Ben Chapman – February 21, 2008.
A number of Ftang! readers probably wouldn’t recognize his real face, but Ben Chapman, without a doubt, portrayed one of the enduring icons in the history of motion pictures. You see, dear Ftang! reader, Ben Chapman was none other than the "Creature from the Black Lagoon."
The Creature (a.k.a. The Gill Man) was a member of Universal Studio’s dream team of what would eventually become considered "classic movie monsters." This squad included Frankenstein, Dracula, The Wolf Man and The Mummy. (Yes, yes, yes. Some people also consider The Bride of Frankenstein and The Phantom of the Opera as part of the team. Thank you for bringing that up. Ftang! personally considers them to be second stringers, though.)
And, just like his fellow movie monster buddies mentioned above, the Gill Man is (ALLEGEDLY and admittedly FINALLY!) about to get a 21st century makeover. Ron “Don’t Call Me Opie” Howard and Bill “It’s a Bug Hunt!” Paxton are rumored to be in the works of remaking this monster classic. If this is indeed the case… Don’t screw it up, Opie!
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