Tag Archives: prehistoric

When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth (1970)

Posted on September 30, 2011 at 5:00 am by Jeff Kuykendall

Following the worldwide success of One Million Years B.C. (1966), the Racquel Welch/Ray Harryhausen dinosaur adventure, Hammer Films quickly installed “prehistoric cheesecake” as one of their genre specialties. The sets and costumes (fur bikinis, et al) were quickly reused for … Continue reading →

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Slave Girls (1967)

Posted on April 28, 2011 at 8:31 am by Jeff Kuykendall

There is a single brief scene in Slave Girls (1967) which perhaps explains why the film exists. Martine Beswick, the Jamaican-born actress who posed, strutted, and wrestled her way through From Russia With Love (1963), Thunderball (1965), and One Million … Continue reading →

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Creatures the World Forgot (1971)

Posted on April 18, 2011 at 12:10 pm by Jeff Kuykendall

Hammer Films scored one of its greatest successes with One Million Years B.C. (1966), a one-off collaboration with stop-motion special effects master Ray Harryhausen. The film was notable to fantasy film enthusiasts both for Harryhausen’s dinosaur creations and for its … Continue reading →

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