Bela Lugosi Meets a Brooklyn Gorilla
Bela Lugosi Meets a Brooklyn Gorilla

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Bela Lugosi Meets a Brooklyn Gorilla

1952
Movie
74 min
English

The entertainment duo Mitchell & Petrillo, en route to a USO show for troops in Guam, fall out of their plane and end up on the jungle island of Cola Cola, where the mad scientist Dr. Zabor is conducting evolutionary experiments.

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IMDb2.7/10
Director: William BeaudineGenres: Comedy, Horror

Plot Summary

Two nightclub performers, faced with debt, disguise themselves as a gorilla and its trainer to impersonate an ape act. Their plan goes awry when they encounter actual scientists studying gorillas in the jungle, leading to a series of chaotic and absurd events.

Critical Reception

This film is widely regarded as one of the worst films ever made, often cited for its nonsensical plot, poor production values, and the evident decline in Bela Lugosi's career. It is primarily known for its sheer ineptitude and the curiosity of seeing a legendary horror actor in such a low-budget, comedic role.

What Reviewers Say

  • A bewilderingly bad film that offers little entertainment value.

  • Bela Lugosi's presence does little to elevate the convoluted and poorly executed comedy.

  • Suffers from extremely low production quality and a nonsensical plot.

Google audience: Audience reception is overwhelmingly negative, with viewers frequently citing the film's lack of coherence, poor acting, and low-budget feel as major drawbacks. It is often mentioned as an example of a film that fails on nearly every level.

Fun Fact

Despite the title, the film does not feature Bela Lugosi meeting an actual Brooklyn gorilla; the plot involves human characters impersonating a gorilla and its trainer.

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MikeyForearms

MikeyForearms

One star for Ramona the Chimp.