Creature from the Black Lagoon
- Year: 1954
- Country of origin: USA
- Genre: Horror, Sci-Fi
- Director: Jack Arnold
- Length: 79 min
Centuries of passion pent up in his savage heart!
Film Synopsis
Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954) depicts a team of scientists whose search for evidence of evolutionary history leads them to a remote lagoon inhabited by a mysterious aquatic creature. As curiosity turns to survival, mounting encounters with the elusive Gill-man transform the expedition into a desperate struggle to escape the isolated wilderness. The film draws on monster horror, science fiction, and adventure to explore scientific ambition, humanity’s fascination with the unknown, and the fragile boundary between civilization and the natural world.
Creature from the Black Lagoon 4K UHD, Blu-ray & DVD editions
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| Disc Extras | Universal BD-ALL 4K/US 2022 | Universal BD-ALL 3D/US 2013 | Universal DVD-1/US 2014 | Universal DVD-1/US/OOP 2004 | Universal DVD-1/US/OOP 2000 |
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| Audio Commentary by Tom Weaver | |||||
| Back to the Black Lagoon: A Creature Chronicle | |||||
| 100 Years of Universal: The Lot | |||||
| Stills Gallery | |||||
| Biographies | |||||
| Film Highlights | |||||
| Production Notes | |||||
| Theatrical Trailer |
Edition and Packaging Notes
- Universal’s 4K Blu-ray is included in the “Universal Classic Monsters: Icons of Horror Collection” box set with The Mummy (1932), Bride of Frankenstein (1935) and Phantom of the Opera (1943). Trailers included: Revenge of the Creature (1955) and The Creature Walks Among Us (1956).
- Universal’s Blu-ray is also available in the “Creature from the Black Lagoon: Complete Legacy Collection” box set with Revenge of the Creature (1955) and The Creature Walks Among Us (1956). It is also available in the “Universal Classic Monsters: The Essential Collection” and “Universal Classic Monsters: Complete 30-Film Collection” box sets containing a 48-page illustrated booklet (“The Original House of Horror”).
- Universal’s 2014 DVD is included in the “Creature from the Black Lagoon: Complete Legacy Collection” box set with Revenge of the Creature (1955) and The Creature Walks Among Us (1956). It is also available in the “Universal Classic Monsters: Complete 30-Film Collection” box set containing a 48-page illustrated booklet (“The Original House of Horror”).
- Universal’s 2004 DVD is included in the “Creature from the Black Lagoon: The Legacy Collection” box set with Revenge of the Creature (1955) and The Creature Walks Among Us (1956).
- Universal’s 2000 “Classic Monster Collection” DVD is also available in the “Universal Studios Classic Monster Collection” box set.
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Collector’s guide
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Back to the Black Lagoon: A Creature Chronicle (39:40) -
100 Years of Universal: The Lot (9:25)
| Editions |
Universal BD 2013
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| Extras | Audio Commentary by Tom Weaver Universal 4K |
| Back to the Black Lagoon: A Creature Chronicle Universal 4K | |
| 100 Years of Universal: The Lot Universal 4K | |
| Stills Gallery Universal 4K | |
| Theatrical Trailer Universal 4K |