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Bride of the Gorilla

Released 1955
Distributor Banner Productions

“A blonde beauty and a savage beast alone in the jungle! Her clothes torn away screaming in terror! Her marriage vows were more than fulfilled!” Get the picture? Intentions were initially somewhat higher for this ten-day jungle potboiler from the producer of Bela Lugosi Meets a Brooklyn Gorilla. A pretty good cast (including a very young and awkward Woody Strode) tries its best to overcome the lurid title and quickie production values and almost succeeds.

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About Joe Dante

Joe Dante is a lifelong film buff who turned his obsession into a career. He got his start cutting trailers for Roger Corman and later directed the hit movie Gremlins, as well as Gremlins 2: The New BatchInnerspace and Small Soldiers for producer Steven Spielberg. His feature films include The HowlingPiranhaMatineeThe ‘burbs , Looney Tunes Back in ActionThe Hole (first winner of the 3D Persol Award at the Venice Film Festival) and the zom-com Burying the Ex. His TV directing work includes: Police SquadAmazing Stories, the HBO film The Second Civil War, the Masters of Horror titles Homecoming and The Screwfly Solution, and episodes of Eerie, IndianaCSI: NYHawaii 5-0Witches of East EndLegends of Tomorrow and Salem. His most recent big screen credit is an episode of the anthology film Nightmare Cinema. He’s currently consulting producer on the Amblin Television/Warner Bros. Animation hit, Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai. Joe is also the frequent co-host of Trailers From Hell’s official podcast, The Movies That Made Me, available everywhere podcasts are streamed and downloaded!

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Scott D Hill

It’s always interesting to me to see pre-Perry Mason Raymond Burr. Joe Dante does a great job of getting a lot of back story into a relatively short clip.