#THE CREATURE WALKS AMONG US MOVIE#

Browning’s gratitude and excitement for Guillermo making a motion picture that clearly pays homage to the Universal classics of yesteryear.īrowning had a long and distinguished career in Hollywood. We spoke, naturally, of The Shape of Water and of Mr. The convention, as a whole, was extremely well run and kudos to their organizers for a great lineup of guests that included Mr. Browning at the recent Louisville Supercon convention.

My wife and del Toro Films partner Donna and I had the incredible pleasure of spending time with Mr.

#THE CREATURE WALKS AMONG US MOVIE#

Recently I relived that famous scene, and the amazing movie from which it sprang, speaking with the Creature himself - 98-year-old Ricou Browning. Of course, del Toro’s love of the Creature from the Black Lagoon soon helped inspire a film that would see him awarded every major recognition in Hollywood - and beyond - including Oscars for Best Director and Best Film. It’s a film that shaped the sensibilities of millions of Monster Kids, perhaps none more so than GdT. How much we loved it, and how it, along with the other Universal monster movies, spoke to us in ways few other movies did.

I have no idea how the topic even presented itself, but within minutes of sitting down to dinner we were rhapsodizing about the Creature From The Black Lagoon.

It’s a scene I spoke with Guillermo del Toro about the very first time we met. Darting toward her, withdrawing, reaching for her dangling feet, then withdrawing again. A young woman glides through the crystalline waters of a lagoon, unaware that below her a primordial creature swims inches away.

The creature walks among us