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nelsonbaggins	BELA LUGOSI MEETS A BROOKLYN GORILLA	Lead	[-]
Feb 25 05 3:48 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I just picked this up for $.88 at Wally World. Never seen it before and haven't watched it start to finish yet, but I flipped through it with my 3 year old son and he loved it!! The Jerry Lewis rip-off guy cracked him up pretty good and I'll have to admit, when the gorilla started singing we both erupted in a good belly laugh! I think this is generally regarded as a stinker by most but hey, if it pleases the heck out of a new 3 year old monster-kid then I think Bela would certainly be pleased with that!
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borisandbelarule	Bela Lugosi Meets A Brooklyn Gorilla	#1	[-]
Feb 8 08 2:33 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	nelsonbaggins wrote: I just picked this up for $.88 at Wally World. Never seen it before and haven't watched it start to finish yet, but I flipped through it with my 3 year old son and he loved it!! The Jerry Lewis rip-off guy cracked him up pretty good and I'll have to admit, when the gorilla started singing we both erupted in a good belly laugh! I think this is generally regarded as a stinker by most but hey, if it pleases the heck out of a new 3 year old monster-kid then I think Bela would certainly be pleased with that! I'm glad you liked it, Nelson. I've actually had this on a DVD for some time, and I finally watched it the other night. As much as I wanted to hate this movie, by the time it was over I think I might have liked it, too. Yeah, that team of Petrillo and Mitchell were totally lame. Mitchell was no Dean Martin, and Petrillo really overdid it on the Jerry Lewis impersonation to the point where I wanted to put my fist through the screen and just shut him the heck up for a couple of minutes. But there were some real positives here, too. Bela, God rest his soul, actually looked REALLY good for 1952. His delivery was crisp and he seemed like he was having fun. That monkey, Ramona, was absolutely amazing... and to think that she... er, he (he's actually a chimp named Cheeta) is still alive as the world's oldest living primate at 70-something is wonderful. Once you get past the first 15 minutes or so, when Petrillo is overdosing on the Lewis gags, the movie actually develops into a plot you can follow. When Petrillo tones it down he and Ramona have some funny moments together. The ending... oh, did I really care how it ended? It was good for one last laugh, even if it didn't make any sense. It's a shame this whole thread got destroyed. I'm sure there were plenty of other great comments about it. Maybe we'll get some reposts now that it's back up on page 1.
Monsterpal		#2	[-]
Feb 8 08 4:00 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	BLMABG is a lot of fun.
zogstar67		#3	[-]
Feb 9 08 3:56 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I was also amazed by how sharp and happy Bela seemed. I was prepared for him to be tired and old, and there he was just zipping around. In one scene, they are all eating sitting cross-legged on the floor of a hut, including Bela. I actually thought "Gee, that must be really tough for him, down on that hard floor in that position." But No! When the time came for him to exit the scene, he hopped right up into a standing position, seemingly effortlessly. He did it a lot faster than I could. Go Bela!
Cinema Bill		#4	[-]
Feb 26 08 6:35 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Sammy Petrillo appears in an 'EXTRA" on the DVD I viewed. He seemed to be truly touched by having acted with Bela Lugosi and had only good things to say about him. Sammy himself appeared to be a kind, gentle man.
Joe Karlosi		#5	[-]
Jun 4 09 12:35 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Yeah, too bad about the beginning of this thread. I re-watched this DVD last night and I definitely think this is a lot more fun than its reputation suggests. I've never liked Jerry Lewis, so I certainly don't care much for Sammy Petrillo imitating Jerry Lewis... but Bela is a lot of fun and seems to be in good shape here, fitting in well with the comedy, spoofing his own Dracula image, reciting complicated medical dialogue... And that sexpot Charlita ain't bad to look at in her skimpy outfit.
Professor Fendash Gorp		#6	[-]
Jun 4 09 1:52 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	A decade later, Charlita was a victim of John Carradine in BILLY THE KID VS. DRACULA. "You can lead a horse to water, but a pencil must be lead."
Doc Dynamo		#7	[-]
Jun 4 09 3:42 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Professor Fendash Gorp wrote: A decade later, Charlita was a victim of John Carradine in BILLY THE KID VS. DRACULA. As were we all.
Rick		#8	[-]
Jun 4 09 4:08 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	You're killin' me, Doc. You just made me laugh too loudly. In a library.
Joe Karlosi		#9	[-]
Jun 4 09 6:03 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Unless, of course, you're someone like me who enjoys BILLY THE KID VS. DRACULA.
capmonte		#10	[-]
Jun 4 09 6:14 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Joe Karlosi wrote: Unless, of course, you're someone like me who enjoys BILLY THE KID VS. DRACULA. Whether he's the real Drac or not, Joe? I love BTK V D. It's about time to give it a spin again, I think. "The important question is not, are there aliens on other worlds? No. The important question is, do they have ray guns?"
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Joe Karlosi		#11	[-]
Jun 4 09 6:29 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Of course he's the real Dracula! Only Dracula could be this dumb: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AjgJ3gMF2sk
capmonte		#12	[-]
Jun 4 09 10:13 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Love it! That scene always reminds me of a comedian who was talking about George Reeves as Superman; he may even have been dressed in a Superman costume and filmed in black and white. He was standing fists on hips proudly as bullets bounced off his chest, then kept ducking as all manner of objects were thrown at him. "The important question is not, are there aliens on other worlds? No. The important question is, do they have ray guns?"
blackbiped		#13	[-]
Jun 5 09 12:19 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Charlita was also in EL DORADO with John Wayne. Strangely enough, Estelita of JESSE JAMES MEETS FRANKENSTEIN'S DAUGHTER played a substantial role in the movie that inspired EL DORADO, RIO BRAVO. BTW, I also think Charlita is very easy on the eyes in this movie. Legend, oh legend, the third wheel legend...always in the way. Porfle's Secret Blog HK and Cult Film News Andersonvision.com
Southern Beau		#14	[-]
Jun 5 09 2:07 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Joe Karlosi wrote: Of course he's the real Dracula! Only Dracula could be this dumb: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AjgJ3gMF2sk That is...uh...impressively dumb.
Professor Fendash Gorp		#15	[-]
Jun 5 09 10:32 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	George Reeves only ducked at a gun once in THE MIND MACHINE, that exact footage was used again in the episode CRIME WAVE. Those moronic standups don't know what they're talking about--they steal the same lame gag from each other--and its not funny. On June 16th, it'll be fifty years since . . "You can lead a horse to water, but a pencil must be lead."
Joe Karlosi		#16	[-]
Jun 5 09 4:50 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I always thought it was funny!
SparkieGojira		#17	[-]
Jun 5 09 8:25 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I recently rented both this and MY SON THE VAMPIRE. It was a very pleasant surprise indeed to see just how spry and seemingly in top form Lugosi was in this one! I think I may have gasped when he hopped up in the Luau scene. And I was much more tolerant of Sammy after seeing that very touching interview. I would watch the movie again in a heart beat... not sure I can say that about any real Martin and Lewis comedies! -Clark
Rakshasa		#18	[-]
Jun 5 09 8:30 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Cinema Bill wrote: Sammy Petrillo appears in an 'EXTRA" on the DVD I viewed. He seemed to be truly touched by having acted with Bela Lugosi and had only good things to say about him. Sammy himself appeared to be a kind, gentle man. Hey Bill (or anyone) ~ Which DVD version of BLMABG is this interview on? Links To All The Classic Monster Stills I've Posted: http://monsterkidclassichorrorforum.yuku.com/topic/30758
LCranston		#19	[-]
Jun 5 09 11:46 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Professor Fendash, I totally agree with what you wrote. Anyone who likes the Geo. Reeves show at all would have to have realized that the producers wouldn't have made that kind of mistake repeatedly. Granted they played fast and loose with Superman's powers, but no more than the comics were doing at the same time. It's kind of like the "Captain Kirk sleeping with a green girl" joke - it never actually happened in the series. "I live the unknown, I love the unknown... I AM the unknown."
SparkieGojira		#20	[-]
Jun 5 09 11:52 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Yvonne Craig's little homicidal antics in Kirk's bed sure left a huge impression on the national conscious. Mine too actually. I can think of much worse ways to die! -Clark
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