense of the word, but as a monster film of that time it's an enjoyable one with Willis O'Brien's great animation. Not the best but not the worst.
It could still do without those numerous close-ups on the faces though along with that Juanito kid. The kid in particular was painful.
@hammerogod You're partially correct on some of this, but incorrect for the most part. The giant worm and spider models themselves were indeed from the lost Spider Pit sequence from KK33. However, beyond that nothing at all in this movie was taken from KK33. Likewise, no footage in KK33 was originally from Creation (though a couple scenes were inspired by ones in Creation). The dinosaur models from Creation were used in KK33, though.
A friend left the giant worm model with me for a few weeks so I could photograph it. It was about 24 inches long, green, and the segments were made of some kind of hard resin material. It had pearly white glass eyes. I could only find one of my photos.
At 1:27 or 1:28 you can see the gauge used to possition the puppet flash up for a few frames just above the big one on the right. It's a thin metal lined object . Also the worm thing if it was from King Kong's pit scene would be a re-build as the latex used only lasts 10 years and then is falls to bits. No way it's the puppet from 1932 . Being that the film was released in 1933.
What a damn racket! Beautiful sets and stop motion effects. You know the guy who did most of the animation (Pete Peterson) couldn't walk. He did a damn good job.
Yes, you're right. Peterson had to have a table about two feet high, so he could animate while sitting down. All the more amazing, that he could produce work like this...
I had this movie... it is just as you see it, unedited. It was on VHS, in a purple box with black and white text. Kinda gross how the scorpions gang up on the centipede thingy and dissect it. Nightmares.
boofdfast 1 month ago
fucking shiet movie.....
pitu4you 2 months ago
"Must be the Grandaddy of them all."
Who? Wilford Brimley?
StopmoDave 3 months ago
@StopmoDave He means the scorpions in the cave.
MrKilroy138 3 months ago
It's a pity that this film is overlooked. Okay sure it's no masterpiece in any sense of the word, but as a monster film of that time it's an enjoyable one with Willis O'Brien's great animation. Not the best but not the worst.
It could still do without those numerous close-ups on the faces though along with that Juanito kid. The kid in particular was painful.
balrog13571 4 months ago
Several of the scenes from The Black Scorpion were out-takes from the 1933 version of King Kong.
The Censors didn't want the scenes in the movie due to excessive violence and Merian Cooper felt that these scene made the movie drag.
There is a lot of footage that didn't make it into the movie.
Some of the scenes in K.K. are from an earlier film that was cancelled - CREATION (1932).
Much of the removed footage was replaced in the 70's and is in the current version.
Some was lost forever.
hammerogod 7 months ago
@hammerogod You're partially correct on some of this, but incorrect for the most part. The giant worm and spider models themselves were indeed from the lost Spider Pit sequence from KK33. However, beyond that nothing at all in this movie was taken from KK33. Likewise, no footage in KK33 was originally from Creation (though a couple scenes were inspired by ones in Creation). The dinosaur models from Creation were used in KK33, though.
InfernoRodan 7 months ago
@InfernoRodan The spider pit sequence is believed lost. However, in the 2005 version of King Kong has a sequence like it.
MrKilroy138 3 months ago
I think it's better than Harryhausen. He was a great technician, but he wasn't so good at naturalistic animation.
Kinemacolor 7 months ago
"Don't fire your gun or you'll give away our presence!"
Yeah, like all of the flashbulbs popping off will go unnoticed.
I've always loved Willis O'Brien and Ray Harryhausen movies such as this one. CuffColl.
CuffColl 9 months ago
This is a wonderful animation sequence.
A friend left the giant worm model with me for a few weeks so I could photograph it. It was about 24 inches long, green, and the segments were made of some kind of hard resin material. It had pearly white glass eyes. I could only find one of my photos.
axecalibore 10 months ago
@axecalibore Where did it go after that?
poisonhedorah 2 months ago
At 1:27 or 1:28 you can see the gauge used to possition the puppet flash up for a few frames just above the big one on the right. It's a thin metal lined object . Also the worm thing if it was from King Kong's pit scene would be a re-build as the latex used only lasts 10 years and then is falls to bits. No way it's the puppet from 1932 . Being that the film was released in 1933.
kezadrone 11 months ago
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kezadrone 11 months ago
Cryptozoology novel about two boys who find something on the beach one night see video book trailer
dltanner99 11 months ago
I've heard that the worm creature is actually the "insect with octopus arms" from the Lost Spider Pit sequence from King Kong.
GeneralZugg06 1 year ago
@GeneralZugg06 I`ve uploaded the remake of the Spider Pit Scene :)
I love King Kong and Stop-Motion :D
best genre ever (Monster Stop-Motion)
AleXX1995XX 1 year ago
i love this film :P i just didn't get why the scorpion kept killing all the other scorpions :/
Demonsword92 1 year ago
Monster movies were awesome back then :)
Liakos256 1 year ago
What a damn racket! Beautiful sets and stop motion effects. You know the guy who did most of the animation (Pete Peterson) couldn't walk. He did a damn good job.
Django5198 1 year ago
Hi @Django5198
Yes, you're right. Peterson had to have a table about two feet high, so he could animate while sitting down. All the more amazing, that he could produce work like this...
eddiefuzz 1 year ago
Its pretty scary actually
GreenArrowM 1 year ago
What is the scorpion fighting?
BosskAndIG88 1 year ago
@BosskAndIG88 I believe it's described in the movie as a "giant worm".
Vortexica 1 year ago
@Vortexica yeah, a worm with arms and eyes! i wouldn't like to meet that in a dark street(seriosly)
hamstercat100 1 year ago
@Vortexica I always thought it was some type of alien centipede with just less arms/legs. lol
boofdfast 1 month ago