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"the studio wanted to keep him in
there for a sequel, and I loved him."
1:15:07
"I called him 'the beastie', and
I wanted to leave it a little open,
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not show him destroyed.
I thought he was very sympathetic,
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due in no small way to
the work of Ricou Browning."
1:15:17
Arnold was right about Ricou Browning,
and about Universal thinking "sequel".
1:15:21
Even before Creature was released,
the outline for Revenge was written.
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The studio had no intention
of letting what was
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the best articulated full-body
monster costume ever made
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go to waste after just one movie.
1:15:33
Weeks after Creature went into release,
an outline temporarily titled
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Sequel to Creature from the Black
Lagoon was on William Alland's desk,
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dated February 26, 1954,
1:15:42
and opening with the lines
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"The Rita chugs slowly up the Amazon."
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"They are on their way to the Black
Lagoon to see if the gill-man is still alive."
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I'm Tom Weaver. Thank you for listening.