…it must be Valley of the Gwangi. Which is good, because seeing a flaming T-Rex in a cathedral, set ablaze by cowboys with six-shooters, made me question my sanity a couple nights ago.
That is all.
Big Harryhausen fan that I am, I knew exactly what you were talking about.
But… where are you if you see the rhedosaurus from The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms being carried off by a T. Rex?
That depends. In the Japanese version, the rhedosaurus wins. In America, vice versa.
Heh.
Sounds like a trip to Blockbuster is coming up soon…
Oh. I thought you were going to say, “Then you know the acid’s kicked in” or “Spielberg’s put out another one of those damned dino movies again.”
Dinogeek nitpick, in The Valley of Gwangi, the hero (?) is not a T. rex but an Allosaurus.
No, it’s that iiiiiiiiitty bitty horse. Rather unsung, as heroes go.
I love that movie!!!
I beg to differ here. Harryhausen always calls it a T. Rex. And it’s got those itty bitty arms. It might not be in accord with current ideas about the carriage and motion of a T. Rex, but that’s what it’s supposed to be.
Trivia note: The Valley of Gwangi was a pet project of Harryhausen’s mentor, Willis O’Brien (who did King Kong). He did some tests and built several models (I’ve seen the pictures), and I’m pretty sure he thought of it as a T. Rex. He couldn’t get the project funded, though.
More Trivia: There’s a wonderful little forgotten gem of 50s SF called The Beast of Hollow Mountain that’s about a T. Rex ravaging the Old West. The T. Rex is stop-motion animated! It’s in color! It’s not by Harryhausen or O’Brien. And this one had a T. Rex, too.
Harryhausen may have called it that, but as I recall, the script called it an Allosaurus (I believe Prof. Bromley refers to it by name). Unfortunately, it’s been far too long since I’ve seen the movie.
And the “iiiiiiiiitty bitty horse” was Eohippus (actually Hyracotherium).
Here they call it an Allosaurus too.
But I just love the Italian title, La Vendetta di Gwangi. I picture Gwangi doing a Don Corleone.
CalMeacham comes up from the Depths with his copy of From the Land Beyond Beyond: The Films of Willis O’Brien and Ray Harryhausen by Jeff Rovin. and…
Damned if you aren’t right. Gwangi in The Valley of Gwangi is, indeed, an allosaur, and Harryhausen does call him one. My mistake – although FTLBB does say that Gwangi was supposed to be a T. Rex in the film O’Brien was trying to get made, so I can salve my bruised ego with that bit.
Anybody got that second Rhedosaurus reference yet?
Another dinogeek nitpick: “Rhedosaurus” was made up by Harryhausen. Presumably, then, the second reference is another Harryhausen film…
Does this mean I have to ask to have the thread title changed?
And, would an Allosaur, on fire in a Catholic Cathedral, be any less or any more surreal? 
And, now that they’ve cooked him–can they eat him on Friday?
…or it could be a film made by Harryhausen fans. Sort of an homage.
Since no one seems to want to guess, it’s Planet of Dinosaurs, a film with wonderful stop-mtion animation, but terrible acting.It was made b a lot of dinosaur aficionados (like noted dinosaur illustrator Steve Czerkas) and Ray Harryhausen fans. This explains their incorporating a Rhedosaurus into their film. The Rhedosaurus has ben re-scaled to a more reasonable sie, so it can be snatched up and carried off by a normal-sized T-Rex.
Pepper Mill had seen this movie before she met me, but didn’t like it. She doesn’t like any movie where she an predict, well in advance, who’s not going to be in the Gene Pool at the end.
You all hate Gorgo because it wasn’t an elitist Harryhausen production.
Gorgo’s got more class and charm than any of those dinos.
You bastards.
Naaah.
I hate Gorgo because I was disappointed – he’s not a Gorgosaurus, as I expected from the name. Plus he’s got those stupid floppy ears. And so’s his Mom.
On the plus side, the movie did spawn a Charlton comic that ran for several years. And it gave employment for the guy who went on to play “Dr. Heywood Floyd” in 2001.
[fade in. interior. Casa del DeDay. Saturday afternoon.]
Me: Ya want we should get a movie for tonight?
T.L.W.: Yeah. I’ll go. Whattaya want?
Me:Valley of the Gwangi or whatever you pick.
She picked Legally Blonde. I feel cheated.
-Rue.
[sequential thread hijack]a coupla seconds ago, the next thread was “Please give a warm Doper welcome to my son, Bonzo Goose! (crowd goes wild)”… (i can never resist a funny sequential thread pair)[/STH]
carry on…