At a carnival called the Garden of Evil, a man is murdered, apparently by a gorilla...or someone in a gorilla suit.At a carnival called the Garden of Evil, a man is murdered, apparently by a gorilla...or someone in a gorilla suit.At a carnival called the Garden of Evil, a man is murdered, apparently by a gorilla...or someone in a gorilla suit.
John Kellogg
- Morse
- (as John G. Kellogg)
Gordon Armitage
- Carnival Patron
- (uncredited)
George Barrows
- Goliath the Gorilla
- (uncredited)
John Beradino
- Policeman
- (uncredited)
Gordon Carveth
- Carnival Patron
- (uncredited)
Bing Conley
- Carnival Patron
- (uncredited)
Chuck Couch
- Trapeze Act
- (uncredited)
Billy Curtis
- Slim
- (uncredited)
Sayre Dearing
- Carnival Patron
- (uncredited)
Kay Garrett
- Carnival Patron
- (uncredited)
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- TriviaBroadcast on network television in the early 1980s with a special promotion from 7/11 convenience stores offering cardboard 3D glasses -- the glasses themselves featured a Scratch-And-Sniff patch that smelled like bananas. Right before the movie started, a host would instruct people at home to adjust the color and contrast settings on their TVs to enhance the 3D effect. The broadcast itself was generally considered a failure because the 3D effect didn't work very well depending on the quality of picture from individual TV manufacturers.
- GoofsWhen practicing the new act, Kovacs lifts Laverne over his head. A cable is clearly visible around Laverne's waist to support her weight. The cable disappears when he puts her down.
- Quotes
Sgt. Garrison: You've always been this alert, Shaughnessy?
Shaughnessy: Always on my toes!
Sgt. Garrison: Well, get off 'em. You're a cop, not a ballet dancer.
- Alternate versionsOriginally released in 3D.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Nightmare Theater: Gorilla at Large (1982)
Featured review
3-D ape fun
Just saw the new print of this maligned fun house of a production. First of all if you can't see this in real projected 3-D, I suggest skipping it. The color 3-D photography is excellent and the crew only pulls off the typical stick-it-in-the-camera 3-D hijinks a few times. The opening sequence of Raymond Burr walking through the carnival is some of the most effective 3-D photography I have ever seen.
The story...yipes! It's campy and weird in an Ed Wood sort of way but it seems that the entire cast and crew were in on the joke. Lee Marvin and Lee J. Cobb both time their performances in a very strange but funny way. Anne Bancroft vamps up a storm in some scenes and Raymond Burr plods thru his role. The gorilla suit is funny too. Good movie? No! Fun? Yes!
The second half drags at points and the 3-D photography loses a little steam here. I wouldn't want to sit through this movie in 2-D at this point.
Who knows if this is ever going to be projected again, but if it is and you enjoy 50's kitsch make it a priority. The screening I was at, during the intermission, projected 1950's era 3-D nudie slides by...HAROLD LLOYD, the silent film comedian! Unfortunately, I don't think that will ever happen again.
The story...yipes! It's campy and weird in an Ed Wood sort of way but it seems that the entire cast and crew were in on the joke. Lee Marvin and Lee J. Cobb both time their performances in a very strange but funny way. Anne Bancroft vamps up a storm in some scenes and Raymond Burr plods thru his role. The gorilla suit is funny too. Good movie? No! Fun? Yes!
The second half drags at points and the 3-D photography loses a little steam here. I wouldn't want to sit through this movie in 2-D at this point.
Who knows if this is ever going to be projected again, but if it is and you enjoy 50's kitsch make it a priority. The screening I was at, during the intermission, projected 1950's era 3-D nudie slides by...HAROLD LLOYD, the silent film comedian! Unfortunately, I don't think that will ever happen again.
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- Sep 21, 2004
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- Budget
- $400,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 23 minutes
- Aspect ratio
- 1.66 : 1
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