After copper miners discover part of the frozen tail of a prehistoric monster in lapland, scientists inadvertently bring it back to life. Denmark is also treated to extra scenes of petersen, the comedyrelief lab assistant who dresses in overalls like a hick farmer, played by denmarks favourite comedian dirch passer. Synopsis, a miner finds a piece of a frozen reptile that renegerates into a monster. The english version, in which the danish actors are refilmed speaking english a few of the actors are different, like the character of connie miller. Overall, the danish cut is slack and shapeless, although it does have more effects shots than the. The gif consists of the danish actor dirch passer who makes a. Reptilicus art by bill moino and vince alascia, mind over matter text story 2 pgs, daydreams art by rocko mastroserio. Reptilicus is a 1961 danish kaiju movie, in the vein of godzilla. The tail of a dinosaur is excavated from the frozen tundra in lapland and shipped to the danish aquarium in copenhagen for safekeeping in this hilarious scifi mess. A second adaptation was published by charlton comics in august 1961.
Charlton comics monster movie adaptations scan journal of. He lookes kinda like an ancient chinese style dragon, with really tiny arms, so theres no way he can swipe buildings with his hand like other movie monsters, they just kinda bump him sideways into the models. Charlton tried to revive the story aka rip it off by renaming the monster reptisaurus the terrible, but that fared only slightly better, running six. Reptilicus is a promising but uneven reboot of a beloved show.
Where reptilicus falters is in the creatures defense. These books are reprinted from the best available images, and the books will be. After the had lapsed, charlton modified the creatures look and renamed it reptisaurus. There, as they are drilling, they happen upon the frozen remains of an as yet undiscovered prehistoric dinosaur. To an international audience, he is just some goofball. It is a very funny tune and actually an earworm, so be warned you might find yourself humming it hours later. Dirch passer biography, wife, daughter, death and movies. The original version, which was shot in danish, was directed by danish director poul bang and released in denmark on february 25, 1961. He was greatly renowned for his improvisational skills and, with a filmography comprising 90 movies, one of denmarks most prolific actors. This film comes from a time when every studio or country wanted to jump onto the filmmaking band wagon and chuck out any film people might want to see and monster films were no exception and then came denmark who came up with this rather good idea of a film but let down by some fairly poor special effects and acting but to me the film remains enjoyable and even though you might.
Even though this isnt a meme, it has been used plenty of times enough to be one. In 1961, charlton comics produced a comic book based on the film. We continue to accept preorder and subscription orders, but are not currently accepting orders for new or back issue comics. A classic of so bad its good films, reptilicus needs to be seen at least once, and easily holds up to repeat viewings.
This is the only dirch passer reptilicus song i can find. I remember liking it as a kid, and now that im older i still enjoy it. Besides the marvelous birthe wilke song, there was a second one, a fun little tune from the night watchman, mikkwlawn peterson, played perfectly by the late dirch passer. Weve been selling comics since 1961 our first sale. Reptilicusreptisaurus series plus other great monsterthriller comics. Reptilicus is very clearly a hand puppet or when you can see all of him a marionette. Mst3k submitted 2 years ago by lonelymachines im not cherokee jack. For me, as a dane, it is so strange to see dirch passer, a wellknown danish comic, playing the dumb janitor. A little less than a year ago i was excited to hear about a kickstarter to bring back the original mystery science theater 3000 or as the fans like to say mst3k.
A novelization of the film was released in paperback at the time of its original release reptilicus by dean owen monarch books 1961. I have known his performances since i was a kid, and to see him in something like this is just surreal. The original version, with the actors speaking danish, had many more scenes including a romance between svend and karen, a comical musical number by petersen dirch passer, and the original reptilicus flight scene. A comic book based on the film was published in 1961, ahead of its theatrical release, by charlton comics but lasted only two issues. I was surprised to find this comic book for reptilicus, a really badly written and presented monster movie from aip. For 24 years, the chfb has been the essential site for classic horror news, research and enthusiasm.
The basic requirement of any giant monster movie is a giant monster, the sooner the better. This fellow is played in excruciatingly jerry lewisesque fashion by danish comic actor dirch passer. Sidney pink attempted to produce a remake of the film in 2001, due to the box office hit of godzilla in 1998, before his death in 2002. Yup, visible strings and all, an honesttogod marionette. My favorite thing about the movie is they bring in the yokel as comic relief but the guy who fucks everything up and gets a bunch of people killed is the workaholic scientist.
Kip dotos book explains that the late dirch passer is a beloved entertainer in denmark. The method used to kill reptilicus is also depicted. Mystery science theater 3000 returns this april in its full glory. The danish actors performed their roles in english and ended up being redubbed by a. Reptilicus dirch passer reptilicus song 1961 in reptilicus we were lucky enough to get two songs. After the rights had lapsed, charlton modified the creatures look and renamed it and the comic reptisaurus. I could not donate fast enough to bring back a show that to this day i still watch and purchase episodes of. Reptilicus art by bill moino and vince alascia, mind. Suddenly older sister lise rushes in, followed by the films horrific monstrosity. It is notable for being the first and only danish kaiju film. With his square head and goggleeyes, he looks like something drawn by jack kirby. Reptilicus academic dictionaries and encyclopedias. Theres some comic relieve with the antics of the night watchman peterson played by dirch passer.
The film begins with a group of engineers prospecting for copper in lapland. Reptilicus is a 1961 danishamerican giant monster film about a prehistoric reptile. Reptilicus 1961 after copper miners discover part of the frozen tail of a prehistoric monster in lapland, scientists inadvertently bring it back to life. As a person of danish extraction, i find reptilicus to be stereotypical and offensive. It easily deserves a spot in your dvd collection, probably right next to plan 9 from outer space, robot monster, troll 2 and super inframan. Regeneration sets in with alarming dispatch and soon the serpentlike monster, named reptilicus by the learned paleontologist in charge, is devouring a paper mache copenhagen. What there is in reptilicus is a huge scenic tour of copenhagen, which really does distract from the plot as we wait and wait for reptilicus to emerge. Theres a bunch of stuff that got cut from this for the american dub, and its mainly characterdriven romance stuff, but there are two really infamous cuts. A danishamerican coproduction, an englishspeaking version was filmed simultaneously with the danish one, which led to the frequent misunderstanding that the two versions are the same except for language, but in practice there are quite a few differences between the. Hoo boy, this movie is way more fun than it should be. It appears that all of copenhagen was used as extras on the film. The cast essays your average stiff beaker boys and military brass, along with a pair of young, boycrazy scientists daughters for wholesome sex appeal, the only real standout being dirch passer as a lousy comic relief bumpkin. The film was produced by american international pictures and saga studio, and was a coproduction between two directors.
I remember seeing reptilicus on a saturday afternoon when i was young, 8 or 9. Just discovered that dirch passer, the comedy relief janitorhandymanwhatever, was the subject of a serious, awardwinning biopic in denmark a couple of years ago. The film was produced by american international pictures and saga studio, and separate versions were released in denmark and in the united states the original danishlanguage version was directed by danish director poul bang and released in denmark on february 25, 1961. Like the monarch books adaptation of gorgo, the book includes sexual content not present in the film.
Written in hollywood by danishamerican ib melchior the son of wagnerian opera star lauritz melchior and produced in. We have 2 books to download or read online the latest is reptilicus 2. In finding ideas for konga, gorgo, and reptilicus story lines, gill drew on the full range of themes popular in comic books at the time romance, espionage. The ladies of reptilicus dont even get into any danger.
Based upon the 1961 danish movie, released in the united states in 1962. Reptilicus attempts to give viewers a smattering of just about everything in these host segments, including a song performed by jonah and the bots about monsters and the nations they come from. Reptilicus directed by sidney pink available on dvd. I first saw this on chiller theatre which ran on our local cbs affiliate in the late 70s and early 80s. Dirch hartvig passer 18 may 1926 3 september 1980 was a celebrated danish actor. Reptilicus was release in 1961 and was directed by poul band and sidney w. At one point, the general and his chums head off for a tour of copenhagen that goes n for rather too long presumably having one eye on international sales, the danish producers thought that they would do their bit for the local tourist trade and so the. As a person of danish extraction, i find reptilicus to be.
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