Not until Terry Michitsch sent along these wonderful scans of 20 Million Miles to Earth did I realize William Hopper was playing a lead role in it. Now an ardent Perry Mason fan (the television show with Raymond Burr), Hopper plays Paul Drake, the private detective Mason relies on; so now I need to watch 20 Million Miles again, just to see him in action. TCM’s overview mentions how this movie started filming in Italy because Ray Harryhausen wanted to vacation there. Smart move, combining work and play at the same time, and getting paid for it to boot. Harryhausen’s Ymir is one of his best creations, with a solid personality and superb body design. Given more budget money, and better scripting, this would be an all out classic.
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Thank you!!! Enjoy.
Zombo, Is stop animation dead ? In this day and age of cgi, even what few stop animation films that come out (Paranorman the most recent?)are ‘computer enhanced’ Gone are the herky jerky movements, but in its place is shiny,glossy and sometimes blurry cgi. Can stop motion be saved? What would it take to make it popular once again ? Will there ever be another artist whose name is spoken in reverance as Harryhausen? Or are we doomed to faceless,nameless cgi programmers?
Is the magic gone? P.S. The battle between Ymir and the elephant ? Memorable for life !