The Beast From Hollow Mountain - Final Sequence

[Themaniacnextdoor]

The effects are funny, like the ones in dinosaurus, but look pretty cool.

[Scotttjt]

They should make a new Cowboys vs Dinosaur movie. Maybe a remake of Gwangi. XP

[megarouge2001]

Good grief, however deep is that bog????

[kezadrone]

Love the part wear it ripps the back of the shirt off. Would have been funny as hell if he'd swung back with a bare arse.

[flammamancer]

Cowboys and Dinosaurs? Hooah!

[oprep3]

The armature I saw in 1971 unquestionably had the typical universal friction joints used in the King Kong armatures. I was told it was the Beast of Hollow Mountain armature but it might have been the War Eagles Tyrannosaurus or even the Kong Tyrannosaurus because of it's size. If it was used in Beast of Hollow Mountain than much better animation could have been done because it was beautifully articulated.

[dltanner99]

Cryptozoology novel  see video book trailer

[FamilyOfMan1975]

Huh. Dinosaurs like Mexican food. Who knew?

[ligreekguy]

Yeah, like an eight ton dinosaur is going to have a hard time breaking through a tar paper shack, and is then going to be even the least bit hurt by bullets from a .38!

[Tareltonlives]

Ouch. To say Gwangi is better is like saying the Empire Strikes back is better than the Phantom Menace.

[supermandisco]

This is the final sequence. Seems it should be in the middel to warm you up.

[oprep3]

This film was very ambitious in CinemaScope and color but the animation is

much less compelling than Ray Harryhausens Ceratosaurs in The Animal World the same year, the only stop motion battle between two carnivores. Willis O'Brien

did get to work on Animal World. I tried for years to track down the armatures from that thing. I saw the Beast of Hollow Mountain armature in 1971 and still have a picture of it somewhere.

[azedm]

This movie sux.

[battousaiblade]

omg i saw this movie when i was like 7 or 8.

i remember this scene

it was so amazing

thanks for helping me relive a childhood memory

[thejonquil]

Unique idea, cowboys and dinosaur, from the mid 1950's. I remember seeing it at the drive-in movie and the ending really thrilled and scared me. It still has its moments, showing much preparation and hard work. The bog where the monster lives is revealed in the picture and the eerie soundtrack is very effective. It is worth the time to see it.

[Phantanos]

One of the better Mexican monster movies! scared me as a boy long ago!

[EvilAshPursuivant]

there was a similar movie like this, it involved a teradactyl. what was it called?

[spidervenom1992]

The Valley of Gwangi

[UltimateThanos]

Did Clocky do the stop=motion for this?

[pukemaster666]

at 2:50 something that cowboy has a sixz shot revolver but he should like 20 bullets how werod

[BlackHandKelly]

I love that tongue!

[Gojigirl55]

How come in every monster movie, the woman can never bear to look at the monster as it dies? That is so freaking cliche!

[ProTwoAm]

Pretty good! I recall seeing this at a theatre back around 1958-9. I was impressed. The stop-motion special effects are somewhat crude, but there's something about stop-motion that is more eerie/surrealistic than computer-generated fare. It seems to fit the overall concept/genre better.

[heavym3talluffy]

5 words.

L M F A O.

[Piatnitskysaurus]

"Pance what happened?"

RAAAAAAAAAAAAAAR!!!

"He followed me home, can I keep him?"

[Dinospikster]

Too bad the dinosaur only appeared in the end.

[Stevaloo5]

i saw this movie, it was purty good in animation sense.

[givemeahigh6]

gud movie i gt ths mixd up with valley of gwangi!!!lol

[benblur4]

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make the underscores "."'s because it won't let you post a url.

here is the entire movie

the movie is in the public domain so this download is legal.

[benblur4]

Wow...My dad has been wanting to see this move since he was a boy. Is there any way I can get a copy from you? This would be the best birthday present ever!

[RomneyGack]

eBay?

[pukemaster666]

how come in evey monster film i seen the beast always die its a bit unfair they seen as the bad ones

[benblur4]

wow...my dad raves about this movie from his childhood. Do you have the entire movie? If so how could I get a copy? Thanks for uploading this, this is great stuff!

[matbergman]

The movie has been in the public domain for a while. I found my copy on eBay.

[SuperXAsh]

love stop motion animation. ^.^

Also notice how the Rex moves.

[MChelada]

0:00-0:30.  Aw, look at the cute dinosaur booties. Certainly the cutest before Tammy and The T-Rex.

[lamnaa]

It even has pokeing, yep got to have pokeing for good stop motion.

[stroppytube]

Raul Lavista did the wonderful score to this film. A talented Mexican film composer, conductor and orchestrator, Lavista worked on Hugo Friedhofer's superb score for "Vera Cruz" (1954). The score was recorded in Mexico City at Churubusco Studios.

[stroppytube]

Great clip but are you so sure about the comments you made about Ed Nassour? Also, the armature used for the monster was built in the machine shop at Nassour studios...it was not, as you have suggested, created by Marcel Delgado. This is something I know with 100% certainty.

[matbergman]

There is much uncertainty about Ed Nassour's involvement with the film beyond producer and director. Some accounts even credit him with some of the animation. Whatever happened between Nassour and O'Brien would be interesting to know, along with the true story of the armature. (My source on the armature is from The Stop Motion Filmgraphy by Neil Pettigrew.)

[stroppytube]

matbergman. The informtion I provided is irrefutably correct. Ed Nassour had a great regard and fondness for O'Brien.  I'll indicate my source to you once I have his approval.

[stroppytube]

There's no uncertainty whatsoever as to who supervised all the animation. Edward Nassour (Senior) supervised all animation on this film.  I know this because I am a friend of his son, Ed Nassour (former VP TV production 20thCFox). He has provided me with the full story. Ed Nassour senior was there every single day as Jay Baylor and Henry Lion animated the film's creature using both an articulated figure as well as replacement animation.

[stroppytube]

What happened was that Mr. Nassour purchased several story ideas from O'Brien, having known him since he first came to Hollywood. He visited "Obie" as he worked on various films going back to the 1930's and idolized him. At one time Mr. Nassour thought of hiring O'Brien to supervise the animation, but by the mid 1950's his production needs had changed and that put a stop to O'Brien's further involvement at Nassour Studios.

[matbergman]

Your account of the relationship between Nassour and O'Brien is fascinating and historically important. I want to know more. There isn't much published about The Beast from Hollow Mountain, but it's a fine example of stop-motion dinosaur effects.

[stroppytube]

I will email Ed Nassour and ask him if he will communicate with you. You will need to message me with a valid email address.

[yomandy51]

@matbergman

( puromando@verizon.net) Billy Nassour call me

[blakkblood]

The brief sequence of the T.Rex running after the horse is the best bit of animation and 'Saur reality. Marvelous stuff all through!

[toshfone]

Thanks for this! I've not seen this movie for quite some time. The monster seems to have the same roar as the Brontosaur from Kong '33!

[Viceroy2500]

Hehehe! Beat you to it tosh! ;o)

[Viceroy2500]

It sounds like it has the same roar as the Bronosaur from Kong '33 at times!

[kuhnigget]

Wow! another great clip! i'd seen stills of the dinosaur, but never in motion. apart from the less than O'Brien quality animation, I love the fact that they only had 10 feet or so of track for their dolly shots!

[spidergremlin]

I love this movie! The stop motion isn't the greatest, but it's still good entertainment.