Ricou Browning played the Gill-man in the underwater shots, which were filmed by the second unit in Wakulla Springs, Florida. [2] While filming underwater, Browning reportedly held his breath for up to four minutes at a time. [4] [5] In a 2013 interview, Browning clarified: "If you're not doing anything at all, four minutes is possible, but not if you're moving in the water. If you're swimming fast or fighting, you use up a lot of oxygen, and it cuts it down to, at the most, two minutes". [4] Critical reception [ edit ]

Linder, Brian (March 11, 2003). "T3 Scribe Penning Creature". IGN. Archived from the original on August 18, 2012. Johnson says Mildred Rossi — as the artist was known at Disney — also worked on the Fantasia sequence "A Night on Bald Mountain." There's a winged creature named Chernabog perched atop the mountain. The plot of the film would have involved two different creatures, one good and gentle, and the other evil and destructive, a concept inspired by the characters Lennie and George from "Of Mice and Men". Both of which would end up leaving the Lagoon and battle with the modern-day U.S navy. [2] The group goes aboard the tramp steamer Rita, captained by crusty Lucas. The expedition consists of David, Carl, Mark, David's girlfriend and colleague Kay Lawrence, and another scientist, Dr. Edwin Thompson. When they arrive at the camp, they discover Carl's assistants have been killed while he was away. Lucas suggests it was likely done by a jaguar, but the others are unsure. Recreating the Eighth Wonder." King Kong (3-disc Deluxe Extended Edition DVD), 2006. Retrieved 30 Mar '22Linder, Brian (August 7, 2002). "Del Toro to Uni's Creature Redo". IGN. Archived from the original on October 19, 2008 . Retrieved January 22, 2018. Gary: It’s not going to be campy. It’s not a reference to what the original was. It’s not reverential that way. We take it seriously. We found some scientific underpinnings for it which my dad actually found in the original. He based it on a lungfish he found around that time, a lot of that was his. We’re not approaching it in a campy, retro sort of way. Walt [Disney] wanted this creature of darkness to be defeated by light," Johnson says. "As the [dawn] bell tolls, you see this blue pastel reflection of the light cross the body of Chernabog. And it's powerful. And it's actually, interestingly her first monster."

McBrayer, Mary Kay (November 19, 2021). "The Immortal Creature: Ricou Browning". Fangoria . Retrieved April 7, 2022. a b Rizzo, Marian (July 18, 2013). "A Silver Springs story: Ricou Browning was the Creature". Star–Banner . Retrieved July 25, 2019. Ricou Browning was one of the two actors who got zipped into the creature's costume for the movie (he was the one who swam).Years later, she spoke with an estate historian about growing up there in style: swimming pools, French pastry chefs, pet leopards and lions. She recalled Hearst as an enormous, frightening man who threw lavish parties with movie stars, and she said she changed her name to Milicent — the same as Hearst's wife (spelled Millicent). Over the years, she would add the last names of her various husbands. Kit, Borys; Couch, Aaron (November 8, 2017). "Universal's "Monsterverse" in Peril as Top Producers Exit (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved November 8, 2017. Gary: Well those are decisions that will always be made during prep. The movie is not greenlit – let me say that. But we hope to be making it sometime next year...

Despite his apparent interest in the remake, the film was never produced and nothing has been heard from it since. At first it was a little awkward," he says. "But I got used to it and got to where I could swim in it very easily." Maltin, Leonard (2013). Leonard Maltin's 2014 Movie Guide. Penguin Press. p. 298. ISBN 9780451418104.

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Though the project getting turned down by Universal, Del Toro would later reuse his ideas in the aforementioned film, The Shape of Water. Cieply, Michael. "On screens soon, abused Earth gets its revenge". The New York Times, March 12, 2007. Gary: Oh yeah. I don’t think we’re going to wink at the audience or make it silly in any way, I think we’re going to take it seriously."

Gary: Well it’s certainly going to be based on the original; my dad’s favourite was The Creature Walks Among Us and that was the last one which my dad also wrote. My dad actually died two weeks ago. We’re going to be faithful to it.She was painting something on my chest with a paintbrush," Browning says. "She said, 'I'm giving it a touch-up.' I said, 'Well OK, but you better let it dry, I'm going in the water.' And that was the last I saw of her." Fleming, Mike (December 14, 2009). "Creature to Feature Rinsch?". Variety. Archived from the original on August 22, 2010.