At a budget of around $12,000 and a shooting schedule of six days, and with Bela Lugosi ill and addicted to morphine, Bela Lugosi Meets a Brooklyn Gorilla had more action off the screen. The Jerry Lewis and Dean Martin look-alike duo of Petrillo and Mitchell caused a lot of cursing and threats of lawsuits before this turkey was basted. Bela deserved better.
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