Had the uniquely beautiful Julie Adams only made this film, they would still be talking about how gorgeous she was 65 years later. Yes, she was a contract player at Universal throughout the 1950's, and went on to a ton of other movie and TV roles (including a delicious role as a psychopathic Washington D. C. matron on the soap opera "Capitol" and the gossipy real estate agent on "Murder She Wrote"), and remain uniquely gorgeous even Into her 90's. She has a gorgeous figure and gets to show it off along with her acting talents in the science fiction Classic Movie that I find absolutely nothing wrong with with the exception of a few details that I might have changed to make it more suspenseful.
In this film as the niece of scientist Whit Bissell, she's also the subject of amour by a missing link to the early days of our world found in the Amazon. Richard Denning and Richard Carlson are the heroes here, but it's Adams you can't help but keep an eye on her, her gorgeous figure decorating in tight bathing suits and shorts, and the scene at the end where the creature grabbed her off the ship truly is frightening. She's one of the great scream queens of all time but more than that, she's a very good actress.
You can argue that the creature is nothing more than an extra in a rubber suit, but it really is one of the greatest movie costumes of all time. You really feel sorry for the creature who at least in the first film appears to be the only one of its kind. The sequels were decent but not really necessary, and this one stands the test of time.
In this film as the niece of scientist Whit Bissell, she's also the subject of amour by a missing link to the early days of our world found in the Amazon. Richard Denning and Richard Carlson are the heroes here, but it's Adams you can't help but keep an eye on her, her gorgeous figure decorating in tight bathing suits and shorts, and the scene at the end where the creature grabbed her off the ship truly is frightening. She's one of the great scream queens of all time but more than that, she's a very good actress.
You can argue that the creature is nothing more than an extra in a rubber suit, but it really is one of the greatest movie costumes of all time. You really feel sorry for the creature who at least in the first film appears to be the only one of its kind. The sequels were decent but not really necessary, and this one stands the test of time.