Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954)

Yes there is really is a Creature from the Black Lagoon...now.

Jenny Clack (University of Cambridge) discovered a fossil amphibian, found in the remnants of what was once a swamp, and named it Eucritta melanolimnetes - literally "the creature from the black lagoon". How cool is that?

More trivia for Creature from the Black Lagoon

Ricou Browning, a professional diver and swimmer, was required to hold his breath for up to 4 minutes at a time for his underwater role as the "Gill Man." The director's logic was that the air would have to travel through the monster's gills and thus not reveal air bubbles from his mouth or nose. Thus, the costume was designed without an air tank. In the subsequent films, this detail was ignored and air can be seen emanating from the top of the creature's head.

In this film, the eyes of the Creature were a fixed part of the rubber construction of the suit. The actors who played the part of the "Gill Man" could barely see, if at all. In the second film, the eyes have been, somewhat ludicrously, replaced with large, bulbous fish-eyes to assist in the actor's vision.

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