The Black Scorpion (1957)
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Every horror you've seen on the screen grows pale beside the horror of "The Black Scorpion"
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The Black Scorpion is a 1957 giant monster horror film co-produced by Warner Bros. Entertainment and Seven Arts Productions. The film was released to American theaters on October 11, 1957.
Plot
An earthquake in Mexico creates an overnight active-volcano that erupts freeing giant prehistoric scorpions from the earth the prehistoric monsters wreak havoc in the Mexican countryside and threaten Mexico City from complete destruction.
Staff
- Main article: The Black Scorpion/Credits.
Staff role on the left, staff member's name on the right.
- Directed by Edward Ludwig
- Written by Robert Blees, David Duncan
- Produced by Jack Dietz, Frank Melford
- Music by Paul Sawtell
- Cinematography by Lionel Lindon
- Edited by Richard Van Enger
- Special effects by Willis O'Brien
- Visual effects by Pete Peterson, Ralph Hammeras
- Puppet creator Wah Chang
- Sound effects by Mandine Rogne
Cast
Actor's name on the left, character played on the right.
- Richard Denning as Dr. Hank Scott
- Mara Corday as Teresa Alvarez
- Fanny Schiller as Florentina
Appearances
Monsters
Production
Edward Ludwig shot on location in Mexico City, filming scenes at Estadio Universitario, Distrito Federal which started on November 21, 1956.
Gallery
- Main article: The Black Scorpion/Gallery.
Soundtrack
- Main article: The Black Scorpion (Soundtrack).
Alternate titles
- Black Scorpion (黒い蠍 Kuroisasori, Japan)
Theatrical releases
- United States - October 11, 1957
- Japan - January 15, 1958 [view poster]
- Finland - March 14, 1958
- Sweden - December 1, 1958
- Denmark - January 26, 1959
- United Kingdom - February 23, 1959 [view poster]
- Italy [view poster]
- Australia [view poster]
- Belgian [view poster]
Japanese release
The Black Scorpion was released theatrically in Japan on January 15, 1958, with Japanese subtitles. The film was also featured on the Japanese television show Saturday Movie Theater, the episode which premiered on March 11, 1972, was titled "SF Giant Scorpions Attack City" (SF巨大さそり大都会襲撃. SF Kyodai Sasori Daitokai Shūgeki)[1]
Video releases
Warner Home Video VHS (1993)
- Tapes: 2
- Audio: English
- Notes: Released on December 13, 1993
Warner Home Video DVD (2006)
- Discs: 1
- Audio: English
- Subtitles: English, Japanese
- Notes: Aspect ratio is 1.37:1.
Shout! Factory DVD (2014)
- Audio: English
- Notes: Included in Mystery Science Theater 3000: Volume XXX DVD box set released on July 29, 2014.
Warner Archive Collection Blu-ray (2018)
- Region: N/A
- Discs: 1
- Audio: English (DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono)
- Subtitles: English (SDH)
- Notes: Released on March 20, 2018
Videos
Trailers
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Trivia
- The Giant spider which is scene for a brief is a reused model of the spiders from The Lost Spider Pit Sequence a lost deleted scene original King Kong film.
References
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