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Gargoyles

1972, Movie, NR, 74 mins

Gargoyles: Review

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This made for TV movie, which debuted in ABC's "Movie of the Week" slot, remains a cult item by virtue of strong performances and special effects by Stan Winston. Dr. Mercer Boley (Cornel Wilde) and his daughter, Diana (Jennifer Salt), go to Nevada on the strength of old hermit Uncle Willie's (Woody Chambliss) promise to show them something amazing he discovered in the desert. It turns out to be the skeleton of an unknown lizard-like creature, but even as they're examining the strange relic, a flying, reptilian creature — a real, live gargoyle — kills the old man. The Boyles are pursued by a pack of the creatures, but manage to escape with the bones. The local police assume that Uncle Willie was murdered by bikers (led by a young Scott Glenn); the Boyles know otherwise, but also know better than to tell the cops that the real killers are gargoyles. That night, the creatures kidnap Diana, intending to use her as a pawn to force Dr. Boley to return the skeleton — that is, until the head gargoyle (Bernie Casey) takes a romantic interest in her. Veteran TV director B.W.L. Norton stages the preposterous events with considerable skill (though he shows the gargoyles too often and in too much detail; the suits don't stand up to prolongued close examination), and the Carlsbad Caverns climax is a keeper. leave a comment
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