![]() ![]() And one of them is killed by a semi truck when crossing the road. They’re later attacked by live gargoyles, trying to retrieve the skull. After Uncle Willie’s killed by the gargoyles, he takes the gargoyle skull and escapes with his daughter. Along the way, he stops by Uncle Willy’s shack of curiosities, and (disbelievingly) sees a gargoyle skeleton. College professor and author, who picks up his daughter at the airport. Mercer Boley ( Cornel Wilde, The Greatest Show on Earth). When we finally see the men in costumes, the illusion’s broken. And when they attack the fleeing car, it’s appropriately frightening. When Uncle Willy’s shack is destroyed, we see little of the creatures doing the destruction. At the beginning of the movie, we see a large winged shadow watching as the protagonists’ car drives by. No insult meant to the wonderful makeup by Stan Winston & Milt Rice. I have to say, I enjoy the gargoyles at the beginning of the movie better. Props to the director and production staff! One of the two best movies of the 70's.Gargoyle at the foot of the bed … still scary at this point I think this movie beats out most of the hack and slash films of the 80's. A must see for any horror/supernatural enthusiast. This movie has a great story as well as a great back story (intro),Gargoyles waking up every 600 years. Will they survive the attack of the Gargoyles. They enlist the help of some "Dirt Bikers" including Glen a long with local authorities. ![]() From that point on scary things begin to happen. When skeletal remains of a mythical nature are discovered in the desert, an old timer calls in a well known college professor (Wilde) who brings along his daughter (Salt) as an assistant. I even got a kick out of old "Uncle Willy". ![]() Veteran actor Cornel Wilde and up and coming Jennifer Salt and Scott Glenn were great. Great job Stan Winston ! The other characters were believable. Bernie Casey scared the hell out of me as the leader of Nothing at that time was being made especially for TV like this. As a young kid into "Creature Features", I was blown away. The first time I saw this was back in the late 70's. Gargoyles - Best TV Movie of the 70's (Horror) ! ![]()
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