USA, 21 November 1972
74m
35mm film, colour, 4:3
mono, English
An American horror television film directed by B.W.L. Norton.
Plot Summary
An anthropologist and his daughter discover a colony of gargoyle-like creatures living in a network of caves in the Arizona desert.
Credits
* = uncredited
Crew
Directed by: B.W.L. Norton
© MCMLXXII [1972] Tomorrow Entertainment, Inc.
A Tomorrow Entertainment, Inc. production
Executive Producer: Roger Gimbel
Produced by: Bob Christiansen, Rick Rosenberg
Written by: Stephen and Elinor Karpf
Director of Photography: Earl Rath
Film Editor: Frank P. Keller
Music Composed by: Robert Prince
Sound: David Ronne
Wardrobe: Tom Dawson
Make-up Supervision: Del Armstrong
Hairstylist: Lynn Del Kail
Creators of Gargoyle Make-up: Ellis Burman, Stan Winston
Gargoyle Costumes: Ross Wheat
Special Effects: Milt Rice, George Peckham
Prologue Visuals: Michael S. Clark
Cast
Cornel Wilde (Mercer Boley)
Jennifer Salt (Diana Boley)
Grayson Hall (Mrs Parks)
Bernie Casey (the gargoyle)
Scott Glenn (James Reeger)
William Stevens (police chief)
John Gruber (Jesse)
Woody Chambliss (Uncle Willie)
Jim Connell (Buddy)
Tim Burns (Morris Ray)
Mickey Alzola, Greg Walker, Rock Walker (gargoyles)
Vic Perrin [gargoyle voice] *
Alternative Titles
Gárgulas – Portugal
I Gorgoni – Italy
La mansión del terror – Spain
La mansión del terror: Gárgolas – alternative Spanish title
Гаргульи – Russia
Links
See also
Gargoyles (1994-1996)
Jeepers Creepers (2001)
Remembering the Monster Kid : A Tribute to Stan Winston (2014)
Stan Winston: Monster Mogul (2003)
References
Periodicals
- American Anthropologist vol.117 no.2 (February 2015) pp.316-328 – article (Anthropologists in Films: ‘The Horror! The Horror!’ by Gavin Weston, Jamie F. Lawson, Mwenza Blell, and John Hayton)
- Castle of Frankenstein no.20 p.49
- Delirium no.26 (2021) pp.46-49 – illustrated interview with Amanda Reyes (TV traumas and prime-time pleasures by Chris Alexander)
- Empire no.230 (August 2008) pp.170-171 – illustrated article (The top 10: Stan Winston creations by Kim Newman)
Books
- Cyborgs, Santa Claus and Satan: Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films Made for Television by Fraser A. Sherman pp.72-73
- Horror and Science Fiction Films II by Donald C. Willis p.148
- Horrorshows: The A-Z of Horror in Film, TV, Radio and Theatre by Gene Wright p.85 – credits, review
- Movies Made for Television: The Telefeature and the Mini-Series 1964-1979 by Alvin H. Marill p.115 – illustrated credits, synopsis
- Reference Guide to Fantastic Films by Walt Lee p.157 – credits
- The World of Fantasy Films by Richard Myers p.157
