Gargantua (film)
| Gargantua | |
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| Directed by | Bradford May |
| Written by | Ronald Parker |
| Produced by | Peter V. Ware |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | John Stokes |
| Edited by | Buford F. Hayes |
| Music by | J. Peter Robinson |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Twentieth Century Fox |
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Running time | 90 min. |
| Language | English |
Gargantua is a 1998 American television film, starring Adam Baldwin, Julie Carmen and Emile Hirsch. It was directed by Bradford May and written by Ronald Parker. The film was shot on location throughout Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.[1] It is a remake of Gorgo,with a Jaws twist. It was made to cash in on The Upcoming Yonggary Remake, The American Godzilla, Disney's Mighty Joe Young & the Jurrasic Park films.
Plot
In the island of Malau, marine biologist Jack Ellway (Adam Baldwin) studies the effect of seismic activity on the area's marine life. As Jack and local doctor, Alyson Hart (Julie Carmen) explores the surrounding ocean for an unknown prehistoric creature, which resembles Yonggary. the military come and try to investigate. Jack's son, Brandon (Emile Hirsch) discovers and befriends a baby creature that is able to leave the ocean and walk on land and the parent creature tries to find the baby and go on a rampage after their first rampage,the military get involved and kill the parent. but the next morning,it turns out there is another parent. it and the baby return to the ocean.
Cast
- Adam Baldwin as Dr. Jack Ellway
- Julie Carmen as Dr. Alyson Hart
- Emile Hirsch as Brandon Ellway
- Bobby Hosea as Coronel Wayne
- Doug Penty as Paul Bateman
- Peter Adams as Dr. Ralph Hale
- Alexander Petersons as Derek Lawson
- Monroe Reimers as Presidente Manny Moki
- Darren Selby as Kikko
- Tony Briggs as Police Chief
Reception
Gargantua made its television premiere on the same night that one of its rival projects,Godzilla (1998) had its theatrical release.[1] Gargantua currently holds a 21% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.[2] Julie Carmen was nominated for the ALMA Award in 1999 for her performance in this movie. She was indicated in the category "Outstanding Individual Performance in a Made-for-Television Movie or Mini-Series in a Crossover Role".[3]
References
- ^ a b "Gargantua". IMDb.com. 19 May 1998. Retrieved 2017-01-07.
- ^ "Gargantua". Rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved 2017-01-07.
- ^ "1999 NCLR ALMA AWARDS" (PDF). Almaawards.com. Retrieved 2017-01-07.
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