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The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms (2000)

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Freed from the Arctic ice by atomic blasts, one of Ray Harryhausen's most loveable prehistoric beasts trundles down the US coast to stomp New York, before going out in a blaze of glory at Coney Island funfair (thereby starting a stampede of similar monsters, including Godzilla). Quite what Jean Renoir made of his regular art director's switch to monster-movie auteur (The Colossus of New York, The Giant Behemoth and Gorgo followed) isn't recorded, but Lourié was merely one of a long line of designers to turn sci-fi director, alongside the likes of Harry Horner (Red Planet Mars), Nathan Juran (Attack of the 50 Foot Woman), and William Cameron Menzies (Invaders from Mars). From a story by Ray Bradbury.

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