Gargoyles (1972)

Country of Origin: USA
Date(s) of Broadcast: 21 November 1972
Number of Seasons: N/A
Total Number of Episodes: 1
Average Episode Running Times: 74 mins
Format: colour
Ratio: 1.33:1
Sound: mono

PRODUCTION
Production Company: A Tomorrow Entertainment, Inc. production
Copyright: © MVMLXXII Tomorrow Entertainment, Inc.
Executive Producer: Roger Gimbel
Produced by: Bob Christiansen and Rick Rosenberg
Unit Production Manager: Robin Clark

SCRIPT
Written by: Stephen and Elinor Karpf

DIRECTION
Directed by: B.W.L. Norton
1st Assistant Director: Claude Binyon, Jr.
Script Supervisor: Pat Miller

PHOTOGRAPHY
Director of Photography: Earl Rath
Gaffer: LeRoy Heckler
Key Grip: Gaylin Schultz

EDITING AND POST PRODUCTION
Film Editor: Frank P. Keller
Assistant Film Editor: James Galloway

MUSIC
Music Composed by: Robert Prince

SOUND
Sound: David Ronne
Sound and Music Effects: Edit-International, Ltd.

MAKE UP AND COSTUMES
Wardrobe: Tom Dawson
Make-Up Supervision: Del Armstrong
Make-Up Artists: Roy Stork & Jim Phillips
Hairstylist: Lynn Del Kail

SPECIAL MAKE UP EFFECTS
Creators of Gargoyle Make-Up: Ellis Burman & Stan Winston
Gargoyle Costumes: Ross Wheat

SPECIAL EFFECTS
Special Effects: Milt Rice & George Peckham

TITLES AND OPTICALS
Prologue Visuals: Michael S. Clark
Titles, Opticals & Processing: Consolidated Film Industries

DESIGN AND SET CONSTRUCTION
Property Master: Tommie Hawkins

MISCELLANEOUS
Exec. Secretary to Producers: Barbara carleton
Transportation: Frank Tucker

LOCATIONS
Locations: Carlsbad Caverns, Carlsbad, Eddy County, New Mexico, USA

STUNTS
Stunt Coordinator: Everett Creach

CAST
Starring
Cornel Wilde (Mercer Boley)
Jennifer Salt (Diana Boley)
Grayson Hall (Mrs Parks)

and
Bernie Casey as the gargoyle

Scott Glenn (James Reeger)
William Stevens (police chief)
John Gruber (Jesse)
Woodrow Chambliss (Uncle Willie)
Jim Connell (Buddy)
Tim Burns (Ray)
Mickey Alzola, Greg Walker, Rock Walker (gargoyles)

An anthropologist and his scientist daughter travel to Arizona to investigate a mysterious skeleton that has been found in the desert. But when they try to remove the remains of the creature from its burial ground, they are pursued by a number of gargoyles who emerge from their caves to retrieve the bones of their fallen comrade.

Something of a guilty pleasure. By turns atmospheric and ridiculous, intriguing and infuriating, Gargoyles works best in its first half when the nightmarish creatures are seen only briefly, swooping down on speeding cars and attacking remote buildings. When we get to see Bernie Casey as the head of the gargoyle clan, they just become another group of actors in not terribly convincing rubber suits. Still worth seeing though and a lot of brainless - and occasionally rather spooky - fun.

USA
Television Distributor: CBS Television
Video Distributors: Americana Entertainment; Liberty Home Video; Star Classics
Laserdisc Distributor: The Roan Group (RGL 9618)
DVD Distributor: VCI Home Video (DVD 8207)

1972
November
21: USA - television broadcast

1997
August
19: USA - laserdisc relese (The Roan Group (RGL 9618))

1999
October
8: USA - DVD Distributor: VCI Home Video (DVD 8207)

1973
American Cinema Editors, USA
Eddie: Best Edited Television Special (Frank P. Keller) - nominated

SEE ALSO
Jeepers Creepers (2001)

MAGAZINES

TV Times 1-7 April 1989 p.65 (UK)
credits

OTHER SOURCES

screen
credits

anthropologists, caves, demons, deserts, gargoyles, monsters, scientists, skeletons

Last Updated: 15 October, 2008