After removing the skeleton from its burial location, Boley believes the species of the dead creature has yet to be discovered by human scientists. Devotees of Ridley Scott's Legend should be especially interested in the design for main gargoyle Bernie Casey, which obviously influenced the look of Tim Curry's sensual demon in that later fantasy epic.Īnthropologist Mercer Boley, played by Cornel Wilde ( The Naked Prey, No Blade of Grass), and his daughter, Diana (Jennnifer Salt, just before Brian De Palma's Sisters) make a trek through the Southwest to perform research on some strange uncovered skeletal remains. Of course, modern audiences who cut their teeth on animatronics and wild CGI effects will wonder what all the fuss is about, but overall the film holds up pretty well. Back when scary TV movies were de rigeur on the weekends, Gargoyles made a strong impression on many young fantasy fans and even captivated some older ones with its weird desert atmosphere and striking Stan Winston gargoyle creations. Now here's a movie whose effectiveness depends almost entirely on viewers' ages when they saw it on television. Props to the director and production staff! One of the two best movies of the 70's.Starring Cornel Wilde, Jennifer Salt, Grayson Hall, Bernie Casey, Scott Glenn, William Stevens / Music by Robert Prince / Cinematography by Earl Rath I think this movie beats out most of the hack and slash films of the 80's. A must see for any horror/supernatural enthusiast. This movie has a great story as well as a great back story (intro),Gargoyles waking up every 600 years.
Will they survive the attack of the Gargoyles. They enlist the help of some "Dirt Bikers" including Glen a long with local authorities. From that point on scary things begin to happen.
When skeletal remains of a mythical nature are discovered in the desert, an old timer calls in a well known college professor (Wilde) who brings along his daughter (Salt) as an assistant. I even got a kick out of old "Uncle Willy". Veteran actor Cornel Wilde and up and coming Jennifer Salt and Scott Glenn were great. Great job Stan Winston ! The other characters were believable. Bernie Casey scared the hell out of me as the leader of Nothing at that time was being made especially for TV like this.
As a young kid into "Creature Features", I was blown away. The first time I saw this was back in the late 70's. Gargoyles - Best TV Movie of the 70's (Horror) !
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